THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA By: Jeremy
Nicholson
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Ethiopia Flag: The flag of Ethiopia has three horizontal
stripes of green, yellow, and red from top to bottom. Centered over
these stripes is a blue circle, on which there is a yellow
five-pointed star. Green represents land and all their farms.
Yellow represents freedom and harmony among all the Ethiopian
people. Red represents valor and war and honor for those who
fought. The bright star represents the future of the nation, and
also references King Solomon as the Star of David. Surrounding the
five-pointed star are five yellow rays, symbolic of the equality of
the diverse people of Ethiopia. Ethiopia is the oldest country in
Africa having been established since about 500 B.C
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Outline and neighboring countries Ethiopia's neighboring
countries are Sudan, Somalia, Kenya, Djibouti, and Eritrea.
Ethiopia has no bodies of water surrounding it.
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Landmarks natural and manmade. Ethiopia has a lot of landmarks
the top 3 are: 1. Gondor - Gondor is a castle that king Fasil built
in the 17 or 18 century 2. A natural landmark is the blue Nile
falls one of the greatest falls in Africa 3. The rock hewn churches
of Lalibela the churches were built under order of king Lalbela the
king planed a model of Jerusalem Major city's: Axum, Jima, Harar
Capital: Addis Ababa
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ETHIOPIAN FACTS Language: Amharic Cuisine: Ethiopians are not
supposed to eat a lot of meat. Ethiopia is a Jewish country there
is NOT a lot of types of pork (no bacon unfortunately) ! Ethiopian
food is a spicy mix of vegetables, slow- simmered meat or grain
stews, and fresh meat sauces. The population of Ethiopia is
currently 32.2 million The Ethiopian money is called birr The
natural resources are: gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas,
hydropower. Climate: Ethiopia is in the tropical zone laying
between the Equator and the Tropic of Cancer.
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ETHIOPIAN PLANTS & ANIMALS: MANY OF THE PLANTS ARE NATIVE,
AND MUCH HAS YET TO BE DISCOVERED! Erythrina brucei tree meskal
flowers (adey abeba in Amharic) Giant Lobelia Plants Baboon Male
Nile Lecehw Ethiopian Wolf
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Ethiopia is a country with more than 80 different ethnic groups
each with its own language, culture, custom and tradition. One of
the most significant areas of Ethiopian culture is its literature,
which is represented mostly by translations from ancient Greek and
Hebrew religious texts into the ancient language Ge'ez, modern
Amharic and Tigrigna languages. Ge'ez is one of the most ancient
languages in the world and is still used today by the Ethiopian
Orthodox Tewahedo Church. The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
has its own unique customs and traditions, which have been
influenced by Judaism (the culture of the Jewish people). The
Tigrayans' history and culture comes from the Aksumite Kingdom
tradition and culture. The culture of the Amhara people comes from
the post Aksumite imperial reign of Menelik II and Haile
Selassie.
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Daniel with Southern Tribe Neighbor slaughters goat Dugout
Canoe Dorze Home
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Sarah & Daniel with Southern Tribe Fasting Food Church
Gondar Bahar Dar Castle Rock Hewn church - Lalibela Blue Nile Falls
Goat Skins