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History Assign. For Civil Engineers

The document outlines a group assignment for Ambo University's Department of History and Heritage Management, focusing on the History of Ethiopia and the Horn. It includes essay questions that require students to analyze various historical events and themes, such as the expansion of the Christian kingdom, interactions with Muslim sultanates, and the impact of foreign interventions. The assignment constitutes 25% of the total assessment and is due on March 10, 2025.

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History Assign. For Civil Engineers

The document outlines a group assignment for Ambo University's Department of History and Heritage Management, focusing on the History of Ethiopia and the Horn. It includes essay questions that require students to analyze various historical events and themes, such as the expansion of the Christian kingdom, interactions with Muslim sultanates, and the impact of foreign interventions. The assignment constitutes 25% of the total assessment and is due on March 10, 2025.

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Ambo University

College of Social Science and Humanities


Department of History and Heritage Management

Group Assignment
Assignment on the course: History of Ethiopia and the
Horn
(Hist.1012)
 This assignment is performed in group; hence each member of the group
should take

part boldly.

 Before you are dealing with the questions please read carefully and act
accordingly.

 Give brief and precise answer.

 Your hand writing should be clear, legible and coherent.

 Copy from other group cost you with no mark.

 Internet sources are not advisable. Use only the History Module.

 There will be presentation session depend on convenience of time.

 It covers 25 % of the total assessment.

 The submission date will be on 10, March 2025.


Essay Questions

1. Evaluate the methods employed by Amde-Tsion and his successors to expand and consolidate the
Christian kingdom. How did the conquest of diverse territories and peoples contribute to both the
integration and fragmentation of the kingdom? Consider the role of military, administrative, and
cultural strategies in your analysis.

2. Examine the complex interplay of cooperation, competition, and conflict between the Christian
kingdom and Muslim sultanates such as Ifat and Adal. To what extent were these interactions driven
by economic and political factors rather than religious differences?

3. Evaluate Ethiopia's diplomatic and economic relations with Egypt, Christian Europe, and the
Muslim world during the medieval period. How did these external interactions influence the kingdom's
internal politics and its position as a regional power in the Horn of Africa?
4. Evaluate the socio-political and cultural impacts of the Oromo population movement (1522-1618) on
the Ethiopian Christian kingdom and the broader Horn of Africa. How did the Gadaa system facilitate
the Oromo's expansion and integration into diverse regions?

5. Examine the paradox of the Gondarine period (1630-1780s), where political instability coexisted
with significant cultural and architectural achievements. How did the rulers of Gondar balance these
contrasting developments, and what factors contributed to the eventual decline of the Gondarine state?

6. Assess the impact of Portuguese and Ottoman interventions in Ethiopia during the 16th and 17th
centuries. How did these foreign powers influence the political and religious landscape of Ethiopia,
and what were the long-term consequences of their involvement?

7. Analyze the factors that contributed to the rise of monarchical states in the Gibe region during the
19th century. How did these states differ from the traditional Gadaa system, and what were the long-
term consequences of this transformation?
8. Compare and contrast the approaches of Emperor Yohannes IV and Emperor Menilek II in
consolidating and expanding the Ethiopian state. How did their strategies differ, and what were the
outcomes of their respective policies?

9. Discuss the socio-economic impact of the naftegna-gabbar system in southern Ethiopia during the
late 19th and early 20th centuries. How did this system alter traditional land tenure and social
structures?

10. Examine the consolidation of Emperor Haile Selassie's autocratic rule in the post-1941 period.
How did the bureaucratization of government, the expansion of the military, and the 1955 constitution
contribute to the centralization of power? What were the implications of these measures for political
opposition and dissent?

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