Society in Great Zimbabwe

             In Great Zimbabwe society was very strict and important. About 20,000 people lived in Zimbabwe and about 5,000 of those people lived in Great Zimbabwe. This was because the King and his people lived there including his wives, servants, and government peoples.
Was social movement allowed?
             No, social movement was absolutely not allowed. People highly disliked it when people of a higher class married someone from a lower class and vise verse. This did not normally happen though because of what people thought.
Was there an emphasis toward equality?
            No, there was almost no emphasis toward equality. People at that time viewed poorer people as the lower class and less important.
Was there slavery?
            Yes, there was slavery in Great Zimbabwe. Most of the Servants were slaves in the mass building of Great Zimbabwe. For example when the king needed something or when a government official needed something they would use a slave or servant.
How were slaves treated?
            Slaves were not treated well. Most of them lived in small homes. While slavery was going on the British took over the slave trade. And also used the slaves for themselves.

I am grading Great Zimbabwe at a B-. I am giving them a B- because they had slaves and that is very wrong. I am also grading them this way because there was no social movement. And that is an important thing to people.
http://www.wikipedia.org
http://haileygreatzimbabwe.blogspot.com
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/zimb/hd_zimb.htm

By: Mollie Doornbos