Great Zimbabwe

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Great Zimbabwe

• I. Way of Life
• 1. Protected by 30 ft stone wall
• 2. Gold and Ivory trade
• 3. Government Religion closely tied
• a. King God
• b. Healthy King
• healthy Zimbabwe
• c. Sick King disaster

www.geographia.com/zimbabwe/
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4. Economy

• a. Non Skilled labor
• -Hunters
• -Miners
• -farmers
• b. Wealth of Zimbabwe
• -success of miners
• and hunters
• -Trade with Swahili
• city-states

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II. Change and Decline

• 1. Attacks by Portuguese
• a. Conquer Swahilis
• -destroy trade
• b. Political fights
• between ruling clans
• c. Zulu tribes attack
• and take over

www.fecca.org.au/.../Countries/Zimbabwe.html