Talk:Shotel

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Ancient Abyssinia or present day Ethiopia? Does that mean that its origins are unsure, or that the modern type is different from the Abyssinian type?

I will try to correct the confusing presentation. The present day Ethiopia was in olden days known to the outside world as Abyssinia. In one sense this is a term more used by outsiders than by the Ethiopians themselves. For all practical purposes the two terms can be used synonymously. More over, many 17th- 18th century historians and travellers used the name Abyssinia in their writings which would oblige one to use it when discussing historical items apropos of such documents. It is wiser to mention both terms as it would be confusing( especially to the unfamiliar reader) when trying to reference older documents concerning Ethiopia. - Ironinmohscale January 2, 2007 4:56pm.