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History and Culture of Ethiopia, The Aksum was an ancient kingdom in…
History and Culture of Ethiopia
Served to mark graves. Tallest of these towers:
33 meters!
CHRISTIANITY
Eleven medieval churches were carved out of rock in the mountainous region of Ethiopia and one of its greatest achievement was the counteraction of the famous
11 churches
.
Christianity was brought to Aksum in the 4th century. This strengthened Ethiopia's trading since the Roman Empire was also just Christianized.
(Summary) The
ark of covenant
is a gold plated wooden chest, bearing the Ten Commandments that is believed to be given to Moses by God and delivered to Aksum by Menelik. No one really knows where if it's destroyed or captured, but it's believed to be stored to this day in the town of Aksum, in the St. Mary of Zion Cathedral.
TRADES
Who: Traders from Egypt, Arabia, Persia, India and the Roman Empire.
Where: Aksam. Its location made it an international trade center. Sea trade through the
Red Sea
.
When: 100 AD -- 900 AD
What: Exports -- Salt, rhinoceros horns, tortoise shells, ivory, emeralds and gold. In return -- Cloth, glass, olive oil, wine, brass, iron and copper
One of the oldest states in the world:
~ 2,000 years
The countries that were associated with Ethiopia in this era of trading, has influenced in Ethiopian culture, cuisine, architect etc.
Some fun facts about Ethiopia
Only African country to never have been colonized.
Oldest African country.
Over 80 languages are spoken there.
The
Aksum
was an ancient kingdom in Ethiopia (100-940 AD). Its wealth came from the trades with countries located in the Middle East and Western Asia.
