The Kingdom of Akusm

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The Rise of the Kingdom of Aksun Located in present day Eritrea and Ethiopia Sought out Ivory but also found silk, textiles, and spices The Origins of Aksum Traced founder to son of Solomon of ancient Israel and the Queen of Sheba First reference to Aksum was written in 100 AD Along the coasts of the Red Sea and the Blue Nile Aksum Controls International Trade Expanded trade Used the port in Adulis Traded a variety of objects including salt, luxuries, rhinoceros horns, tortoise shells, ivory, emeralds, and gold They import goods such as cloth, glass, olive oil, wine, brass, iron, and copper A Strong Ruler Expands the Kingdom The height of Aksum was between 325 AD and 360 AD This era was ruled by Ezana Ezana expanded the kingdom to the Arabian peninsula (modern day Yemen) and he c onquered the Kushites. An International Culture Develops The Aksumites' culture was a blend of Arabs' and Kushites' Because the port of Adulis was such a used trade stop, it had a diverse community Greek was the favored language Aksumite Religion Monotheistic- Their god was named Mahrem, believed king was directly descended from him Some worshiped nature spirits or even the Greek god Ares Aksum Becomes Christian Ezana learned Christianity as a child Ezana converted Aksum to Christianity Ethiopia today is still a Christian country Aksumite Innovations Aksum created language called Ge'ez, they were they only ancient African kingdom to create a new language Also only Country to mint coins Because of the area's topography (rugged and hilly) the Aksumites created a new way of agriculture: Terrace Farming They made "Terraces" to keep more water in the soil. The Fall of Aksum Had a long run because of technological and cultural advances When Islams conquered Arabia they were isolated Islamic Invaders Between 632 and 750 AD the people of Islam took over most of the Mediterranean Because during the rise of Aksum they protected Muhammad's family, these invaders did not invade, Aksumites could still trade Eventually the Muslims destroyed the port of Adulis and took over Aksum Isolated Aksum was cut off from their allies and trade routes so they were forced to migrate to modern day Northern Ethiopia The geographic differences crippled the Aksumites and led to their fall Though it was a long lasting Kingdom, Aksum never expanded further than the peninsula