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What was the outcome of the Portuguese attempt to control the gold mines of Zimbabwe?
What was the outcome of the Portuguese attempt to control the gold mines of Zimbabwe?
- Unsuccessful attempts (correct)
- Partial control over the mines
- Complete control over the mines
- Handed control back to the Rozwi kingdom
Where did the Portuguese settlers gradually increase their influence over the affairs of a kingdom?
Where did the Portuguese settlers gradually increase their influence over the affairs of a kingdom?
- Rozwi kingdom
- Zimbabwe
- Mwene Mutapa (correct)
- Mozambique
In what year did the Portuguese defeat the King's forces using hired African soldiers?
In what year did the Portuguese defeat the King's forces using hired African soldiers?
- 1573
- 1628-29 (correct)
- 1693
- 1617
Who expelled the Portuguese from East African ports north of Mozambique at the end of the 17th century?
Who expelled the Portuguese from East African ports north of Mozambique at the end of the 17th century?
What did the Portuguese persuade the King of Mwene Mutapa to give them in 1573?
What did the Portuguese persuade the King of Mwene Mutapa to give them in 1573?
How did African societies acquire slaves according to the text?
How did African societies acquire slaves according to the text?
Which of these islands were explored and monopolized by the Portuguese in the 15th century?
Which of these islands were explored and monopolized by the Portuguese in the 15th century?
In what year did the Portuguese establish a colony at Porto Santo in the Madeira Islands?
In what year did the Portuguese establish a colony at Porto Santo in the Madeira Islands?
What was the outcome of Portugal's attempt to control Morocco in 1578?
What was the outcome of Portugal's attempt to control Morocco in 1578?
What did the Portuguese explorations of the West African coasts serve as a basis for?
What did the Portuguese explorations of the West African coasts serve as a basis for?
In what year did the Portuguese land and establish trading posts on the Senegal coast of West Africa?
In what year did the Portuguese land and establish trading posts on the Senegal coast of West Africa?
What did the Portuguese establish on the islands they explored and monopolized?
What did the Portuguese establish on the islands they explored and monopolized?
Which African kingdom initially allied with the Portuguese around 1482?
Which African kingdom initially allied with the Portuguese around 1482?
Who was the Portuguese navigator that arrived at the mouth of the Congo River in 1482?
Who was the Portuguese navigator that arrived at the mouth of the Congo River in 1482?
What was the dominant ethnic group in the Kingdom of Ndongo?
What was the dominant ethnic group in the Kingdom of Ndongo?
What was the name given to the region by the Portuguese, derived from the royal title of the Ndongo king?
What was the name given to the region by the Portuguese, derived from the royal title of the Ndongo king?
Who was the Mbundu queen who led the early anti-colonial resistance against the Portuguese for four decades?
Who was the Mbundu queen who led the early anti-colonial resistance against the Portuguese for four decades?
What was the outcome of Queen Nzinga Mbande's negotiations with the Portuguese?
What was the outcome of Queen Nzinga Mbande's negotiations with the Portuguese?
