indigenous people of south africa in the early 19 th century

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Indigenous People of South Africa in the Early 19 th Century

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Indigenous People of South Africa in the Early 19th Century

Map of Southern Africa

Who are these people?

• San (Bushmen)

• Africans (Bantu-speaking people)

• Capoid Race

• Khoikhoi (Hottentots)

San (Bushmen)

• Hunters and food-gatheres, inhabited inland • Hunting animals and collecting fruits, berries

roots, etc.• Were classified as “the cave painters in South

Africa”

The Gods Must Be Crazy

Africans (Bantu-speaking people)

• Practice agriculture and cropkeeping

Khoikhoi (Hottentots)

• “people people” or “real people”• Koi, a historical division of the Khoisan ethinic

group, inhabited coastal regions• In 1652,named the “Hottentot” by Europeans,

imitating their language

-Traditionally hard workers -They were marveled for their work ethic