The Rozvi State
Tools found at Khami ruins founded after the fall of Great Zimbabwe: Image by Sky-scrapper city. The Rozvi State
Origins of the Rozvi State
- Changamire Dombo I, the leader of the Rozvi was a […]
February 2025
Political Organisation of the Mutapa State
A stamp showing a Portoguese impression of the Mutapa Gatsi Rusere. Notice the decidely European features. Image credit stampdata.com ZIMSEC History O Level Notes: The Mutapa State: The Political Organisation of the Mutapa […]
Items traded the Mutapa State with the Portuguese
Ivory was an important trade item. Image credit telegraph.co.uk ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Items traded the Mutapa State with the Portuguese
The Local People exchanged the following items for foreign goods
- Gold
- Ivory
- Grain
- Iron tools
- Soapstone carvings
- Copper
And in return […]
Missionaries who worked for the London Missionary Society
Robert Moffat. Image credit MediaWiki ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Missionaries: Missionaries who worked for the London Missionary Society
The following missionaries who worked for the London Missionary Society ( Now part of the Council for World Mission) operated in Zimbabwe:
- Robert Moffat
- John Smith Moffat
- Charles Helm
- William Sykes
- David […]
Features of the early Iron Age
Traditional iron smelting. Image credit heritagedaily.com
ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Early Societies (Late Stone Age – Early Iron Age): Features of the early Iron Age
- The early Iron Age succeeded the late Stone Age.
- Tools and weapons made in the Early Iron Age were made from iron and wood
- This is […]
Causes of Mfecane/Difaqane
Zulu soldiers at a village kraal. Image credit MediaWiki
ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Crisis in Nguniland: The Mfecane
- Rapid population growth resulted on competition for land which was needed for agricultural, grazing and residential purposes
- This led to over-cultivation of soils and later soil erosion
- Bigger and powerful states like the […]
Problems faced by the Ndebele during their journey from Zululand
Ndebele village circa 1890. Image credit wordpress.com
ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Ndebele State:Problems faced by the Ndebele during their journey from Zululand
- These are some of the problems faced by the Ndebele/Khumalo on their way from Zululand to Western Zimbabwe:
- Families were separated when the Ndebele were moving to Zimbabwe
[…]
Economic Factors that led to the Scramble and Partition of Africa
A map of colonial Africa
ZIMSEC O Level History Notes:Scramble and Partition of Africa:Economic Factors that led to the Scramble and Partition for Africa
- New industrialists needed raw materials for their industries which were readily available in Africa
- The raw materials included rubber, timber, gold, cotton among others
- The discovery of […]
The First Chimurenga
Nehanda hero of the First Chimurenga
ZIMSEC O Level History Notes:The First Chimurenga
Causes
- The Ndebele and the Shona lost their independence after the Pioneer Column settled in Zimbabwe
- The new settler did not recognize the political structures that were already existing in Zimbabwe
- The Shona people were considered weak […]
The Land Husbandry Act (1951)
A rural village household in Zimbabwe
ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Zimbabwe 1894-1969: The Land Husbandry Act (1951)
- Europeans saw that the Land Apportionment Act could not suppress the desire of Africans to own land
- The land and environment were also deteriorating at a faster rate in natives reserves
- So to […]