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| 1-3 of 3Ethiopia flashcard sets | |||
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| # | Title | Terms | Date |
| 1 | Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuchby Sarahs77 | 4 terms | October 13, 2009 |
| 2 | Ethiopian Crisisby 05lilhal | 9 terms | June 4, 2009 |
| 3 | Ethiopia and Eritreaby ducklover | 6 terms | March 5, 2008 |
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| ethiopia definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | addis ababa | 208 sets | |
| 2 | african nation invaded by fascist italy in 1935 | 21 sets | |
| 3 | east african highland nation lying east of the nile river. (see also menelik ii; selassie, haile.) (p. 221) | 9 sets | |
| 4 | ethiopia is a republic in northeastern africa on the red sea | 6 sets | |
| 5 | addis abada | 5 sets | |
| 6 | african nation that has been independent for over 2,000 years | 3 sets | |
| 7 | a christian kingdom that developed in the highlands of eastern africa under the dynasty of king lalaibela; retained christianity in the face of muslim expansion elsewhere in africa | 3 sets | |
| 8 | italy expands by taking it over. last unclaimed african place. italy had the most tech advanced air force. artistic depictions. other countries upset. league of nations stepped in. | 3 sets | |
| 9 | east african highland nation lying east of the nile river. | 3 sets | |
| 10 | a kingdom was established around aksum in the 1st century a.d. and declined in the 7th century | 3 sets | |
| 11 | a republic in northeastern africa on the red sea | 3 sets | |
| 12 | only african state to successfully resist european attempts to colonize | 3 sets | |
| 13 | guma woldigiorgis | 2 sets | |
| 14 | country w/ lake tana | 2 sets | |
| 15 | a republic in east africa formally named abyssinia | 2 sets | |
| 16 | east african highland nation lying east of the nile river | 2 sets | |
| 17 | historians believe that the punt civilization was located in this present day country | 2 sets | |
| 18 | a country in north-eastern africa whose religions are diverse; the primary religion is christianity | 2 sets | |
| 19 | country attacked by italy without any retaliation by england or france | 2 sets | |
| 20 | ababa | 2 sets | |
| 21 | ancient greek term for axumite kingdom; present day country in east africa | 2 sets | |
| 22 | one of the oldest countries in the world; currently fighting an undeclared war with somalia | 2 sets | |
| 23 | addis abba | 2 sets | |
| 24 | mussolini made an attack on this country in october 1935 to avenge a humiliating defeat the italians faced in the country in 1896 | 1 set | |
| 25 | country attacked by italy, without any retaliation by england or france | 1 set | |
| 26 | italy was the first european power to lose an african state (__________) | 1 set | |
| 27 | what country did italy invade first | 1 set | |
| 28 | an isolated christian city which was surrounded by islamic neighbors | 1 set | |
| 29 | the new name for axum | 1 set | |
| 30 | sheba is located in this modern day country | 1 set | |
| 31 | broken down into components ruled by "big men" | 1 set | |
| 32 | next to eritra somalia kenya and sudan | 1 set | |
| 33 | independent african country invaded by italy | 1 set | |
| 34 | addis ababa (c) | 1 set | |
| 35 | in 1935, mussolini ordered italian troops to invade this country to prove fascism's military might; league of nations and us objected but did nothing to stop the italian aggressor. | 1 set | |
| 36 | axum, south of kush, became a christian territory | 1 set | |
| 37 | world's oldest christian nation, formerly abyssinia, "land of sunburned faces", semitic, cushitic, worlds largest gorge, coffee is export | 1 set | |
| 38 | what country is the most populous country east africa? | 1 set | |
| 39 | mussolini invaded, conquering it in 1936. the league of nations failed to take any effective action against mussolini, and the u.s. just looked on. | 1 set | |
| 40 | stayed independent during the period of colonization because of its strong leader and organized army | 1 set | |