Kingdom of the Kongo Review

The longest river in the Kingdom of Kongo was the:

• Niger River

• Kwanza River

• Kwango River

• Congo River

The founder of the kingdom was:

• Afonso I

• Nimi a Nzmia

• Lukeni Lua Nimi

• Nsaku Lau

The kingdom, at its greatest extent, had a population of approximately:

• 2 million

• 8 million

• 20 thousand

• 50 thousand

(T/F) The kingdom was traditionally patrilineal.

• True

• False

Who was the Kongo king that initially converted to Roman Catholicism?

• Nzinga a Nkuwu João I

• Lukeni Lua Nimi

• Afonso João I

• Nzambi a Mpungu

Sculptures from the Kingdom of the Kongo were called:

(Please type the answer.)

• fusils

• nzimba

• minkisi

• kikongo

The Kingdom of Kongo did NOT lie on:

• present-day Angola

• present-day Democratic People's Republic of the Congo

• present-day Central African Republic

• present-day Republic of the Congo

Which of these were NOT part of the kingdom's exports?

• Ivory

• Salt

• Slaves

• Gold

(T/F) The kingdom had advanced iron technology, and was capable of manufacturing muskets and fusils.

• True

• False

The declination of the empire was NOT due to:

• Conquest by the Almoravids

• Overtaxation

• Poor diplomatic relationships with Portugal

• Civil Wars