People of the Kongo - Abby

I studied the Kongo Kingdom in Central Africa, in the time-frame of 1500-1700. Lets start at the earliest time, 1500. In the 1500 the Kongo was at its best point from a living sort of view. The area spanned at about 115,000 square miles. To understand lots of this paragraph you will need to know how the Kongo’s Government worked. It worked similar to Ancient China’s Government. There was one big king, and he appointed several smaller kings to dictate over different parts of the country. Each smaller area of the Kongo contributed different things. Some dried fish, others made pottery or baskets. So, back to the historical events. Eventually, a Portuguese explorer came to the Kongo and explained his beliefs. The main Kongo King was impressed and he ended up taking up these beliefs. The next king only knew of Christianity, and frowned upon many of the Kongo people who didn’t believe in Christianity. Going back to the Portuguese, many of the African people wondered how they were getting so rich. Some, quite sadly knew the answer. The Portuguese were stealing Africans and bringing them back to Europe as slaves. Those are some cool facts about the Kongo Kingdom, Central Africa.