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