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One of Axum's ceramics

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The Obelisk of Axum

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Ivory or elephant tusks.

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Axum Artifacts; Written By André Johnson

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Axum Artifacts; Written By André Johnson

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Axum was very gifted in ceramics they make some of the best pottery in my opinion.

These were built to last as they also created obelisks.

Axum also developed Ethiopian script.They hellenized it to communicate with the greeks in the Hellenistic Era. They created magnificent pieces.

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Ethiopian Orthodox priest

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Ethiopian crown worn by royalty

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Map of Axum's Location

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Axum's History; Written By Margaret Deignan

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Axum's History; Written By Margaret Deignan

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Axum, also spelled Aksum, was a powerful kingdom in northern Ethiopia durring the early Christian era.

Axum's economy was based around trade. They usually traded salt ivory.

The Obelisk of Axum is a 1,700 year old tower that stands 78 feet high. It is the largest grave marker, this one for the royal, a church, and transported over a long amount of time. Axum also had its own form currency, they used gold to for their coins

For all of Axums historical and religious richness, the city of Axum has been declared a world heritage site

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Axum's Religion and Beliefs; Written By Katy Dinkelacker

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Axum's Religion and Beliefs; Written By Katy Dinkelacker

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Before it's conversion to Christianity; Aksumites practiced a polytheistic religion.

Axum switch from its polytheistic beliefs over time, but in 320 A.D. a man named Ezna became the king of Axum.

Under his rule, Ezna embraced the Christianity and made it the dominant religion of Axum in 327 A.D.

Ezna made the cross an official symbol of Axum to show its official conversion from a polytheistic to monotheistic beliefs.

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Axum's Geography; Written By Rogel Aponesto

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Axum's Geography; Written By Rogel Aponesto

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Axum (also spelled as Aksum) is a small territory located along the Red Sea. Axum id located in the northeast region of the contemporary Iron Age Ethiopia. It's 7200 feet above the sea level. Since it's religion required both sides of the Red Sea, early texts showed that trading started early as the first century B.C. Axum rose up to a high point because of it's trading business. The people of Axum did their trading business with the Roman Empire, and sometimes eastern to India. Some of the things they traded was their agricultural resources, their gold, and their ivory.