CHAPTER 6 LESSON 1 The Growth of Coastal Trading Cities
Reteaching Activity
READING COMPREHENSION
Find the name or term in the second column that best matches the description in the
first column. Then write the letter of your answer in the blank.
____ 1. tropical vegetation that covers much of central Africa
and is home to thousands of species of birds
____ 2. vegetation of southern Africa that supports large
animals like elephants, giraffes, lions, and zebras
____ 3. Group from which many Africans today origniated
____ 5. important African coastal city founded by settlers
from Arabia in the late tenth century
____ 6. a Bantu language that borrowed many words from the
Arabic language
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____ 7. religion introduced into East Africa by Arabs
____ 8. area of competition that kept many coastal city-states
from joining together
Bantu migrations
b.
Bantu
c.
trade
d.
polytheism
e.
Kilwa
f.
rain forests
g.
Torah
h.
Swahili
i.
grasslands
j.
city-state
k.
l.
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____ 4. A city and its surrounding lands functioning as an
independent political unit
a.
Exodus
Islam
Finding Main Ideas
The following questions deal with the growth of trade in Africa. Answer them in the
space provided.
9.
10.
How did coastal trade develop in Africa? What products became important trade
goods?
In what ways did Islam influence the cultures of East Africa?
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CHAPTER 6 LESSON 3 The Kongo Kingdom
Reteaching Activity
READING COMPREHENSION
Find the name or term in the second column that best matches the description in the
first column. Then write the letter of your answer in the blank. Note: Not every letter
will be used.
____ 1. a Bantu people who settled along the western coast of
Africa during the 14th century
____ 2. African river that flowed 3,000 miles from center of
the continent to the Atlantic Ocean
____ 4. capital city of the Kongo kingdom
____ 5. people appointed by the Kongo king to rule Kongo’s
provinces
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____ 6. an object from nature used for money in Kongo
____ 7. ruler who made Roman Catholicism the official
religion of Kongo
____ 8. Portuguese name bestowed upon Kongo capital
Mbanza
b.
cowrie shells
c.
Kongo
d.
Congo
e.
iron and copper ore
f.
São Salvador
g.
governors
h.
slave trade
i.
Jaga
j.
satraps
k.
l.
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____ 3. natural resources on Africa’s western coast that helped
create a strong kingdom
a.
Afonso I
Nile
____ 9. major cause of conflict between Kongo and Portugal
____ 10. neighboring group that invaded Kongo after the death
of Afonso
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CHAPTER 6 LESSON 3 The Kongo Kingdom
Primary Source
Afonso I Protests the Slave Trade
“And we cannot reckon how great the
damage is, since . . . merchants are taking
every day our natives, sons of the land and
the sons of our noblemen and vassals and our
relatives, because the thieves and men of bad
conscience grab them wishing to have the
things and wares of this Kingdom which they
are ambitious of; they grab them and get them
to be sold; and so great, Sir, is the corruption
. . . that our country is being completely
depopulated, and Your Highness should not
agree with this nor accept it as in your service.
. . . That is why we beg of Your Highness to
help and assist us in this matter, commanding
your factors that they should not send here
either merchants or wares, because it is our
will that in these Kingdoms there should not
be any trade of slaves nor outlet for them.
Concerning what is referred above, again we
beg of Your Highness to agree with it, since
otherwise we cannot remedy such an obvious
damage. Pray Our Lord in His mercy to have
Your Highness under His guard and let you do
for ever the things of His service. I kiss your
hand many times. . . .”
DOCUMENT–BASED QUESTIONS
1. How does Afonso indicate that the
enslavement of Africans is impacting
all of Kongo society?
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Relations between the Kongo and Portugal eventually grew strained over the growing
slave trade. Early on, Kongo had provided enslaved Africans to the Portuguese in
return for various trade items. However, Portugal’s growing demanded for enslaved
workers had begun to devastate the Kongo region. In this letter, Afonso I of Kongo
urges the Portuguese king to stop the slave trade.
2. Which groups does Afonso appear to
blame for the increasing slave trade?
3. What specific action does Afonso urge the
Portuguese king to take?
What
effect is the growing slave trade having on
the Kongo kingdom, according to Afonso?
4. Understanding Cause and Effect
from Craig, Albert M. et al. The Heritage of
World Civilizations. Combined edition, 4th ed.
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall,1997.
Why do you think
Afonso showed such praise and admiration
toward the Portuguese king in his letter?
5. Drawing Conclusions
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