worsening economic and human rights conditions were factors that led to the decline of the great zimbabwe state.
factors that led to the decline of the great zimbabwe state?
worsening economic and human rights conditions
causes for the decline and ultimate abandonment of the site around 1450 have been suggested as due to a decline in trade compared to sites further north, the exhaustion of the gold mines, political instability and famine and water shortages induced by climatic change. the mutapa state arose in the fifteenth century from the northward expansion of the great zimbabwe tradition, having been founded by nyatsimba mutota from great zimbabwe after he was sent to find new sources of salt in the north; (this supports the belief that great zimbabwe's decline was due to a shortage of resources). great zimbabwe also predates the khami and nyanga cultures.
great zimbabwe
the karanga, from the 11th century, created empires and states on the zimbabwe plateau. these states include the great zimbabwe state (12-16th century), the torwa state, and the munhumutapa states, which succeeded the great zimbabwe state as well as the rozwi state, which succeeded the torwa state, and with the mutapa state existed into the 19th century. the states were based on kingship with certain dynasties being royals.
shona people