KEY QUESTIONS
Why did the Kingdom of Kongo collapse?
CONTENT
·Impact of the slave trade
·War with Portugal
·Economic developments
·Tension between centralisation of power and kanda system
·Civil war
METHODOLOGY
Exam question: To what extent was the slave trade the main reason for the collapse of the Kingdom of Kongo?
Paired work:-
1. Write a factual narrative
2. Write unsupported assertions
Then put the two together to produce an essay.
Peer assessment using mark scheme.
RESOURCES
Online:
E-Book: pp.24 – 25
Resources from previous lessons, especially:-
Thornton: Early Kongolese-Portuguese Relations: A New Interpretation [JSTOR]
Thornton and Mosterman: A re-interpretation of the Kongo-Portugal War of 1622 [JSTOR]
Heywood: Slavery and its Transformation in the Kongo [JSTOR]
Thornton: Precolonial African Industry and the Slave Trade [JSTOR]
HOMEWORK
Exam question: To what extent was the slave trade the main reason for the collapse of the Kingdom of Kongo?
20 marks