Who ruled the empire?

Quenn SHeba Ran the Aksum empire, and thats how that became an Ethiopian civilizaton and powerful at the same time.

the decline of axum

axum ended in the 8th century due to their loss of trade to the persians and Arabs.

other empires

Kushan, Nubia, and pala were empires during the same time as Aksum(Axum). Pala was A major middle Kingdom of India. Nubia is known the border region surrounding Kerma and Stretching from Aswan, Egypt to Khartoom in present day. Nubians were very unique. Kushan empire is a china kingdom formed in territories formed on ancient Bactria.

How axum Beagned.300 - 700 Rise of Aksum and conversion to christianity

By 1st century Tome conquered Egypt, Carthage , And other North African Areas. Which Became the granaries of the Roman Empire, The majority of the population became christians. Aksum spent its religious zeal carving out churches from rocks and writting their religious text. Adulis, Aksum & Matara became the three most important centers in the ancient world. During the second century Aksum finally conquered Kush. The Aksumites occupied one of the most fertile regions in the world. they believed that the gods controlled the natural forces of the universe. In the fifth century A.D. they replaced greek liturgy & began using their own native language Ge'ez.

The significance of Aksum(Axum)

Aksum(Axum) was very important to Africa and the world. It was Africa's Trading Capital.

King of Aksum

King Ezana (seen to the left) was one of the so called greatest rulers of Aksum. He ruled from c.333 to c. 356. King Ezana was the first christian King of Aksum. From inscriptions Ezana appears to have been the most important of the Aksumite rulers. Early inscriptions show him as polytheist, worshipping a wide range of gods and goddesses, but another of later date refers only to the "Lord of Heaven."

Forming the Aksumites

The Aksumites were formed from Kushitic and Semitic speaking people who settled the Red Sea territory in 500 B.C. They spoke a very strong Semitic language and wrote in Semitic "characters." The Aksumites lived in the highlands of Ethiopia near the Red Sea. Living there gave them a strategic position in trade routes between Yemen and the cities of Nubia.

In the 5th century A.D. they replaced Greek literature and began using their own native language Ge'ez.