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Great Zimbabwe's Rise and Fall: Gold, Cattle and the Climate Crisis
In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna explore the dramatic rise and eventual decline of Great Zimbabwe, sub-Saharan Africa's largest stone structure. They discuss how the kingdom's wealth, built on gold, ivory, and cattle, attracted long-distance trade with the Swahili coast and even Asia. Lucas explains the sophisticated dry-stone masonry, the role of the Shona-speaking ancestors, and the political structure centered on the king, the Mambo. The conversation then turns to the mysteries of Great Zimbabwe's abandonment: was it due to overgrazing, deforestation, soil…
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