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What was the role of churches and monasteries during the early Medieval Period (1270-1527)?
What was the role of churches and monasteries during the early Medieval Period (1270-1527)?
- They served as repositories of manuscripts and precious art objects (correct)
- They were centers for religious debates and controversies
- They were used as military training grounds
- They functioned as administrative offices for the ruling class
What did the Jesuits aim to do in relation to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church (EOC)?
What did the Jesuits aim to do in relation to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church (EOC)?
- Establish schools for all children of chiefs and farmers
- Convert the EOC from Dyophysite to Monophysite
- Trigger religious controversies within the EOC (correct)
- Preach their own faith in Ethiopia and the Horn
How did Protestant missionaries differ in their approach to preaching in Ethiopia and the Horn?
How did Protestant missionaries differ in their approach to preaching in Ethiopia and the Horn?
- They preached their faith in a less systematic manner
- They established schools open to all children of chiefs and farmers
- They focused on converting Monophysite EOC to Dyophysite Catholic
- They adopted old names for Supreme Being and used them as equivalent to God (correct)
How did Islam spread to the Horn of Africa?
How did Islam spread to the Horn of Africa?
Where did Muslims initially settle in the Horn of Africa?
Where did Muslims initially settle in the Horn of Africa?
What played a minor role in the introduction of Islam into the interior of the Horn of Africa?
What played a minor role in the introduction of Islam into the interior of the Horn of Africa?
Who gave refugees from Prophet Mohammed asylum from 615-628 A.D.?
Who gave refugees from Prophet Mohammed asylum from 615-628 A.D.?
What did Protestants do in terms of education in Ethiopia and the Horn?
What did Protestants do in terms of education in Ethiopia and the Horn?
What was one key approach used by both Catholic and Protestant missionaries in Ethiopia and the Horn?
What was one key approach used by both Catholic and Protestant missionaries in Ethiopia and the Horn?
What was NOT a significant way through which Islam spread among communities in the interior?
What was NOT a significant way through which Islam spread among communities in the interior?
During which age did the agricultural revolution known as the Neolithic Revolution take place?
During which age did the agricultural revolution known as the Neolithic Revolution take place?
What was a significant feature of the Neolithic Revolution?
What was a significant feature of the Neolithic Revolution?
How did domestication transform mankind during the Neolithic Revolution?
How did domestication transform mankind during the Neolithic Revolution?
What technological changes brought socio-economic transformation on human life?
What technological changes brought socio-economic transformation on human life?
Which hominid group was responsible for the invention of fire and the start of burial practices?
Which hominid group was responsible for the invention of fire and the start of burial practices?
Who are the major centers of human evolution mentioned in the text?
Who are the major centers of human evolution mentioned in the text?
Which period saw the development of stone tools and is divided into Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic sub-periods?
Which period saw the development of stone tools and is divided into Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic sub-periods?
What was a consequence of the commencing of farming (agricultural revolution) in the Horn of Africa?
What was a consequence of the commencing of farming (agricultural revolution) in the Horn of Africa?
Which language super family is sub-divided into Cushitic, Semitic, and Omotic language families in Ethiopia and the Horn?
Which language super family is sub-divided into Cushitic, Semitic, and Omotic language families in Ethiopia and the Horn?
How did the agricultural revolution affect the societies in the Horn of Africa?
How did the agricultural revolution affect the societies in the Horn of Africa?
