4.3.1


 * Section 1:** Comparing and contrasting the major states/civilizations of East, South, and West Africa in terms of environmental, economic, religious, political, and social structures.


 * Section 2:** The Bantu migration patterns and their contributions to agriculture, technology, and language.


 * Section 3:** The African trading networks and trans-Saharan trade in gold and salt, connecting these to interregional patterns of trade.


 * Section 4:** The development of an organized slave trade within and beyond Africa.


 * Section 5:** The influence of Islam and Christianity on African culture and the blending of traditional African beliefs with new ideas from Islam and Christianity.