Ethiopia's First Trade Relationship With The Pharaohs

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Ethiopia had a unique cultural development between the period in which the first trade relationship with the Pharaohs began and the Middle Ages, which is the result of various influences on this civilization that had already developed its own characteristics and had distinguished itself for a Christian confession that, over the centuries, will constitute a point of strength and cohesion for its people. Just think that today the Ethiopian Church is the most widespread of all the Eastern Orthodox churches by number of faithful. In addition, according to what is said in television broadcasts and divulgation magazines, including The National Geographic Magazine, the legendary Ark of the Covenant, which became famous in modern pop culture thanks

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