ADAMA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY
History 2nd Assignment
Course Tittle: History of Ethiopia and the Horn
Course Code: LART 1003
Academic Year: 2023
Total Marks: 10%
Hello Students!
From the questions listed 1-6 below, you have been expected to answer only one
question.
It helps you to prepare for the final exam, too.
Prepare the assignment from the module, and you can also add from any other
sources.
The assignment will be done in pairs (two students).
Bring the assignment when you come for the final exam.
1. Discuss in detail what is Historiography of Ethiopia & the Horn
2. Compare and contrast Zagwe Dynasty (C.1150-1270) and the “Solomonic’’ Dynasty
3. Compare and contrast the cause and consequences of the religious reforms made by
Emperor Zara-Yaqob (r. 1436–48) and Spanish Jesuit, Afonso Mendez ordered
reconsecration Catholicism as a state religion in 1622.
4. Cause, process and consequences of the rivalry between the Christian Kingdom and
the Muslim Sultanates.
5. Explain in detail about what Gada System means, Gadaa system elements of
democracy, Gadaa Grades Based Roles and Responsibilities, the five Gadaa classes
and Gadaa centers.
6. Identify cause, process and consequences of Adawa battle.
Good Luck!
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