Life in african kingdoms

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WHO LED KONGO EMPIRE
mwene kongo
what was the religion of kongo empire
christianity
how many people in kongo empire
3 mil pppl
what were longo empire known for 
ivory, pepper, spices, + other trading goods
portugal travelled congo river to trade - 1480
what was mwenes crhistian name
king joāo
1491 mwene baptised into catholic faith
what was asante made up of
ghana
leader of asante 
asanatehene
religion of asante 
akan
sacred object of asante
golden stool
what did golden stool symbolise
unity and good fortune
woman had big roles, queen incharge of military in asante
asante kingdom controlled gold mines
were woman well respected in benin
yes, equiano said "our important woman wear gold ornaments", showing that they treat woman well, dont put men over them
what did mali and songhay trade 
gold copper and ivy
where did mali and songhay trade to 
north apfrica, europe and asia
mali and songhay were musical+cultural, had sophisticated buildings, slavery and fertile land
how do we know lalibela was connected to other parts of the world 
star of david with cross inside on the church, greek icons, a 2 headed eagle inside
what does the lalibelian architecture tell us aboutl living in pre colonial east african kingdoms 
the importance of the religions, the power they held, world connections they had, people who took over lilked to leave a mark
why was mapungubwe important 
it was the first african kingdom
how was mapungubwe and lalibela similar
they were both vv wealthy, lalibela built 11 churches meaning they mustve been rich and mapungubwe had lots of gold ornaments
how were benin and songhay similar 
they both traded to the same ppl (arab + european) and the traded similar goods such a s ivory