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January 2017

Religous organisation of the Great Zimbabwe State

By Karen Mukungurutse|2022-09-15T12:37:08+02:00January 25th, 2017|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Soapstone carvings of the Zimbabwe bird. Image credit iisd.ca

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

The Great Zimbabwe people were very religious
Spirit mediums of the state were chosen from any class and this fostered unity among the people
The Hungwe bird […]
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Social organisation of the Great Zimbabwe State

By Karen Mukungurutse|2022-09-15T12:37:08+02:00January 25th, 2017|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 Great Zimbabwe State

By Karen Mukungurutse|2022-09-15T12:37:09+02:00January 25th, 2017|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

A view inside the Great Enclosure. Image credit zarnet.ac.zw

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Great Zimbabwe state (Kingdom): Political Organisation of the Great Zimbabwe State

The king ruled the state and was helped to rule by his relatives,
the Great wives and others selected for exhibiting high levels of allegiance and loyalty

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The purpose of the Great Zimbabwe structures

By Karen Mukungurutse|2022-09-15T12:37:09+02:00January 25th, 2017|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Great Zimbabwe ruins from a distance. Image credit africazim-travel.com

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Great Zimbabwe state (Kingdom): The purpose of the Great Zimbabwe structures

The uses of the Great Zimbabwe structure has been the subject of much speculation
Some experts have tried to come up with a list of plausible uses […]
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The structure of Great Zimbabwe:

By Karen Mukungurutse|2022-09-15T12:37:10+02:00January 25th, 2017|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Great Zimbabwe Ruins

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Great Zimbabwe state (Kingdom): The structure of Great Zimbabwe

The structure is found in south-east Zimbabwe near Masvingo
The Shona name for the ruins is Dzimbabwe (variations of the name include Dzimbahwe, Zimboa/Symbaoe[Portuguese sources])
The names means ‘houses of stone’ or ‘house of stone’
It was […]
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September 2015

Reasons for the Fall of the Great Zimbabwe State

By garikaib|2022-09-15T12:41:33+02:00September 21st, 2015|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

The Great Zimbabwe ruins. Image credit Afrizim.com

The Great Zimbabwe ruins. Image credit Afrizim.com ZIMSEC History O Level Notes: The Great Zimbabwe State: Reasons for the Fall of the Great Zimbabwe State

There are several reasons why the Great Zimbabwe State/Kingdom fell viz:

Civil wars
The rise of ambitious leaders who oppressed the […]
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Reasons for the rise of the Great Zimbabwe state

By garikaib|2022-09-15T12:41:36+02:00September 16th, 2015|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Cattle grazing. Image credit nature.org

Cattle grazing. Image credit nature.org ZIMSEC History O Level Notes: Great Zimbabwe: Reasons for the rise of the Great Zimbabwe state

There are several reasons for the rise of the Great Zimbabwe state:
Rich soils- the availability of rich agricultural soils. The black and red soils around the Great […]
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The economic activities of Great Zimbabwe

By garikaib|2022-09-15T12:41:36+02:00September 16th, 2015|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Iron age tools. Image credit ct.gov

Iron age tools. Image credit ct.gov ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Great Zimbabwe: The economic activities of Great Zimbabwe

Economic activities carried out at Great Zimbabwe

The people at Great Zimbabwe engaged in a variety of economic activities including:
hunting
gathering
mining
the paying and receiving of tribute
pottery making
blacksmithing (ironworks)
trade […]
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Social groups and crafts practised by the people at Great Zimbabwe

By garikaib|2022-09-15T12:41:37+02:00September 16th, 2015|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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Reasons for the building of Great Zimbabwe Walls

By garikaib|2022-09-15T12:41:37+02:00September 16th, 2015|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

The Great Zimbabwe Walls. Image credit MediaWiki

The Great Zimbabwe Walls. Image credit MediaWiki ZIMSEC O Level History Notes:Great Zimbabwe: Reasons for the Building of the Great Zimbabwe Walls

It was built as a trading center.
It was a Religious center.
It was a dwelling place (for the royal family).
It was a symbol […]
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January 2017

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