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Ethiopia's Historical Dynamics and Influences

This document assigns history students at Jimma University's College of Social Sciences and Humanities 20% of their grade for a history course. It lists 5 topics students must discuss and assess in their assignment, each worth 4% of the total grade. The topics cover the expansion of Christianity and Islam in ancient Ethiopian states; the role of trade in relations between peoples and polities in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa; the divergent approaches of Emperors Tewodros II, Yohannes IV and Menilek II in administering the empire; why Italians succeeded in conquering Ethiopia in 1936 after failing in 1896; and major population movements and intermingling in the region.

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Ethiopia's Historical Dynamics and Influences

This document assigns history students at Jimma University's College of Social Sciences and Humanities 20% of their grade for a history course. It lists 5 topics students must discuss and assess in their assignment, each worth 4% of the total grade. The topics cover the expansion of Christianity and Islam in ancient Ethiopian states; the role of trade in relations between peoples and polities in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa; the divergent approaches of Emperors Tewodros II, Yohannes IV and Menilek II in administering the empire; why Italians succeeded in conquering Ethiopia in 1936 after failing in 1896; and major population movements and intermingling in the region.

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Jimma University

College of Social Sciences and Humanities


Department of History and Heritage Management
Assignment for Regular Program Students (20%) (Hist.
1012)

1. Discuss how Christianity and Islam expanded in Ethiopia and assess their importance in the
political and cultural life of ancient states of the region. (4% Points)
2. How did trade in Ethiopia and the horn of Africa come to be the main drivers of relations
between peoples and polities? (4% Points)
3. Assess the divergent paths Emperors Tewodros II, Yohannes IV and Menilek II pursued in
the administration of the empire. (4% Points)
4. Why, in 1936, did Italians succeed where they had so tragically failed in 1896? (4% Points)
5. Explicate the major population movements and their contributions to the intermingling of
peoples in Ethiopia and the Horn. (4% Points)

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