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About 10,000 years ago an agricultural revolution began in central Africa. The Bantumigration was one of the greatest migrations in human history. (from central Africa-south and east across sub-Saharan Africa)2. People usually migrate because of political, economic, social, religion, andenvironmental reasons.3. The Bantu had knowledge of iron working and the use of iron weapons. They spreadtheir language and traditions wherever they moved. As a result, 85 million peopleshared their history to the Bantu migration today.4. Some ethnic groups with Bantu background are Zulu, Swahili, and Kikuyu.5. Swahili is one of the best-known of the surviving Bantu languages. (5million people).It is spoken mainly in East Africa. It is influenced by the Arabic language. Swahilibecame the language used to conduct trade.6. The Arabs helped to spread the Swahili language into the interior of Africa. Swahili isconsidered a lingua franca, a common language between multiple groups of people.SECTION 2: lesson 2 EARLY STATES AND EMPIRES pp 204-2051. Trade was important in the development of sub-Saharan Africa. Arabs were the firstones to trade in the area. Arabs introduced their religion (Islam)2. Empires ...