Discover Ethiopia and Eritrea in the U.S.

Discover Ethiopia and Eritrea in the DMV (District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia

 Evidence of Africa in the Americas is often hidden in plain sight, available but undiscovered. 

Objectives:

• Use the Discover Africa in the Americas website and the questions below to discover facts about Ethiopian and Eritrean history and culture
• Use the website to explore a hero in depth

Directions:

• Click on the highlighted words to connect to web pages that contain answers to the questions below. 

Part I. Discover Ethiopia & Eritrea in the U.S.

1. What was Axum? 
2. What does enat mean? It comes from what language?
3. What is the population of Addis Ababa?    
4. What is injera (enjera)? _____________________
5. What does abol mean? _____________________
6. Who was Kaldi? ______________________
7.   In which four religious texts does the legend of Makeda, Queen of Sheba appear?  ________     ___________________   _____________________ _______________
8. How many churches did King Lalibela build? _______________________
9. How many Oromo live in Ethiopia? _______________                  
10. Harrar Coffee and Roastery is named for the Ethiopian town of Harar. Harar is an important center of  which religion?
    
11. What did the British take from Emperor Tewodros?  _____________________     
12. What roles did Empress Taitu  play in the history of Ethiopia?
13. Where are Keren and Asmara? _____________________
14. What role did John Robinson play in Ethiopia during the Italian invasion? __________

Part II     Heroes : Breakout Rooms

Guiding question: Which of the following words characterizes your hero’s story and why? Pious, Resolute, Illustrious, Journey, Struggle, Triumph. 

Directions

1. In your Breakout Room determine who will research which hero. (You will have ten minutes to research and ten minutes to share in the Breakout Room).
2. Click on the link below the Hero’s picture to navigate to the Discover Africa in the Americas page about the Hero you have chosen. 
3. Explore the page, read the text and click on the links for additional information.

Guiding question: Which of the following words characterize your hero’s story and why? Pious, Resolute, Illustrious, Journey, Struggle, Triumph. 

1. After ten minutes, share what you found with the Breakout Group.
2. After sharing in your Breakout group, you will have the opportunity to share to the larger group.

Africa Access, 9/17/2020
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