Great Zimbabwe

The Beginning

500

The Shona speaking people moved into the valley around 500 AD and began building major parts of the stone walls in the 1100s.

Great Zimbabwe

Period: 500 to Mar 29, 1500

First Ruler

Mar 29, 1075

the ruler of Mapungubwe separates his own dwelling from those of his people.

Rise of Great Zimbabwe

Mar 29, 1100

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

Building

Mar 29, 1200

first major building period, substantial clay plastered houses, coursed and shimmed architectural styles Class P and PQ
Event

Mutapa

Mar 29, 1250

this time was called the mutapa time period

Settlement

Mar 29, 1250

Great Enclosure built, first expansion of settlement into the vallys, lavish pottery burnished with graphite

New Empire

Mar 29, 1250

Mutapa empire began

States

Apr 2, 1400

Larger states began to appear in this region. Some of them include the Luba, Lunda, and Congo kingdoms

Rebellion

Mar 29, 1500

The rowzi branch rebelled and formed the changamire empire

Fall Of Great Zimbabwe

Mar 29, 1500

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