Southern States Omotic States and Peoples under Tato system

Question 1

Kafa was found

Answer 1

south of Enareya, located south of the Gojeb and north of the Omo River

Question 2

This part of Ethiopia (Kafa) receives heavy rainfall, has dense forests and fertile soil. It was inhabited by peoples related to the Bench. (T/F)

Answer 2

True

Question 2

Kafa was known at least since the end
of

Answer 2

the fourteenth century

Question 3

Kafa was ruled by a king whose title was called

Answer 3

Tato

Question 4

In Kafa the Kingship was not hereditary. (T/F)

Answer 4

False

Question 5

An advisory council of nobles called____assisted the king. The choice of the king’s successor lay in the hands of them. The regional administration and the maintenance of law and order in the kingdom were also their duties.

Answer 5

Mikkerecho

Question 6

____was the center of the kingdom of Kafa

Answer 6

Bonga

Question 7

_____was the second seat to the kingdom of kafa southeast of Bonga.

Answer 7

Anderecha

Question 8

It was an independent kingdom from the Christian High land state. Kafa was influenced by the Christian kingdom. Nevertheless, at the beginning of the 16th century, Kafa seems to have been an independent state. (T/F)

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Kafa survived the Oromo pressure and disconnected its relationship with the Christian Kingdom. Kafa governed itself as an independent state until the ______century.

Answer 9

late 19th

Question 10

Kafa was one of the resourceful kingdoms that greatly contributed to Ethiopian trade. The economy of Kafa was based on ____and ____.

Answer 10

agriculture, trade

Question 11

_____said to have been originated in Kafa was the main crop, and ____is the major food crop of the Kafa kingdom. The main trade items were ivory, mask, honey, coffee, enslaved people, and gold.

Answer 11

Coffee, enset

Question 12

Kafa had considerable trade relations with the neighbouring Oromo and Shewan states in the nineteenth century. In addition, it had a tradition of digging deep trenches called ____as a defensive barrier. This strong internal political organisation and defense system enabled the kingdom to maintain its independence for an extended period.

Answer 12

Kuripo

Question 13

The Kafa rulers adopted the title tato from the neighboring kingdom of Ennarya whose ruling elite moved to the south of Gojeb River due to the______.

Answer 13

Oromo pressure

Question 14

Christianity was also introduced to Enaria from Kafa state. Nevertheless, it remained limited to the royal families, while the local people largely continued to practice their indigenous religion.

Answer 14

False. The only problem here is that it was introduced from Enaria to Kafa not from Kafa to Enaria

Question 15

Like Kafa and Ennarya, the Yem state was hierarchically organised, and its key institutions were broadly similar. At the top of the political hierarchy was the king called ____or___. He was a political and religious leader. Like Mikkerecho of Kafa, below the king were his twelve councillors called ____, led by____. The council nominates the king’s successor made decisions on wars, foreign relations, and administration.

Answer 15

tato, amno, astessors, waso