How Long to Read Montezuma Castle - A National Monument, Arizona

How Long Does it Take to Read Montezuma Castle - A National Monument, Arizona?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 11 minutes to read Montezuma Castle - A National Monument, Arizona by Albert H. Schroeder Homer F. Hastings

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

MONTEZUMA CASTLE, a pueblo ruin in the Verde River valley of central Arizona, has no connection with the Aztec emperor whose name it bears. The name was given by early settlers in the Verde Valley in the belief that the striking 5-story ruin with its 20 rooms had been built by Aztec refugees, fleeing from central Mexico at the time of the Spanish conquest. It follows naturally that the small lake inside a hill 7 miles away should be named Montezuma Well. While the story of the flight is known to be false, the names remain. The aboriginal builders of the Castle left no records, but they did leave broken pottery, trash, and other debris of their everyday life. The analysis of this material tells us that these people, whom we call Sinagua (see glossary), were peaceful farmers who occupied this area from the 1100's until the 1400's; that they were similar in physical type to many of today's Pueblo peoples in northern Arizona and New Mexico; and that they differed somewhat in their daily life from their neighbors in the desert to the south and in the mountains and plateaus to the north. This is their story, and we hope that it can take you back in your mind's eye to the time when their fingers left marks as they plastered the walls of Montezuma Castle, and to the time when their fires left the smoke deposits you still see on those walls. But this story must begin with the land itself....

How long is Montezuma Castle - A National Monument, Arizona?

Montezuma Castle - A National Monument, Arizona by Albert H. Schroeder Homer F. Hastings is 69 pages long, and a total of 17,871 words.

This makes it 23% the length of the average book. It also has 22% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Montezuma Castle - A National Monument, Arizona Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 37 minutes to read Montezuma Castle - A National Monument, Arizona aloud.

What Reading Level is Montezuma Castle - A National Monument, Arizona?

Montezuma Castle - A National Monument, Arizona is suitable for students ages 8 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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