WorksheetsLecture 6: The Ethiopian City: Aksum to Lalibela
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins
What is Aksum, Ethiopia date?
1st-8th cent
1st- 6th cent
12th -15th cent
15th cent
What is laliebla, Ethiopia dates?
12th - 15th cent
12th- 13th cent
13th - 15th cent
1st - 8th cent
What is a stela
What is a monolith
Region Kingdom of Aksum is across from the blank and lay close to the Red Sea
(a)
The Highlands of Ethiopia rises rapidly in a urgent landscape caused by Blank
(a)
Highlands reach up yo blank feet above sea level
(a)
Where does Aksum now occupy?
Northern Ethiopia
Eritrea providence
Tigre
All the above
Why was Aksum one of the great powers?
Coin of king Endybois with Greek words 3rd c. Was significant why?
Aksum was one of the oldest Christian cultures. How was it converted?
Who founded the ruins?
Henry clay
Henry Salt
Henry lowe
Harry salt
Where can the Grudit field be found?
North and south fields
East and west fields
East and north fields
West and south fields
Main Stelae field, Aksum, Blank cent
(a)
79ft tall granite, and weights 160 ton (not the tallest) describes which stele?
What are the tallest grave makers for?
The towns burial
Royal graves
Shafts
All the above
Blank is found underneath Main stelae field…
(a)
Craftsman from else where came and built granite slabs towards roof, brick arches, describes what building ?
A heavenly mansion designed for the ones below describes a
(a)
A complex of little palaces that could house more than one king at a time was called the
(a)
Church and monastery at debre (mount) damo, is what century
(a)
Where is the church and monastery at debre (mount) found
Northeast of Aksum
Northwest of Aksum
Southeast of Aksum
Southwest of Aksum
The monastery at debre stands on
(a)
The monastery at debre was only meant for whom?
The monastery at debre was found in the blank century and rebuilt in the blank century
(a)
Beams that laid in both the interior and exterior walls with bricked ruble in between, cross ties was laid on the beams to secure the surface (monkey heads)Windows and doors were made from timber with cross ties, similar to the stone design in the stela describes what ruin?
What are monkey Heads
Cathedral of Mary of Zion also known as (Maryam Tsion) is apart of what century? And the original structure was built in what century
Where is the cathedral of Mary of Zion located
Sits on a large podium with large flight of steps, On the southern side becomes a very steep wall using Aksumite construction, the new structure is smaller than the original (original had 5 aisles, 62 columns, while the new one only has 3) describes what structure?
Laloibela (southern pasta providence) is considered to be what?
Complex of churches (city) carved from the living land of rock, There are a total of 11 or 12 secret spaces, Connected to one another by the narrow tunnels, It took expansion in the 13th century, the churches was divided by a river Jordan, and was connected to the other sites but through trentches. This describes what site?
One of the zagmens kings founded what?
What structure is this? Date and location…
Structures name, date and location…
Structures name, date, and location
