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Jessica Strider The translation by E. A. Wallis Budge is in the public domain and available for free online. Check out Archive.org.

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1. what are the two legitimate empires of the world and what legitimizes them? 2. Who influences Queen Makeda’s decision to go and visit Solomon for herself? 3. What impact do the word of Solomon have on the queen? 4. How is King Solomon’s multitude of wives and concubines “justified” in the story 5. How does Solomon “trick” Makeda into sleeping with him?

nacy 6. Solomon and Makeda’s son grow up in Ethiopia, but as a young adult visits his father Solomon. Why does Bayna-Lehken (Menyelek) want to return to Et…more6. Solomon and Makeda’s son grow up in Ethiopia, but as a young adult visits his father Solomon. Why does Bayna-Lehken (Menyelek) want to return to Ethiopia rather than staying with his father (section 36) What does the request to take with him?
7. What important ceremony takes place before Menyelek leaves?
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