HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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the Romans, who conquered Kush early in its development.
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the Nubians, a powerful trading civilization to the south.
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Axum, a new power located in what is now Ethiopia.
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the Moroccans, who taught the Kushites how to smelt iron ore.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Aksum was an ancient African kingdom located in present-day Ethiopia and Eritrea. As a result of war, Aksum destroyed the nearby Kush kingdom.
Detailed explanation-2: -The people of Kush inhabited the land south of Egypt (modern-day North Sudan) where the Nile cataracts and harder earth limited the flooding that made Egypt so fertile. The land there is dryer and less productive, but still capable of supporting a large population.
Detailed explanation-3: -The kingdom’s power had eroded entirely by the end of the eighth century. One reason for its decline was the migration of the nomadic Beja peoples into the area; their independent herding activities threatened Aksum’s territorial dominance.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Empire of Axum at times extended across most of present-day Eritrea, northern Ethiopia, Western Yemen-which it invaded utilizing the dhow designs of Egypt-and parts of eastern Sudan. The capital city of the empire was Axum, now in northern Ethiopia.
Detailed explanation-5: -Subsequently, Aksum could not maintain its political and social-economic system. Extensive land use that was necessary for the required high level of food production for the kingdom’s large population, and probable heavier rains caused degradation of the fertile soil, which further contributed to the downfall of Aksum.