WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Axum owed its prosperity to its location along the Red Sea, on the trade route between India and the Mediterra-nean. Axum exported ivory, frankincense, myrrh, and slaves. It imported textiles, metal goods, wine, and olive oil. For a time, Axum competed with the neighboring state of Kush for control of the ivory trade.

Detailed explanation-2: -Considered as important as the empires in Rome, Persia and China, the kingdom of Aksum arose in the Horn of Africa. This location provided access to trade in the Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Indian Ocean, allowing it to become a powerful trading hub.

Detailed explanation-3: -Control of the Red Sea trade with Rome and Persia helped Axum become a rich kingdom and introduced it to Christianity. Sonni Ali was able to create wealthy kingdom because he brought trade routes under Songhai’s control, allowing the kingdom to flourish.

Detailed explanation-4: -Axum was culturally unique overall because of location, trade, and religion.

Detailed explanation-5: -What achievements and advances were made in Aksum? structures out of stone, a written language, and developing a new way of farming, Why did the rulers of Aksum move their capital? The rulers of Aksum moved there capital to a hard-to-reach area, in present-day northern Ethiopia in order to avoid invaders.