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| Where was Aksum? | It was south of Kush in what is now Eritrea and Ethiopia. |
| What is Ge'ez? | the written language of Aksum |
| Who was Zoskales? | Zoskales may have been the first king of Aksum. |
| What lands did Zoskales and other Aksum rulers conquer? | They took areas along Red Sea & Blue Nile; took lands on SW Arabian Peninsula, too. |
| Who or what was Adulis? | Aksum's chief seaport |
| What did Aksumites exchange for imported cloth, glass, olive oil, wine, brass, iron, copper? | The traded salt & luxuries like rhinoceros horns, tortoise shells, ivory, emeralds, and gold. |
| Who was Ezana? | A strong ruler in Aksum (A.D. 325-360). |
| What did Ezana accomplish during his rule? | He conquered Yemen, Kush (burning Meroe to the ground). |
| What was the international language of Aksum? | It was Greek. |
| Why was Aksum considered to be "cosmopolitan"? | The society blended Arabs, Kushites, and people from all over the ancient world. |
| What nationalities "blended" in the port city of Adulis? | People from Egypt, Arabia, Greece, Rome, Persia, India, Byzantium |
| Who was Mahrem? | Mahrem was the one main god of the Aksumites. (They were also animists.) |
| Who was Ares? | The Greek god of war; Aksumites offered sacrifices to him and to Mahrem. |
| In A.D. 30 what new religion started in Palestine? | Christianity |
| What split occurred in the church in A.D. 451? | There was a split between the Egyptian & Ethiopian church and the church of Constantinople and Rome. |
| What was different about the architecture of the Aksumites? | They used stone instead of mud bricks, using no mortar. They also buildt huge stone pillars (stelae). |
| What were some of the "firsts" of the Aksumites? | They minted coins, terrace farming, canals, dams & cisterns. |
| When Aksum fell, what religion was introduced to the kingdom? | Islam |
| Why did Aksum's rulers move their capital to what is now northern Ethiopia? | They wanted to get away from the advancing wave of Islam. |
| When the Aksumites moved over the mountains into current northern Ethiopia, what factors helped lead to his decline in power? | The forests were depleted and the soil eroded; they were unable to maintain their advanced level of farming and trade. |
