" For 10 points, name this home of Haile Selassie, which more recently fought a bloody war of secession with Eritrea to its north.
The empress Gudit destroyed one ancient state in this modern-day country, whose leader Ezana led a westward attack on Meroë which was recorded on tablets in the Ge'ez language. This country's kings claimed direct descent from the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon. Portugal thought that this site of the kingdom of Axum was home to the legendary Prester John. The victor at Adowa, Menelik II, ruled this country as it retained its independence through the colonial "scramble for Africa." For 10 points, name this home of Haile Selassie, which more recently fought a bloody war of secession with Eritrea to its north.
The empress Gudit destroyed one ancient state in this modern-day country, whose leader Ezana led a westward attack on Meroë which was recorded on tablets in the Ge'ez language.
Ethiopia [or Ityoppya; or Abyssinia; accept Axum until "modern-day" is read but not after]