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This 6 page paper discusses Ethiopia's history, it politics and political parties and some of the challenges it faces. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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found there. This paper gives a brief history of Ethiopia, it society, politics and political system, economy, human rights issues and other challenges. History
The history of Ethiopia as a recognizable entity goes back to approximately 100 BC, with the "kingdom at Axum in the Northern Regional state (Killil) of Tigray" (A general history
of Ethiopia). The Axumite kingdom was at its height from the 4th to the 6th centuries after which it declined; at the same time, the political center shifted from the
north farther southward (A general history of Ethiopia). Ethiopia has always been Christian, and its relations with the rising Islamic nations were good; the Arabs considered Axum on a
par with China and the Byzantine Empire, and although trade between the Islamic Empire and Axum diminished, it never stopped, indicating that Ethiopia continued to hold the respect of the
Islamic nations (A general history of Ethiopia). Axum collapsed in the 8th century and power shifted further South, and the southern expansion -a Christian expansion - "continued over the following
several centuries" (A general history of Ethiopia). A new dynasty, the Zagwe, came to power in about 1137 AD (A general history of Ethiopia). Staunch Christians, the Zagwe kings
built monasteries and churches, and "the great churches carved into the rock in and around their capital at Adefa" (A general history of Ethiopia). Although there was infighting among the
rulers, the kingdom itself stayed strong, and Ethiopia, which was now surrounded by Islamic nations, was able to resist the Muslim incursions that took place during the 14th and 15th
centuries (A general history of Ethiopia). In the second decade of the 16th century, a man named Ahmed Ibin Ibrhim Al Ghazi rose to power and was able to unite
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