History of Jewish Migration to Ethiopia

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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)?

  • 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?

  • 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?

<p>Primarily through peaceful ways including trade (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where did Muslims initially settle in the Horn of Africa?

<p>On the Red Sea coasts (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What played a minor role in the introduction of Islam into the interior of the Horn of Africa?

<p>The trade routes through the Dahlak islands (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who gave refugees from Prophet Mohammed asylum from 615-628 A.D.?

<p>Armah Ella Seham (Ashama b.Abjar or Ahmed alNejash) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Protestants do in terms of education in Ethiopia and the Horn?

<p>Established schools open to all children of chiefs and farmers (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was one key approach used by both Catholic and Protestant missionaries in Ethiopia and the Horn?

<p>'Adoption of old names for Supreme Being' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was NOT a significant way through which Islam spread among communities in the interior?

<p>Debates within Muslim communities (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which age did the agricultural revolution known as the Neolithic Revolution take place?

<p>Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a significant feature of the Neolithic Revolution?

<p>Awareness of growing cycle of grass types (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did domestication transform mankind during the Neolithic Revolution?

<p>From mobile to sedentary way of life (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What technological changes brought socio-economic transformation on human life?

<p>Development of agriculture during the Neolithic period (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which hominid group was responsible for the invention of fire and the start of burial practices?

<p>Homo erectus (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who are the major centers of human evolution mentioned in the text?

<p>Lower Omo and Middle Awash valleys (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which period saw the development of stone tools and is divided into Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic sub-periods?

<p>Stone Age (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a consequence of the commencing of farming (agricultural revolution) in the Horn of Africa?

<p>Formation of state (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which language super family is sub-divided into Cushitic, Semitic, and Omotic language families in Ethiopia and the Horn?

<p>Afro-Asiatic (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did the agricultural revolution affect the societies in the Horn of Africa?

<p>Surplus production and trade exchange (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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