Ethiopia By Elizabeth Alvarez Joanne Daquioag Table of

Ethiopia By: Elizabeth Alvarez & Joanne Daquioag

Table of Contents • Geography * Geography • History * • History Religion * • Religion Lifestyle Government * • Lifestyle Problems * • Government • Current Event * Problems * Current Events

Geography Lake Tana Summit of Ras Dashen 15, 157 feet above sea level Danakil Depression: desert with the lowest dry point on earth Simien Mountains

History Homo Erectus lived 3. 6 -1. 8 million years ago Emperor Haile Salassie I reign (19301974) Skeleton of an Australopithecus afarensis found in Awash Valley Emperor Tewedros reunified Ethiopia The fallen Great Stele symbol of the downfall of the Axum empire

Religion Ethiopian Orthodox Church Grand Mosque in Harar Ceremony of Meskel, an Ethiopian Orthodox holiday celebrating the finding of the true cross. Zagwe Dynasty: Arrival of Christianity Shea Gate: Harar

Lifestyle Tej: Honey wine served in special occasions Injera: bread used to dip and grab stews Ethiopian Cuisine This is macchiato, an Italian invention actually, a combination of espresso, milk, and sugar

Lifestyle Cont… Habesha Qemis: typical women dresses Agriculture is a way of life Dresscode when working in the fields Male clothing Ethiopian family in rural areas

Government President Girma Woldegoirgis Bahir Dar, Amhara, Ethiopia: Amhara Region government building Prime Minister Meles Zenawi

Problems Poor Sanitation Homeless High food prices results in malnutrition Limited learning centers (schools) 35. 9% literary rate Shortage in healtcare facilities

Problems Cont… * Expectancy rate - 51 Male; 54 Female * Infant Mortality Rate 90. 2/1, 000 births * Maternal Mortality Rate v 700/100, 000 births * 15% of women/ 16% of children receives healthcare The highest estimated density of HIV infected adults is in Addis Abba Over one million cases of malaria is reported each year