Religious Wars and Trade Competition

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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?

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?

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?

Leadership crisis Signup and view all the answers

What made military mobilization possible in the conflict between the Christian Kingdom and the Muslim Sultanates?

Competition and struggle for control over the trade routes Signup and view all the answers

What did Garad Abun of Adal call for during his few years in power?

Islamic Puritanism Signup and view all the answers

Who fell to Imam Ahmed's army in 1520?

Adal Signup and view all the answers

What was one of the Imam's remarkable achievements in leadership?

Mobilizing the pastoral communities to unite and expand to the Christian Kingdom Signup and view all the answers

What led to raiding and counter-raiding at water holes or animal rustling intensifying between the 13th and 16th centuries?

Overgrazing and increased population in Somali and Afar of eastern Ethiopia Signup and view all the answers

What was Lebne-Dengel's age when he was enthroned?

Eleven Signup and view all the answers

What did the Imam convince the pastoral communities to do?

Unite and expand to the Christian Kingdom Signup and view all the answers

What was the main cause of the conflict between the Muslim pastoralists and the Christian army?

Expansion to high plateaus for better pasturelands Signup and view all the answers

What was one of the Imam's remarkable achievements in leadership?

Uniting pastoral communities and mobilizing them for a common cause Signup and view all the answers

What led to intensified raiding and counter-raiding at water holes or animal rustling between the 13th and 16th centuries?

Increased population and overgrazing in eastern Ethiopia Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary cause of the conflict between the Christian Kingdom and the Muslim Sultanates?

Scarcity of pasturelands and water resources Signup and view all the answers

What made it difficult for lowland Muslim pastoralists to expand to high plateaus in the 13th-16th centuries?

Opposition from the Christian army Signup and view all the answers

What did Imam Ahmed's refusal to pay tribute lead to in 1527?

A military campaign against the Christian Kingdom Signup and view all the answers

What was the significant achievement of Lebne-Dengel's reign?

Scoring significant victories into Muslim territory Signup and view all the answers

What was the main reason behind the competition and struggle for control over trade routes between the Christian Kingdom and the Muslim principalities?

Interest to control trade routes Signup and view all the answers

Who provided ideological justification for the wars between the Christian Kingdom and the Muslim Sultanates?

Imam Ahmed Ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi Signup and view all the answers

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What was the primary cause of the conflict between the Christian Kingdom and the Muslim Sultanates?

Who provided ideological justification for the wars between the Christian Kingdom and the Muslim Sultanates?

Where was Imam Ahmed Ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi born and raised?

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 did Garad Abun of Adal call for during his few years in power?

Who fell to Imam Ahmed's army in 1520?

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 was Lebne-Dengel's age when he was enthroned?

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 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 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 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 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?

What intensified the internal strife, corruption, and anarchy among the Muslim Sultanates?

Where was Imam Ahmed Ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi born and raised?

Who fell to Imam Ahmed's army in 1520?

What did Garad Abun of Adal call for during his few years in power?

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