February 2025

Methods used by the Portuguese to control the Mutapa State

By |2025-02-12T08:56:40+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

A painting depicting a typical Portuguese army in the 16th century. Image credit paradoxplaza.com A painting depicting a typical Portuguese army in the 16th century. Image credit paradoxplaza.com ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Portuguese in Zambezi Valley: Methods used by the Portuguese to control the Mutapa State

  • The Portuguese used […]
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Reasons why Zimbabwe was colonised

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

Cecil John Rhodes. Image credit MediaWiki Cecil John Rhodes. Image credit MediaWiki ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Colonisation of Zimbabwe:Reasons why Zimbabwe was colonized

  • There were several reasons why Zimbabwe was turned into a colony by the BSAC
  • Some these reasons include:
  • In order for Cecil John Rhodes to fulfill his Cape […]
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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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Settlements Established by the Ndebele on their way from Zululand

By |2025-02-12T09:41:11+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Traditional Dancers. Image credit african.one

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Ndebele State: Settlements Established by the Ndebele on their way from Zululand

  • These are the names that the settlements that the Ndebele established on their way from Zululand:
    1. Ekhupumuleni
    2. Emhlahlahlandhlela
    3. Egabeni
    4. Mosega
    5. Endinaneni
    6. Enkengwini
    7. Tshweyane

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Portuguese who owned Prazos

By |2025-02-12T08:59:08+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Slaves working on a Prazo.

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes:The Portuguese in the Zambezi Valley: Portuguese who owned Prazos

  • These are some the early Portuguese settlers who owned Prazos in the Mutapa Kingdom:
  • De Jesus Xavier
  • Jose De Araujo Lobo
  • Vicente Jose Ribeiro
  • Jose Do Rosario Andrade
  • Sebastiao Moraes Almeida
  • Joao Lobo

    • […]

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The Course of the Anglo-Ndebele War of 1893-1894

By |2025-02-12T09:41:59+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Early settler soldiers who fought in the First Anglo-Ndebele War

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes:The Course of the Anglo-Ndebele War

  • The war began with serious preparations from both sides
  • Lobengula recalled his army that he had sent to Barotseland
  • He positioned them strategically in areas covering Fort Salisbury, Victoria and Bechuanaland

    • […]

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Agriculture in Rhodesia

By |2025-02-12T09:32:47+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Tobacco remains an important cash crop to this day.

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

After failing to get the desired profits and discovering the second Rand in mining, the settlers turned to agriculture

  • The European settlers did not immediately utilize the land they had acquired since […]
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Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland: The Royal (Bledisloe) Commission of March 1938

By |2025-02-12T09:38:37+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Harare during the days of the Federation

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Royal (Bledisloe) Commission of March 1938

  • After the conference, there were no steps towards a Federation
  • This commission was put in place by the British government to look into the resolution passed by the Victoria Falls Conference

    • […]

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