Kingdom of KONGO

It is TRUE about the system of government in the kingdom of Kongo...

• Aristocrats ruled parts of the territory in the name of the king.

• Feudal system based on loyalty between the king and his "friends"

• Aristocrats loyal to the king helped him protect the territory if there was conflict.

• All options are correct

The Kingdom of Kongo was a ....

• democracy

• dictatorship

• monarchy

• monarchy in which aristocrats voted on the next king

It is TRUE about the ECONOMY in the Kingdom of Kongo...

• Farming was its main activity

• Traded ivory, pottery, copper, salt and rubber.

• Traded prisioners of war as slaves

• Hunting was its main activity

The first European nation to trade with KONGO was...

• the French

• the British

• the Portuguese

• the Spanish

"The kingdom of Kongo kidnapped enemies and sold them as slaves to Europeans, especially the Portuguese."

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Kingdom of Kongo became Muslim (converted to Islam) with contact with Europeans.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What changed in Kongo after the arrival of the Portuguese in the 1400s?

• They brought the religion of Islam

• They introduced Christianity in the region

• They brought the slave trade to the region

• They brought copper to the region

It is TRUE about the ECONOMY in the Kingdom of Kongo...

• Traded mainly along the rivers of Centra Africa

• Farming, and fishing were also important activities

• The slave trade gradually became more important

• Hunting was its main activity

Kongo sold its prisoners of war as slaves to the Portuguese. Gradually this trade became central in the kingdom and was one of the reason for its fall.

How do you think the slave trade helped bring Kongo down?