Socio Geographics of Ethiopia

“We, the nation, nationalities and peoples of Ethiopia” the beginning words to the constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Ethiopia is one of the most unique countries among all of the African countries. It is the oldest independent country in Sub Saharan Africa. Ethiopia is full of language, religion, and politics. Ethiopia is more than the nasty stereotype that we see on the television or hear about on the news.
The earliest evidence of Ethiopian history was in around 100 B.C. when the Queen of Sheba visited King Solomon. The first recorded Kingdom in Ethiopia grew around Axum during the 3rd century b.c. Axum was an offshoot of the Semitic Sabeam kingdoms of southern Arabia; it became the greatest ivory market in the north east. Ethiopia influenced the state of Meroe in Sudan. Over the next few centuries, Axum encroached more and more on Meroe until, when Christianity became the state religion in the 4th century AD, Ethiopia conquered the kingdom. ...