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* Egypt
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* = Maya
* = Aztecs
* = Inca
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Egypt
* — The civilization in Ancient Egypt began in 3000 B.C
* ‘It was emerged along the Nile valley and was one of the oldest
civilization in the world
* Its history is divided into early dynastic period — the old
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>» The capital of the old kingdom was Memphis
» The new and the middle kingdoms established their capital
at Tebes
Ancient Egyptians were ruled by Absolute king called pharaos
> Pharao is a Hebrew word means “great palace”
- The king ruled through officials
> Egypt was divided into provinces called Nomes ruled by a
governor. :
The Economy of Egypt was based on Agriculture with the
peasants as the backbone of the Economy
> Peasants undertook irrigational activities
> They also engaged in the construction of palaces huge
temples and tombs
> They performed corvee labour (free labour)
Ancient Egyptian believed in life after death
- Huge tombs (Pyramids) built as a burial for the kings The
Egyptians used to preserve their dead body. The art of
preservation of dead body is called mummification
Ancient Egyptians developed their own writing system called
Hieroglyphics
They were advanced in Mathematics, medicine, Architecture
(pyramids and sphinx were examples) and Art
The kushitic civilization emerged along the Nile Valley
> Located in what is now north — Eastern Sudan.
va It Existed between 2000 B.C to 350 A.D
Egypt conquered Kush at about 1500's B.C
> The Kushites during this time adapted Egyptian Religion,
Art, language, etc
The kingdom of Kush exported slaves, cattle, Gold and Ivory
Later, The Kushities conquered Egypt
> Kush ruled Egypt between 750 B.C and 650 B.C
> Established its capital at Napata
Then came the Assyrian Invasion over Egypt and Kush
> Kushities moved their capital south to Meroe and the
Meroetic civilization emerged
° The Meroe made Iron tools and weapons
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B. Phoenicians D. Assyrians
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Which ancient state was ruled by pharaos? Answer: B
A. Rome : C. Greece
B. Mesopotamia ne Egypt
Explanation: The word “pharaoh” is a Hebrew ancient Egyptian
word meaning great house that is a place where the king lived.
“Great house” was also used as a title of respect for the king.
Answer: D
One of the following is wrong about the carthage It was
A. Founded by the phonecians
B. Protected by wall
C. Emerged victorious over Roman Empire
D. The first city state to grow into a large Empire
Explanation: It is wrong because, Carthage was defeated by the
Roman Empire by the Punic war fought between 148-149 B.C
Answer: C
The civilization of Zimbabwe was known by its
A. Writing system
B. Drainage system
C. Stone Buildings
D. System of counting, Measuring and weighing.
Explanation: The word Zimbabewe by it self is a Shona word
which means house of stones. Answer: C
The people of Carthage were best known for their
Conducting Expansionist war
B. Buildings wall around their cities
C. Being dominant in maritime trade
D. [Irrigation work.
Answer: B
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A. — Mummification — preserving dead body
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C. Papyrus ~ Inscription s of the pharaohs
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B. Mwenemutapa p. Zambia
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A. The shone people ce whe Nguni people
B. The Rozwi people Dp. The Karanga
Answer:C
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Mesopotamia
* — The Name Mesopotamia came from a Greek word which
Jand between the rivers: Between Tigiris & Euphates rivets
» The civilization was founded at about 4000 B:
> It included the present Eastern Syria, Sout E
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Persia included what are now Iran and Afghanistan
> They called the
° Region “Land of the Aryans”
° People “Aryans”
%* The early Persians were nomads who came to the area about 900
B.C
* The founder of the Persian civilization was cyrus the Great (557-
530B.C)
* The king had an absolute power and considered as the
representative of their chief god Ashura
*- The empire was divided into provinces
* Inthe 4" century B.C The Persian Empire expanded to
o —_Northe Africa
° South-easteren Europe
o India
o The gulfof Aden
* They developed a system of writing called — Cunieform
* A Persian prophet — Zoroaster developed a religion called
Zoroastrianism in the 6" century B.C
* Finally Alexander the Great conquered Persia in 331 B.C
* The Indian civilization emerged around 2500 B.C in the Indus
valley in what is now Pakistan and western India
> It reached its peak about 1500 B.C
> It was started by the Dravidians (Indigenous Indians)
> The people lived in brick homes and their cities had large
public baths and well planned streets
The Indians had developed system of weighing, counting,
measuring and writing
> They used bronze and copper to make tools, mirror, pots
and pans
» The Hindu Religion — Hinduism developed from a belief
of Indo — Aryans
° Later Buddhism developed from Hinduism as a
Reform Movement by Siddhartha Gautama
>» — Great achievements of the Indians : - Arabic Numerals,
decimal system and the symbol for Zero
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first started by the Chinese
first to use wheel barrow
The manufacture of paper from cotton 4
They also developed their system of writing called -
Logographic
° Tt had 50,000 Characters
o Ithadno alphabet
> The Creation of bronze vessels and redevelopment of war
Chariots began by the Chinese
Confucius (551 — 479 B.CO was the Chinese great philosopher
> — His teaching was called Confucianism which teaches the
importance of a well ordered society
° parents rule children
° Men rule women
° The educated rule the common people
a ss wall was the other achievement of ancient Chinese
f t was built to protect china from foreign invaders
> — Ttextended about 7400 kms.
America
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Inca
* The Incas were south — American native people their civilization
was emerged in the present day of peru
> The Inca empire began its expansion and ruled over : -
Colombia, Equador, peru, Bolivia and chile
> Its capital was established at Cusco: - In Argentina
> It was conquered by the Spanish army in the 16" century
7 Aztecs
* Another native American civilization emerged in Mexico-
Between the 16" and 17" centuries
> Its capital was founded at Tenochtitlan.
Exercise
Choose the best Answer
: 1. One of the following regions was not part of the Mesopotamian
civilization
A. Afghanistan C. Eastern Syria
B. Most part of Iraq D. Part of Turkey
Explanation: The Mesopotamian civilizations include parts of the
present day eastern Syria, south eastern Turkey and most part of
Iraq.
Answer: A
2. Those settlers who settled in Mesopotamia around 3500 B.C were
A. Assyrians Cc. Sumerians
B. Persians D. Babylonians
Explanation: Around 350 B.C the Sumerians by settling in the
area developed the Sumerian civilization. Answer: C
3. Who founded the Persian civilization?
A. — Cyrus the Great C. Napoleon
B. Alexander the Great D. Julius ceasar
Explanation: The founder of Persian civilization was cyrus the
Great (557 — 530 B.C). Answer: A
What was the Persian system of writing?
A. — Hieroglyphics C. — Logographic
Cunieform D. Arabic
Explanation: Persian — Cunieform
Egyptians — Hieroglyphics
Chinese — Logographic
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i Indians called Dravidians.
P 7. The Indian civilization declined due to
2 gen A. Foreign invasion
B. _ Internal succession problem
C. Population and climatic factors
D. Allofthe above ct
8 The Chinese civilization emerged in the valley of
A. Indus Cc. Hwang Ho
B. Nile Valley D. Yangtez
Answer: C
9. The Maya civilization was destroyed by:
A. Portuguese ‘ a French
B. British D. Spaniards
Explanation:
The center of Mayan civilization was destroyed by Spaniards in
the 17°C.
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The capital city of the Aztecs was founded at:
A. Cusco C. Tenochtitlan
B. Rio D. — Santiago
Is economy was based on Agriculture
They had pictorial writing, number symbols, hieroglyphic
alphabets with which they recorded religious events and
In 1521 the Aztecs were conquered by the Spaniard
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vote, hold political office and serve as a Jury .
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complete
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Democracy, philosophy, Olympic and Marthon had
their origin in Greek
Rome
» — The Roman civilization was founded around the river Tiber in
central Italy around 753 B.C
* — The Latin’s were the founders of the civilization who
belonged to the Indo-European ancestors
% The language of the Romans, Latin, became the basis of
French, Italian, Spanish and other languages
% — Roman law had became the foundation for many |
systems of Europe a
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3. Democratic rights in ancient Greek was not given to
A. Slaves Cc. women
B. Male Citizens D. AandC
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2.2 The Rise and spread of Christianity
> The origin of Christianity is traced back to the first century A.D
It is a religion based on the teaching of Jesus Christ
(hence, Christianity)
Jesus:
> Was born in Betlhem
> His teaching included a belief in a single God,
brotherly love and external salvation
> — He was the son of God sent as the savior
> He has been crucified by the Jews Roman Governor —
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The first Christians were the Jews in Palestine and Syria
The non-Christians (gentiles) later converted to
Christianity
The Christians were persecuted by the Roman government
> Under Nero (54 — 68 A.D) and Diocletian (245 — 313
A.D), the persecution was severe.
> But, Christianity continued to grow stronger and gain
converts in spite of the persecution
In 312 A.D emperor Constantine (312 — 337 A.D) became
Christian and Christianity became the official religion of
Roman empire
> By the Edict of Milan he ordered Religious toleration
> Christianity got a privileged place
During the dark age (500-1500 A.D) Christianity replaced
the Roman empire as a unifying force in Western Empire
During the early Christian era, Rome and Constantinople
competed for religious matter ; - Because : - ne
, The pope or Bishop of Constantinople asserted
authority over church affairs in the East __>"_=
> They also conflicted over church languages &rituals
Because of the conflict, the Christian church split into two
parts — in 1054 A.D ee
>» The Roman catholic church a :
> The Greek Orthodox church at conten
(which later split into a number of Eastern. Orthodox
In Pay Roman Catholic church split into
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> They were polytheists (who worshiped many Bods)
The founder of Islam was prophet Mohammed
> He was born around 570 A.D in Mecca
> Hemarrieda window named khedija
> Around 610 A.D he began to preach Islam
Islam is an Arabic word which means “Surrender” 0;
submission to the will of God
> Its followers are called Muslim “One who surrender
to God”
> The Arabic name for God is Allah : - There is only
one God and Mohammed is his prophet
(Messenger)
> According of Islam, All men are equal before God
and they belong to one community : - The umma
» — Quran is the Muslim Holy book
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between Aksum and the kingdom of Meroe
‘Aksum had controlled territories in South — Arabia
> Aksum had a diplomatic and commercial relation
with the Eastern Roman empire, middle East, Near
East and countries on the Indian Ocean coast
> A long lasting relationship also established between
Aksum and Egypt, following the introduction of
Christianity.
During the reign of king Ezana — 4"century AD —
Christianity introduced to Aksum.
> The introduction of Christianity was not a missionary
activity
> Ezana (320 — 350 A.D) was the first to accept
Christianity
Fremenatos (later Aba selama) converted Ezana
At the beginning, Christianity was confined to the
court of Ezana
> The coming of the Nine saints towards the end of the
5" century A.D speeded up the spread of Christianity
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1, Oneof the following !$ not the teaching of Jesus Christ
A Belief in asingle God Cc External salvation
B. Brotherly Love None
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A. _ Protestantism was emerged
B. _ Division of the Church took place
C. Christianity became a unifying f i
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6. The Christian church split into Catholic and oan Ghunkes
in
A. -1517A.D c. 1540 A.D
B. 1510 A.D D. 1054 A.D
Explanation: In 1054 A.D because of conflict the Christian
church split into catholic and orthodox church.
Answer: D
7. The Arabs of the middle East were
A. Politically united
B. Nomads and had a clan chief
C. — Polytheist
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- Nomads and had a clan chief
- Polytheist
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The first opposition against Mohammed's teaching came from
A. _ The people of medina
B. The Arabs of Middle East
The Quraysh tribes
The aw of Palestine
: The first opposition against Mohammed’s teaching
came from the Quraysh tribes. ‘
Answer:
te 1h of Islam is called
B Hijira C. Jihad
D. — Yathrib
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A, Thered sea c. The Indian Ocean
B. The gulf of Aden D. Adulis
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Aksum had hostile relation with one of the foll
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A. Egypt Ge East Roman Empire
B. Meroe D. — South Arabia
Answer: Be
The final collapse of the Aksumite kingdom took place in
A. 8" century A.D C. Mid 12" century A.D
B. 7" century A.D D. 1" Century A.D
Answer: C
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“What is the relationship between Great "Zimbabwe - and
Mwenmutapa Empire
A. The latter was the successor of the former
B. _ Both existed at the same time
fe: The former destroyed the latter 4
D. The latter destroyed the former
Pick out the choice that has a wrong combination of Ancient
civilization and an achievement
A. India — Zoroastrianism
B. Egypt — Hieroglyphics
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D. Rome — Latin
In what ways were the ancient civilizations of Egypt,
Mesopotamia and India similar all of them
A. Were founded in river valleys
B. Results of wars of conquest
C. Used one currency for trade
D. Believed in one god or goddesses
The civilization of Zimbabwe was founded by:
A. — The shona people C. The Aguni ‘
B. The Rozwi people D. The Zambezi people
The Ancient Egyptian civilization began in
A. 2500 B.C c. 3500 B.C
B. 3000 B.C D. 2000 B.C
Ancient Egypt was divided into provinces called
bin Sh cpa C. Old kingdom
B. Memphis 1b Nomesworld civilization
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The peasants were the backbone of the economy
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8) a of the following is true about Meroetic civilization?
« Worshiped their own gods
B. Destroyed by king Ezana in 350 A.D
Cc. Known in Iron tools and Weapons
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9) The Punic war
A. Fought between cartegians and the Romans
B. _Lasted between 149 — 148 B.C
C._ Made carthage part of Roman Empire
D. Allare correct
10) The word Zimbabwe means
A. Master Pillager C. Master kings
B. Houseofstones D. Master of the rivers
11) Which of the following is correct chronologically?
A. Zimbabwe, chagmire, Mwenemultapa
B. Mwenemutapa, Zimbabwe, Chagmire
C. _ Chagmire,Zimbabwe. Mwenemutapa
. D. Zimbabwe, ‘Mwenemutapa, Chagmire,
12) Mesopotamian civilization emerged
A. About 4000 B.C
B. Between Tigiris and Euphratus rivers
C. Inthe present day Syria, Turkey and Iraq
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B. Roman D. India
Which of the following is wrong about
A. Emerged about 2500 B.C
B. — Emerged in the Indus Valley
C. Inchuded what is now Pakistan and Western India
D. Reached its Peak in 2500 B.C
The religion which was developed as a reform movement from
Hinduism was
A. Zoroastrianism C. Christianity
B. — Budhism D. — Judism
Which is wrong about the Chinese civilization
A. Its writing system was known as Logographic
B. Confucius was its great philosopher
ce The Great wall registered as one wonders of the world
D. —__Logographic had alphabets
The Inca civilization emerged in the present day
Indian civilization? It
A. Peru = Argentina
B. Mexico D. Brazil
One of the following is Not ruled by the Inca
A. Bolivia C. Brazil
“B. — Equador D..Chile
Identify the Wrong combination
A. Maya — accurate calendar C. Inca — number symbols
B. — Aztecs— Pictorial writing —_D. All are wrong
The two biggest city state of Greek were
A. Athens and Rome C. — Sporta and Athens
B. — Sporta and Rome D. Rome and Sicily
The Democratic rights of the Greeks included one of the
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Why Islam did not able to penetrate deep into the Northern
Provinces of Ethiopia?
A. Of the weakness of the Muslims
B. The Region was exempted by the Prophet
c. Christianity wall well established
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Which of the following events took place first?
=. The. emergence of the Muslim sultanate of Dahlak
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C. The rise of the Sultanate of Adal
Bos The emergence of the Sultanate of Shewa
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C. —Itserved as a hand book for merchants
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Identify the Wrong statement about the Introduction of
Christianity into Aksum
A. Fremenatos Christianized Ezana
B. —_Ezana was the first to accept Christianity
C. The Introduction of Christianity was a missionary work
D. The coming of the nine saints speeded up the spread of
Christianity
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