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Video duration

5:07

Production category

Ted-Ed Lessons

Who built Great Zimbabwe? And why?

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Stretched across a tree-peppered expanse in Southern Africa lies the ruins of Great Zimbabwe, a medieval stone city of astounding wealth. Located in the present-day country of Zimbabwe, it’s the site of the second largest settlement ruins in Africa. But its history is controversial, defined by decades of dispute about who built it and why. Breeanna Elliott explores the mystery of Great Zimbabwe.


Length: 05 min 07 sec

Educator: Breeanna Elliott

Director: Jody Ghani Nordby

Script Editor: Eleanor Nelsen

Producer: Jody Ghani Nordby

Senior Animator: Jody Ghani Nordby

Animator: Jody Ghani Nordby

Editor: Jody Ghani Nordby

Compositor: Jody Ghani Nordby

Art Director: Jody Ghani Nordby

Designer: Jody Ghani Nordby

Storyboard Artist: Jody Ghani Nordby

Illustrator: Jody Ghani Nordby

Character Designer: Jody Ghani Nordby

Composer: Jody Ghani Nordby

Sound Designer: Jody Ghani Nordby

Associate Producer: Jessica Ruby

Content Producer: Gerta Xhelo

Editorial Producer: Alex Rosenthal

Narrator: Julianna Zarzycki

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