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The Shona speaking people moved into the valley around 500 AD and began building major parts of the stone walls in the 1100s.
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the ruler of Mapungubwe separates his own dwelling from those of his people.
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The Great Zimbabwe society is believed to have become increasingly influential during the 11th Century.The Swahili, the Portuguese and Arabs who were sailing down the Mozambique coast began trading porcelain, cloth and glass with the Great Zimbabwe people in return for gold and ivory. As the Great Zimbabwe people flourished, they built an empire whose huge stone buildings which would eventually spread over 200 square miles (500 km2). It is thought that as many as 18,000 people lived here during
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first major building period, substantial clay plastered houses, coursed and shimmed architectural styles Class P and PQ
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this time was called the mutapa time period
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Great Enclosure built, first expansion of settlement into the vallys, lavish pottery burnished with graphite
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Mutapa empire began
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Larger states began to appear in this region. Some of them include the Luba, Lunda, and Congo kingdoms
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The rowzi branch rebelled and formed the changamire empire
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The Great Zimbabwe society is believed to have become increasingly influential during the 11th Century. The Swahili, the Portuguese and Arabs who were sailing down the Mozambique coast began trading porcelain, cloth and glass with the Great Zimbabwe people in return for gold and ivory. As the Great Zimbabwe people flourished, they built an empire whose huge stone buildings which would eventually spread over 200 square miles (500 km2). It is thought that as many as 18,000 people lived here during
