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CUS3701 Assignment 3 2024 (629218)- DUE 6 August 2024
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- CUS3701 (CUS3701)
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- University Of South Africa
CUS3701 Assignment 3 2024 (629218)- DUE 6 August 2024 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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[Date]CUS3701 Assignment
3 2024 (629218)-
DUE 6 August 2024
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
,CUS3701 Assignment 3 2024 (629218)- DUE 6 August 2024
QUESTION 1
Read the extract below and answer the questions that follow.
MAPHUNGUBWE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE The ancient city of
Mapungubwe (meaning “hill of the jackal”) is an Iron Age archaeological site
in the Limpopo province on the border between South Africa, Zimbabwe and
Botswana, 75 km from Messina. It sits close to the point where the Limpopo
and Shashe Rivers meet. One thousand years ago, Mapungubwe appears to
have been the centre of the largest known kingdom in the African sub-
continent. The civilization thrived as a sophisticated trading centre from
around 1200 to 1300 AD, trading gold and ivory with China, India and Egypt.
The site was “discovered” on 31 December 1932, when a local informant,
Mowena, led E.S.J. van Graan (farmer and prospector), his son and three
others to Greefswald farm on Mapungubwe Hill. On the hill, they noticed
stone walls and on closer inspection, they recovered gold and iron artifacts,
pottery and glass beads. Van Graan's son recognised the academic value of
the site and contacted the head of the Department of History at the University
of Pretoria, Professor Leo Fouché. As a result of his intervention, the
University negotiated with the owner of the property, E.E. Collins. In a legal
agreement, the University took ownership of the gold and other artifacts and
secured an option and a contract for excavation rights. The University also
successfully requested a postponement of prospecting, mining and related
activities on Greefswald. In June 1933, Greefswald was bought by the
Government and excavation rights were granted to the University of Pretoria.
The University established an Archaeological Committee, which from 1933 to
1947 oversaw research and excavations (read more about the excavations).
Mapungubwe Hill is 300 m long, broad at one end, tapering at the other. It is
only 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
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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:
• The grade you are going to teach this lesson to.
• The teaching strategy or strategies that you will use.
1.2 Design a class test with 10 questions.
• The test must count 20 marks.
• The questions must meet the criteria for good questioning.
• 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. [20]
1.1 Lesson Plan Details
Grade Level: 7
Teaching Strategy:
1. Interactive Lecture: Introduce the topic with a brief lecture about the
Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape using visuals like maps, images of
artifacts, and timelines.
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