Mapungubwe - Lost Kingdoms of Africa - Great Zimbabwe - BBC 4

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In 1871, European explorers stumbled across an astonishing ruined city, deep in the African interior. Great Zimbabwe has been a source of fascination and controversy ever since, a symbol of African genius and a fascinating insight into the empires which once dominated southern Africa.
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[@Corpxae113]

You learning about this in School? I'm learning about it in first year engineering at varsity...

[@safiyyavawda1237]

Julian Hawyes I'm in grade 6 and im learning about this

[@bsnnewsforyou]

You're not alone...

[@ahlaamkamedien5141]

I'm in grade 6 and I'm learning about this! :)

[@shu-aibanthony6301]

Teaching grade 6 kids and done at varsity lol

[@I.am.soooooo.fast.4]

I’m in grade 6 and your only learning now?

[@blueninja7518]

Im watchin this in grade 6 for history

[@otistshuma3578]

Me to

[@H2K___]

Yeah same

[@buthelezibrothers5448]

Same

[@BlazingRaven]

same

[@TemplarX2]

I love this black narrator! You make us proud!

[@Cb-vg8gm]

@@Swxrtie how

[@Isabella-t1m]

I've been looking for this comment. It's really nice to see a black person for once telling our story. And not people who know nothing about it/ who twist the truth aka 'white man'

[@patrickjohnson7592]

There were many Kingdoms, in West Africa, established by black Jews, whose fore-fathers, fled from the Southern Kingdom, in 66CE.The British Colonial System, ignored it.

[@Snowforest60]

Shaddap

[@zwelihlemtshali9240]

I remember learning about this some years ago... HSS (Human Social Sciences)

[@lemuelm361]

Dudes ‘‘tis vid was super duper cool loved it

[@tuxin2788]

i am learning dis in gr5 :(

[@AJPlanet74]

That looks interesting, but what channel BB4 is at Canal Digital?

[@aphiwegunuza8443]

Interesting

[@abednigondlovu4096]

Who reported the "Mapungubwe" kingdom lost??? Who received the report????

[@VesselOfYAH]

The 12 tribes of the Torah is us and this is our land

[@activesourceone8758]

2023

[@MatziXD]

@mrrenz123456789 had 2 do this @ school. :( from Matteo

[@Isabella-t1m]

I'm so happy that for once a black person is telling us our history.

[@halalasabela8547]

What you mean by a black person?

[@claudiabartlett4615]

Bra I'm here to pass my exam aka social sciences

[@Dumbydouchbag]

Mara same

[@randomstuff5869]

All of my life i was told tht bantu people only arived in south africa in 1800 after the dutch settlers until now

[@Cb-vg8gm]

@arronnov faxxx. White people shouldnt even teach white people about history too😂

[@nonozulu]

Really! All they want is your land. Teach your kids never to surrender, show dem no mercy.

[@ashwinnmyburgh9364]

I am a white guy, and I didn't learn that. I am literally learning right now in University that the Bantu farmers came to Southern Africa at around the 1st millennium AD. The idea that they only came in the 1800s is horribly inaccurate.

[@showa546]

@@ashwinnmyburgh9364 True. Bantus brought to central, eastern and southren Africa iron metallurgy, agriculture and overall much more advanced culture than hadza/khoisan/pygmy hunter-gatherers or nilotic/cushitic pastoralists. Unfortunately bantus were not centralized thanks to different enviroments througout regions they inhabit. That's the reason why only few bantu ethnic groups managed to establish empires/kingdoms such as Great Zimbabwe, Kongo, Luba, Bachwezi and Lunda, while other bantu ethnic groups were tribal.

[@aimee3749]

Learning about this at School

[@steeltheonly1992]

Thx for the help on my test :)

[@activesourceone8758]

I am learning this in gr6 in montrose primary school

[@VimbaiZvaita]

You are a Zimbabwe

[@VimbaiZvaita]

I know that school

[@dominiqueandalexis709]

I am a South African i go to VPG 2024 grade 6P

[@Miraculous_chimken]

This is so helpful for social science

[@susanluphahla1858]

A black person is telling us history

[@MatziXD]

Had 2 do this at school. Cant give u guys at school who r watching this the answer. :( sorry from matteo

[@desmondkanjaa2086]

The architectural structures of great Zimbabwe a well-known worldwide then the Kingdom of Mapungupwe in South Africa. To be honest I think that we should ask the Shona people of Zimbabwe, because they will tell us a whole truth because the media is does not tell the truth 100%.Great Zimbabwe's history is far very -very richer than that of Mapungupungwe kingdom in South Africa.

[@abednigondlovu4096]

Black people can easily climb and access the rock-face. Black people can walk on air. So this suggestion of mystery is for those who do not know

[@aimee3749]

Gretest Video EVER!!!!!!!!!!!

[@seandray3034]

Varsity made me come here

[@matthewmann8969]

Well built the walls, fences, gates, doors, windows, stairs, stair cases, stair wells, steps, and stoops yeah

[@thehararean]

great zimbabwe is the greastest kingdom in southern africa

[@mamakinkopa6825]

It was mapungubwe before i wish it was still mapungubwe u don't know what u are talking about

[@michaelmaps2004]

@@raymondchikuku1809 yes Mapungubwe is a Shona word. Not to take away from their history though

[@hiphoparazi]

Stop lying Mapungubwe is not Shona name, it's a Venda name, Venda and Shona sounds totally different

[@sandradehwe3385]

@@michaelmaps2004. understood in Venda.

[@sandradehwe3385]

And Shona .

[@mashaud9285]

The disbandment of this great kingdom led to creation of many tribes in southern Africa. Some went to the place now called Botswana, Zimbabwe, Venda etc.

[@h.m.5724]

How can you say some went to Zimbabwe when the capital was in Zimbabwe

[@sandradehwe3385]

Zimbabwe needs to rebuild itself it could be capital again in the Southern Region of Africa, do away with the greedy politicians!

[@sandradehwe3385]

Pan Africanism didn’t help the Southern Region of Africa at all , until Africanism realizes its tribalism , the good against evil then the continent will move forward

[@KBClublife]

2nd view :D Very cool video

[@duanenso_freestyle]

In this very good channel :D Learning with entertainment, just for school...

[@ECTBWHO]

: )

[@ananya7ananya]

greatttttttttttttttttttt!!!!!

[@aimee3749]

Me Too

[@aimee3749]

It is interesting

[@warrickszmetana5965]

doing it at school

[@warrickszmetana5965]

fun

[@aesthetic_edits3032]

My teacher sent this to me for histiry homework anyone else?

[@Dumbydouchbag]

If the word "teacher" and "sent" are in the same sentence, I don't believe it (joke)

[@dianbarkhuizen3648]

Mnr. Nel se sqaud?

[@kibbkibbie2222]

nice dirt....

[@nyenyedzi]

Interesting... but unfortunately, not Great Zimbabwe...