The king of the powerful West Central African Kingdom of Kongo converted his nation to what religion in 1491?
Islam
Animism
Judaism
Roman Catholicism
What impact did Kongo's religious conversion have on its economy?
Religious Tithes and Offerings accounted for 25% of the nations income
Strengthened its trade relationship with Portugal leading to increased wealth
Made Kongo more dependent on European nations
Caused the nation to stop earning money through the slave trade
Accoding to this lesson, which of the following were among the primary goods of trade that were included in the new trade relationship between the Kingdom of Kongo and Portugal as a result of Kongo's conversion to Christianity? Select all that apply.
enslaved Africans
Ivory
salt
textiles
What allowed the Roman Catholic faith to gain mass acceptance in the Kingdom of Kongo?
The church did not require Tithes and Offerings
The fact that the nobility voluntarily converted
The absence of Portuguese Priests in the church
The money raised from the new trade agreement
How was Christianity in the Kingdom of Kongo practiced differently than in Portugal and other Christian nations?
Kongo did not recognize the Pope as the leader of the church
Kongo allowed women to serve as priest
Kongo incorporated elements of Christianity and local cultural traditions
Kongo did not recognize Mary as a saint
As a result of the Kingdom of Kongo’s conversion to Christianity and subsequent political ties with Portugal, the King of Portugal demanded access to...?
The trade of enslaved people
Kongo's Gold Mines
Kongo's women as wives to Portuguese royalty
A portion of the Kongo's revenue from the sell of enslaved Africans
What did the Portuguese promise the Kingdom of Kongo in exchange to access to the trade of enslaved people?
Access to Portugal's spice markets
Access to Portuguese Silk merchants
Use of Portugal's naval fleet
Assistance from the Portuguese military
Which of the following problems arose in Kongo's trade of enslaved Africans with European powers?
They were unable to capture enough Africans to meet demand
They were unable to limit the number of captives sold
They were unable to protect their own citizens from the slave trade
They were unable to sell all the captives they acquired
Which of the following became the largest source of enslaved people in the history of the Atlantic slave trade to the Americas.
West Central Africa
The Swahili Coast
Eastern Africa
South Africa
According to the lesson, what percentage of the enslaved Africans directly transported to what became the United States hailed from West Central Africa.
10%
25%
50%
75%
According to this lesson, many West Central Africans were __________ before they arrived in the Americas.
Royalty
Christians
Muslims
Pregnant
In the Kingdom of Kongo, which of the following practices resulted in Christian names among early African Americans?