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The Kingdom of Aksum, located in present-day Ethiopia, traced its roots of Aksum to the migration of Arabs across the Red Sea into [[Africa]] in 1000 B.C.  It had a written language called "Ge'ez" (a Semitic languge using Arabic characters) and controlled the southwestern portion of the [[Arabian Peninsula]].   
 
The Kingdom of Aksum, located in present-day Ethiopia, traced its roots of Aksum to the migration of Arabs across the Red Sea into [[Africa]] in 1000 B.C.  It had a written language called "Ge'ez" (a Semitic languge using Arabic characters) and controlled the southwestern portion of the [[Arabian Peninsula]].   
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The peak of its power was under the strong ruler named [[Ezrana]] in A.D. 325-360.  Ezrana conquered [[Kush]] and destroyed the city of [[Meroe]].  He also converted to Christianity and a Coptic Church formed in the Aksum kingdom.   
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The peak of its power was under the strong ruler named [[Ezana]] in A.D. 325-360.  Ezana conquered [[Kush]] and destroyed the city of [[Meroe]].  He also converted to Christianity and a Coptic Church formed in the Aksum kingdom.   
    
Aksum developed a coin currency and a unique architectural style called a "stele", which consisted of large stone pillars.  But in A.D. 710, the Muslims conquered Aksum and destroyed its big trading city known as Adulis.
 
Aksum developed a coin currency and a unique architectural style called a "stele", which consisted of large stone pillars.  But in A.D. 710, the Muslims conquered Aksum and destroyed its big trading city known as Adulis.

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