Ethiopia by Laura Dow https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x African Padlet en-us 2018-04-23 18:18:42 UTC 2018-04-26 14:11:21 UTC hello@padlet.com Coffee was first found in the Kaffa region of Ethiopia. ldow17 https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254551752 2018-04-23 18:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254551752 The oldest fossil of Early man was discovered here. ldow17 https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254552527 2018-04-23 18:24:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254552527 Due to the Ethiopian Calendar, this country is technically seven years behind the rest of the world. ldow17 https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254553224 Their calendar has 13 months instead of the regular 12. They celebrate New Years on September 11th.]]> 2018-04-23 18:25:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254553224 Some Ethiopians think that twins are a sign of misfortune. ldow17 https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254556866 2018-04-23 18:32:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254556866 Children in Ethiopia take their father's first name as their last name. ldow17 https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254557777 Parents and children do not share last names.]]> 2018-04-23 18:34:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254557777 Ethiopian Abebe Bilaka won Africa's first Olympic Gold Medal for the Marathon. ldow17 https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254558178 He ran the race barefoot. ]]> 2018-04-23 18:35:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254558178 ldow17 https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254558998 2018-04-23 18:37:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254558998 ldow17 https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254559279 2018-04-23 18:37:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254559279 This is a map of Ethiopia. ldow17 https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254559478 2018-04-23 18:38:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254559478 Ethiopia is Southeast of Sudan and North of Kenya. ldow17 https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254559543 2018-04-23 18:38:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254559543 Injera- sourdough flatbread ldow17 https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254560650 2018-04-23 18:40:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254560650 Shiro be Kibbe-legume stew ldow17 https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254561099 2018-04-23 18:40:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254561099 Men and women wear a traditional costume called a gabbi or Netella ldow17 https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254977818 2018-04-24 18:23:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254977818 The largest religion is Christianity followed by Islam and there is a small population of Judaism. ldow17 https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254980252 2018-04-24 18:27:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254980252 The most common language in Ethiopia is Amharic. ldow17 https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254981055 2018-04-24 18:29:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254981055 Ethiopia has a federal democratic Republic. Their leader is President Mulatu Teshome. ldow17 https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254982107 2018-04-24 18:31:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254982107 Ethiopia is in three different climate zones: the Kolla (tropical), Woina Dega (subtropical), and the Dega (Cool) ldow17 https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254983337 2018-04-24 18:33:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254983337 Ethiopia is surrounded by low-lying desert on three sides. It is largely formed on a volcanic plateau and the average height of the plateau, also known as the Ethiopian Highlands, is over 2,000 meters. The Ethiopian Highlands are bisected by the Rift Valley. Southwestern Ethiopia has many rainforests and Savannas. ldow17 https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254984694 2018-04-24 18:36:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254984694 Ethiopia gained independence in 980 B.C. They became Christian in the fourth century A.D. Ethiopia flourished in the Middle Ages, but declined in the 16th century. In the 19th century, Europeans divided Africa among themselves leaving only Ethiopia and Liberia independent. The Italians attempted to take it over,but were defeated in 1896 and again in 1935. ldow17 https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254987946 2018-04-24 18:42:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ldow17/c76i3s007i8x/wish/254987946