Zimbabwe History * There have been many civilisations in Zimbabwe as is shown by the ancient stone structures at Khami, Great Zimbabwe and Dhlo-Dhlo. * The Mwene Mutapa (or Monomatapas) were the first major civilisation to become established. * By the mid 1440's, King Mutota's empire included almost all of the Rhodesian plateau and extensive parts of what is now Mozambique. * the wealth of this ...