Kongo Lesson 2-3

KEY QUESTIONS
How did the Kongo develop?

CONTENT
·Kanda system
·Political, social, military and economic developments e.g.
·Organisation of village economy
·Organisation of town economy
·Payment of tribute
·Kinship structure of nobility
·Growth of Mbanza Kongo
·The ‘jaga’ invasion

METHODOLOGY
1. 1. Whiteboard activity to check glossary
2. Make a diagram to show how the kanda system worked – this could be a big interactive colour-coded diagram, made out of Playdoh etc.
3. Jigsaw activity – research one aspect of Kongo’s development and feedback

RESOURCES

Online:
E-Book: pp.19 – 20

What Was the Kanda System? Presentation (PPT)

MacGaffey: Lineage Structure [JSTOR]

Hilton: Family and Kinship [JSTOR]

Thornton: Origins and Early History of the Kingdom of Kongo [JSTOR]

Hilton: The Jaga Reconsidered [JSTOR]

Miller: Requiem for the ‘Jaga’ [JSTOR]

Thornton: Elite Women in the Kingdom of Kongo [JSTOR]

Resources Handed Out L1

HOMEWORK
Read Hilton article on the jaga invasion

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