The anomalous Hall conductivity σ_xy = e²/ℏ · (1/2π) ∬ Ω_n(k) d²k is the integral of the Berry curvature Ω_n(k) = −2 Im⟨∂_kx n|∂_ky n⟩ over occupied bands. For a two-band Chern insulator H(k) = d(k)·σ, the curvature peaks at band touchings and integrates to a quantized Chern number C∈ℤ.