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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 language using Arabic characters) and controlled the southwestern portion of the [[Arabian Peninsula]]. | + | The Kingdom of '''Aksum''' (alternatively '''Axum'''), 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 language using Arabic characters) and controlled the southwestern portion of the [[Arabian Peninsula]]. |
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. | 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. | ||
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The Kingdom of Aksum (alternatively Axum), 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 language using Arabic characters) and controlled the southwestern portion of the Arabian Peninsula.
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 "stelae", which consisted of large stone pillars. But in A.D. 710, the Muslims conquered Aksum and destroyed its big trading city known as Adulis.