Zimbabwe+Movement

On this page, you will learn about:
 * Ancient Zimbabwe Movement**
 * communication
 * travel
 * transfer of goods
 * Ancient Zimbabwe Environment**
 * resources
 * adaptation
 * modifying

A farmer in the cotton field. source: http://www.sustainet.org/images/gossypium.jpg In ancient Zimbabwe, their resources were iron, copper, textiles and gold, which they traded with the Arabs and Swahili merchants. The people of ancient Zimbabwe traveled to Manekweni, Sofala and Kilwa to trade. Their main industries were cattle raising, farming, weaving, pottery, iron working, ivory carving, and gold mining. They communicated in Shona, Sindebele, English and tribal dialects. In Zimbabwe today, they have the same resources (iron, copper, textiles and gold) and they import oil, machinery, chemicals and fuels. The also export oil, cotton, tobacco, gold, ferroalloys, textiles and clothing, and speak the same languages.



Farming and hunting was their main food source and the only tool they had was a hand-held hoe. Most farmers grew millet, the main part of everyone's diet. Bantu killers also hunted birds, sheep and other wild animals for meat. In ancient Zimbabwe, the rich people wore clothes made of silk, cotton, and damask. The rich also had stronger weapons and other luxurious items. In ancient Zimbabwe, most people lived in Great Zimbabwe, a city of stone with a temple in the center. A normal day in ancient Zimbabwe would have people raising cattle, farming, weaving, making pottery, iron working, carving ivory, and mining gold to make a living. Ancient Zimbabwe was well watered, fertile, and had lots of minerals.

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