Welcome to your GRADE 7 SOCIAL STUDIES CHAPTER 6
After carefully reading the following 30 questions, choose the correct answer.
1.
Which Ethiopian city was founded by King Fasiledes in 1636?
2.
What triggered the decline of Aksum's power in the 7th century?
3.
The Zagwe period is best remembered for its unique architectural achievement of:
4.
Who was the regional lord that invited Ras Michael Sehul to Gondar, heralding the Zemene Mesafint?
5.
What was the most powerful Muslim state in Ethiopia until the middle of the 14th century?
6.
Which Ethiopian king ended the Zemene Mesafint in 1855?
7.
What was the salt bar used as a medium of exchange in ancient and medieval Ethiopia called?
8.
What term describes the spiritual leaders of the Oromo traditional religion?
9.
Which Oromo system refers to the adoption of a child?
10.
The Oromo population movement of the 16th century significantly changed which structure of Ethiopia?
11.
What were the two major Oromo confederacies?
12.
Who were the Jabarti in the context of Northern Ethiopia?
13.
What is the term for a succession of hereditary rulers from the same line of descent?
14.
Which Ethiopian state is known for its tall stone monuments called obelisks?
15.
The period between 1636 and 1706 is regarded as the:
16.
What was the title for traditional heads of caravan merchants?
17.
Which group of merchants moved together for safety during long-distance trade?
18.
What was the major port of the Aksumite kingdom before its destruction?
19.
Which king were the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela built under?
20.
The Oromo system of assimilation of non-Oromo people is called:
21.
In what year was Gondar founded?
22.
What provided the economic base for most ancient and medieval Ethiopian states?
23.
Who were the Muslim Oromo merchants of the southwest?
24.
What term refers to words cut on a stone monument?
25.
What was the name of the final battle in 1855 that ended the Zemene Mesafint?
26.
What title was held by the rulers of Muslim Sultanates?
27.
The period of rule in Oromo society is known as:
28.
Which large building type was a feature of the Gondarine period?
29.
What was a major consequence of the civil wars during Zemene Mesafint?
30.
Who killed Iyoas, heralding the start of the Zemene Mesafint?
