Government C+ (Rachel)

Zimbabwe is thought to be established in 1100 to 1500. The empire had an estimated 18,000 people living their though out the years of the empire.

I gave the Zimbabwe empire a C+ because it was a fairly good and organized government. The Great Zimbabwe government was run more as a kingdom rather than a government. They were divided by classes from poor to rich like most empires. The empires was then separated into smaller "villages" and would be run by one of the wives of the Shanon king or by a vahozi. The Shanon king lived in the Dare which was where only nobles lived. The Zimbabwe empire wasn't as advanced in government as other empires in Africa, even though the empire lasted for four-hundred years. Archeologist believed that the empire was abandoned, this could have been caused by a weak government or other reason for abandoning the empire, but the government was not as strong as it could have been which make it the most likely reason why it fell apart. This is why I gave the Zimbabwe Empire a C+.