Great Zimbabwe
By: Aaron, Manuel, and Wayne
HIstory
Majority believe that the Gokomere culture founded this place and they are ancestors of the modern Shona people
Shona people ancestors started construction of the massive stone walls of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Literally means “Stone Dwelling”
Great Zimbabwe existed between approximately the 12th and 15th centuries, and it is the largest of about 150 ruins found in the land around the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers.The elevation of the land around Great Zimbabwe
Ruins of Great Zimbabwe
Culture of Great Zimbabwe
Language- Bantu, Shona
Religion- they worshiped Mwari, the supreme god of the Shona
Ethnic Groups- Gokomere (ancestors of Shona), Ndebele
Trade Route Map
Climate of Great Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe, lying north of the Tropic of Capricorn, is completely within the tropics but enjoys subtropical conditions because of its high average elevation. Toward the end of the hot, dry months, which last from August to October, monsoon winds that have crossed the Indian Ocean and Mozambique result in intense orographic rainfall when they meet the rampart formed by the eastern highlands. The eastern regions consequently receive the country’s heaviest rainfall and have a more prolonged rainy season (lasting from October into April) than the rest of Zimbabwe. The high altitude of the broad plateau of western Zimbabwe helps to guarantee fine weather there during the cool, dry winter months from May to August.
Political Boundaries
The area inside the walls was 1,800 acres big.
It is located in the Harare Plateau in the Shashe-Limpopo basin.