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9 Cards in this Set
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Aksum
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an empire that controlled much of northern Ethiopia from the first to the eighth century A.D. |
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obelisk
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a pillar-shaped stone monument |
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Haile Selassie
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emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 t0 1974 |
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Eritrea
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a former region of Ethiopia that became an independent country in 1993 |
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Horn of Africa
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a horn-shaped extension of land on the east coast of Africa |
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modernize
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to accept new ways or ideas
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Red Sea
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a narrow sea that divides northeast Africa from the Arabian Peninsula |
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Kush
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an ancient Nubian kingdom in northern Sudan |
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dynasty
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a family or group that rules for several generations |
