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What was FESTAC 77?
Second World Black Festival of Arts and Culture, where Queen Idia's mask was a symbol.
What was Queen Njinga's resistance?
30 years of guerilla warfare against the Portuguese to maintain sovereignty.
Define extended kinship ties.
Super-sized family including those related by blood or marriage, forming the glue of early West and Central African societies.
Define 'iyoba'.
The title for queen mother in the Kingdom of Benin.
Effect of Njinga's resistance?
Cause: Portuguese colonization, Effect: Nearly 100 more years of women rulers in Matamba.