February 2025

Portuguese Posts (feiras) in and Ports in the Mutapa state

By |2025-02-12T09:42:19+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

A map showing early Portoguese settlements in Zimbabwe A map showing early Portuguese settlements in Zimbabwe. Image by MediaWiki ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Portuguese in Zambezi Valley: Portuguese Posts (feiras) in and Ports in the Mutapa state

Trading Posts/Feiras in the Mutapa State

  • The following were the Trading Posts or […]
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Groups that fought with the Ndebele on their way to W. Zimbabwe

By |2025-02-12T09:09:56+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Drawings of Mzilikazi and Lobengula. Image credit africanfederation.net Drawings of Mzilikazi and Lobengula. Image credit africanfederation.net ZIMSEC O Level History Notes:The Ndebele:Groups that fought with the Ndebele on their way to W. Zimbabwe

The Ndebele fought with the following groups as they made their way to Western Zimbabwe:

  • The  Zulu
  • The Kora
  • The Rolong
  • The […]
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Inventions made in the Industrial revolution

By |2025-02-12T09:38:42+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Watt's steam engine. Image credit MediaWiki Watt’s steam engine. Image credit MediaWiki ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Missionaries:Inventions made in the Industrial revolution

  • The following were some of the inventions that came out of Britain’s Industrial Revolution:
  • The seed drill
  • The steam engine
  • Weaving machines
  • Spinning machines such as Spinning Jenny
  • Railways
  • Telegraphs
  • Steam boats that made travel […]
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The structure of Great Zimbabwe:

By |2025-02-12T09:10:56+02:00February 12th, 2025|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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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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Towns and Secondary Industry in Rhodesia

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

Salisbury (Harare) in 1910

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Zimbabwe 1894-1969: Towns and Secondary Industry

  • Blacks had not been allowed in whites locations and this was protected by the Urban Location Ordinance of 1892
  • The developments in mining, agriculture and transport encouraged growth and establishment of towns, such as Bulawayo, Salisbury, […]
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The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1953-1963

By |2025-02-12T09:37:39+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1953-1963

Introduction

  • In this topic will look at the  Federation of Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland
  • Including steps and movements taken to form the Federation
  • Explain the reasons for the Federation
  • Assess the successes […]
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