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If a Bantu empire had been created in South Africa earlier than the 19th century, could it defeat would-be colonists? How would it be formed? If you believe Wikipedia, the importation of maize from the Americas allowed the Zulu population to grow to the point where Shaka could begin his conquests. Could native African crops or earlier importations of other continents' staples help form an earlier empire? (Perhaps Great Zimbabwe could import some useful technologies and crops before it collapses. . .)
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