WorksheetsKingdom of Kongo and Great Zimbabwe Quiz
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Where was the Kingdom of Kongo located?
Rainforest South of the Congo River
Desert North of the Nile
Savannah East of the Sahara
Mountains West of the Nile
What was a manikongo?
Wise kings
Tribal warriors
Spiritual leaders
Merchants
How did they expand their power?
Through conquest, marriages, and treaties
By building large armies
Through trade and commerce
By forming alliances with Europeans
How did the manikongo become wealthy?
Through an organized tribute system
By mining gold
Through trade with Asia
By taxing local markets
What were the people of the Kongo skilled at?
Farming, metalworking, pottery, weaving
Hunting, fishing, sailing, trading
Writing, painting, sculpting, dancing
Singing, storytelling, acting, crafting
How did they view the arrival of the Europeans?
Opportunity to gain knowledge and understanding
Threat to their sovereignty
Chance to expand their territory
Opportunity to trade goods
Who were the first Europeans to arrive in Kongo?
Portuguese
Spanish
Dutch
British
What did the Portuguese want from Kongo?
Resources and slaves
Land and territory
Gold and silver
Spices and textiles
Who were the people that established Great Zimbabwe?
The Shona
The Zulu
The Maasai
The Swahili
Why did they choose the area that they settled in?
Climate and agricultural potential, located along a major trade route
Proximity to the ocean
Rich mineral resources
Isolation from other tribes
How did the rulers of Great Zimbabwe become wealthy?
Taxing trade goods
Mining diamonds
Trading with Europe
Conquering neighboring lands
What does zimbabwe mean?
A place of stone houses (300 sites)
A land of gold
A kingdom of warriors
A valley of rivers
What happened in 1450?
Great Zimbabwe was declined and abandoned
The Portuguese arrived
The Shona expanded their territory
A great drought occurred
Why did the people abandon Great Zimbabwe?
Portuguese shifted the trade route away from Zimbabwe and they depleted the natural resources
A severe drought
Invasion by neighboring tribes
A devastating earthquake
How large were the walls of Great Zimbabwe?
Over 30 ft tall and 15 ft thick
10 ft tall and 5 ft thick
50 ft tall and 20 ft thick
20 ft tall and 10 ft thick
What was unique about the walls that they built?
They were mortar-less.
They were painted with murals.
They had secret passages.
They were made of wood.
What did Europeans think when they discovered Great Zimbabwe?
Since it was an amazingly built city they didn’t believe the African were capable of building it themselves.
They thought it was a myth.
They believed it was built by aliens.
They assumed it was a European settlement.
