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Ethiopian University Entrance Examination (EUEE)

History 2011

2011 E.C. · 2019 G.C.

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01
The messenger sent to Portugal by Atse Libine Dingil to bring help against Imam Ahmed was

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AnswerBJohn Bermudez

John Bermudez carried Atse Libine Dingil's plea for Portuguese help against Imam Ahmed, and the musketeers who answered it reached Ethiopia in 1541 under Christopher da Gama.
  • Ancient and medieval Ethiopia and the Horn
02
The battle that led to the completion of German unification in 1871 was

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AnswerDSedan

The French collapse at Sedan in 1870 destroyed Napoleon III's army and brought the southern German states into Prussia's camp; Versailles was where the empire was proclaimed, not a battlefield.
  • Nineteenth-century European nationalism and unification
03
Which of the following states was a serious obstacle to the establishment of a viable relation between the Ethiopian Christian kingdom and Portugal during the medieval period?

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AnswerAMamluk Egypt

Mamluk Egypt sat astride the only practical route between the Ethiopian Christian kingdom and Europe, and its rulers obstructed the passage of envoys, keeping contact with Portugal slow and irregular.
  • Ancient and medieval Ethiopia and the Horn
04
Which continents were connected to each other in the Triangular Trade?

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AnswerAAfrica, Europe and the Americas

The Triangular Trade linked Europe, Africa and the Americas: manufactured goods went south to Africa, captives west across the Atlantic, and sugar, cotton and tobacco back to European ports.
  • The Atlantic slave trade and the American Civil War
05
Who was responsible for introducing the seclusion policy in Japan in the 17th century?

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AnswerCThe Tokugawa Shoguns

The Tokugawa Shoguns sealed Japan off in the 1630s, expelling missionaries and forbidding foreign travel in order to shut out Christianity and European political influence.
  • Ancient and medieval world civilizations

Source: Ethiopian University Entrance Examination, History, 2011 E.C. (2019).