Aksum is the people who play an important role in trade in Northeast Africa. The Aksum, developed since the fourth century BC and achieved glory in the first century AD. The place is a palace resort The Ark of the Covenant and the Queen of Saba tiggal '. The Aksum dwelt in northern Ethiopia and Eritrea and has a close network of trade with India and the Mediterranean. The Aksum traded with India and Rome (later Byzantium), mengekpor ivory, tortoise shell, gold and emeralds. The Aksum importing silk and spices. The Aksum has a good entrance to the trade through the Red Sea and the Nile that enables a strong fleet to turn a profit in a trade with the African (Nubian) and Arabs (Yemen) and the Indian state. In the third century BC, the Aksum acquire colonies in the Arabian Peninsula through the Red Sea and they were subjected to 350 Kush kingdom. The main export products of Aksum is agriculture. At that time the land sudbur recorded more than now and they are the main crops include grains of wheat and barley. The Aksum keep cattle, sheep and camels. Wild animals are hunted for their things, such as ivory and deer antlers. They traded with the Romans as well as Egyptian and Persian traders. The Aksum rich with gold and iron deposits that have value in the trade and has minerals in significant amounts, the salt is very heavily traded. Began around 100 BC a sea trade route from Egypt and India was built, making the red sea and monsoon winds are useful for crossing the Arabian Sea to the South India directly. At that time the traffic volume of sea transport on the route down the old path. Romans request for goods from South India which resulted in a sharp increase more large ships sailing in the Red Sea from the Roman-Egypt declined and moved to the Arabian Sea and India. Kingdom of Aksum is located in a favorable area for the new trade situation is. Adulis soon became the port for the export of goods from Africa, such as ivory, incense, tortoise shell, gold, emeralds and foreign animals. KekuasaanAksum the first in Africa to print their own coins. The coin was printed in the reign Endubis until Armah about 270 to 610 and printed from gold, silver and bronze. Coinage in the past is a very important activity in the vessel to proclaim the power of Aksum against its neighbors. Many coins are printed used to mark the event what was happening when the coin is printed.
Aksum The colony expands to South Arabia (Yemen). Around 517, a Jewish king named Joseph Afternoon Yathar or also known as Dhu Nuwas king seized power Himyar, Mukarrib Ya'fur. Joseph became king because the previous king died. Yusuf attacked the army in Zafar Aksum, the capital of Himyar, killing many people and destroy the church. Christian King Kaleb of Aksum studying torture Dhu Nawas against the Christians and the Aksum. According to Procopius, Caleb for help Justin King Christian I of Aksum Bysantium to help with cutting the supply of silk as part of the economic war against the Persians. Caleb sent troops through the Red Sea to fight Dhu Nawaz. According to the inscription Husn al Ghurab, Dhu Nawas was killed, in battle, then there is the Arab tradition of the "Stepping up the horse into the sea".
Aksum The colony expands to South Arabia (Yemen). Around 517, a Jewish king named Joseph Afternoon Yathar or also known as Dhu Nuwas king seized power Himyar, Mukarrib Ya'fur. Joseph became king because the previous king died. Yusuf attacked the army in Zafar Aksum, the capital of Himyar, killing many people and destroy the church. Christian King Kaleb of Aksum studying torture Dhu Nawas against the Christians and the Aksum. According to Procopius, Caleb for help Justin King Christian I of Aksum Bysantium to help with cutting the supply of silk as part of the economic war against the Persians. Caleb sent troops through the Red Sea to fight Dhu Nawaz. According to the inscription Husn al Ghurab, Dhu Nawas was killed, in battle, then there is the Arab tradition of the "Stepping up the horse into the sea".
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