HIST 298 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Kingdom Of Ndongo, Congo River, Pool Malebo
21 Apr 2018
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Portuguese involvement in luanda (independence from portugal in 1975) 00 at first the portuguese were hoping to find gold but later realized that slaves = much more valuable commodity at the time. 65 between 1500 and 1535 they acquired more than 10k men, women and children along the slave coast to enable the trade for gold at elmina and axim. Slaves = important in building commercial wealth + saw the wealthy and populous kongo as an ideal trading partner. Purchased people from african chiefs to work on sugar plantations in s o tom , princip , and brazil. 57 mbanzakongo later expanded another 200 km south to include luanda, the source of nzumbu shells, the regional currency. Control of access to the currency helped kongo further its commercial interests and influence inland. 189 late 16th century, portuguese planters were at war with the ruler of ndongo to gain rights to luanda.
