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1. Critically consider the negative impact of globalisation on post-colonial African
civilisation.
2. Evaluate the opportunities that globalisation has brought on post-colonial African
communities.
3. To what extent did land alienation affect the indigenous people of Zimbabwe during
the colonial period?
4. Assess how the indigenous people of Zimbabwe benefited from land restoration.
5. Examine the importance of upholding Zimbabwean traditional values.
6. How successfully can the Zimbabwean traditional values be maintained?
7. Evaluate the fundamental principles of constitutionalism.
8. How successfully has the Zimbabwean home grown constitution Amendment Number
20 promoted the rights of women?
9. With reference to relevant examples, examine the differences between tangible and
intangible heritage.
10. What, in your view, should be done by the Zimbabwean government to preserve
tangible heritage?
11. Assess the benefits that Zimbabwe gets from its natural heritage.
12. How successful has the Zimbabwean government been in managing its natural
heritage?
13. Explain with illustrations the factors affecting the growth and expansion of cultural
and creative industries in Zimbabwe.
14. Examine how you can use your knowledge of cultural heritage to start income
generating projects with your school mates.
15. Analyse the benefits associated with performing indigenous dances in Zimbabwe.
16. To what extent can indigenous dances contribute to the growth of the Zimbabwean
economy?
17. Examine the effectiveness of the pieces of legislation put in place by the Zimbabwean
government to reduce the violation of intellectual property rights.
18. To what extent is cyber crime a threat to Zimbabwe’s digital heritage?
19. Analyse the influence of global society on any three institutions of socialisation.
20. “Zimbabwe’s cultural heritage sites are largely being neglected”. Discuss
21. Assess the impact of colonisation on African identity
22. Compare the role of pre-colonial constitutionalism and post-colonial constitution in
preserving heritage and cultural values in Zimbabwe.
23. Explain the various elements of culture.
24. Evaluate the impact of measures introduced by the Zimbabwean government to
redress the land imbalances since 2000.
25. Discuss the types of heritage in Zimbabwe
26. Evaluate the importance of Zimbabwean cultural institutions
27. To extent has Zimbabwe embraced multiculturalism
28. Examine the importance of mixed cultural groups in Zimbabwe
29. To what extent is language important to Zimbabwe?
30. Examine the significance of intangible cultural heritage in Zimbabwe
31. How successful has been the government in preserving intangible cultural heritage?
32. Assess the benefits of tangible cultural heritage to Zimbabwean society.
33. Discuss the value of spiritual heritage in Zimbabwe
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34. With reference to examples, Discuss the concept of “mixed heritage”
35. evaluate the applicability of cultural xenocentrism in the African context
36. examine the value of embracing cultural relativism to Zimbabwe
37. contrast cultural ethnocentrism and cultural relativism
38. analyse the theory of cultural determinism highlighting it’s applicability to the
African context.
39. Assess the value of heritage
40. Examine the social value of heritage
41. Evaluate the historical value of heritage to Zimbabwe
42. Discuss the concept of “aesthetic value” in heritage
43. Explain Zimbabwean norms and values
44. Assess the measures to deal with influences to African norms and values
45. Assess importance of norms and values on identity.
46. explain how the concept unhu/Ubuntu inform Zimbabwean norms and values
47. compare the Shona and Ndebele norms and values
48. Evaluate differences and convergences of Sotho and Tswana cultural groups
49. Explain the norms and values of the Nambya cultural group
50. Discuss the Kalanga and Ndau norms and values
51. With reference to knowledge you acquired from studying norms and values of Chewa,
Venda, Koisan Xangani and Tonga communities in Zimbabwe, analyse the cultural
entrepreneurship opportunities which may arise.
52. Assess the importance of socialisation
53. Evaluate the of socialisation
54. Discuss the institutions of socialisation in the global society
55. Discuss the relationship between heritage and identity
56. Evaluate the influence of precolonial African civilisation on the modern societies
57. Examine ways of enhancing and practicing pre-colonial innovations
58. Discuss the social systems of Africa before colonialism
59. With reference to pre-colonial innovations in kingdom of Kush, examine how they
can be used to benefit modern societies
60. Using examples you studied from Ashanti kingdom, examine the significance of their
economic systems
61. Evaluate the value of technological developments in precolonial Africa
62. Examine how the precolonial civilisations can be adopted to solve socio-economic
problems facing modern societies
63. Assess the influence of slavery on African heritage and identity
64. Assess the influence of neo-colonialism on African heritage and identity
65. Examine mechanism Africans can employ to overcome the impact of colonialism on
their heritage and identity
66. Evaluate the effects of technological advancement on heritage and identity
67. Analyse the benefits of geodiversity to Zimbabwe
68. Examine various ways of sustainable utilisation of natural heritage in Zimbabwe
69. Assess the impact erosion on Zimbabwe’s natural heritage
70. Analyse the forms of natural heritage found in Zimbabwe.
71. Assess the religious significance of natural heritage
72. Assess ways of safeguarding the economic significance of natural heritage
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73. Evaluate the social significance of natural heritage
74. Assess the impact of colonialism on natural heritage in Zimbabwe
75. Analyse the threats and challenges on preservation of natural heritage
76. Assess the measures to address challenges on preservation of natural heritage
77. Explain legislation governing management of natural heritage
78. Examine the indigenous knowledge systems preserving natural heritage.
79. Evaluate the contemporary ways of preserving natural heritage.
80. Discuss ways in which communities can participate in conservation of natural heritage
in their local area
81. Discuss the concept of cultural heritage
82. Explain types of cultural Heritage
83. Examine the significance of Zimbabwe’s cultural heritage
84. Evaluate ways of upholding cultural heritage in Zimbabwe
85. Distinguish movable and immovable cultural heritage
86. Examine the contribution of performing arts to the country’s economy
87. To what extent is language important in our culture
88. Analyse foreign influence on indigenous cultural heritage
89. Evaluate the impact of early Europeans on Zimbabwe’s cultural heritage
90. How far did colonialism influence our cultural heritage?
91. Examine ways of dealing with impact of colonialism on our cultural heritage
92. How much does our indigenous cultural heritage owe to Arab influence?
93. Discuss the impact of Christianity and other alternative religions on our indigenous
cultural heritage
94. Discuss the importance of cultural heritage
95. How successful has been Zimbabwe in protecting its cultural heritage
96. Assess the economic importance of cultural heritage to Zimbabwe
97. Analyse measures to safeguard the economic importance of cultural heritage to
Zimbabwe
98. Discuss the political importance of cultural heritage to Zimbabwe
99. compare the importance of cultural heritage in the precolonial and postcolonial era.
100. Assess threats to cultural heritage
101. Analyse the social threats to cultural heritage
102. Discuss religious threats to cultural heritage
103. Examine Indigenous knowledge system(IKS) on cultural heritage
104. Discuss different Indigenous knowledge system(IKS)in Zimbabwe
105. Explain the uses of Indigenous knowledge system(IKS)
106. Assess the strategies of safeguarding Indigenous knowledge system(IKS)
107. Explain the importance of IKS in promoting and safeguarding cultural heritage
108. Discuss legal frameworks on cultural heritage
109. Evaluate how the constitution of Zimbabwe promote cultural diversity
110. Examine the role institutions responsible for the management of cultural
heritage.
111. Evaluate the effectiveness of the institutions in managing the cultural heritage.
112. Examine the role of traditional leadership in cultural heritage management
113. Discuss the role of religion in cultural heritage management.
114. Analyse the role of cultural and creative industries in Zimbabwe’s economy
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115. Explain the factors affecting Cultural and Creative Industries in Zimbabwe
116. Assess measures to deal with factors affecting Cultural and Creative Industries
in Zimbabwe
117. Compare indigenous and contemporary ways of producing and manufacturing
goods.
118. Analyse ways of preserving indigenous and contemporary entrepreneurship
skills.
119. Evaluate the measure taken by government of promoting indigenous and
contemporary entrepreneurship skills.
120. Assess the effectives of the concept of intellectual property rights in protecting
CCIs.
121. Discuss the importance of land as heritage
122. Evaluate the centrality of land to all other forms of heritage
123. Discuss the spiritual significance of land
124. Examine ways Zimbabwe can benefit from the economic significance of land
125. Assess the social significance of land
126. Discuss the process of land alienation in Zimbabwe
127. Assess the impact of land alienation on indigenous social institutions
128. Evaluate the impact of land alienation on indigenous economic institutions
129. Examine the impact of colonial legislation on land.
130. Analyse the impact of land apportionment Act on indigenous institutions
131. How successful was the response by indigenous people to land alienation?
132. Explain the significance of liberation heritage
133. Discuss ways people can uphold the significance of liberation war songs
134. Assess the benefits of monuments and shrines of the liberation found in and
outside Zimbabwe
135. Explain the centrality of the land issue on international relations.
136. Evaluate the land reforms in Zimbabwe from 1980 to 2000
137. To what extent did the land reforms affect Zimbabwe’ relations
internationally.
138. Examine the fundamental values and principles of constitutionalism
139. Assess the role played by the constitution in nation-building
140. Examine the role of Zimbabwe’s constitution in promoting peace-building
141. Discuss how the constitution of Zimbabwe uphold heritage and cultural values
142. Compare pre-colonial and post-colonial African constitutionalism
143. Discuss ways used by indigenous leadership to enforce unwritten constitutions
144. Assess the contribution of African pre-colonial constitutionalism to our
current Zimbabwean home-grown constitution.
145. Examine how post-colonial administrations can benefit from pre-colonial
constitutionalism
146. Explain the rights and responsibilities of citizens in Zimbabwe from pre-
colonial period
147. Examine the impact of colonial constitutionalism on people’s rights
148. Discuss rights and responsibilities of citizens in colonial Zimbabwe
149. Compare rights and responsibilities of citizens in colonial and post-colonial
Zimbabwe.
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150. Evaluate the roles played by society and government in upholding rights
vulnerable groups.
151. Analyse social safety nets on vulnerable groups from pre-colonial period
152. Examine the nature of safety nets on vulnerable groups in the colonial period
153. Assess post-colonial period Zimbabwe social safety nets on vulnerable groups
154. How successful has been the Zimbabwean government in upholding children’s
rights and responsibilities
155. Examine how you can come with activities that advance the rights of
vulnerable members in the society
156. Explain factors that lead to Zimbabwe’s vulnerability to disasters
157. Discuss potential natural disasters that can affect Zimbabwe
158. Analyse factors that lead to Zimbabwe’s vulnerability to disasters
159. Assess Zimbabwe’s state of preparedness for natural disasters
160. Evaluate strategies to improve preparedness to natural disasters
161. Evaluate the effectiveness of digital platforms in safeguarding heritage
162. Examine causes of cyber crime in Zimbabwe
163. Assess methods of reducing cyber crime in Zimbabwe
164. Examine effects of cyber crime in Zimbabwe
165. Discuss causes of cultural terrorism
166. Analyse various forms of cultural terrorism
167. Evaluate the impact of cultural terrorism
168. Examine ways of dealing with the impact of cultural terrorism
169. Discus Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
170. Evaluate the progress towards the achievement of each SDG
171. Explain the relevance of SDGs to Zimbabwe.
172. Explain the concept of Cultural Diplomacy
173. Assess ways of promoting Cultural Diplomacy
174. Evaluate the impact of Cultural Diplomacy on Zimbabwe’s cultural heritage
175. How effective are ways of promoting Cultural exchange and Global
intercultural dialogue in Zimbabwe