Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Around 1200, the Kingdom of Zimbabwe came to power and ruled for

over 200 years.

Multiple Choice

1. How long has Zimbabwe have power and rule?

• 1 million years

• 2 years ago

• Over 200 years

• 2,000 years ago

It was located in the present-day country of

Zimbabwe.

Multiple Choice

When was it?

• Past

• Present-day

• Future

• last year

Kongo

At the end of the 1300s, the Kingdom of Kongo rose to power,

ruling a large area of central Africa until 1914 when it became a

Portuguese colony. It was located in the present-day country of

Angola and a small part of present-day Democratic Republic of Congo and Gabon.

Multiple Choice

What kind of colony did Kongo become?

• United S

• African

• Japan

• Portuguese

In 1585, the Kingdom of Luba was established in central Africa. It ruled a large region in

present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo until 1889. It was ruled by a king called

Mulpwe and a council of elders, the Bamfumus. Llunga Mbili was the first king of Luba.

​Luba-Lunda

Multiple Choice

What was the king/ruler called?

• Mulpwe

• your mom

• Luba

• Muhammad

The Kingdom of Mutapa once stood in the present-day countries of Zimbabwe and

Mozambique from the Limpopo and Zambezi Rivers to the coastline of the Indian Ocean.

Established in 1430, a warrior leader from the Kingdom of Zimbabwe ruled a kingdom. It became wealthy from mining gold and trading ivory. In the 1500s, trade relations were

established with Portugal.

Mutapa

Multiple Choice

How did it become wealthy?

• doing things for money.

• from mining gold and trading ivory.

• paying people to do things.

• standing still and doing nothing.