Ethiopian Hagiographical and Chronical Traditions Quiz

The term history is derived from the Greek word Istoria, meaning 'inquiry'.

Academically, history can be defined as an organized and systematic study of the past.

The major concern of history is the study of human society and its interaction with the natural environment.

<p>History deals with the past, while other disciplines deal with the present.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Historians organize and divide the human past into separate periods after identifying significant developments in politics, society, economy, culture, environment, etc.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The ancient Greek historian who first used the term history is Herodotus (c. 484–425 B.C.E.).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Historians rely on evidence from sources, while propagandists do not.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Primary sources are original, firsthand materials in close proximity to the event, such as handwritten documents, diaries, and photographs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Secondary sources are second-hand published accounts that interpret past events based on primary sources.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Oral data is valuable for studying non-literate societies, filling gaps, and corroborating written records.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Access to multiple sources allows historians to form comprehensive and accurate historical interpretations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>New historical interpretations are made possible by the discovery of new sources.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>History emerged as an academic discipline and historical studies became a full-time occupation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In the 1960s.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Professionalization of history in other parts of the Horn is a post-colonial phenomenon.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Northeast Africa, containing Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Massive highland complex of mountains and plateaus divided by the Great Rift Valley, surrounded by lowlands, semi-desert, deserts, and tropical forests.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Remarkably diverse, with interactions throughout history from various locations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Glorious Victories of Amde-Tsion</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Legends, facts about genealogy, upbringing, military exploits, devotion, and statesmanship</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ge'ez</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Religious terms</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Little to none</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Culture, language, import-export trade</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A. The Nile River B. Gibe/Omo–Gojeb C. Genale/Jubba-Shebele D. The Awash River E. The Ethiopian Rift Valley Lake systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The geography has facilitated contacts with other regions through commerce, movements, wars, and colonialism.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden have linked Northeast Africa to the Eastern Mediterranean, the Near and Middle East, India, and the Far East.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Indian Ocean has linked East Africa to the Near and Middle East, India, and the Far East.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Awash River links the cool rich highlands of Central Ethiopia with the hot, dry lowlands.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Ethiopian Rift Valley Lake systems form a self-contained drainage basin that includes lakes stretching from Lake Ziway to Lake Turkana.</p> Signup and view all the answers