Aksum Religion and Achievement

Aksum - Religion and Achievements

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Aksum existed ​

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Ancient Egypt.

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after

before

at the same time

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Aksum is on the continent:

• Europe

• Africa

• North America

• South America

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Aksum is in ___ Africa.

• Southern

• Western

• Eastern

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Aksum is ​ ​

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of Egypt.

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South

North

East

West

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• What

• Where

After the Egyptian Civilization,

the civilization of Aksum formed

in East Africa.

• After the Egyptian Civilization,

• the civilization of Aksum formed

• in East Africa.

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• After the Egyptian Civilization,

• the Aksum Civilization formed

• in East Africa.

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What is the Aksum Civilization?

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Where

Christianity

Aksum became Christian in the 4th century. Traders exchanged ideas and one idea brought to Aksum was Christianity. After taking the throne, King Ezana proclaimed Christianity the state religion. The religion slowly spread throughout the land and brought together the diverse peoples of the Kingdom of Axum.

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The people of Aksum practiced:

• Christianity

• No religion

• Buddism

The Ancient Egyptians believed in many gods .

Polytheistic

In Aksum they believed in one God

Monotheistic

Christianity

A belief in one God, who sent his son, Jesus Christ, to Earth. Christians believed that Jesus died so that Christians could eternal life.

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In Ancient Egypt, the people were ​

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, which means they believed in many gods. In Aksum the people were ​

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, which means they believed in one God.

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polytheistic

monotheistic

not religious

Achievements

Aksum also had a written language called Ge'ez. Arabian migrants brought the language to Aksum. Ge'ez became the basis for three languages that are used in Ethiopia and Eritrea today—Amharic, Tigrinya, and Tigre. Ge'ez is still used in the Ethiopian Church.

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Aksum's written language:

• Ge'ez

• Hieroglyphics

• English

Achievements

Aksum was one of the first African civilizations to produce its own coin money.

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Aksum was one of the first civilizations to use:

• paper

• coin money

• wheels

• farming

Achievements

The landscape of Aksum was rugged and hilly. To adapt the land for farming, farmers built terraces. A terrace is a leveled-off area of land. Being flat, terraces hold moisture better than hilly land does. Terraced farming increased the amount of land that could be farmed on.

​Terrace Farming

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• When

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During the Aksum Civilization,

people used terrace farming

because the land had many hills.

• During the Aksum Civilization,

• people used terrace farming

• because the land had many hills.

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• During the Aksum Civilization,

• people used terrace farming

• because the land had many hills.

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Why did people in Aksum use terrace farming?

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