Subsistence practices

Rhodesian life is similar to the environment in Things fall apart. Much of Rhodesian’s food was obtained from subsistence farming. In order to get water, one had to walk to a near by river. When the Europeans arrived it became more common to obtain food from local markets rather than farming. Prior to the Europeans arrival, there were always markets at which one could sell their extra produce, however, it became more popular when the settlers arrived because there was more produce introduced to the market.