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Which of the following were important in the rise of Great Zimbabwe?
A. its seizure of the gold trade and control of exchange routes to the east African coast
B. military defeats of its nearest rivals
C. surplus production of agricultural resources
D. it's diplomatic alliance with the pharaohs of Egypt
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