ZIMSEC O-Level History (4044)
European Contact, Traders and Missionaries: notes
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Early Contact
- Portuguese: came for gold and ivory, and interfered in Mutapa politics.
- Hunters and explorers: mapped the land and spread news of its wealth.
Missionaries
- Aims: spread Christianity and give western education.
- Inyati Mission: the first mission in Ndebele land, set up by the London Missionary Society.
- Effects: schools and clinics grew, but African beliefs were challenged.
- Link to colonisation: missionary reports and friendships with Lobengula helped settlers gain access.
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