Kwathatha isikhathi esingakanani ukuba insimbi ibe yinto evamile eNtshonalanga Afrika ngemva kokungeniswa kwayo eNyakatho Afrika?
Context:Ngekhulu lokuqala B.C.E., insimbi yayisetshenziswa eNyakatho Afrika. Cishe ngaleso sikhathi futhi yaqala ukusungulwa ezingxenyeni ze-Afrika eseningizimu yeSahara, kungaba ngokusungulwa okuzimele lapho noma ukusabalala okuvela enyakatho futhi yanyamalala ngaphansi kwezimo ezingaziwa cishe ngo-500 CE, yahlala cishe iminyaka engama-2,000, futhi ngo-500 BCE, ukusetshenziswa kwensimbi kwaqala ukuba yindawo ejwayelekile eNtshonalanga Afrika. Ukusebenza kwensimbi kwakusungulwe ngokuphelele cishe ngo-500 BCE ezindaweni eziningi zaseMpumalanga naseNtshonalanga Afrika, nakuba ezinye izifunda zingazange ziqale ukusebenza kwensimbi kuze kube sekhulwini lokuqala CE. Izinto zethusi ezivela eGibhithe, eNyakatho Afrika, eNubia, nase-Ethiopia ezangonyaka ka-500 BCE ziye zambiwa eNtshonalanga Afrika, okusikisela ukuthi amanethiwekhi okuhweba aseTrans-Saharan ayesungulwe ngalolu suku.
Ukusebenza ngensimbi kwaqalwa eNyakatho Afrika cishe eminyakeni eyinkulungwane yokuqala ngaphambi kokuzalwa kukaKristu futhi kwaqala ukujwayelekile eNtshonalanga Afrika ngo-500 ngaphambi kokuzalwa kukaKristu. Lokhu kusho ukuthi kwathatha iminyaka engu-500 (1000-500) ukuba insimbi isetshenziswe eNtshonalanga Afrika ngemva kokwethulwa kwayo eNyakatho Afrika.