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What is the age range of the Luba generation set?
What is the age range of the Luba generation set?
Who assisted the Abba-Gadaa in the Gadaa government?
Who assisted the Abba-Gadaa in the Gadaa government?
What was the role of the Qallu in the Gadaa system?
What was the role of the Qallu in the Gadaa system?
What institution helped women maintain their rights in the Gadaa system?
What institution helped women maintain their rights in the Gadaa system?
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What was the term for women above 80 years in the Gadaa system?
What was the term for women above 80 years in the Gadaa system?
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What was the role of the kalale in the Gadaa system?
What was the role of the kalale in the Gadaa system?
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How often did the Gadaa system transfer power?
How often did the Gadaa system transfer power?
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What was the term for the wife of a Gadamojji in the Gadaa system?
What was the term for the wife of a Gadamojji in the Gadaa system?
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What was the role of the Abba Sera in the Gadaa government?
What was the role of the Abba Sera in the Gadaa government?
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What was the role of the Abba-Dula in the Gadaa government?
What was the role of the Abba-Dula in the Gadaa government?
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Study Notes
Domestication of Animals and Stone Tools
- Domestication of animals like cattle and use of stone tools took place in Ethiopia and the Horn region
- Sites of domestication of animals like cattle in Ethiopia include Laga Oda rock shelter, Lalibela Cave, and Lake Basaqa near Matahara
Languages and Linguistic Processes
- Ethiopia and the Horn region are marked by ethnic and linguistic diversity, with approximately 90 languages
- The languages of the region are classified into two super families: Afro-Asiatic and Nilo-Saharan
- Afro-Asiatic super family is sub-divided into families including Cushitic, Semitic, and Omotic
- Cushitic family is grouped into Northern Cushitic, Central Cushitic, Eastern Cushitic, and Southern Cushitic branches
- Semitic family is divided into North Semitic and South Semitic branches
- Omotic family includes languages such as Anfillo, Ari, Bambasi, and others
Queen Elleni and Portuguese Embassy
- Queen Elleni played an important role in strengthening relations with Portugal
- In 1508, Portugal sent an ambassador to Christian Ethiopia
- Around 1512, Queen Elleni sent an Armenian called Mathew to Portugal
- The Portuguese Embassy led by Rodrigo di Lima, Duwarto Galliba, and Francisco Alvarez reached Ethiopia in 1520 and remained for six years
Politics, Economy, and Social Processes
- Conflict between the Christian Kingdom and the Sultanate of Adal was caused by competition for control over trade routes
- The Imam's army defeated the Christian Kingdom in 1529 at the battle of Shimbra Kure
- Imam Ahmed's empire stretched from Zeila to Massawa on the coast, including the Ethiopian interior
- Linguistic and religious interactions accompanied by intermarriages among peoples of various cultural groups occurred in the region
- Competition for supremacy over the Red Sea and Indian Ocean between Portugal and the Ottoman Turks gave the conflict a global dimension
Conflict between the Christian Kingdom and the Sultanate of Adal
- The revival of long-distance trade caused competition and struggle for control over trade routes between the Christian Kingdom and the Muslim principalities
- The Imam's army fought fiercely and controlled territories including Bali, Dawaro, Fatagar, Sidama, Hadiya, and Kambata
Gadaa System and Oromo Population Movement
- The Gadaa system was a system of government among the Oromo people
- The Gadaa system functioned by cyclical power transfer from one Gadaa class to the next every eight years
- Women maintained their rights by the Sinqe institution, which helped them form sisterhood and solidarity
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Description
This quiz covers the early history of Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa, including the domestication of animals and the use of stone tools in the region.
