History - zimbabwe quiz

Monomotapa Negomo

the leader of the mutapa state

Vasco da Gama

the Portuguese leader

Natural wealth of great zimbabwe

people trading and usiong things from across the sea, also people were changing religoins (islam)

Mutapa State

a powerful state in Zimbabwe that thrived from the 15th to the 17th century, known for its wealth and trade network; defeats the portugeuse

India, Middle east, China trade network with southeastern Africa

Main source if trade and religon for the mutapa state

Gincalo Da silveira

Preist who coverts Monomotapa to islam; strangles by clan leaders and other muslims who thought this was not a good idea

Influence of muslim traders in southeastern africa

Religon spread though trade, people who have been converted dont always make the best decions when it comes to the government

Queen Victoria

Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901, significant expansion of the British Empire

Scramble for Africa

A period when Europeans tried to divide up africa for colonization

Ndebele

People who came to Zimbabwe to escape the dutch settlers

Cecil John Rhodes

Colonist who dreams of full british control in Southern Africa

Berlin conference

A confederecy held by european countries that try to decide what to do with africa; a meeting in 1884-1885 to divide African territory among European powers.

King Lobengula

king of ndebele, widley respected in his region led them in late 1900’s

Rudd Concession

An agreement made in 1888 that granted mining rights in Matabeleland to Cecil Rhodes and his British South Africa Company

Verbal agreements versus written treaties

verbal agreements are not finalized in ink so people can deny or change the origanal agreement; A written agreement is in ink, but can be tricky if it is not written in your language

Brititsh south African company

Enforcers of the British colonizers

Central African Federation

A political union formed in 1953, comprising Northern Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia, and Nyasalan

Land appointments act

Act in place by the british telling the africans what land they can and cant buy

ZAPU

Zimbabwe African peoples union is a political party that fought for equal rights

ZANU

Zimbabwe African National Union a political group that wanted independence

First ndebele revolt

the first chimurega that failed

Robert Mugabe

Led ZANU first prime minister of Zimbabwe from 1980-2017

Southern rhodesia to Rhodesia

the name and political change in the country from british to zimbabwean rulers