pre-colonial Southern Africa

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:characterizedBy	hunter-gatherer societies chiefdoms indigenous kingdoms
gptkbp:economy	agriculture gold mining ironworking cattle herding
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	pre-colonial Southern Africa
gptkbp:inhabitedBy	gptkb:Khoisan_peoples Bantu-speaking peoples
gptkbp:languageFamily	gptkb:Bantu_languages gptkb:Khoisan_languages
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Southern_Africa
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Bantu_migrations mfecane (early 19th century, late pre-colonial) rise of Great Zimbabwe (c. 1100–1450 CE) rise of Mapungubwe (c. 1075–1220 CE)
gptkbp:notableRuler	gptkb:Kingdom_of_Mapungubwe gptkb:Kingdom_of_Mutapa gptkb:Kingdom_of_Zimbabwe Sotho-Tswana chiefdoms Zulu Kingdom (late pre-colonial period)
gptkbp:notableSite	gptkb:Great_Zimbabwe gptkb:Mapungubwe_Hill
gptkbp:period	before European colonization
gptkbp:religion	indigenous African religions
gptkbp:tradedOn	gptkb:Swahili_Coast Arab traders Portuguese (late period)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Khoikhoi_dog
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6