Great Zimbabwe
This article which I have chosen to read, is about a ruined city of southeast Zimbabwe south of Harare. Great Zimbabwe is an ancient city on the plateau in sub-Saharan Africa. Great Zimbabwe was supposedly a city that controlled much trade and culture of southern Africa during the 12th and 17th centuries because it was stationed on the shortest route between the northern gold fields, and the Indian Ocean. Archaeologists believed that this masterful stonework was built somewhere around 1100 and 1600 A.D. Great Zimbabwe covers 1,779 acres and is made up of 3 main structures. The first one is the Hill Complex; Hill Complex is the oldest part of the site. The hill was approximately 262 feet high. This enables inhabitants to view enemies from up the hill. Below the Hill Complex is the Great Enclosure, or Elliptical Building. The most dazzling structures of Great Zimbabwe are found here. It's thought to have been the royal palace at that time. Between these two large structures is the Valley Ruins. The youngest walls are found here. Some archaeologists deemed that it might have been the area's control access, for that the wall enables people to walk in single file only. Great Zimbabwe has been designed to cha
Today, people are now finally able to get information about Great Zimbabwe. Though there're still some difficulty studying these ruins, because of past "mistakes" people have had made. And, that sub-Saharan countries are not really wealthy to spend much money on archaeology. But, archaeologists will reclaim the cultural clue that has survived. nge its periphery as the city's population grew due to the fact that it wasn't constructed around a central plan. Despite that the size has made Great Zimbabwe remarkable, another main factor is its stonework. Many of the structures were made of blocks cut from granite. The city's name comes from the Shona term dzimbabwe, meaning " houses of stone." Many other researchers believed in the same thing. However, most European settlers in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, rejected this theory. From 1965, until the independence of Rhodesia from England in 1980, Rhodesian Front inspected all books and materials available on Great Zimbabwe to prevent Africans from gaining power. Archaeologists who were held the believe that Africans were the founders of Great Zimbabwe were imprisoned and some were even deported. In addition, Rhodesian Front also prohibits locals to use Great Zimbabwe for
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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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