HIS101H5 Lecture 9: Ethiopia
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Mercator projection: gives the size of africa, gall-peters projection. Scholars said that their is a shortage of written material of african history. Non-traditional sources like oral, art, genetics: rich people are uninterested in these sources, these sources are written by people who are travelling, these are travellers account. Own king who ruled over the people. Tombs of the kings are decorated t. City has good access to agriculture, fresh water, trade routes. Imported glassware, iron, weapons, olive oil, wine. Copper and silver coins were widely used for local exchanges. The gold coin was used for longest trade among places. There is scripture on the gold coin in greek. 2 examples shown in class of coins. The rst one- symbol of disk and crescent. Have to do with how christianly got there. Some evidence believe that there were rst conversations in ethiopia. Traders on the red sea- the nine saints translated christianity to greek. People community still follow traditions of christianly.
