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Introduction
Ethiopia is a country in eastern Africa roughly twice the size of Texas. ... Ethiopia has many diverse ethnic groups, however most Ethiopians are classified in one of two groups Semites and Hamites. Semites were traditional farmers or traders in north and north central Ethiopia. ... The Ethiopian Orthodox Church is the oldest of the Eastern Christian churches, it has been the predominant religion in Ethiopia since it’s introduction in the 4th century, and over the years has affected all accepts of Ethiopian culture and government.
Pre-Christian Ethiopian History
According to Ethiopian tradition, the first people to live in Ethiopia were from the family of Ham, the son of Noah. ... In Ethiopian history Cush is also known as Ethiops, the father of Ethiopia. ... They had a son named Menelik, who became the first king of Ethiopia. Ethiopians claim that Menelik brought the original Ark of the Covenant back to Ethiopia from Israel. ... Semitic peoples began to cross the Southern Red Sea from Arabia into Ethiopia. ... The civilization of these Semitic peoples is called Sabean, and it had a great influence upon ancient Ethiopia. ... Another tribe, the Agazi , gave its name its name to Geez, one of the oldest languages of Ethiopia. Slowly the Cushites who were probably the peoples to live in Ethiopia and the Semites who came later to Ethiopia became one people. ... Meropius and the several of his followers, including Frumentius and Aedissius, were shipwrecked in Ethiopia during the reign of King Ella Amida of Aksum. ... When they reached Egypt, Frumentius was consecrated abuna or bishop by the Patriarch in Alexandria, and returned to Ethiopia as the first bishop of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. With the support of king Ezana, son of Ella Amida, Ethiopia became a Christian nation. ...
Christian, Muslim Relations in Ethiopia
The majority of Ethiopians have been Orthodox Christians throughout most of history, however, the expansion of Islam in the Arabian Peninsula, during the seventh and eighth centuries, had a considerable impact on Ethiopia. ... Despite the spread of Islam by conquest elsewhere, Islamic relations with Ethiopia were not hostile in the early years. According to Islamic tradition, members of the Prophet Muhammads family and some of his earliest converts had taken refuge with the Ethiopians during the years before the Muhammad’s rise to power. Because of this Ethiopia was declared exempt from ”jihad”, or holy wars. ... However, problems between Ethiopia and the Islamic powers did soon develop.
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