Ancient Ethiopians

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Ancient Ethiopians

• Emma, Miranda, James, and Victoria

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Accomplishments

• Created major trading empires
• Queen of Sheba was a very intelligent and
  honorable woman
• Story of how Queen of Sheba met King Solomon is
  in the Bible, Muslim Quran, and The Glory of
  Kings
• Capital city Axum was filled with brilliant art
  and architecture

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Story of how Queen Sheba and King Solomon met

• Queen Sheba heard about King Solomon and what a
  wonderful man he was. She arranged to travel to
  see him. She spent 6 months in Jerusalem learning
  all the wisdom she could from the noble king. She
  was preparing for her journey back to Axum when
  King Solomon tricked her into bearing his child.
  Her sons name was Menelik I. He was the first
  Ethiopian King in the line of King Solomon.

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Story of how Queen Sheba and King Solomon met
(cont.)

• Her sons name was Menelik I. He was the first
  Ethiopian King in the line of King Solomon. This
  line of rulers went on until 1974. Emperor Haile
  Selassie was removed from power during the
  revolution. He was the 225th monarch in the
  dynasty that dated back to Queen Shebas rule.

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Trade Empire

• Created major trade routes
• Controlled the routes
• Traded frankincense and myrrh to Egypt and other
  lands
• Also called Crossroads of Africa and Asia

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Maps/ Timeline of Ancient Ethiopia
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Queen Shebas Journey to Meet King Solomon
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Time of the Ethiopians

• The Ethiopians, Nubians, and Egyptians all
  developed around 4,000 to 1,000 B.C. The trading
  empire was starting to grow around 2700 B.C. It
  grew over the years and people began to depend on
  the empire. Its last monarch dynasty was removed
  from power in 1974. He was the 225th monarch in
  the Ethiopian dynasty.

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Ethiopia
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Random Facts

• Ethiopia comes from a Greek word meaning burned
  faces
• Ethiopian sacred text is called Glory of Kings
• The story of how Queen Sheba met King Solomon is
  in the Old Testament