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1. Muslims recapture the Holy Land
2. Minamoto family wins a civil war in Japan
3. New European universities founded
4. European churches built in startling new style
5. Angkor Wat completed in Khmer kingdom
6. Shona people build splendid city
7. Anasazi erect immense communal houses
8. Western European philosophers debate ideas of Aristotle

6. Shona people build splendid city

The Shona people of southern Africa have constructed a tremendous city made of stone. This great city is called Zimbabwe, which means house of stone in the Shona language. Many of its buildings are made of huge granite slabs, most of which were fitted together without mortar. These structures include an impressive tower and powerful walls.

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