History+of+Congo

Angela Carlini

The ﻿DRC's centre was intact Original Tribes
 * Pygmies(Negrito people), earliest inhabitants, mostly farmers
 * Bantus, largest group[[image:http://www.south-africa-tours-and-travel.com/images/khoikhoi-worshipping-the-moon-sanpeopleofsouthafrica.jpg width="541" height="400" align="left"]]

Traditional Ways
 * Father Maker, the creator spirit, ruling the spirit world
 * A certian force that controls the body and works the body
 * Nature spirits that control outside forces and linked to the afterlife, believed to be underground
 * Unanimus prayers and cerimonies prasising spirits of the country
 * Art that caputeres these sprits can be found in masks and wooden statues [[image:http://www.africaunsigned.com/uploads/Image/NEWS%20ITEMS/Blog/Congolese%20Art%20Collection.jpg align="left"]]

Ancient Religions
 * Monotheism- believing in one god and one god only to be the creator of all

Congos Kingdoms
 * The chief of Loango, Mani-Congo
 * Dated back to the 14th century
 * Extended far east in the climax of his rein[[image:http://wysinger.homestead.com/l000.jpg]]

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