Question

What were the three main economies that existed in southern Africa during the preconial period and in what sequence did they emerge?

Answer 1

During the precolonial period, the three (3) sequential economies that existed in southern Africa are:

1. Hunter-gathering
2. Hunter-herding
3. Mixed farming

What is an economy?

An economy can be defined as a function of how the various means of production, money, and scarce resources (raw materials) are carefully allocated and used to facilitate the demand and supply of goods and services in a country, so as to meet the unending needs or requirements of consumers.

The three main economies that existed in southern Africa.

During the precolonial period, the three (3) main economies that existed in southern Africa in an ascending order include the following:

1. Hunter-gathering: it was practiced by the precolonial San and it involved hunting for wild animals.
2. Hunter-herding: it was practiced by the precolonial Khoekhoe and it involved both hunting for wild animals and pastoralism such as herding of goats, sheep, etc.
3. Mixed farming: it was practiced by the Bantu speaking communities and it involved mining, hunting, crop cultivation (agriculture), trade and pastoralism.

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