accessible by means of two very steep and narrow paths that twist their way to the
summit, and yet 2 000 tons of soil have been artificially transported to the very top by
a prehistoric people of unknown identity.
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Archaeological enquiry uncovered the remnants of numerous dwellings, which had
been built on the ruins of predecessors over many generations, resulting in a series of
habitation phases. Radiocarbon dates show that the first buildings were erected below
the hill at the beginning of the 11th century AD. But adjacent to Mapungubwe is the
sister site of Bambandyanalo, which was settled even earlier. It seems that the centre
of the state shifted from Bambandyanalo to Mapungubwe Hill in about 1045 AD, when
the town most probably became overcrowded. It was also at about this time that hills
and mountains became associated with royalty and the noble classes began to build
their structure on high ground. This is an important observation as it provided evidence
of the extensive wealth and social differentiation of the people of Mapungubwe; in
other words, this ancient civilization was class based.
The gold findings are also evidence of early gold smelting. A large number of artifacts
from the royal family were discovered at Mapungubwe. The best known of these
objects is the golden rhinoceros. All in all, the amount of gold from this burial amounted
to 7 503 ounces.
Greefswald farm remained the property of the State from the 1930s. Management of
the farm was taken over by the provincial Department of Nature Conservation in 1992
and control was transferred to SANParks in 1999. Mapungubwe was declared a World
Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
(UNESCO) in July 2003.
1.1 Write down the following:
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The grade you are going to teach this lesson to.
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The teaching strategy or strategies that you will use.
1.2 Design a class test with 10 questions.
• The test must count 20 marks.
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The questions must meet the criteria for good questioning.
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The questions must be set at a variety of the Bloom's taxonomy levels
according to the CAPS requirements.
. Only one reproductive (lower order) question may be asked.
.
Indicate each time on which level of Bloom's taxonomy the
question lies.
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Compile a memorandum, and mark allocation should be indicated.
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