Question

The Bantu-speaking peoples migrated from Western Africa-- near modern-day Nigeria-- southward and eastward, spreading out across all of the southern

half of the African continent. This migration started at about 1000 B.C.E., and ended at about 1700 A.D. although that date is still in dispute. The Bantu-
speaking peoples brought agriculture to the southern half of Africa, which was mostly populated by foragers, herders, and hunter-gatherers. Bantu peoples
settled land and created great empires like the Great Zimbabwe and the Zulu kingdom, and continued to expand and settle more land. This changed so
much of Africa very dramatically. This migration, or expansion, was discovered through LANGUAGE. Bantu refers to several similar languages, or a 'family'
of languages, that can be found throughout central and south Africa. Contemporary Bantu languages are different from the ancestral languages of 3000
years ago, and it is this change and evolution in language that has allowed historians and anthropologists to track this great movement across a huge
continent.
What is the best summary of the passage above?
O Bantu immigrants traveled to Africa.
O As the Bantu migrated they spread their knowledge, culture and language.
O Bantu immigrants formed kingdoms in the rain forest and around the Congo.

Answer 1

Bantu immigrants formed kingdoms, expanded their knowledge and culture, and changed the linguistic and cultural landscape.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Bantu-speaking peoples migrated from Western Africa, near modern-day Nigeria, southward and eastward, spreading across the southern half of the African continent. This migration started around 1000 B.C.E. and ended around 1700 A.D. through years of expansions. The Bantu-speaking peoples brought agriculture to a region mostly populated by foragers, herders, and hunter-gatherers, and their language evolution has allowed historians and anthropologists to track this great movement across the continent.

The best summary of the passage is:

• Bantu immigrants formed kingdoms, expanded their knowledge and culture, and changed the linguistic and cultural landscape.