Architecture
Guide line for the assignments
1. Not More than 7 pages
2. Good language
3. Short and Prize
Group 1
1. Discuss the significances of agriculture and trade in the economy of the region
2. Explain the process of territorial expansion of the Shewan Kingdom that led to the
formation of modern Ethiopia
3. Discuss the socio-economic and political circumstances that gave rise to the Gibe
monarchies in Ethiopia.
Group 2.
1. Elaborate the role of local and long-distance trade in the interactions between peoples
and states of Ethiopia and the Horn.
2. List and discuss Emperor Tewodros’ administrative policies and military reforms
and its out comes
3. Briefly describe Lij Iyasu’s efforts to reform the country’s justice system and the
police force
Group 3
1. Explicate the internal and external circumstances that led Menilek II’s
territorial expansion to the south
2. Assess the divergent paths Emperors Tewodros II, Yohannes IV and Menilek II
pursued in the administration of the empire.
3. Discuss the deeds of the patriots focusing on their achievements and weaknesses.
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Group 4
1. Identify major socio-economic and political developments in the country from
1941 to 1974
2. Assess the role and influence of the British and the Americans in Ethiopia’s
domestic and foreign affairs in the post-liberation period.
3. Analyze the causes, course and consequences of the 1974 Revolution
Group 5
1. Discuss the fundamental and immediate factors for the fall of the Derg regime.
2. Describe the essential nature of the EPRDF’s government with reference to the
measures it took shortly after assuming power.
3. Discuss about The reforms of the Derg as as took power in 1974
