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Axum

Axum was the capital of The Kingdom of Axum, one of the strongest empires in Africa between 100 BC and 700 AD. Axum is located in modern-day Ethiopia.

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What activity linked aksum with rome?

By Trading

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What made the location of aksum so good for a trade?

Aksum became a major trading hub and meeting place. Trade goods came to this area from Arabia, Persia, India, and other parts of Africa.

What did the aksumites eat?

Axum ppl eat Carrotts,Beans,Rice,Camel,Cow(Steak), And Cheese

Why did Axum become a prosperous trading center?

IT was good for trade because it was in a location wich gave Aksum acess to the Red sea,the Med. sea,indian ocean,and the Nile so it was good for trade because you can get to place to place by water.

What was the Axum kingdom known for?

The Axum Kingdom was located in present day Ethiopia.

Why was Aksum important?

The Kingdom of Aksum was the center of trading.

What is the capital of Aksum?

it is Adulis

Actually Axum or Aksum was the capital of the Kingdom of Aksum or Axum (c.100 - c.940)

It is now in Ethiopia

Where was the wealthy trading state of aksum?

The Kingdom of Aksum (Aksumite Empire) covers mostly current northern Ethiopia and Eritrea.

What factors led the rise of Aksum?

The main factors that led to the fall of the Aksum in the seventh century were climate change and the obstruction of international trade routes around the Red Sea brought on by the growing supremacy of the Muslims in Ethiopia.

What lasting legacies did the Aksum kingdom leave?

It left behind a lasting religious achievement with Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, stone architecture, and terrace farming.

What were the effects of the Muslim invasion on aksum?

Aksum had converted to Christianity in the intervening centuries, so the conquest of the Sudan by Muslim forces effectively isolated the Aksumite Christians from the rest of the Christian World and resulted in the creation of the unique Ethiopian Tawhedo Church. Furthermore, the arrival of Islam on both Ethiopia's northern and eastern flanks effectively cut-off Aksum from the sea-trade that had made it historically powerful, making the subsequent Abbysinian Kingdoms weaker than their Aksumite forebearers.

Why was Axum so prosperous?

It was located on an important trade route linking the Roman Empire with India.