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

Transcript of Indigenous People of South Africa in the Early 19 th Century.

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