As the city of Axum became weaker, the Agaw people decided to rise and fill the role of power. They started to rule over Ethiopia as the Zagwe Dynasty. Around the 15th century, Ethiopia began to contact the European kingdoms to begin trading. The Ethiopian religion was a mixture of Christianity and Islam. In Ethiopia, there is castle that belonged to King Fasilides, which meant Ethiopia was a monarchy. Also, the leaders of this great dynasty believed they were descendants of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. Ethiopians were often attacked by their Muslims and Portuguese neighbors, but the dynasty never fell from either of them. In 1270 B.C. the Zagwe Dynasty was disestablished but was never defeated by any of its enemies which makes Ethiopia a perfect example of a kingdom that has never fallen.
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In time, the populations of these regions adopted Bantu agriculture as well as language and other lifeways. By the year 1000 CE, the people south of the rainforests were not only successful farmers but also miners, especially of gold, copper and iron. They were also specialists in ceramics, patterned cloths and salt, which many Central Africans used to dry river fish to trade. As with the other kingdoms, trade, especially in raffia fabric, brought riches and led to the dawn of a new wealth class that would then rule what will become the Kingdom of Kongo. Around the year 1390 CE, Lukeni Lua Nimi was able to unite many territories under one rule and became the first manikongo, meaning king. After the unification, the Kongo became an empire of its own that would control the region into the 17th century CE. When the Portuguese came in the 1480 CE, the rulers of Kongo quickly forged ties with its rulers, both through trade and through the adoption of
In time, the populations of these regions adopted Bantu agriculture as well as language and other lifeways. By the year 1000 CE, the people south of the rainforests were not only successful farmers but also miners, especially of gold, copper and iron. They were also specialists in ceramics, patterned cloths and salt, which many Central Africans used to dry river fish to trade. As with the other kingdoms, trade, especially in raffia fabric, brought riches and led to the dawn of a new wealth class that would then rule what will become the Kingdom of Kongo. Around the year 1390 CE, Lukeni Lua Nimi was able to unite many territories under one rule and became the first manikongo, meaning king. After the unification, the Kongo became an empire of its own that would control the region into the 17th century CE. When the Portuguese came in the 1480 CE, the rulers of Kongo quickly forged ties with its rulers, both through trade and through the adoption of