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Bantu expansion

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A series of migrations of Bantu-language-speaking peoples throughout the African continent from 1500 BCE to 500 CE, driven by population growth resulting from technological and agricultural innovations.

AP course connection

Topic 1.3: 1.3 Population Growth and Ethnolinguistic Diversity

Unit 1