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AFST 235 Final Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
In what year was the Zagwe dynasty seized by the Aksumite line of Kings? - answer✔1150
What church was Ethiopia considered to be part of? - answer✔The Ancient archdiocese of
Alexandria
What were monasteries built from? - answer✔Mud, brick, pole, and thatch.
What Brought the eastern coast of Africa into closer contact with Muslim Indian Trading -
answer✔The shift of trade away from the Red Sea towards the Persian Gulf
What advantage did the Zagwe dynasty have over other civilizations? - answer✔A unified Army
What tear did Solomonid come into power in Ethiopia - answer✔1270
Which century did Muslim Merchants of Arab origin begin to invade Awash Valley -
answer✔10th and 11th Century
What dynasty contributed the main period of Ethiopian Revival? - answer✔Zagwe Dynasty
The people of Interior Africa evolved their own system of writing - answer✔False
Between what years were Ifat and other Muslim states defeated and brought with the expanding
empire of Christian Ethiopia - answer✔1320-1340
The Ethiopian-Christian church designed their churches to recreate the holy sites of which
ancient city? - answer✔Jerusalem
How many churches were carved out of the mountains in the region of Lalibela? - answer✔11
During the later Iron Age a coarser, simpler style of pottery emerged. What is this style called? -
answer✔Rouletted Ware
Which dynasty ousted the last Zagwe Ruler in 1270 - answer✔Solomonid Dynasty
Which group did the Zagwe Dynasty derive from? - answer✔Agew
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The zagwe rulers reopened connections between the North and South Africa - answer✔The
Ethiopian Church and the Holy Land of Palestine
The conflict between the Solominds and the Muslims sultanates if the Awash valley almost
destroyed the life Christian Ethiopia in the 1350's - answer✔True
In the conflict between Ethiopia and Zeila what was the most common thing taken in battle? -
answer✔Cattle and Captives (A&B)
What was the muslims army's major advantage in the battle with King Lebna Dengel -
answer✔Firearms
What was the biggest obstacle for archaeologists when researching Easter Africa Interior -
answer✔Lack of Written Language
What was the importance of cattle in Zambezi - answer✔All of the above
What was one of the most important kingdoms to arise in West-Central Africa - answer✔The
Kingdom of Kongo
The word "Zimbabwe" comes from which prominent architectural characteristic of early Great
Zimbabwe? - answer✔Stone Buildings
Which resource became a major source of wealth and social control in the Later Iron Age? -
answer✔Cattle
Who saw the wealth of the Swahili cities and the extent of their trade? - answer✔The Portuguese
When were the stone structures of Great Zimbabwe built? - answer✔1200-1450 AD
Who controls the social use of cattle? - answer✔Men
The wetlands were ideal for the rapid growth of cattle heards - answer✔False
What was the most necessary to allow exhausted agriculture land to recover? -
answer✔Movement of settlement sites
What was the main source of trading in Swahili? - answer✔Copper and Ivory
what was the most important factor that led to the growth of Great Zimbabwe's power and
wealth? - answer✔Trade of gold and ivory
During the process of expansion of Later Iron Age chiefdoms, hunter-gatherers and specialist
pastoralists from which language group were gradually absorbed? - answer✔Kohesian
10/7/2024 11:03AM
AFST 235 Final Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
In what year was the Zagwe dynasty seized by the Aksumite line of Kings? - answer✔1150
What church was Ethiopia considered to be part of? - answer✔The Ancient archdiocese of
Alexandria
What were monasteries built from? - answer✔Mud, brick, pole, and thatch.
What Brought the eastern coast of Africa into closer contact with Muslim Indian Trading -
answer✔The shift of trade away from the Red Sea towards the Persian Gulf
What advantage did the Zagwe dynasty have over other civilizations? - answer✔A unified Army
What tear did Solomonid come into power in Ethiopia - answer✔1270
Which century did Muslim Merchants of Arab origin begin to invade Awash Valley -
answer✔10th and 11th Century
What dynasty contributed the main period of Ethiopian Revival? - answer✔Zagwe Dynasty
The people of Interior Africa evolved their own system of writing - answer✔False
Between what years were Ifat and other Muslim states defeated and brought with the expanding
empire of Christian Ethiopia - answer✔1320-1340
The Ethiopian-Christian church designed their churches to recreate the holy sites of which
ancient city? - answer✔Jerusalem
How many churches were carved out of the mountains in the region of Lalibela? - answer✔11
During the later Iron Age a coarser, simpler style of pottery emerged. What is this style called? -
answer✔Rouletted Ware
Which dynasty ousted the last Zagwe Ruler in 1270 - answer✔Solomonid Dynasty
Which group did the Zagwe Dynasty derive from? - answer✔Agew
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The zagwe rulers reopened connections between the North and South Africa - answer✔The
Ethiopian Church and the Holy Land of Palestine
The conflict between the Solominds and the Muslims sultanates if the Awash valley almost
destroyed the life Christian Ethiopia in the 1350's - answer✔True
In the conflict between Ethiopia and Zeila what was the most common thing taken in battle? -
answer✔Cattle and Captives (A&B)
What was the muslims army's major advantage in the battle with King Lebna Dengel -
answer✔Firearms
What was the biggest obstacle for archaeologists when researching Easter Africa Interior -
answer✔Lack of Written Language
What was the importance of cattle in Zambezi - answer✔All of the above
What was one of the most important kingdoms to arise in West-Central Africa - answer✔The
Kingdom of Kongo
The word "Zimbabwe" comes from which prominent architectural characteristic of early Great
Zimbabwe? - answer✔Stone Buildings
Which resource became a major source of wealth and social control in the Later Iron Age? -
answer✔Cattle
Who saw the wealth of the Swahili cities and the extent of their trade? - answer✔The Portuguese
When were the stone structures of Great Zimbabwe built? - answer✔1200-1450 AD
Who controls the social use of cattle? - answer✔Men
The wetlands were ideal for the rapid growth of cattle heards - answer✔False
What was the most necessary to allow exhausted agriculture land to recover? -
answer✔Movement of settlement sites
What was the main source of trading in Swahili? - answer✔Copper and Ivory
what was the most important factor that led to the growth of Great Zimbabwe's power and
wealth? - answer✔Trade of gold and ivory
During the process of expansion of Later Iron Age chiefdoms, hunter-gatherers and specialist
pastoralists from which language group were gradually absorbed? - answer✔Kohesian
