Historical Background
What year marked the start of the Great Zimbabwe?
1100 C.E.
The Great Zimbabwe existed in what modern day country?
Zimbabwe
What people founded the Great Zimbabwe?
The Shona People
The Great Zimbabwe used abandoned ______ as currency?
Gold and ivory
The Great Zimbabwe is best known for its __________ structures
Stone
How many Inhabitants did the Great ZImbabwe have at it's peak?
10,000
What kind of trees grew in the valleys of the Great Zimbabwe?
Fig trees and baobab trees
Shona is what kind of language?
Bantu
The Great Zimbabwe had massive trade routes from the heart of the...
South africa
The Great Zimbabwe had a powerful thriving economy based on...
Zimbabwe means what in Shona?
"Stone houses"
The geography of Zimbabwe has a lot it has many mountain ranges like the...
yanga and chimanimani
They had a rich culture consisting of traditions and international trade of goods such as...
Gold and ivory
The Great Zimbabwe had many common goods from south africa like...
Cattle and Copper
What kind of bird statues were found in the Great Zimbabwe city?
Zimbabwe Bird
What led to the Abandonment of the Great Zimbabwe?
Failure to sustain its population
Along with mountains, valleys, rivers, and trees, the Great Zimbabwe had many...
Waterfalls
Where did the 'elite' stay in the Great Zimbabwe?
Large Stone Fortresses
What kind of goods were for the common man?
Cattle, pottery, and copper textiles
The Great Zimbabwe was an example of...
Advanced society without European colonization
Where are one of the places the Inhabitants migrated to after the abandonment?
The Kingdom of Mutapa, Butua, or the Rozwi Empire
What Plateau was the Great Zimbabwe settled on?
Harare Plateau
The people of Great Zimbabwe likely worshipped...
Mwari
What good was more valuable than gold?
Cattle
How high were the walls of the Great Zimbabwe
36 ft