Global Context
What major industry was expanding across the globe prompting invasions into the Ndongo kingdom?
The slave trade
What major power was attempting to gain control over Ndongo along with other African regions?
The Portuguese
What year was she born in?
1581
What was a valuable global commodity that came out of West Africa?
Gold
What was one way Queen Nzinga resisted Portugeese attempts to control her Kingdom?
-Lead battes against portuguese
-Allied with the Dutch and African warrior groups
-converted to Christianity
What two kingdoms did she rule over?
Matamba and Ndongo
What European power helped Queen Nzinga with her fight against the Portuguese?
The Dutch
What was the main source of money going during Nzinga’s reign?
Military and efforts put towards battles
Was Queen Nzinga an absolute monarch?
What coast line region were Matamba and Ndongo close to that exported many slaves?
Luanda
For how long did Portugal hold power in Ndongo and Matamba
from 1648 to 1974
What religion did she convert to in order to become allies with the Dutch
Christian