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1. Villages were protected from attacks by a thorn fence called homa
2. They lived in stone buildings
3. They had a system of Age-sets and age-groups
4. Marriage between members of the same clan was forbidden
5. They were organised in clans consisting of related families
6. They were polygamous
7. The family was the basic unit of the Shona society headed by the father
8. The Shona elders were highly respected to ensure they would not harm the living when they became ancestors themselves
9. The Shona believed in one God, the Creator Mwari
10. The Mwene Mutapa was regarded a divine king and therefore he was venerated
johnmulu answered the question on February 13, 2017 at 08:31
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