Bantu African Migrations & Linguistic Lesson
Bantu migration lesson in which pairs compare Bantu words with their English translations, then draw arrows on a map to show the direction the migrations likely took.

- Grades
- Grades 7–10
- File type
- Microsoft Word
- Editable
- Yes
- Subject
- History, Social Studies
- Topic
- Bantu, African Migrations
- Resource types
- Lesson Plans
- Editable
- Yes
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This is a Bantu African Migrations & Linguistic Lesson.
Learners will understand the cultural diffusion of customs and ideas.
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Infer migration patterns from similarities between languages
Represent inferred movement on a map
Explain how cultural diffusion spreads customs and ideas
Teaching tips
Pairs work best here, since comparing word lists and agreeing on arrow directions is the core of the task
Skills covered
Historical inference — using word similarities as evidence of migration
Map analysis — drawing arrows to show direction of movement
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Bantu migrations
Cultural diffusion
Linguistic evidence
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