Ethiopian History
This queen is credited in Ethiopian tradition with visiting King Solomon and giving birth to Menelik I.
Who is Queen Sheba/Saba?
This person, a global health advocate and person living with epilepsy, founded CareEpilepsy Ethiopia.
Who is Enat Yewnetu?
This U.S. city has one of the largest Ethiopian communities in the world, especially in the “Little Ethiopia” area along 9th Street
Washington D.C.
This element has the chemical symbol “Fe.”
What is iron?
These are sudden bursts of electrical activity in the brain that can affect movement, awareness, or sensation.
What are seizures?
This former capital of the Zagwe dynasty is famous for its monolithic rock-hewn church site in northern Ethiopia.
What is Lalibela?
CareEpilepsy's vision is a future where people with epilepsy are protected, respected, and free from this.
What is discrimination and stigma?
This script is still used today for writing Amharic and Tigrinya (and used in churches) and is known for its syllabic structure.
What is the Geʽez script?
This global organization, founded after World War II, aims to maintain international peace and cooperation.
What is the United Nations?
This neurological condition causes recurring seizures
What is epilepsy?
In 1960, this Ethiopian was first Black African won a gold medal in the Olympics.
Who was Abebe Bikila?
CareEpilepsy Ethiopia was founded in this year.
What is 2015?
This annual Ethiopian Orthodox celebration features colorful processions and commemorates the baptism of Jesus.
What is Timket?
This is the smallest unit of life capable of independent function.
What is a cell?
This month is National Epilepsy Awareness Month (NEAM) in the United States
What is November?
During this year, the Battle of Adwa took place, marking a historic victory for Ethiopia over italy and thus serving as a symbol of black resistance?
What is 1896?
CareEpilepsy offers this remote medical service as part of its partnership initiatives with diaspora neurologists.
What is telemedicine?
This music genre, blending traditional Ethiopian sounds with jazz and funk, became popular among diaspora communities and was pioneered by artists like Mulatu Astatke.
What is Ethio-jazz?
This term describes a system where a country’s government is run by elected representatives rather than a monarch.
What is a republic?
This is a common trigger for epileptic seizures (name one four).
What are missed medication OR stress/anxiety OR sleep deprivation OR photosensitivity?
This Axumite emperor converted early Ethiopia to Christianity in the fourth century.
Who is King Ezana?
CareEpilepsy accepts this type of recurring financial commitment, in addition to one-time donations.
What is a monthly donation?
Ethiopia follows a unique calendar with 13 months — 12 months of 30 days each, plus a short 13th month — making it approximately this many years behind the Gregorian calendar.
What is 7 to 8 years?
This 1954 Supreme Court case declared racial segregation in U.S. public schools unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This test records electrical activity in the brain using small sensors placed on the scalp.
What is an EEG (electroencephalogram)?