February 2025

Social groups and crafts practised by the people at Great Zimbabwe

By |2025-02-12T09:14:44+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Pottery was practised extensively at Great Zimbabwe. Image credit ghananation.com Pottery was practised extensively at Great Zimbabwe. Image credit ghananation.com ZIMSEC History O Level Notes: Great Zimbabwe: Social groups and Crafts practised at Great Zimbabwe

Social Groups found within the Great Zimbabwe State

  • fisherman
  • slaves
  • spirit mediums
  • The ruling class
  • miners
  • gatherers
  • sculptors (responsible for building the wall […]
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Benefits and damage of the Portuguese activities to the Mutapa State

By |2025-02-12T08:57:36+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

An early Portuguese map showing the Mutapa state An early Portuguese map showing the Mutapa state ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Portuguese in the Zambezi Valley: The benefits and damage of Portuguese activities to the Mutapa State

Benefits

  • They introduced new farming methods.
  • Introduced new crops e.g. maize and cassava.
  • Introduced new mining […]
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The names of British nationals who helped Rhodes to colonize Zimbabwe

By |2025-02-12T08:56:57+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Leander Starr Johnson. Image credit museumsyndicate.com Leander Starr Johnson. Image credit museumsyndicate.com ZIMSEC O Level History Notes:The Colonisation of Zimbabwe:The names of British nationals who helped Rhodes to colonize Zimbabwe

  • The following people helped Cecil John Rhodes to colonize Zimbabwe:
  • Charles Rudd
  • Francis Thompson
  • Rochford Maguire
  • Major Frank Wilson
  • Fredrick Selous
  • Allan Wilson
  • Leander Starr Johnson
  • John Smith Moffat
  • Reverend […]
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Social organisation of the Great Zimbabwe State

By |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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Political Organisation of the Zulu State

By |2025-02-12T09:36:53+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu. Image credit ibtimes.co.uk

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Zulu State: Political Organisation of the Zulu State

  • The smallest political unit was the kraal or village and it was under the rule of a kraal head or umnumzane.
  • The kraal head dealt with disputes and quarrels
  • The kraal […]
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Ways used by Locals to Resist Missionary Influence

By |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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British Officials Involved in the Occupation of Zimbabwe

By |2025-02-12T09:33:16+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Cecil John Rhodes

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes:British Officials Involved in the Occupation of Zimbabwe

  • Cecil John Rhodes
  • Colonel Pennefather
  • Charles Rudd
  • Rockford Maguire
  • Francis Thomson
  • Frank Johnson
  • C Selous
  • Allan Wilson
  • John Smith Moffat

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Forts established by the Pioneer Column and their modern names

By |2025-02-12T09:20:06+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

A colonial image of Fort Victoria now Masvingo

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes:The Colonisation of Zimbabwe:Forts established by the Pioneer Column and their modern names

  • As the Pioneer Column marched into and through Zimbabwe they established forts
  • Most of these have turned into modern centers
  • The table below shows these forts […]
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Mining in Rhodesia

By |2025-02-12T09:02:32+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Early settlers were promised mineral rights

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Zimbabwe 1894-1969: Mining in Rhodesia

  • From the start, Zimbabwe was colonized because settlers wanted to find the Second Rand
  • The terms of the Rudd Concession emphasized more on mining
  • Whites involved in the occupation of Zimbabwe were each promised a […]
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