Trade

The trade of gold in Great Zimbabwe, led to an increase of wealth and power, and affected Great Zimbabwe greatly. Way the gold trade affected great Zimbabwe greatly was because, the traders who went through these trade routes, would be taxed, the also demanded from the regions less powerful leaders, gold payments. This resulted in the civilization to have a great increase of wealth.

 

The way that gold trade increased power of great Zimbabwe, is that because great Zimbabwe had controlled the gold trade, and lie between the gold producing city’s, great Zimbabwe could use this gold to make more people come and show them that Great Zimbabwe is a good place to trade, resulting in an increase in trade as well, as an increase in merchants coming to great Zimbabwe.

This is a picture of a gold rhino that was found in
Great Zimbabwe