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History
Ethiopian, African and world history from prehistory to the present.
Unit 1: Understanding history
- Definition and importance of history
- Sources of history
- Dating and chronology
- Historiography of Ethiopia
Unit 2: Prehistory and early humans
- Human evolution and Ethiopian fossil sites
- Stone Age cultures
- Origins of agriculture
- Early technology
Unit 3: Ancient civilisations
- Mesopotamia and Egypt
- The Kingdom of Punt
- Da'amat and pre-Aksumite states
- The Kingdom of Aksum: rise, trade and decline
- Introduction of Christianity and Islam
Unit 4: Medieval Ethiopia
- The Zagwe dynasty and Lalibela
- The restoration of the Solomonic dynasty
- Muslim sultanates: Ifat and Adal
- Trade routes and religion
Unit 5: Peoples and states of the Horn
- Oromo population movements
- Somali, Afar and Sidama states
- Southern kingdoms
- Interactions and conflicts
Exam tips
- • Memorise key dates and pair each with one cause and one effect.
- • Structure essay answers as cause → event → consequence.
- • Learn the order of Ethiopian rulers and periods; sequencing questions are common.