The Great Zimbabwe Empire | Visiting Ancient African Royal Palaces

The Great Zimbabwe Empire was one the great black empires to exist in ancient times. In this video, I visit the ancient ruins of this empire which consists of the King’s palace, the Queen’s palace, and smaller structures of royal family member’s houses. What amazed me about this site is that the most impressive building of this ancient city was the Queen’s palace. This was to show how honored she was in society. This is black history at its finest. This is one of many great African kingdoms that was never taught to us in school.
Please make sure to turn on the captions/subtitles if you're struggling to understand one of our accents.
0:00 - Intro
0:48 - Overview of Great Zimbabwe Empire
2:23 - Meeting the tour guides
3:50 - Map of Great Zimbabwe Ruins
4:23 - Kingdom of Mapungubwe & the Origins of Great Zimbabwe
5:47 - Ancient Path leading up to the King's Palace
6:56 - The King's 200 wives and 2,000 children
7:45 - The Queen's Palace measurements - Quick view of the The Great Enclosure
9:05 - Path
10:10 - Great Zimbabwe was heavily fortified and hard to invade
11:17 - Overlooking the landscape
11:45 - The King's Palace at Great Zimbabwe
13:33 - The Kings Palace's were burned after the death of each king
14:57 - Ancient kitchen
15:21 - Europeans destroyed the palace looking for gold
15:50 - Soap Stone Carved Birds & Ancient Artifacts
17:21 - Ancient religions of Africa & Great Zimbabwe
18:10 - Carved Stones and comparing it to Macchu Picchu
19:09 - The Valley Complex and where the King's wives lived
20:09 - The Queen's Palace; The Great Enclosure
22:13 - Colonization government hiding evidence that africans built Great Zimbabwe
23:28 - The conical Tower
24:13 - Why the Great Zimbabwe Empire collapsed
26:01 - The legacy of Great Zimbabwe
27:17 - End of tour and final thoughts
29:36 - Outro
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[@yihenewgirma1115]

proud to be an African..... love from Ethiopia.

[@zimgirltries_]

As a Zimbabwean, I am so proud that the history of Southern Africa is being recognized more and respected internationally.Thank you so much for bringing awareness to Zimba remabwe ❤️

[@travelandtruth]

✊🏿 🇿🇼

[@teeh6189]

We as Africans need to respect and learn about our history

[@africariseup1890]

You could do a video on the Khami Ruins and Tomb of Askia. They're also worth showing off.

[@pepelaandreaganpepereagy6931]

@@teeh6189 an hay

[@thenestlounge4260]

@@teeh6189 r

[@abk6877]

Great Zimbabwe is massive. I now understand why it is not being talked about in western media and given the prominence it deserves. I can draw some parallels to the pyramids in Sudan and Egypt.

[@Prince-gu8or]

The media doesn't talk about history

[@snowflakemelter1172]

I garentee if you Google it you will find "western media" has the most results.

[@maralena137123]

Thank you my brother for this video. It really further my knowledge of my ancestry. I am African who was born in Jamaica. I can trace my ancestry to the west African area. My knowledge of history shows that wherever on the continent or outside of the continent you were born, as long as you are a black person, you are an African. I celebrate Zimbabwe as much as I celebrate Fulani, Yoruba, Bamileke all from which I descended from. I cannot over Express my appreciation for your work on Zimbabwe. May you continue with your work forever.

[@rhimerhythms77]

Thanks bro for doing this. Growing up in Zim I was able to visit most of these places and learn more about our people. When I came out of Zim, I was really shocked with the lack of knowledge especially around these topics in regards to history

[@tellymas4572]

Being a Zimbabwean, and having never been to the Great Zimbabwe🇿🇼 , I feel so ashamed... Thanks for the inspiration, my next holiday will be there

[@miriammarera2961]

Me too shaa.... Need to go there asap kana Corona yapera

[@Leo-uq8ch]

Masvingo ndokumusha wangu ,

[@kellyjohns6612]

No shame, please. I live less than 50 miles from The D-Day Memorial here in the USA, but I've never been there. Life happens.

[@ncubesays]

Never too late. After your first visit, you'll want to go back again and again!

[@floyd9232]

Please don't be ashamed, just do what needs to be done 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👑

[@Fallacia_Konstantinos]

African architecture is so underrated and I am a great admirer of the pure ancient African architecture. Especially of the Sudanosahelian and Nubian architectures, on which both the Great Zimbabwe town looks alike!!! I like those simple shapes with those triangular motives on the walls. Similar architectural motives, details and architectural lines we have in Greece, in the southern Aegean islands of Tinos, Andros, Sifnos, Mykonos and vault houses in Santorini. Also some verantas built fences in Skyros island, looking like exactly as the Nubian verantas built fences. Much respect from Greece 🇬🇷

[@karynasta6447]

this is beautiful, good to know our history told by us...only way that I know its genuine

[@travelandtruth]

💯✊🏿 preciate it

[@famfacxoflifecomedy6349]

Have u ever heard about our history as Israelites?

[@youngrade3484]

@@famfacxoflifecomedy6349 in the Bible?

[@blkwallstreetfbalineagegen4698]

Absolutely 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🖤

[@sammypooh1311]

@@travelandtruth Could you please share the name of the opening soundtrack?

[@kuzivakwashemugadya3505]

i visited the Great Zimbabwe in 2011 it is very beautiful thanks for the video it brought up so many good memories

[@noxmoloto5368]

Thé production quality is incredible for one man!! Much love from 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@travelandtruth]

Thanks so much man!!! I put a LOT of work into this video. I love your country and can’t wait to come back to film

[@emtee5232]

@@travelandtruth bro nox moloto is from South Africa not Zimbabwe but i get what you saying

[@davonte962]

@@travelandtruth keep reveling African truth unite our people hail mother Africa ✊🏾🗽

[@dr-kat]

I just featured this video in my Intro to Anthropology class at a US university during our unit on archaeology -- the students loved it and most of them stuck around after class officially ended, to catch the last 5 minutes of the video. Thanks so much for posting this, you are definitely making an impact!

[@BaronFeydRautha]

You are the proplem with this country and are the reason we are in this situation right now. This is not some last civilization that "whites" won't teach. It's not taught because it's not a civilization...it's a village that used mud brick...THAT'S it. Show me the cultural impact "great Zimbabwe" has had on the world throughout time....I'll be waiting. noun An advanced state of intellectual, cultural, and material development in human society, marked by progress in the arts and sciences, the extensive use of record-keeping, including writing, and the appearance of complex political and social institutions.

[@AndrewLale]

No wonder people come out of US education dumber and less informed than when they went in.

[@jotachfilms]

As a Zimbabwean, I enjoyed every second of the video, never had to skip. I've been there in 2018 and I can say, you nailed it bro, telling the rest of the world that Africa had engineering back then. Great job. I'm proud to be associated with my country Zimbabwe.

[@Justgloryn]

Great history lesson. I am from Zimbabwe and i have never been to this place. I am humbled right now🤔😞😌New subbie here.

[@travelandtruth]

Thank you. Much love. ✊🏿

[@mthunzimhlongo660]

WENA MZULU WASEZIMBABWE BAMBOLUNYE!!

[@kulhemhlongo]

Aweh @Gloria Ngwenya masitshela molo guurl good to see intombi yase khaya

[@simoniomwaminati6937]

A result of western education and white supremacists we don't know about the ancient civilisations of our continent,

[@denecroxford2475]

Such a sensible way to present history and to place sub Saharan African civilisation in the context of the development of world history. Thank you for such an informative video on the topic of Great Zimbabwe.

[@Taharqo.saved.the.Hebrew]

Sub saharan Africa is a terminology made up by white Europeans , the Sahara was a ancient kingdom that was a fertile land full of black Africans ,and ancient art work found in caves across Tunisia depict this ,North Africa had no Arabic culture, that came in much later

[@Dont_touch_my_crown]

@@Taharqo.saved.the.Hebrew evidence of the Arabic culture coming later is that there aren't any camels in Kemet paintings but today camels are the image of Egypt

[@nkosikangiwanzambi8151]

My brother, although I am here in America, I am of Shona descent. I am very impressed with your efforts and knowledge that you have presented about Great Zimbabwe! I want to say thank you (Ndatenda) so much for your efforts!

[@NickyKriel]

I knew that I wanted to visit Great Zimbabwe because of its historical importance, but I had no idea how big it was. Definitely, need to see it for myself on my 5 month African overland adventure next year. Thank you so much for a great video.

[@ncubesays]

Great Zimbabwe is incredible. You will be blown away. Don't skip the onsite museum. You should also check out the other two historical sites on the World Heritage list. (1) Khami is similar to Great Zimbabwe with a completely different architectural outlook. (2) Matobo Hills are not only stunning but evoke emotion and spirituality. Seeing thousands year old rhino cave paintings and then tracking rhinos with a guide on foot nearby almost felt like time travel. It evoked a deep sense of history, connection to nature, continuity of humanity and the role we play as stewards. Oh and... there's Mana Pools National Park too!! Mana Pools is an overlander must!!

[@jeh5176]

This is soooooo amazing! I have been interested in Great Zimbabwe for many years, but all I've ever found online were pics of the great enclosure, the soap stone birds, and a few other parts of the site. I didn't know about that stone path way leading up to the kings palace, or that the kings house was torn down when he died. You really went into depth, and it is so appreciated. Thank you for this great history lesson. I guess you really have to visit a place to understand it's history because text books just don't do it justice.

[@takudzwamazwienduna]

I'm Zimbabwean and it's so awesome watching this! We call the place Masvingo a Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe means Houses of stone

[@misunderstood8572]

How much would it cost to get there

[@takudzwamazwienduna]

@@misunderstood8572 Zimbabwe has a relatively low cost of living and the currency is US dollars. I'm not sure about the air ticket but once you get to Zimbabwe, you might only have to pay for a bed and breakfast. You don't have to pay for anything at the Great Zimbabwe ruins, maybe just tip your guide. The Zimbabwean tourism website might be the best place to get all the prices and information you need

[@CentralCityCitizenMedia]

The king at 10:09 resembles Chadwick Boseman. And now I'm crying!

[@travelandtruth]

You’re spot on. Lol. Back in January, I asked an illustrator to make drawings of Great Zimbabwe royalty, and I gave him details of what they wore. The dude put Chadwick and Lupitas face on them. In July I had him to change their faces. He changed the queen’s face, and as he was in the process of changing the king’s face, Chadwick died. So I decided to keep leave it in there to pay respect to the King. Good eye though.

[@CentralCityCitizenMedia]

@@travelandtruth That is a beautiful tribute to Chadwick Boseman! Very nicely done.

[@margaretpereira6777]

Amen Bob Marley. Zimbabwe 🇿🇼

[@margaretpereira6777]

Independance bob was a most celebrated person thru song at independance 1980he came here to 🇿🇼

[@zawadiyahb.7982]

They used his image.

[@boubacaryasindiallo8321]

Loved how Steven actually explaining events : he really knows the subject. We need more African like him

[@zosarion]

We have millions of African historians, that's how we get taught.

[@MabawaVocal]

they are many african historians,they are now getting platforms to tell our history,the white man recorded his story in our books in scool but now africans are gettting informed of their disconnected past

[@lemuelreid7937]

Thank you for seeing the necessity to bring such important knowledge to us African descendants worldwide.. 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@juvenaldasilva413]

Sudan pyramids

[@juvenaldasilva413]

Beny bronze art

[@isiomaamma9869]

I know about it from my research but in the Caribbean ,we was never taught that in school either, because the books were printed in Uk !! Caribbean sister here!

[@wekuZimbabwe]

Loved this. Mkoma Steve knows his stuff. Good to see a young Zimbo taking great interest in teaching our history and narrating our story.

[@musiclover5023]

Education does not stop when you leave school I learned about this fabulous empire after leaving school.

[@missjuneplum1]

Thanks for researching, and sharing the history of our people.

[@travelandtruth]

✊🏿✊🏿 preciate it

[@travelandtruth]

@@MichaelClayton64 Axum and Gondar will be posted in the next few weeks. I’m working on traveling to more places once things in the world settle down. Thanks for your support

[@owenthomas3474]

Thanks for your input to enlighten our knowledge of our history

[@glamahras]

Awesome information. I wish there was a way to connect Educators, Historians, to give Educators who want to learn and transfer knowledge to the children in the US about the true history of Africa. Absolutely loved this.

[@travelandtruth]

Thanks a lot. It’s the reason I started this platform. I’m always shocked with the amount of knowledge we were denied

[@SelinaCat]

You'd be shocked how it's not a US only issue. It's such a vast field, from the Big Bang to T***p....in the US, you then have local state history layered on top, you really only get this kind of depth in higher education. But I agree, there is no reason they shouldn't include more pre-colonial African history in high school.

[@Nyatsimba_Mutota]

As a Zimbo, hands up for Steve. He knows his stuff. Mukutidadisa mukuru! Also, oral tradition has it that the hill complex[King's palace] had a maximum of up to 5 royal guards only. Mainly because of how well-fortified that palace was.

[@raam1666]

Uhhhhhhhhhhh

[@silver_gold9636]

Steven is an excellent tour guide, learnt so much from him. His reason for why Great Zimbabwe perished makes sense (political reasons), a different perspective from the one only shown on the internet (overpopulation and land depletion). Wonderful video!

[@tsitsimashamba9297]

Thank you for visiting us in 🇿🇼 💖

[@travelandtruth]

No prob. I look forward to coming back in the next few years. Next time I will come with a film crew

[@samt9732]

THANK YOU FOR THIS!! My 9 y.o and I are watching this for homeschooling!! This is so important! Bless you!!!

[@lawrencevail9063]

You have such an exciting life thank you for sharing your experience with all of us

[@nigelarcani]

You just gained a new sub thank you for telling the Zimbabwean story much appreciated

[@travelandtruth]

Thanks for the sub. Much appreciated

[@MBLSBlog]

We recently visited the ruins and look forwarding to posting our video on the experience, happy to have found your channel.

[@palomaroggeri8680]

Im brazilian, currentlly making a history essay on Great Zimbabwe, so glad at least here we get to learn about this type of stuff! 😁

[@jahbless4ever]

Woowwww. Well done. I never knew this. Love from Jamaica!

[@travelandtruth]

Preciate it. I can’t wait to go back to Jamaica and film the history and culture thrrr.

[@jahbless4ever]

@@travelandtruth Wow. Nice. We have a very interesting history. One that consist of rebellions, revolts, trials and victory. Looking forward to see your video.

[@barbaramatanda5092]

Thank you brother for making this wonderful video of my country!!! I live in the UK and will use this video to inform and educate many blacks and non-black of the richness of African History this October (Black History Month) and beyond!

[@snowflakemelter1172]

Fake history month .

[@staceyofficial]

“You are my ladyyy” 😂😂 the song is just ... anyway proudly Zimbabwean 🇿🇼 thank you for visiting our wonderful country

[@txdic2920]

My mum took me there on holiday last year it was an AMAZING experience!!!!

[@jonbob7864]

The instructor is well informed with history ,,

[@therichchronicles1249]

The bird is the hungwe bird. It was believed that in times where an army was approaching, it would circle around alerting the armies

[@tinokats]

Splendid work on the documentary. Thank you and love from Zimbabwe ✌🇿🇼

[@daylematongo4801]

It's epic what you are doing brother I'm from Zimbabwe myself

[@Michael_passio]

Great video! Just got back from the Great Zimbabwe ruins and it was amazing! Great history.

[@KingAsaBeatz]

The way his your guide talks is so calming!

[@emtee5232]

Zimbabwe is beautiful. Proud to Zimbabwean. The only English speaking country in Africa with 70% of its population educated to a secondary school or high school level. Once dubbed "The Bread Basket of Africa" We also have one of the 7 natural wonders of the world in Victoria Falls. Western countries dont mention this at all and what a shame. The west only spoke of the Egyptian Pyramids and stopped there. Thank you for a job well done Travel and Truth.The west knew back then if Africa would be United Africa or United States of Africa, Africa would be the most powerful continent in the world,so they divided us all, gave us all different languages according to the colonial country, so we could not speak amoung ourselves as a people, plundered our wealth and left us in ruins. Its in the past but when I think of that it really gets me MAAAAD😡😠🤬😈🤬👿!!!

[@jahbless4ever]

Same here. But God will have the last say in our situation. We will rise again in Jesus name.

[@emtee5232]

@@jahbless4ever amen!!!

[@travelandtruth]

I can definitely agree about Zimbabweans and their education . Very smart people. Someone once told me “everyone in Zimbabwe thinks they are a philosopher” 😀 much love ✊🏿

[@thetransformation5919]

@@travelandtruth lol that is true,,,,,I am grateful I stumbled upon this channel,, I love it

[@kennedykabole4326]

@@jahbless4ever There were afraid of the truth being discovered. The bantu people are people of the scripture and the structures you see go back as far as the times of King Solomon.

[@Word357]

Great areal fotage, I have actually been there. As an Architect, I was filled with awe. Like you said these ruins are never seen in western textbooks. I do hope that one day it is given its praise, there is so much to learn from it. Architecturally, spiritually and historically. Thank you.

[@Taharqo.saved.the.Hebrew]

Western text books are full of lies and misinformation to boost the white race and suppress the black culture

[@PhilosoShysGameChannel]

This has been an ABSOLUTE pleasure to watch! Amazing work! Thanks so much for making it! There's SO little information over most of the internet on Great Zimbabwe. Such an AMAZING place! Amazing information!

[@RWizTGIA]

Man. This is the best and most honest presentation of Our Zimbabwean History by a foreigner. Thanks man.

[@chalonluda]

Lets just take a second to appreciate all of the hard word and detail you put into this video. Please keep up the good works by sharing with your brothers and sisters whom haven't had the opportunity to make it to these historic places yet. Blessings

[@lalavetro89]

Im Zimbabwean 🇿🇼 and I appreciate this that's why I've subscribed❤ I hope you also visited our majestic Victoria Falls🔥🔥

[@travelandtruth]

Yes I did 2 videos on this already. Although I went during the dry season unfortunately. I did get to visit devils pool though

[@johncumming2961]

This is one of the best documentaries of Great Zimbabwe with fabulous cinematography. What is wonderful about Great Zimbabwe is the paucity of detail and facts and how easy it is to weave an archeological theory into it. Looking at the structure it impresses so much with the skill of its build. It suggests a significant organisation in work / skill / labour, so where did that come from? The Bantu who descended from the north and spread out throughout Africa formed the different tribes like the Matabele, Zulu, Shona etc and created some formidable fighting tribes but did not produce architects, engineers, stone masons etc. The great tower remains an enigma but let me suggest a plausible reason for its creation (even if it is inaccurate): When constructing a complex like this there will be various teams with specific jobs; the stone layers will need a supply of stones which will be supplied by the stone cutters. Let us assume that the stone cutters exceeded the requirements of the job by a large amount. Assuming the structure was built to keep people out or even to keep people in, leaving building stones around would be untidy at least if not provide building blocks for escape routes or ammunition. Hence store the extra blocks in the form of a solid tower. This would also serve as a source of stone for future repairs.

[@Checkyolife]

This is great, I didn’t even know this part of my history and there’s so much I don’t and I’m really now intrigued to find out more.

[@novanironstine6359]

Wow, that was amazing! Always wanted (& still want) to visit the Zimbabwean empire's sites. It's such a beautiful story and a fantastical impression when you're reading about it or looking at stuff on the internet. The potential of the site and it's history is one that I'm afraid the eurocentric world seems to ignore because it defies the "inferiority" of the sub saharan Africans. It's very impressive. Also Zimbabwe gotta do more to get the history out there. Gotta say my guy was very polite & respectful to Steven the tour guide, nice to see. Just amazing

[@travelandtruth]

Preciate it man. I agree! Zimbabwe should do a better job marketing wise. Many African countries struggle with marketing the greatness of what they have to offer historically, culturally, and for tourism. No reason why Great Zimbabwe should be the Macchu Pichu of Africa

[@AJENKINS1920]

Thanks a million...this is now on my list

[@travelandtruth]

💯✊🏿

[@Mimi-qn2px]

You had a great tour guide, thank you for sharing this piece of history lost to all us people in this point in time!

[@mariewalker9230]

Oh man Steven! what a beautiful soul. I just discovered your channel keep up the amazing work! I am learning so much

[@sarahzvobgo2538]

I’m Zimbabwean and you just helped me appreciate my country even more. You got yourself a subscriber 👏🏿✨✨

[@compassionuganda9716]

Zimbawe-House of stones, Thanks for the video. I will surely visit zimbabwe from Uganda. from my understanding of the language, Kuzimba-means to build (Luganda) swelling, (ekizimba), mawe- means stones (swahili)

[@admirekashiri9879]

Our languages are related awesome to see how the words are linked yet slightly different.

[@zawadiyahb.7982]

Great job! The best in-depth look at Great Zimbabwe.

[@craigkanyemba]

So much love. Yoh Black Americans please visit Africa as much as you can. Its not All CNN africa, but rather rich history of the oldest Civilisations of all time. 2021 Whose watching?

[@raam1666]

Yess all black Americans need to go to Africa... The homeland

[@therichchronicles1249]

We are taught this in high school. From stone age to iron age. Thank you for the expose

[@clintoncrawford6687]

No you are not among the first African Americans to visit the Matapu Empire ruins with the symbol of the Zim bird... am glad you visited ... but know that Drs. Ben, Asa Hilliard, Clinton Crawford (and my group of 14 people in 2005) among others have visited...as a matter of fact we visited all of Zimbabwe and South Africa sites as well...please keep up the good work young brother ....am glad a next generation is taking up the mantle ...Sankofa World Tours have frequented Egypt, Ethiopia, and the Great Lakes --Kenya and Tanzania. Am proud of you. Peace

[@letsbereal2445]

So glad that I found this channel. As you are walking and talking you are breathing life into our history. I can't wait to visit more of Africa!

[@Oreneile_child]

Sir thank you so much for making this video. After I watched this a few years back I never forget it and decided to make my report on the Great Zimbabwean city of stone. May God bless you sir

[@nitarc2011]

Awesome! I really enjoyed this video.. the knowledge of ancient Africa.. thank you

[@travelandtruth]

Thank you Nene ✊🏿

[@YPM498]

This video was very informative. This is one of the places I want to visit when I go to Zimbabwe for the first time bc that’s my heritage. I learned so much more about my history 🇿🇼. Sigh I am not surprised that the Rhodesian government were persistent in discrediting Great Zimbabwe. The colonial system under Rhodesia benefited mostly the white minority and not the black majority. Til this day “Rhodesians” are bitter that Zimbabwe is no longer “Rhodesia” which was named by the colonists. Zimbabwe meaning “house of stones” is symbolic of our rich history of Great Zimbabwe that the colonialists tried to discredit. As well as symbolizing that we are not subjugated to a colonialist system (and colonial name) anymore.

[@victortakunda5443]

True that my sista 😍😍😍, that's why their kith and kin British and Americans imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe.

[@evemason3456]

This video was amazing! You're right, we don't hear about this anywhere. Thank you.

[@jun_kage]

If i could like this video more than once. I would smash that like button a million times

[@sarahmuzaki4656]

Thanks so much brother. This site is powerful enough to quality for construction of a great African museum. All the stolen artifacts MUST then be returned. If we get a museum here, another in great west Africa and another in Egypt, it will be a great start!!! This should be the responsibility of the United States of Africa!!!

[@snowflakemelter1172]

Like the Cairo museum which contains most of the worlds ancient Egyptian objects ? 😂

[@maureenogaye7323]

Come to Kenya there's similar ruin like that in Western part of Kenya...called Thimglich ohinga.

[@travelandtruth]

Thank you so much for the info. I’d never heard of this ruin, even when I went to kenya. Is there anything else I should film in Kenya? This was very helpful

[@maureenogaye7323]

Yeah namarotunga graves in Turkana

[@ThePrincipality-dy1iq]

@@travelandtruth that is because those ruins are not purely Afrikan and are not ancient. They are Swahili so have influence from Arab slave traders. You'd be wasting your time.

[@maureenogaye7323]

No I'm not talking about gedi ruins in the Kenyan coast .. these graves actually have rock art and are found in Turkana and it is not clear who were the natives living there during that tym ..remember Turkana is the cradle of the mankind so I know what I'm talking about..This place is occupied by pure Africans no trace of Arabs...Look it up.

[@nelsonkiiru7252]

@@ThePrincipality-dy1iq No the one in western kenya isn't influenced by Swahili or Arab. My thought is it may have been zimbabweans who were migrating at the time from East Afrika to where they settled cause the structure is eerily similar to this one in terms of design.

[@catherinefrye7269]

Thanks for sharing this video, I really enjoyed watching it!🤗

[@DingleDingleBells]

I didn’t know this complex was this big and I went to school in masvingo, 6 years. Also visited this place in junior high. But we were not shown this place this extensively. Very eye opening! I will be home in a few weeks, so taking northern American born kids to this place. Is brother Steven still there? Very talented man!

[@misstinafz]

Oh thank you so much for visiting these historical places that are so underrated because of western sanctions that were imposed on Zimbabwe! Great Zimbabwe and all other ruins should be up there with the Pyramids... can I just say how refreshing it is to see a young African American with so much interest in African history 🙌🏾 now you can actually get see for yourself they didn't teach you 👏🏾👍🏾much love🇿🇼

[@lianefehrle9921]

I’m white and I wish I would’ve known about this as I was going to school. Now in my 60’s I am learning all of this now.

[@Blys6]

Thank you for this historic history I will be sharing this with my son that is in 7th Grade and on my FB maybe someone will take time out to learn something new . Peace and Blessings

[@Dark_n_Lovely]

Keep up the good work I found this very educational.

[@keithharris1672]

Come to great Zimbabwe 😊

[@lezman_wezimbabwe]

Thank you bro. um from zimbabwe myself, i like your presantation of facts. i will share this with others

[@travelandtruth]

🇿🇼 preciate it. Please do share as much as possible 😀✊🏿

[@raytino]

Much love for doing this man 🙏🏽

[@buki2006]

This is so needed! Thanks for posting this, can't wait to see what's next!!

[@travelandtruth]

💯 ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿

[@sammypooh1311]

@@travelandtruth Hey this is a great video you made. Do you mind sharing the name of the first sountrack?

[@Freedepression]

Thousands years back African Kings were living in a Palace like that by then European were living in a mountain ⛰ Africa is the beginning of civilization

[@jahbless4ever]

The Albino Dravidian European did not exist like in modern times. Europe was mostly occupied by Dark skin people which were later absorbed and replaced by the dominate warlike Albino European group. White/ Albinoid Europeans are one of the youngest ethnic groups on the planet. Please don't let their white washed version of history fool you.

[@Gabriel-mh5ln]

@@jahbless4ever So what are current white people? Aliens? Come on man. Stop trying to attack other people's cultures to build yours up. I am from Africa and let me tell you something: the culture here is so beautiful and intricate and you dont need to attack European culture to build this African culture. Its already beautiful enough.

[@jahbless4ever]

@@Gabriel-mh5ln Bro, pls stop it. Stop capping. I am talking from a factual, historical and genetics stand point. It's obvious that you don't understand European history, their genetics, and their racism and lies. Why you interpret me stating facts as an attack against them. smh. Pls try to learn something new. Let me help you. Sources Watch the "The myth of race and the evolution of skin color" on youtube, visit this website realhistoryww.com, and read this book "True Myth: Black vikings of the middle ages by Nashid Al-Amin". Peace

[@jahbless4ever]

@@Gabriel-mh5ln Pls read what I said carefully. Europeans are a young group. They have the least amount of genetic variation compared to other groups including Africans (A sign of being recent) watch the the myth of race documentary. They are also a group of Albinoid people with over 6000 genetic diseases (Look it up). Facts. Blue eyes, blonde hair and pale skin are albino traits. Google "Albino Indian". You will see a striking similarity between Albino Indians and current modern day Europeans. Peace.

[@Gabriel-mh5ln]

@@jahbless4ever First of all, I am EUROPEAN. I was born and raised in Africa. I take no credit for the beautiful culture here and therefore I say I am from Africa not African as I have no intention of appropriating this culture. So please, dont tell me that I dont know my own history. Second of all, I admit that the 'white gene' didn't exist before around 8000 years ago. All of European culture has been formed during the last 2000 years. All European culture as it is is European and Middle Eastern. That is not a racist fact but to claim that pre 20th century Europe was not a White and Middle Eastern continent but rather a Black continent is misleading. It is obvious to state that Europeans were, originally, of colour because humanity was born in South Africa (where I was born). Humanity did not just 'happen' in Europe, we migrated. So of course the original Europeans and all of their descendants had/have roots in Africa. But we are talking 8000 YEARS. If we accept the 30 years to be one generation, that was 266 generations ago (6000 B.C.). All European culture which exists today was formed waaaaaay after that. So when you say that we are "whitewashing" history and that our culture is not our culture is highly offensive. Respect my culture, respect my history.

[@st3019]

That great mosque in Mali was in fact much smaller and you can see it in the old pics. That building was in fact built by french in 1907.

[@admirekashiri6651]

It was in ruin the one there now was not built by the French it was built by the natives look it up.

[@st3019]

@@admirekashiri6651 No no sir it was in ruins the old one. The one that is now was built by FRENCH. Go and check and speak correctly. Using your emotions is NOT gonna change anything or any fact

[@admirekashiri6651]

@@st3019🤦🏿‍♂️ You should research before typing. The original Great Mosque of Djenne was deliberately left to deteriorate and collapse by Sekou Ahmadou as a way to break the power of the rebellious city and its nobles. The one we see is an almost exact copy of the old one! It wasn't built by the French they allowed it to be built and funded reconstruction that's it the architecture and construction techniques were all native! And all the work done by natives Its Sudano Sahelian architecture not French architecture. Get your facts straight

[@chichizamba2112]

This gave me chills all over. I'm proud. Thank you for capturing the monent

[@moctarmahamadou503]

C'est super merci beaucoup..j'ai appris ce que je ne savais pas

[@speerrituall1]

It’s always that one group who seek to lessen other peoples worth. WE MUST TEACH OUR HISTORY TO OUR CHILDREN!

[@AndrewLale]

Now that I agree with. Since Rhodesia became Zimbabwe all that the blacks have done is lied about it, to try to diminish the accomplishments of that government.

[@michaela7491]

This is amazing i live in zimbabwe and sadly i never got taught about this in school

[@Oriel_M]

@Michaela really?? As a Zimbabwean born and raised in Zimbabwe the History of Zimbabwe is part of the school curriculum from Primary to High school.In Primary we are taught about the Great Zimbabwe in a subject called Content/ Social Studies.In High school History is a compulsory subject with 50% African and 50% European History modules. Everything that Steven explained in the video, I learnt it all in school.

[@travelandtruth]

Wait what? Lol

[@Oriel_M]

@@travelandtruth For real. High school is 6 years, the first 4 years everyone literally does History and in the final exam there will definitely be questions on African and European History. The last 2 years its more of a specialisation and again the final exam is made up of those modules. Which is what I personally did.

[@Itskiry17]

😂this is part of the curriculum and l know in Zimbabwe we are taught this from Primary school to high school

[@h.m.5724]

Unorwara nepfungwa chete iwewe. Zvaidzidziswa kubva kuprimary izvi

[@AMBELLINA77]

That was super interesting. Good show. Great content. Excellent delivery. I'm in the California desert and now curious about this natural air conditioning design. Just need millions of stones.

[@ketayimtongwizo9472]

Well done for visiting DzimbaDzamabwe Zimbabwe.

[@asiaj4678]

I just shared this knowledge and will continue 💚💙

[@travelandtruth]

Preciate it. I need all the support I can get 😀✊🏿

[@MrWasphantom97]

Awesome stuff man, I wish you'd gone to Chilojo Cliffs as it's close to Great Zimbabwe plus the Matobo Hills are close to Khami and I think those are both UNESCO world heritage sites. The culture is still alive with the thumb piano making and soapstone sculpture traditions dating back to Great Zimbabwe still in practice

[@chumplestiltskin7927]

This is good content man, I'm glad to have found this channel. Its thanks to Google making this video an ad for me.

[@ruthnabuma7456]

Wow!!!!!, at least today l have learnt something new and very important to me as an African, thank you so much for for this video.

[@bethmuhanga4444]

I love this site but the sad part of it is that Steven the guide is referring to a Portuguese explorer to partially explain the history of this place . European information about African histomust never be trusted

[@travelandtruth]

That part is 100% understandable . Are there any text / records written by ancient Zimbabweans of the kingdoms of that time? I only know of present day black archeologist

[@libertysumai7809]

His references were minimal and understandable.

[@africariseup1890]

Most history was orally transferred between families and using Griots.

[@raam1666]

@@travelandtruth no because very few african societies invent writing systems unlike other old/new world civilizations like greeks or Chinese

[@christaylor7709]

Keep up the Great work brother. Have you traveled to the Sudan or Egypt? Beautiful places but be careful out here. Peace.

[@GloBoyLoLo]

I seen 1 commercial about Zimbabwe back in '00-'02, I just know I was really young, but they really do not teach us about any African knowledge/history in American Schools!!! We need more channels like this!!!!

[@teebee7374]

Absolutely amazing, we need more of this historical food, thank you so much, God bless you more! 🙏🏾

[@africaisawesome4707]

Any and all Black channels related to the Positive education of Black people in the U.S or and abroad, I’m Subscribing, period!!! Love your content!!’

[@travelandtruth]

💯✊🏿 thanks for subscribing fam

[@sipiwemutemwa4733]

One day. One day, Africa will return to its glory. God bless Africa

[@sebastianmay3267]

Loved this video, Tha k you for the offering. The great Zimbabwe, next on my list of Travel and Truth🖤💚❤🙏🏿

[@takudzwamazwienduna]

During colonization, the colonial educationists taught that it was built by visiting Arabs despite numerous archeological and Anthropological evidence showing that it was the Rozvi people of Zimbabwe who did so. The facts just did not fit in well with their white supremacist ideological framework. It was only after independence that it was acknowledged it was actually black people who built it and there are numerous ruins like that all over Zimbabwe

[@misunderstood8572]

Thanks so much!

[@nananyantakyi1549]

Same with the pyramids..They are saying it's Aliens who built it😀, pathetic !!

[@davonte962]

African truth my brother hail mother Africa !!!

[@kenbird9017]

You rewrote history to suit yourselves, problem is you never evolved to your own written word and there for the brief recordings found at Great Zimbabwe are definitely beyond your capabilities.

[@takudzwamazwienduna]

@@kenbird9017 you clearly have a limited understanding of colonization and neocolonialism, or the radically different worldviews that shape our societies. With your Rostow inspired view of Africa and its stage in human development. Anyways, I don't get paid tuition to educate you, that's your problem 😂