Although relations between Portugal and the Kongo were initially friendly, the Kongo was ultimately destroyed because
A) the royal family resisted the efforts of Catholic missionaries.
B) the Kongo had no trade goods of any value to the Europeans.
C) King Afonso converted to Islam.
D) Portuguese slave traders undermined the authority of the kings.
E) All these answers are correct.
Ans: D) Portuguese slave traders undermined the authority of the kings.
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