Question

What contributed to the rise of the kingdom of Kongo?

Answer 1

The rise of the Kingdom of Kongo was that many people got attracted to Kongo because of the rich gold mines at Sofala. Also, they have been pushing intermarriage with the African people to gain favor and pushing farther into the interior of Africa. Aside from that people also developed skills like weaving, pottery, blacksmithing, and carving which have also contributed to their economy. Also, the agriculture was a big part in Kongo.

Answer 2

The so-called Kingdom of the Congo or Congo Empire was an African region located in southwestern Africa in the territory that today corresponds to the north-west of Angola including Cabinda, the Republic of Congo, the western part of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the south-central part of the Gabon.

Many got attracted to Kongo because of the mines. There were quite a few rich gold mines at Sofala. They were also quite skilled at agriculture, carving, weaving, pottery and many other things.