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Europeans
Kidnapped locals -> Brought them to Portugal -> Taught them Christianity -> Sent them back; Motivated by gold; Greed and insatiable mixed with religious passion, death-dedicated -> Motive of Portuguese exploration
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Europeans
Kidnapped locals -> Brought them to Portugal -> Taught them Christianity -> Sent them back; Motivated by gold; Greed and insatiable mixed with religio...
Success of kingdom
Conquering their neighbors through war and incorporating them into a trading zone
Mbanza Kongo
Capital; Located on a cliff
Political hierarchy
King ruled an elaborate network of councilors, governors, clan elders, local chieftains, priests, and electors; 12 councilors - 4 were women; Power de...
Nimbu Money
Shell as currency
European’s encounter with Kongo
Christians brought Catholic Christianity to the Kongos; Christianity - Aggressive + doctrinaire; Priests baptized the king and most of the nobility
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Europeans | Kidnapped locals -> Brought them to Portugal -> Taught them Christianity -> Sent them back; Motivated by gold; Greed and insatiable mixed with religious passion, death-dedicated -> Motive of Portuguese exploration |
Success of kingdom | Conquering their neighbors through war and incorporating them into a trading zone |
Mbanza Kongo | Capital; Located on a cliff |
Political hierarchy | King ruled an elaborate network of councilors, governors, clan elders, local chieftains, priests, and electors; 12 councilors - 4 were women; Power depends on political skills; King can’t declare war without councilors’ consent; Can replace their governors at will if he is strong; Struggle to maintain royalty if weak |
Nimbu Money | Shell as currency |
European’s encounter with Kongo | Christians brought Catholic Christianity to the Kongos; Christianity - Aggressive + doctrinaire; Priests baptized the king and most of the nobility |
Advantages from Interaction with Europeans | Adoption of Crops; Fruit from Asia, Americas, and the Mediterranean thrived in the tropical soil of Kongo; Adapted useful European technology |
Geographical determinism | Fruit from Asia, Americas, and the Mediterranean thrived in the tropical soil of Kongo |
Religious Tolerance | Accept some aspects of Christianity and Portuguese political organization; Embraced elements of Catholicism -> Gives their own rules a stronger ideological basis |
Downfall | Sugar plantations in Atlantic islands and Brazil flourished |
Afonso I | Most important figure; King of the Kongo; Figure of miracles; Soldier saint |
Legitamacy of Afonso I | Wasn’t supposed to be king due to being first born; Maintained power by: Used his close ties with Europeans ; Seen as the only legitimate heir by Portuguese priests; Maintained his commitment to Christianity |
Afonso’s use of Christianity | Missionaries’ views: Afonso appeared as a devout Catholic; Kongo’s view: Afonso is the beneficiary of a powerful new cult; Legitimize his rule; Catholic churches in every province in the land |
Mbila | Tombs: Churches built in place of the graves of the ancestors |
Tomistas | Settlers on island of Sao Tome who encouraged violence due to the lack of slaves Afonso was willing to export |
Slavery | Afonso was forced to engage in slave trade to prevent the fall of his empire |