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What was the primary cause of the conflict between the Christian Kingdom and the Muslim Sultanates?
What was the primary cause of the conflict between the Christian Kingdom and the Muslim Sultanates?
- Religious supremacy wars
- Competition and struggle for control over the trade routes (correct)
- Demographic pressure among Afar and Somali pastoralists
- Corruption and anarchy among the Muslim Sultanates
Who provided ideological justification for the wars between the Christian Kingdom and the Muslim Sultanates?
Who provided ideological justification for the wars between the Christian Kingdom and the Muslim Sultanates?
- Christian and Muslim clerics (correct)
- Imam Ahmed Ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
- Corrupt leaders of the Muslim Sultanates
- Garad Abun of Adal
Where was Imam Ahmed Ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi born and raised?
Where was Imam Ahmed Ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi born and raised?
- Zeila, an oasis on the route to Dire Dawa
- Somali pastoralist area
- Hubet, between Dire Dawa and Jigjiga (correct)
- Christian Kingdom
What intensified the internal strife, corruption, and anarchy among the Muslim Sultanates?
What intensified the internal strife, corruption, and anarchy among the Muslim Sultanates?
What made military mobilization possible in the conflict between the Christian Kingdom and the Muslim Sultanates?
What made military mobilization possible in the conflict between the Christian Kingdom and the Muslim Sultanates?
What did Garad Abun of Adal call for during his few years in power?
What did Garad Abun of Adal call for during his few years in power?
Who fell to Imam Ahmed's army in 1520?
Who fell to Imam Ahmed's army in 1520?
What was one of the Imam's remarkable achievements in leadership?
What was one of the Imam's remarkable achievements in leadership?
What led to raiding and counter-raiding at water holes or animal rustling intensifying between the 13th and 16th centuries?
What led to raiding and counter-raiding at water holes or animal rustling intensifying between the 13th and 16th centuries?
What was Lebne-Dengel's age when he was enthroned?
What was Lebne-Dengel's age when he was enthroned?
What did the Imam convince the pastoral communities to do?
What did the Imam convince the pastoral communities to do?
What was the main cause of the conflict between the Muslim pastoralists and the Christian army?
What was the main cause of the conflict between the Muslim pastoralists and the Christian army?
What was one of the Imam's remarkable achievements in leadership?
What was one of the Imam's remarkable achievements in leadership?
What led to intensified raiding and counter-raiding at water holes or animal rustling between the 13th and 16th centuries?
What led to intensified raiding and counter-raiding at water holes or animal rustling between the 13th and 16th centuries?
What was the primary cause of the conflict between the Christian Kingdom and the Muslim Sultanates?
What was the primary cause of the conflict between the Christian Kingdom and the Muslim Sultanates?
What made it difficult for lowland Muslim pastoralists to expand to high plateaus in the 13th-16th centuries?
What made it difficult for lowland Muslim pastoralists to expand to high plateaus in the 13th-16th centuries?
What did Imam Ahmed's refusal to pay tribute lead to in 1527?
What did Imam Ahmed's refusal to pay tribute lead to in 1527?
What was the significant achievement of Lebne-Dengel's reign?
What was the significant achievement of Lebne-Dengel's reign?
What was the main reason behind the competition and struggle for control over trade routes between the Christian Kingdom and the Muslim principalities?
What was the main reason behind the competition and struggle for control over trade routes between the Christian Kingdom and the Muslim principalities?
Who provided ideological justification for the wars between the Christian Kingdom and the Muslim Sultanates?
Who provided ideological justification for the wars between the Christian Kingdom and the Muslim Sultanates?
What intensified the internal strife, corruption, and anarchy among the Muslim Sultanates?
What intensified the internal strife, corruption, and anarchy among the Muslim Sultanates?
Where was Imam Ahmed Ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi born and raised?
Where was Imam Ahmed Ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi born and raised?
Who fell to Imam Ahmed's army in 1520?
Who fell to Imam Ahmed's army in 1520?
What did Garad Abun of Adal call for during his few years in power?
What did Garad Abun of Adal call for during his few years in power?
