Imperialism In Ethiopia
Ethiopia is an ancient country with a strong sense of culture; through ancient history, trade, its transition from imperialism to independence, and its modern government, Ethiopia has developed into the starving country it is today.
Ethiopia was the first established country on Earth (Stephanus). Ethiopians were the first to introduce the worship of gods, rites of sacrifice, and the first to establish laws. The first inhabitants of Ethiopia are believed to have been Kushitic-speaking people who developed one of Africa’s earliest centers of agriculture during the second millennium BCE. The origins of the modern Ethiopia state are found in the Aksumite kingdom, which emerged in the first century CE and became an important focus of regional trade. As Lucian declares in his book about astrology, “the Ethiopians were the first who invented the science of stars, and gave names to the planets, not at random and without meaning, but descriptive of the qualities which they conceived them to possess, still in an imperfect state, to the Egyptians.”
Portugal, the first European power to circumnavigate Africa and center the Indian Ocean, displayed initial interest in Ethiopia as a potential ally by sending a representative in 1493. Europe …show more content…
Ethiopia was admitted to the League of Nations in 1923, assuring the nation’s independence. The alliance did nothing more than invoke minor economic and financial sanctions against Italy. Ethiopia warded off the colonizing effort of European powers. Having resisted foreign invasion and rule, Ethiopia aligned itself with the imperial powers of Europe through trade, peace treaties, political negotiations, and through expansion in Africa. The establishment of modern military strengthened and unified the central political and religious institutions leading Ethiopia to effectively repel colonialism in the 19th
Ethiopia was the first established country on Earth (Stephanus). Ethiopians were the first to introduce the worship of gods, rites of sacrifice, and the first to establish laws. The first inhabitants of Ethiopia are believed to have been Kushitic-speaking people who developed one of Africa’s earliest centers of agriculture during the second millennium BCE. The origins of the modern Ethiopia state are found in the Aksumite kingdom, which emerged in the first century CE and became an important focus of regional trade. As Lucian declares in his book about astrology, “the Ethiopians were the first who invented the science of stars, and gave names to the planets, not at random and without meaning, but descriptive of the qualities which they conceived them to possess, still in an imperfect state, to the Egyptians.”
Portugal, the first European power to circumnavigate Africa and center the Indian Ocean, displayed initial interest in Ethiopia as a potential ally by sending a representative in 1493. Europe …show more content…
Ethiopia was admitted to the League of Nations in 1923, assuring the nation’s independence. The alliance did nothing more than invoke minor economic and financial sanctions against Italy. Ethiopia warded off the colonizing effort of European powers. Having resisted foreign invasion and rule, Ethiopia aligned itself with the imperial powers of Europe through trade, peace treaties, political negotiations, and through expansion in Africa. The establishment of modern military strengthened and unified the central political and religious institutions leading Ethiopia to effectively repel colonialism in the 19th