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Zewditu, the daughter of Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia, succeeded her father to the throne in 1916, three years after his death.She was formally crowned negestä negestat, queen of queens, in 1917. She was her father's sole surviving child. However, Ethiopian preference for male rulers had led the emperor, in his increasing incapacity, to name his grandson, Lej Iyasu, the son of another daughter, as his heir in 1909. The emperor died in 1913, and Iyasu succeeded him.

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"Female court dancers perform the Adowa, a traditional Ashanti dance that delights the royal assembly with provocative movements and complex foot work." More images, videos and information about the history, customs and traditions of the Ashanti can be found by visiting "Africa Online Museum" www.africaonlinemuseum.org Image by African Ceremonies: Carol Beckwith & Angela Fisher #ASHANTI #Ghana #Africa #WestAfrica #africandance #NationalGeographic

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Most information about the lives of the Paracas people comes from excavations at the large seaside Paracas site, south of Lima, and first investigated by the Peruvian archaeologist Julio Tello in the 1920s. They are thought to have developed as a cohesive group around 1200 BC, or earlier… Carbon 14 and DNA testing of the...

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