Question

Image 5 Question: Based on this map of Africa during the period 600-1100 C.E., which of the following is the most likely cause of these migrations shown?

The beginnings of the Atlantic slave trade leading to the African diaspora.

The continuation of the Bantu migrations due to a desire for resources.

The rise of the Swahili trade states and the ensuing population shifts.

The arrival of Islam through trade in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Image 5 Question: The routes depicted above illustrate which of the following?

The African slave trade

Sub-Saharan trade routes

The Bantu migration

The spread of apartheid

Answer 1

1. The continuation of the Bantu migrations due to a desire for resources.

2. The Bantu migration

Step-by-step explanation:

The arrows shown are meant to represent the migration of the Bantu people to Southern and Eastern Africa as they looked for more resources instead of having to share the limited ones in their area of origin in Western Africa.

This is why today, tribes in Southern Africa bear similarities to tribes in Central and Eastern Africa with some words being very similar to the other. Some very similar tribes for instance include the Tiv people of Nigeria and the Zulu people of South Africa.