Compare And Contrast The Maasai Migration Of African People

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All of Africa’s people are diverse. The Maasai, Tuareg, and Bambuti are all tribes in Africa. The Maasai people are the original settlers of southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. The Tuareg are a pastoralist society in North and West Africa. The Bambuti live primarily in the congo Basin and Ituri Forest. It is believed that all humans have migrated from Africa. Africa is the only continent with fossil evidence of human beings. Most scientists believe humans first appeared in Africa, then spread to the rest of the world. The Bantu Migration was the second major migration from Africa. The Bantu MIgration, which lasted for 1,500 years, is still a mystery to why it happened. The Bantu tribe knew how to grow crops and make tools and weapons from

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