The Ethiopian Empire
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Spreading across modern day Eritrea and Ethiopia around 1137 CE – 1975 CE, and Stretching from the Middle Ages all the way to the Cold War, the Ethiopian Empire (or Abyssinia, as it was also known) is the longest lasting of the African kingdoms.

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The trees! We have been creating to help young readers understand and work for tree health in Also huge need in https://t.co/99MXftKHAR

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Did you know?
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The ancient name of Africa was Alkebulan. Alkebu-lan “mother of mankind” or “garden of Eden”.” Alkebulan is the oldest and the only word of indigenous origin. It was used by the Moors, Nubians, Numidians, Khart-Haddans (Carthagenians), and Ethiopians.

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Queens Of Kush.
From the 3rd century BC to 2nd Century BC, the empire of Kush in Ethiopia was ruled by Independent female rulers called the Candace’s or Kandake. Queen Candace of 332BC denied Alexander the Great entry into Kush and deterred him on one of his military campaigns.

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መልካም አዲስ አመት ይሁንልን! Happy Ethiopian New Year! Based on the calendar this is 2013!
Traditionally the day is spent with family & friends. Beef,chicken, goat or lamb stews are the festive food served (not pork, it is prohibited in Ethiopian Christianity)

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'#Today’s signing comes at a time. is at a critical juncture, undergoing & transitions that are structural in nature.'

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🇪🇹UNSDCF👉https://t.co/e82pnEdhEj

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Woof! 🐺 My next wildlife illustration series will be Canines of the World! Starting with the beautiful Ethiopian Wolf~

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ネズミ亜科のネズミ集60。リアルピカチュウを探そう。エチオピアおよびエリトリアに生息する シロバホソズネズミ Ethiopian white-footed mouse

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Time to draw "Socke" again, my Ethiopian wolf character. She's waiting for her meal. ^^

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This is an ethiopian wolf and it's eating raw pasta, which is what I do when I'm annoyed. (One day when I make enough commissions and leave this dictatorial regime I'll change raw pasta for chocolate pocky's) I hope you like it!

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ooh um well my main boy Luci is from Ethiopia!

He's albino 😊 his story starts out with him in Rome though, when he's sort of a new god!

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And these five manuscripts are all available online. Take a look, they're amazing!
Add MS 16247 https://t.co/YnMImxm2ng
Or 12034 https://t.co/0TmXQLyT7J
Or 5424 https://t.co/fIBfQpxtPk
Or 11390 https://t.co/RIUNkKBSLf
Or 12859 https://t.co/W739EXYjQv

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LSD4: Unofficial archive of Legacy of the Wizard / Dragon Slayer 4" has been updated. Added the monster page "Archwinger" (54/56, 96%). It is found in the northern mountainous region of Ethiopia, Africa. https://t.co/YQeERQ7ukP

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Just a few more images from other Ethiopian manuscripts of the story (thank you for the links, Wendy Laura Belcher!).

Here's a terrifying rendering from British Library, MS Oriental 645, f. 119r.

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Ancient Ethiopian healing scrolls believed to eliminate illness by purging evil spirits and demons from a sick person.

Part of a larger healing ritual, these medicinal scrolls were also hung in homes facing the door to scare away evil spirits trying to get in.

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For our last week, my Global Medieval Lit class is reading the 15th-century Ethiopian story of the Virgin Mary, The Cannibal of Qəmər, in which a rich cannibal eats 78 people but does one (1) good deed, so the Virgin Mary persuades Jesus to let him into heaven.

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And this is the above-mentioned Burtele foot (3.4 Ma)...
A new hominin foot from Ethiopia shows multiple Pliocene bipedal adaptations https://t.co/dcUgRtaZLl

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