Key Terms
Biome
A community of vegetation and wildlife adapted to a particular climate.
Definition
Survive by hunting prey and foraging for fruits and vegetables; some exchange game for crops grown by others.
Location
Cameroon, Gabon, northern Congo
Diet
Wild roots, nuts, fruits, vegetables, insects, fish, wild game
Tools and hunting
Bows, poison-tipped arrows, traps
Shelter
Small single-family huts of branches and leaves; built by women; dismantled after about one week so the group can follow
Status
Seminomadic hunter-gatherers; polytheistic
Three distinct regions where agriculture emerged
1. Along the Nile River in Egypt 2.
Original location of proto-Bantu speakers
Area between modern Nigeria and Cameroon in West and Central Africa
Two earliest phases
1. Eastern stream ("early split"): moved eastward across northern Congo Forest; arrived in the Great Lakes region around
Nubia
Name Egyptians gave to the area south of the first cataract of the Nile extending into sub-Saharan Africa; home of the K
Cataract
A place in a river where flow is disrupted by a waterfall, shallow area, or boulders — making the river impassable.
Deffufa
Monumental mud-brick structure unique to Nubian civilization; believed to have served a religious function; three known
Key ruler
King Piye of Kush
Peak power
Under King Natakamani (early first century CE)