Research Question: How did King Shaka transform the Zulu into a dominant fighting power?
Thesis: King Shaka used harsh training, immense power and shrewdness to replace their traditional culture with a belief that made bravery and courage essential to their survival.
- Topic Sentence #1: King Shaka went to great heights in order to ensure that his warriors would be brave and dedicated fighters in the battlefield.
- Topic Sentence #2: The training Shaka enforced on his men became something they took for granted
- Topic Sentence #3: Though most of the Zulu culture was washed away by blood and courage, the aggressive tribe still had religious beliefs and showed great interest in music and arts.
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