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-between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, The ruins are the largest of their kind on the Zimbabwe Plateau
-Most of Zimbabwe is a high, rolling plateau.
-The land is largely consisted of shrub trees and grassland.
-In addition, Zimbabwe has rich farmland, on which tobacco, sugarcane, cotton, and corn are grown, as well as beef cattle are raised on the veld. (Yasmin)
-The country has been known to have rich mineral resources, including gold, copper, coal, chrome, nickel, and asbestos.
-As is shown by the massive stone ruins of Great Zimbabwe, people have settled in this part of Africa since ancient times.
-The huge plains that surround the city can support agricultural and herding that the people of Great Zimbabwe needed to sustain themselves. (Yasmin)
-Their trading routes is from the areas near gold along to indian ocean
-Great Zimbabwe was controlled by Shona.
-They have a highly stratified society, with farmers, livestock herders, artisans, and ordinary laborers.
-The ruins consist of two complexes of stone buildings that once housed the royal palace of Great Zimbabwe’s rulers.
-There are curving walls around the ruins. And there is no way to climb the top of the walls. Inside the walls stands a cone-shaped tower.
-Great Zimbabwe became a center for trading, with a trade network linked to Kilwa Kisiwani (the historic center of the Kilwa Sultanate; off the southern coast of present-day Tanzania in eastern Africa)and extending as far as China.
-This international trade was mainly in gold and ivory.
-Some estimates indicate that more than 20 million ounces of gold were extracted from the ground.
-That international commerce was in addition to the local agricultural trade, in which cattle were especially important. (Dr. Nancy)
-The large cattle herd that supplied the city moved seasonally and was managed by the court.
-Archaeological evidence also suggests a high degree of social stratification, with poorer residents living outside of the city.
-Chinese pottery shards, coins from Arabia, glass beads, and other non-local items have been excavated. (Dr. Nancy)
-There are curving walls around the ruins, and there was no way to climb the top of the walls.
-People think this just build to impress visitors with the strength of Zimbabwe and its ruler.
-The Great Zimbabwe is famous of the ruins.
-The word zimbabwe comes from a Shona phrase meaning “stone houses.”
-No one knows for sure why Zimbabwe was abandoned. (Kathleen)
-Great Zimbabwe stood near an important trade route linking the goldfield with the coastal trading city of Sofala.
-Great Zimbabwe control all the golden trade routes.
-The leaders taxed the traders who traveled these routes.
-Because the growing wealth, Great Zimbabwe became the center of economic, political, and religious.
-Causes suggested for the decline and ultimate abandonment of the city of Great Zimbabwe have included a decline in trade compared to sites further north, the exhaustion of the gold mines, political instability, and famine and water shortages induced by climatic change.
-The ruin is the most famous building around the world.
-The stuff in the ruin from different country like China, India and so on contributed to the modern archeology.
-Most of Zimbabwe is a high, rolling plateau.
-The land is largely consisted of shrub trees and grassland.
-In addition, Zimbabwe has rich farmland, on which tobacco, sugarcane, cotton, and corn are grown, as well as beef cattle are raised on the veld. (Yasmin)
-The country has been known to have rich mineral resources, including gold, copper, coal, chrome, nickel, and asbestos.
-As is shown by the massive stone ruins of Great Zimbabwe, people have settled in this part of Africa since ancient times.
-The huge plains that surround the city can support agricultural and herding that the people of Great Zimbabwe needed to sustain themselves. (Yasmin)
-Their trading routes is from the areas near gold along to indian ocean
-Great Zimbabwe was controlled by Shona.
-They have a highly stratified society, with farmers, livestock herders, artisans, and ordinary laborers.
-The ruins consist of two complexes of stone buildings that once housed the royal palace of Great Zimbabwe’s rulers.
-There are curving walls around the ruins. And there is no way to climb the top of the walls. Inside the walls stands a cone-shaped tower.
-Great Zimbabwe became a center for trading, with a trade network linked to Kilwa Kisiwani (the historic center of the Kilwa Sultanate; off the southern coast of present-day Tanzania in eastern Africa)and extending as far as China.
-This international trade was mainly in gold and ivory.
-Some estimates indicate that more than 20 million ounces of gold were extracted from the ground.
-That international commerce was in addition to the local agricultural trade, in which cattle were especially important. (Dr. Nancy)
-The large cattle herd that supplied the city moved seasonally and was managed by the court.
-Archaeological evidence also suggests a high degree of social stratification, with poorer residents living outside of the city.
-Chinese pottery shards, coins from Arabia, glass beads, and other non-local items have been excavated. (Dr. Nancy)
-There are curving walls around the ruins, and there was no way to climb the top of the walls.
-People think this just build to impress visitors with the strength of Zimbabwe and its ruler.
-The Great Zimbabwe is famous of the ruins.
-The word zimbabwe comes from a Shona phrase meaning “stone houses.”
-No one knows for sure why Zimbabwe was abandoned. (Kathleen)
-Great Zimbabwe stood near an important trade route linking the goldfield with the coastal trading city of Sofala.
-Great Zimbabwe control all the golden trade routes.
-The leaders taxed the traders who traveled these routes.
-Because the growing wealth, Great Zimbabwe became the center of economic, political, and religious.
-Causes suggested for the decline and ultimate abandonment of the city of Great Zimbabwe have included a decline in trade compared to sites further north, the exhaustion of the gold mines, political instability, and famine and water shortages induced by climatic change.
-The ruin is the most famous building around the world.
-The stuff in the ruin from different country like China, India and so on contributed to the modern archeology.
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Works Cited
Maddy agner “The Great Zimbabwe Timeline”https://prezi.com/up-zpgy8u7fd/the-great-zimbabwe-timeline/
GlobalCir “Ljekar Džon Snou skinuo ručku sa pumpe za vodu na javnom bunaru, jednostavni čin zaustavio širenje kolere u Londonu”
https://hr.sott.net/category/19-tajna-povijest?page=60
Yasmin (Shona, Great Zimbabwe, and Mutapa)
http://theshonaempirebyyz.blogspot.com/2013/04/geography-climate-and-vegetation.html
“Great Zimbabwe Ruins.” Sacred Sites, sacredsites.com/africa/zimbabwe/great_zimbabwe_ruins.html.
“Great Zimbabwe” https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldcivilization/chapter/great-zimbabwe/
Dr. Nancy “Great Zimbabwe”
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-africa/southern-africa/zimbabwe/a/great-zimbabwe
Kathleen “GREAT ZIMBABWE (CA. 1000-1550 AD)“
https://blackpast.org/gah/great-zimbabwe-ca-1000-1550-ad
Dr. Nancy “Great Zimbabwe”
https://smarthistory.org/great-zimbabwe/
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. “Great Zimbabwe.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 27 May 2018, www.britannica.com/place/Great-Zimbabwe.
GlobalCir “Ljekar Džon Snou skinuo ručku sa pumpe za vodu na javnom bunaru, jednostavni čin zaustavio širenje kolere u Londonu”
https://hr.sott.net/category/19-tajna-povijest?page=60
Yasmin (Shona, Great Zimbabwe, and Mutapa)
http://theshonaempirebyyz.blogspot.com/2013/04/geography-climate-and-vegetation.html
“Great Zimbabwe Ruins.” Sacred Sites, sacredsites.com/africa/zimbabwe/great_zimbabwe_ruins.html.
“Great Zimbabwe” https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldcivilization/chapter/great-zimbabwe/
Dr. Nancy “Great Zimbabwe”
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-africa/southern-africa/zimbabwe/a/great-zimbabwe
Kathleen “GREAT ZIMBABWE (CA. 1000-1550 AD)“
https://blackpast.org/gah/great-zimbabwe-ca-1000-1550-ad
Dr. Nancy “Great Zimbabwe”
https://smarthistory.org/great-zimbabwe/
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. “Great Zimbabwe.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 27 May 2018, www.britannica.com/place/Great-Zimbabwe.