36 Egypt, Nubia, and Ethiopia

Question 1

Under whose rule did the Coptic Christians face a new wave of persecution?

Answer 1

Mamelukes

Question 2

What was entrusted to Ethiopia according to the Kebra Nagast?

Answer 2

The Ark of the Covenant, thus the Ethiopian nation was the legitimate successor to Jerusalem, or Zion, a belief that significantly strengthened its historical religious identity over against Islam