MIRE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Midterm Examination for grade 10 (HISTORY) 2015 E.C
Name: _______________________________________________________ Section: _______
Instructions: (The ticks you get from all questions will be doubled) 25 Ticks x 2= 50%
Start with Bismilah and your name.
Make your handwriting neat and readable
Any kind of cheating will result in losing points.
Time allowed:
Part one: fill in the blank space
1. ___________________ means the head of merchants. (1 Point)
2. The two major merchants of the long distance trade in Ethiopia were: ______________ and
_______________ (2 pts)
3. The Muslim merchants were the most dominant in the 19th century long distance trade
because of two reasons: (2 pts)
A) _______________________________________________________________________________________
B) _______________________________________________________________________________________
4. The battle of Embabo was fought between _______________________ and ________________________ (2pts)
Part two: Give brief and meaningful answers to the following questions
1. Write down 2 reforms that Emperor Tewodros tried to do?
A_____________________________________ B __________________________________________(2pts)
2. Who were the three powerful kings who were contending for the imperial throne?
A._____________________________ B.______________________________C._________________________________. (3pts)
3. What were the three reasons for the failure of Emperor Tewodros?
A
__________________________________B______________________________________C_______________________________(3pts)
4. Write down 2 out-comes of slave trade?
A._______________________________________ B ___________________________________________(2pts)
5. Write down the three things Menelik agreed to do, at Liche agreement.
A. _______________________________ B._______________________________________C.____________________________________(3pts)
6. What were the three factors that encouraged Khedive Ismail Pasha to invade Ethiopia? (3pts)
A. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
B. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
C. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. What were the two factors for the revival of the 19th C long distance trade in Ethiopia? (2Pts)
A. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Set by: Kalid Ahmed Barre
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