Ethiopia And The Horn Of Africa

Question 1

What was the dynasty in Ethiopia

Answer 1

Zagwe dynasty

Question 2

What was the zagwe dynasty

Answer 2

A dynasty that ruled many parts of present-day Ethiopia and Eritrea

Question 3

when did the zagwe dynasty rule

Answer 3

early 12th and late 13th century

Question 4

Who defeated the Zagwe dynasty

Answer 4

The Solomonic dynasty in 1270 AD

Question 5

What did the Solomonic dynasty do

Answer 5

they governed the Ethiopian Empire

Question 6

When did the Solomonic dynasty govern the Ethiopian empire

Answer 6

1270 AD- 1636

Question 7

What was the main minority in Ethiopian empires

Answer 7

Largely Christian with a sizable Islamic minority

Question 8

What did the kingdom maintain

Answer 8

Mythological status as a list Christian kingdom in medieval Europe that was isolated by Muslim conquest in North Africa

Question 9

What happened early 15th century

Answer 9

Ethiopia made diplomatic contact with European kingdoms

Question 10

What happened upon contact

Answer 10

Portugal assisted the Ethiopian emperor (Emperor of Abyssinia)

Question 11

How did Portugal help

Answer 11

Sent weapons and 400 men who helped defeat the neighboring Adam Sultanate maintaining the lone East African Christian kingdoms