Below are the topics you will be covering in this section:
Topic 1: Changes in societies in the Limpopo Valley between 900 AD and 1300 AD
Topic 2: Mapungubwe: the first state in southern Africa 1220 – 1300
Topic 3: Golden rhinoceroses and other golden objects (symbols of royal power and political leadership)
Topic 4: Trade across Africa and across the Indian Ocean and beyond (globalisation)
Topic 5: Today: World Heritage Site and Order of Mapungubwe
Topic 6: Great Zimbabwe
Topic 7: European explorer in Asia at the same time as Mapungubwe was at its height
Before we start this section, take a minute and close you eyes, and consider how you view Africa and its past. Remember last year, in grade 5, we learned about how brilliant and sophisticated the ancient Egyptians were. Below is a video about 5 of the amazing African Kingdoms that existed long ago, of which just one was Mapungubwe.
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