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KINGDOM OF THE KONGO
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Political Structure
The first king of the Kingdom of the Kongo (Lukeni Nimi) divided the kingdom into two districts so that the kingdom would be more stable and it would be easier to tax .
Resources
Outside Connections
Geography
The Kongo people allied with Portugal.
The Portuguese were very important part in the daily life of the Kongo. With out them the people of the Kongo would have been defeated by the internal rebellion.
From the Atlantic Ocean to the Kwango river & from the Congo river to the Kwanza River.
The Kongo's resources include iron,copper, salt, ivory, animal hides, bark cloth, exportation of slaves, and nzimbu (cowrie) shells.
Many mountains and rivers. The rivers made it very fertile, but the mountains made it harder to get from place to place and trade for other goods.
Hannah Kelley
Linsey Rose
Divine Ngangu
Joseph Stokes
ART OF THE KONGO
Time Period
The people of Kongo produce a huge range of sculptural art. Ivory is the main material they use because its easy to find and easy to sculpt.
1390-1857
Mpemba Kasi this was a poor but large country. They started the kingdom because they wanted more land and a way to get more money.
This is a Kongo elephant tusk craved with figures in relief
Religion
Linsey Rose
Joseph Stokes
Three things that are key to distinguish this civilization from others are:
- Slavery was a very important part of the economy and political life.
- Outside connections, like Portugal, were very crucial and influential to the people of the Kongo.
- The social hierarchy in the Kingdom of the Kongo was very strict and made it very hard for citizens to move up it.
The religion of the Kongo was highly influenced by
Christianity and was monotheistic in its syncretized nature.
Hannah Kelley
Social structure
They had a social hierarchy .
KINGDOM OF THE KONGO
They had aristocrats (nobles) at the top, free people( citizen ) and then slaves.
It was hard for anyone at the bottom to become rich or powerful.
By: Joseph Stokes, Divine Ngangu, Linsey Rose, and Hannah Kelley