Iron Age in Africa

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:Nok
gptkb:Great_Zimbabwe
gptkb:Mapungubwe
gptkb:Lejja
gptkb:Nsukka
gptkb:Meroë
gptkbp:beganIn around 1000 BCE
gptkbp:characterizedBy iron smelting
use of iron tools
gptkbp:culturalSignificance artistic development
formation of kingdoms
development of complex societies
gptkbp:economicImportance gptkb:urban_development
agricultural expansion
increased trade
gptkbp:endDate varied by region
gptkbp:followedBy historical periods such as Medieval Africa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Iron Age in Africa
gptkbp:notableCategory gptkb:Nok_culture
gptkb:Great_Zimbabwe
gptkb:Mapungubwe
gptkb:Meroë_civilization
gptkb:Bantu_expansion
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Bemba_people
gptkb:Kikuyu_people
gptkb:Sotho_people
gptkb:Tswana_people
gptkb:Hausa_people
gptkb:Arab
gptkb:Shona_people
gptkb:Ndebele_people
gptkb:Chewa_people
gptkb:Meroitic_people
gptkb:Xhosa_people
gptkb:Himba_people
gptkb:Edo_people
gptkb:Baganda_people
gptkb:Bagisu_people
gptkb:Meru_people
gptkb:Twa_people
gptkb:Igbo_people
gptkb:Kongo_people
gptkb:Kushites
gptkb:Bagwere_people
gptkb:Banyankole_people
gptkb:Banyarwanda_people
gptkb:Banyoro_people
gptkb:Basoga_people
gptkb:Batoro_people
gptkb:Ganda_people
gptkb:Hutu_people
gptkb:Mapungubwe_people
gptkb:Nok_people
gptkb:Bamileke_people
gptkb:Herero_people
gptkb:Tsonga_people
gptkb:Venda_people
gptkb:Yao_people
gptkb:Chaga_people
gptkb:Khoikhoi_people
gptkb:Ashanti_people
gptkb:Tigray_people
gptkb:Tutsi_people
gptkb:Yoruba_people
gptkb:Zulu_people
gptkb:Tuareg_people
gptkb:Fula_people
gptkb:Mandinka_people
gptkb:Swahili_people
gptkb:Makonde_people
gptkb:Songhai_people
gptkb:Amhara_people
gptkb:Oromo_people
gptkb:Maasai_people
gptkb:Lozi_people
gptkb:Kalenjin_people
gptkb:Mossi_people
gptkb:Luba_people
gptkb:Somali_people
gptkb:Luo_people
gptkb:Bakiga_people
gptkb:Chokwe_people
Bantu peoples
Bantu-speaking peoples
gptkbp:notablePlace iron furnaces
iron hoes
iron knives
iron bracelets
iron slag
iron spears
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Stone_Age_in_Africa
gptkbp:region gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Sub-Saharan_Africa
gptkbp:spreadTo gptkb:Bantu_migrations
gptkbp:technology iron weapons
iron tools
iron smelting furnaces
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bantu_peoples
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6