Ethiopia
Background : unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy
mainetained its freedom from colonial rule, one exception being the Italian occupation of 1936-1941
In 1974 the most complete early
huminid skeleton yet recovered, an adult female "Australopithecus"afarensis nickamed "LUCY" C-3-4 million years old
was unearthed in hadar afar N- Ethiopia
4.4 million old the earliest
known hominid fossils(ardipithecus remidus) found in aramis Ethiopia in 1994
C-800-600 BC agriculture developed in Ethiopia .
Ethiopian kingdom was found C-1000 BC by Menilek I son of
Solomon and Queen Sheba .
In 321 Ethiopia became the first african country to adapt christianity as the
state religion when emperor Ezna(r.C.305-350)
