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Great Zimbabwe is a medieval city, which was the capital of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe during the Late Iron Age. At its peak, the city could have housed up to 18,000 people. As it is believed that the capital was located here, the city is believed to have served as a royal palace and seat of government.

Great Zimbabwe was a center for trading, and its wealth was mostly acquired thanks to the trade of ivory, and more importantly, gold. Some estimates indicate that more than 20 million ounces of gold were extracted from the ground.

Cattle Production and Gold

Further Explanation:

The major source of Wealth and Income of Great Zimbabwe lays in its cattle production and gold. There are large number of gold mines which are located to the west of Great Zimbabwe and according to a recent theory, The rulers of Great Zimbabwe were not having a direct control over the gold mines of the country and rather they used to manage trade in it by selling huge quantities of cattle in exchange of gold. Many years ago, Great Zimbabwe used to be the center for international trade and commercial system but after some time this trade route extended towards towns of Gulf as well as towards the western parts of India to far China.  

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Answer Details:

Grade: High School

Chapter: Great Zimbabwe

Subject: English

Keywords: Great Zimbabwe, Gulf, India, China, Gold, Cattle Production, Gold Exchange, trade, Economy, Routes.

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