1. Axum

2. Trading Advantage Axum’s trading advantage over Kush
Kingdom opened directly on the sea
Being port city gave them an advantage
Didn’t have to carry goods over land which was slower and more dangerous

3. Organized Society How Axum well organized society: Made coins
Raised herds of cattle
Produced a variety of crops
Architects and engineers built impressive towers

4. Decline of Axum Cause of decline: African country that replaces Axum
Lost trading power to Arabs
Reduced kingdom’s wealth
Leaders led people south into highlands
African country that replaces Axum
Ethiopia

5. King Ezana Axum’s most powerful ruler
Ezana changes course ancient Africa’s history
Converts to Christianity
As a result people of Axum also convert to Christianity
Religion still dominant religion today (2011) even when countries around them practice Islam

6. Greatest Civilization?
Egypt
Pyramids still stand
Left paper as contribution
Tax system
Kush
Economic contribution
Herding and produced variety of crops
Axum
Minting of coins
Christianity