When the bantu peoples spread throughout africa south of the equator, the different groups developed diverse cultures and customs but retained closely related languages. how does this compare to what happened when the nubian civilization lost control of ancient egypt and moved south to meroë? a. it is the same: the nubians abandoned egyptian cultural influences and continued using hieroglyphics as their written language. b. it is different: the nubians retained many egyptian cultural influences but developed their own written language. c. it is the same: the nubians developed a distinctive culture but retained the same language. d. it is different: the nubians retained egyptian cultural influences and continued using hieroglyphics as their written language.