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	Axum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It was the centre of the Axumite Kingdom, which emerged around the time of the birth of Jesus and declined after the 7th century due to unknown reasons, but contributed to the shift of the power centre of the Ethiopian Empire further inland.
		The kingdom of Axum had its own written language called Ge'ez, and also developed a distinctive architecture exemplified by giant obelisks, the oldest of which (though much smaller) date from 5,000-2,000 BC This kingdom was at its height under king Ezana, baptized as Abreha, in the 300s (which was also when it officially embraced Christianity).
		Axum is considered to be the holiest city in Ethiopia and is an important destination of pilgrimages.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Axum (990 words)

	Kingdom of Aksum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Kingdom of Aksum at its height extended across portions of present-day Eritrea, northern Ethiopia, Yemen, southern Saudi Arabia northern Somalia, Djibouti, and northern Sudan.
		Furthermore, in the early times of the kingdom, around 1700 years ago, giant Obelisks to mark King's (and nobles') tombstones (underground grave chambers) were constructed, the most famous of which is the Obelisk of Axum.
		After this period, the Axumite kingdom was succeeded by the Zagwe dynasty in the eleventh century or twelfth century, although limited in size and scope.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Axumite_Kingdom (1520 words)

	Axum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It was the center of the Axumite Kingdom, which emerged around the time of the birth of Jesus Christ and declined in the 12th century with the rise of the southern Ethiopian kingdom.
		The kingdom had their own written language called Ge'ez, and also developed its own style of architecture (such as the Obelisk of Axum).
		The Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Axum claims to possess the Ark of the Covenant.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/a/ax/axum.html (116 words)

	Civilizations in Africa: Axum
		Roman and Greek sources indicate that an Axumite kingdom was thriving in the first century AD; the city of Adulis is frequently mentioned because it had become one of the most important port cities in Africa.
		Ezana declared Axum to be a Christian state, thus making it the first Christian state in the history of the world, and began actively converting the population to Christianity.
		So the Ethiopians, unlike other Christians, really saw themselves as inheriting the covenants that Yahweh entered into with his chosen people (as a side note, the Ethiopic Church claims to have the Ark of the Covenant which is the chest in which the Decalogue was kept by the Hebrews).
	www.wsu.edu:8080 /~dee/CIVAFRCA/AXUM.HTM (668 words)

	Sacred Sites of Ethiopia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Treasury of the Arc of the Covenant Axum, Ethiopia
		The remote town of Axum was the earliest historical center where the followers of Muhammad freely exercised their religion in an atmosphere of peace without the fear of persecution.
		Axum began to decline in the early decades of the 7th century following the rise and rapid expansion of the Muslim Arabs throughout the Middle East.
	www.sacredsites.com /africa/ethiopia/sacred_sites_ethiopia.html (3766 words)

	Articles - Axum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Axum, properly Aksum, is a city in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, located at near the base of the Adwa mountains.
		It was the center of the Axumite Kingdom, which emerged around the time of the birth of Jesus and declined in the 10th century due to the shift of the power center of the Ethiopian Empire further south.
		The kingdom was at its height under king Ezana, baptized as Abreha, in the 300s AD (which was also when it officially embraced Christianity).
	www.worldhammock.com /articles/Axum (771 words)

	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Axum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Located in the Mehakelegnaw Zone of the Tigray Region near the base of the Adwa mountains, this town has a latitude and longitude of {{coor dm1407N3844E}}.
		The kingdom of Axum had its own written language called Ge'ez, and also developed a distinctive architecture exemplified by giant obelisks, the oldest of which (though much smaller) date from 5,000-2,000 BC Herausgegeben von Uhlig, Siegbert, Encyclopaedia Aethiopica: D-Ha (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2005), p.
		This kingdom was at its height under king Ezana, baptized as Abreha, in the 300s (which was also when it officially embraced Christianity).
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Axum (971 words)

	Ethiopia, Axum
		Axum was the home of the Queen of Sheba.
		The kingdom of Axum included most of the Red Sea area of present-day Yemen, Ethiopia, Sudan, Djibouti, and Eritrea.
		Although from Axum, the queen was in Yemen when she heard of Solomon and came for a visit in Jerusalem.
	www.phillipmartin.info /webpage/TRAVEL/africa/text_ethiopia_axum.htm (466 words)

	Kingdoms of Africa - Ethiopia
		The Aksumite Empire was originally a Semitic Jewish kingdom based at Axum (from around the second century BC), and founded, according to legend, by Menelik, son of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.
		Axum is founded as the capital of a Jewish kingdom.
		Until the end of the sixth century, Axum is considered to be one of the most powerful and prosperous kingdoms in the known world, ranking on equal terms with Rome or Persia.
	www.kessler-web.co.uk /History/KingListsAfrica/AfricaEthiopia.htm (1084 words)

	Everything about Ethiopia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		For the kingdom, see Kingdom of Axum Axum, properly Aksum, is a city in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, located at near the base of the Adoua mountains.
		The Kingdom of Aksum (or Axum), was an important trading nation in northeastern Africa, growing from ca.
		The capital city of the kingdom was Aksum (in northern Ethiopia).
	wikimiki.org /en/Ethiopia (11028 words)

	Fourth Grade - World History - Lesson 36 - Early African Kingdoms
		Have the students recall that a kingdom is a geographic area that is ruled by a king.
		Ask the students to name some of the reasons why the kingdom of Axum was located in a good place for trading (next to the Red Sea which gave access to the Indian Ocean, Arabia located across the Red Sea).
		Tell the students that interestingly enough Axum instead became a Christian kingdom under King Ezana in 328 A.D. Explain that legend has it that a foreign boy named Frumentius was attacked and made a slave of the royal court.
	www.cstone.net /~bcp/4/4AHistory.htm (3313 words)

	Axum found Swiftly
		Axum contains some of the most mysterious monuments in the world, and is reputed to have been the...
		The Axum band is an 5-pc Roots reggae band based in Philadelphia with members Hailing from Jamaica, and the U.S. Axum combines traditional Nyahbinghi drumming and the...
		Axum Ethiopian Restaurant serve a variety of Ethiopian dishes to eat in or take away at their...
	www.movefm.co.uk /moveinfo/axum.html (250 words)

	Axum
		It was the center of the Axumite Kingdom, which emerged around the time of the birth of Jesus Christ and declined in the 12th century due to the shift of the power center of the Ethiopian Empire further to south.
		The kingdom had their own written language called Ge'ez, and also developed its own style of architecture exemplified by such structures as the obelisk of Axum.
		The king of Axum provided protection to the early adherents of Muhammad during the Hijra.
	www.askfactmaster.com /Axum (237 words)

	Lonely Planet
		Christianity was brought to the then Kingdom of Axum by St Frumentius, who was consecrated as the first bishop in 330AD.
		Axum was slap-bang in the path of the armies of Islam, which set out from Mecca on a holy war of conversion in 632AD.
		After a remarkable life span, the Axum empire broke down into its constituent provinces in the 18th century, triggering 100 years of warfare between rival warlords.
	www.expedia.co.uk /lonelyplanet/Ethiopia/historyandculture.aspx (958 words)

	Ambassade Addis Ababa - Brief outline of Ethiopia's history
		Ethiopia is the oldest independent state in Africa and has its roots in the kingdom of Axum that flourished in the third century before Christ.
		This Christian kingdom is responsible for several remarkable monuments, of which the rock-hewn churches in Lalibela are the most famous.
		After the downfall of kingdom of Axum, Ethiopia consisted of many Christian and Muslim states, that were regularly under attack from Oromos, Afars and Somalis.
	www.mfa.nl /add/information_about_0/brief_outline_of (451 words)

	Axum Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The kingdom of Axum officially adopted Christianity in the 4th century.
		The Ark of the covenant is preserved in the ancient holy city of Axum.
		The Ark in Axum is found in a medieval epic written in "Geez", The Glory of Kings.
	www.cox-internet.com /addis/holyplaces.html (564 words)

	General profile of Ethiopia
		At the kingdom's height, its rulers over the Red sea coast from Sawak in present day Sudan, in the North to Berbera in the present-day Somalia and inland as far as the Nile valley in modern Sudan.
		The rise of Islam in the Arabian Peninsula had a significant impact on Axum kingdom during the seventh and eighth centuries.By the time of the Prophet Mohammed’s death (A.D.632), the Arabian Peninsula, and thus the entire opposite shore of the Red sea, had come under the influence of the new religion.
		As early as the mid-seventh century, the old capital at Axum had been abandoned; thereafter, it served only as a religious center and as a place of coronation for a succession of kings who traced their lineage to Axum.
	www.mfa.gov.et /Facts_About_Ethiopia/Facts.php (590 words)

	Baxter's EduNET - Time Machine
		She wins the first battle, and in spite of losing a second battle, the Romans had had enough, agreed to a truce and went back home.
		The kingdom declined under attacks by little known invaders, desert nomads, called the Blemyes and Nobatae by around 200 AD (just as the Roman and Han Chinese empires were also under attack by strange invaders).
		Kingdom of Axum (Abyssinia) rises in northeast Ethiopia, expands into southern Arabia and conquers Meroe around 350 AD.
	www.edunetconnect.com /cat/timemachine/2000ea.html (214 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ethiopia
		Greek writers often call this region the kingdom of Napata, or of Meroë, after two cities that were successively the centre of its political life during the second period of its history.
		Its seems that with the name of Ethiopia we should connect that portion of the country's history the documents of which are supplied by the Gheez literature alone; with that of Abyssinia, what belongs to the modern period since the definitive appearance of Amharic among the written languages.
		Previous to the conversion of the country to Christianity, the worship of the serpent was perhaps the religion of a portion of Ethiopia, i.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/05566a.htm (5720 words)

	A short history of Ethiopia
		Following the rise of islam in the seventh century, Axum is gradually cut off from European Christendom.
		Like Axum, the Zagwe dynasty is a political empire rooted in religion.
		The kingdom finds itself combating the growing influence of islam closer to home in the coastal regions of Ethiopia.
	www.electionworld.org /history/ethiopia.htm (766 words)

	Cheap Hotels Aksu, Russia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Ancient Chinese 屈支屈茨; ?);) was an ancient Buddhist kingdom located on the branch of the Silk Road that ran along the northern edge of the Taklamakan desert in the Tarim Basin.
		For the kingdom, see Kingdom of Axum'' '''Axum''', properly '''Aksum''', is a city in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, located at near the base of the Adwa mountains.
		It was the centre of the Axumite Kingdom, which emerged around the time of the birth of Jesus and declined in the 10th century due to the shift of the power centre of the Ethiopian Empire (...)
	cheaphotelsrussia.info /a/aksu (746 words)

	Untitled Document
		In the fourth century AD, the Ethiopian kingdom of Axum declared itself Christian, and soon the Christian Byzantine court at Constantinople concluded a military and trade alliance with it.
		In AD 524, the Byzantines pledged to supply Axum with mercenary troops drawn from the Nubian tribes of the Blemmyes and Nobadae to assist it in its invasion of Yemen.
		Since the Nubian kingdoms were all mutually mistrustful of each other, Makuria embraced the Dyophysite doctrine and became allied with Byzantium in 570.
	www.nubianet.org /about/about_history10.html (1273 words)

	Welcome to AEMFI ETHIOPIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Christianity was brought to the then Kingdom of Axum by St Frumentius, who was consecrated as the first bishop in 330 AD.
		Axum was slap-bang in the path of the armies of Islam, which set out from Mecca on a holy war of conversion in 632AD, and although the Christian kingdom was cut off from the rest of Christendom, Islam never really took hold until the 7th century.
		After a remarkable life span, the Axum empire broke down into its constituent provinces in the 18th century, triggering 100 years of warfare between rival princes.
	www.aemfiethiopia.org /history.htm (1043 words)

	A Period Of Conflict (c. 700 - 1200 A.d)
		The whole civilization and culture of Axum, as well as its economic life, was based on its international maritime connections, Ever since the Ptolemeys had taken a scientific and economic interest in the Red Sea area, Axum had become an integral part of the Hellenic world.
		It was indeed not a mere coincidence that the Church in Axum was established immediately after the Emperor Constantine made Christianity the state religion of his Byzantine dominions.
		In the west, the political and military sphere of influence of Axum had already reached the Nile valley by the fourth century A.D. Beyond the River Takazz'e, the district of Semien and probably also the region as far as Lake Tana were within its territorial limits.
	www.alumbo.com /article/14904-A-Period-Of-Conflict-c-700-1200-A-d.html (800 words)

	History of Eritrea
		During the 3rd and 4th century AD, Eritrea was part of the kingdom of Axum which spread from Meroe in Sudan right across the Red Sea to Yemen.
		The capital of Axum was in the highlands of Tigray (now a province in Ethiopia), and the main port was at Adulis which is now called Zula in Eritrea.
		In 710 AD Muslims destroyed Adulis and the ancient kingdom of Axum declined until it was reduced to a small Christian Enclave.
	www.nitesoft.com /eccm/history.htm (2622 words)

	In Search of Myths & Heroes . The Queen of Sheba \| PBS
		Described in the Bible as simply a Queen of the East, modern scholars believe she came from the Kingdom of Axum in Ethiopia, the Kingdom of Saba in Yemen, or both.
		He has also heard that she has a strange feature, a left foot that is cloven like that of a goat and a hairy leg.
		They spend the night together and when she returns home from his kingdom, she is pregnant with a son.
	www.pbs.org /mythsandheroes/myths_four_sheba.html (476 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia - Ethiopia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		According to tradition, the Ethiopian kingdom was founded (10th cent.
		However, the first kingdom for which there is documentary evidence is that of Aksum (Axum), a kingdom which probably emerged in the 2d cent.
		For the next two centuries the Ethiopian kingdom, centered at Gondar near Lake Tana, was beset by ruinous civil wars among princes (especially those of Tigray and Amhara), was menaced by the Oromo, and was again isolated from the outside world.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/ethiopia_history.asp (3178 words)

	eoc
		In Tigray, northern part of Ethiopia, there was a newly formed Kingdom under the leadership of King Ezana which the sun and the moon were commonly worshipped in the area, and Christianity was new to them.
		King Ezana was very impressed with the spiritual movement in Eritrea and therefore, sent a special invitation to Abrha and Asbeha to the Axumite Kingdom and the new Eritrean Priests who were ordained by Abrha and Asbeha.
		Soon Christianity was adopted by King Ezana as the official religion of the Kingdom of Axum.
	www.tewahdo.com /EriChr.htm (826 words)

	Africa, Civilization, And The Wider World
		A.D. increased the kingdom's ties to the Greeks of the Eastern Mediterranean,
		The ancient kingdom of Ghana (not to be confused with the modern nation
		kingdom and perhaps caused a deepening division between its elites and the
	www.history-world.org /africa2.htm (1489 words)

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