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Social organisation of the Great Zimbabwe State

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:12:37+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

The Zimbabwe Bird. Image credit MediaWiki

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Great Zimbabwe state (Kingdom): Social organisation of the Great Zimbabwe State

During its first stages of development, the state was egalitarian
However with population growth and expansion social classes emerged with the ruling classes exploiting the lower classes
The ruling class […]

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Refugees: Introduction

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:23:05+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Sudanese refugees. Image credit CCTV Africa

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Refugees: Introduction

Refugee– is a person who cannot return to his/her own country because of a well-founded fear of persecution for reason of race, religion, nationality, political association or social grouping
A refugee is therefore a forced emigrant
Based on this definition, African […]

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Evaluation of Tshaka’s rule

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:38:36+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Tshaka kaZulu

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Zulu State: Evaluation of Tshaka’s rule

Shaka was a dictator and tyrant and performed many acts of inhumanity against his people and enemies
Shaka used terror and fear to rule his kingdom and consolidate his power
However some evidence available about Shaka sparing the […]

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Ways used by Locals to Resist Missionary Influence

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T08:56:44+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

St Faith’s Mission near Rusape.

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Ways used by Locals to Resist Missionary Influence

Locals moved to locations that were far from the settlements of the missionaries
They continued with their tradition and religion instead of abandoning it
Even though the missionaries denounced raids, the Ndebele continued raiding […]

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Factors that led to the Industrial Revolution in Britain

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:13:40+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Steam train

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes:Industrial Revolution in Britain:Factors that led to the Industrial Revolution in Britain

The Agrarian revolution led to the accumulation of financial resources which were needed for the Industrialization
The new capital from India and West Indies was readily available for industrial investment
Many banks in Britain […]

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Commercial Crop Farming

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:35:50+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Commercial Tobacco Farming. Image credit theconversation.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa: Commercial Crop Farming

Commercial farming involves the growing of crops and the rearing of animals on a large scale for sale of products.
Commercial farming is agribusiness with the farmer aiming to have the highest returns from […]

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Colonisation of Zimbabwe: The Royal Charter

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:25:34+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain. Image credit youtube.com

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes:The Royal Charter

After the Rudd Concession,
Rhodes went to seek a charter from the British Queen to expand his mission in Zimbabwe.
A charter is an official document from a Monarchy (Queen/King) granting […]

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Types of industry: Primary Industry

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:04:09+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Farming is a primary Industry.

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Types of industry: Primary Industry

These produce or extract raw materials from nature to be used by other economic sectors.
Examples include fishing, farming, forestry and mining.
Developing countries have traditionally been suppliers of raw materials to advanced countries.
This is one […]

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First Chimurenga: Results of the Ndebele-Shona Uprisings

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:16:00+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

The railway line reached Salisbury(Harare)

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Colonisation of Zimbabwe: Results of the Ndebele-Shona Uprisings

The defeat of the Ndebele and Shona led to the total colonization of Zimbabwe and the Europeans firmly settled
Many Shona chiefs were killed during the first Chimurenga
The whites replaced these chief […]

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