interlacustrine

Already well dispersed, they probably acquired iron technology around 500 C.E. On their route eastward, the Bantu speakers skirted the northern forest edge toward the interlacustrine region of East Africa.

D. Africa, 500-1500 2001

In the interlacustrine region, the 19th century witnessed the consolidation of larger state systems at the expense of the smaller polities.

G. Africa, 1795-1917 2001

Increasing commerce linked the forest zone to the interlacustrine region in the east and the emerging state systems to the west.

e. West Central Africa 2001

In the interlacustrine region of East Africa, five or six larger kingdoms developed out of a cluster of some 200 micropolities.

3. Historical Trends, 1000-1500 2001

The interlacustrine region saw a buildup of population along the western and southwestern shores of Lake Victoria, leading to expansion to the northwest and north, settling the protopopulations of later communities such as the Ganda, Soga, Nkore, and Bunyoro.

d. East Africa 2001

In the interlacustrine zone, trade between specialized agriculturalists and pastoralists led to the formation of new polities late in the period.

d. East Africa 2001

Despite an expansion of population in the preceding half millennium, the region was still sparsely populated compared with West Africa and the interlacustrine region.

e. West Central Africa 2001

Larger kingdoms, based on the interaction between pastoralists and cultivators, began to emerge in the interlacustrine region.

d. East Africa 2001

Bananas also spread in this period from the south to the interlacustrine region and to Mt. Elgon.

d. East Africa 2001

Interim People's Committee, Korea interlacustrine region, Africa

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