Aksum And The Axumite Empire

In Ancient times, every kingdom is trying to thrive and be the biggest kingdom in their region. In Africa, near modern day Ethiopia, there was the kingdom of Aksum that existed from the 1st to the 8th century. Most of the people in Aksum believed in a polytheistic religion until Christianity was introduced. With all the other kingdom is the area, Aksum strived to be the best and conquer the most land. During the third century, the Axumite Empire was led by an extraordinary leader, King Ezana. Under his rule Aksum was able to defeat the kingdom of Meroe. Aksum took the land and was now the main supplier of all the goods in Africa. Under his rule it was now a Christian kingdom. Another great leader was King Kaleb. Under his rule, Aksum furthered its control to the modern day country of Yemen. Aksum was the main supplier of goods in Africa, so they did a lot of exporting of goods. They also imported many goods that they could not make such as wine and metal goods. …show more content…
Aksum was located on the southern part of the Red sea. It was located in modern day Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia. Aksum was a perfect place for trade. People could travel from Africa, Persia, India, and Egypt. Aksum’s location allowed it to have a diverse culture. People come to Aksum to trade. They all have different cultures and Aksum accepted that. The people there were most influenced by the Egyptians, Greeks, and the Romans. After 325 CE the dominate religion was Christianity. Christianity also had a major influence on the