Great Zimbabwe SPICET

Social-

Great Zimbabwe was a highly stratified society and was very prestigious. People had very specific roles whether they were an artisan, a farmer, a livestock herder, or an ordinary laborer. The social structures were based on commoners, nobility, and royalty.

Technology-

The wall that Great Zimbabwe built was by far the best and strongest technological innovation that they had.

Political-

Great Zimbabwe was ruled by a hereditary monarchy of Shona Elite. The ruler was aided with court comprising family members as well as religious and military advisors. The rulers were known as mambos. "The mambos of Great Zimbabwe appear to have held some power over provincial chiefs in their dominion by loans of cattle to communities located farther afield from the capital and that may have struggled to feed their populace."

Economics-

Crop farming thrived. Pottery, blacksmithing, weaving and basketry were also important economic activities while the specialized iron industry produced tools and weapons.

Culture-

Great Zimbabwean communites and tribes were collectivistic and it was common to put your familys interest before your own. The people were of the Shona religon.

Interactions with Enviroment-

Great Zimbabwe was in South Africa (not the South Africa of today). Great Zimbabwe had many farmers but over time, overgrazing so damaged the environment surrounding Zimbabwe that residents of the bustling capital city abandoned it by the end of the 1400s. The most unique environmental thing about them is that they built a wall around themselves which gave them and advantage