Chapter 10: African Societies and Kingdoms 1000 b.c.e.–1500 c.e.
Quiz for Thinking Like a Historian: Great Zimbabwe
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Correct. The answer is d. Though the site appears to have been abandoned sometime in the late fifteenth century, historians are still not sure why it was vacated or what happened to the people who lived there.
Incorrect. The answer is d. Though the site appears to have been abandoned sometime in the late fifteenth century, historians are still not sure why it was vacated or what happened to the people who lived there.
Correct. The answer is c. Though João de Barros, a Portuguese historian, had never visited the site of the ruins, he learned about them from Swahili traders.
Incorrect. The answer is c. Though João de Barros, a Portuguese historian, had never visited the site of the ruins, he learned about them from Swahili traders.