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ZIMSEC O-Level Heritage Studies

3.5Inheritance and heirship

Inheritance and heirship in ZIMSEC O-Level Heritage Studies: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Overview

Form 1 (concept of inheritance, indigenous and contemporary heirship), Form 2 (indigenous practices; tangible and intangible inheritance) and Form 3 (contemporary families; the will).

Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 3.5.1Form 1: explain heirship and describe indigenous and contemporary heirship practices.
  2. 3.5.2Form 2: describe the inheritance and heirship practices of indigenous families and distinguish tangible from intangible inheritance.
  3. 3.5.3Form 3: describe inheritance and heirship practices in contemporary societies, including the use of a will.

Lessons

  • Inheritance and heirship in contemporary families: wills and the law

    22 min

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  • Inheritance and heirship in indigenous families

    20 min

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Sample question

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Inheritance and heirship: sample question

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Which office supervises deceased estates and the executors who administer them?

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