Ethiopia By: Elizabeth

Alvarez

&

Joanne Daquioag

Table of Contents•Geography

•History

•Religion

•Lifestyle

•Government

•Problems

•Current Event

Table of Contents

* Geography

* History

* Religion

* Lifestyle

* Government

* Problems

* Current Events

Geography

Summit of Ras Dashen

15,157 feet above sea levelDanakil Depression:

desert with the lowest dry point on earth

Lake Tana

Simien Mountains

History

Homo Erectus lived 3.6-1.8 million years ago

Skeleton of an Australopithecus afarensis found in Awash ValleyEmperor

Tewedros reunified Ethiopia

Emperor Haile Salassie I reign (1930-1974)

The fallen Great Stele symbol of the downfall of the Axum empire

Religion

Ethiopian Orthodox Church

Zagwe Dynasty:

Arrival of Christianity

Shea Gate: Harar

Grand Mosque in Harar

Ceremony of Meskel, an Ethiopian Orthodox holiday celebrating the finding of the true cross.

Lifestyle

Injera: bread used to dip and grab stews

This is macchiato, an Italian invention actually, a combination of espresso, milk, and sugar

Ethiopian Cuisine

Tej: Honey wine served in special occasions

Lifestyle Cont…

Habesha Qemis: typical women dresses

Dresscode when working in the fields

Agriculture is a way of life

Ethiopian family in rural areas

Male clothing

Government

President Girma Woldegoirgis

Prime Minister Meles Zenawi

Bahir Dar, Amhara, Ethiopia: Amhara Region government building

Problems

Poor Sanitation

Limited learning centers (schools) 35.9% literary rate

Homeless

High food prices results in malnutrition

Shortage in healtcare facilities

Problems Cont…

The highest estimated density of HIV infected adults is in Addis Abba

Over one million cases of malaria is reported each year

* Expectancy rate

- 51 Male; 54 Female

* Infant Mortality Rate 90.2/1,000 births

* Maternal Mortality Rate v 700/100,000 births

* 15% of women/ 16% of children receives healthcare