: What was it about Axum’s location that allowed religion to influence the region? ●
■ Q#2: Describe and explain how how the spread of Christianity and Islam affected the kingdom of Axum.
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■ Q#3: Axum’s location allowed the kingdom to become a hub of trade in East Africa. Based on the map (at the bottom of text 1) - why did Axum become a favorite center for maritime (ocean) traders?
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○ Text : 2 - Ethiopia
■ Q#4: Explain how Ethiopia’s geographic isolation shape its culture?
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○ Text : 3 - City-States of East Africa
■ Q#5: Describe the impact Islam had on the city-states of East Africa.
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■ Q#6: What was the impact of trade on the city-states of East Africa?
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Q#2:At first, Christianity strengthened Axum;s relationship with its North African neighbors and the Mediterranean world. As its neighbors and trading partners converted to Islam, however, Axum, which remained Christian, lost its influence in the region. As a result, civil war and economic decline weakened the kingdom.

Q#3:Research shows that Aksum was a major naval and trading power from the 1st to the Sahara in the west, across the Red Sea to the inner Arabian desert in the east. It holds the fascination of being a "lost" civilization, yet one that was African, set out in the Pentateuch (Torah), the religious texts of the Jewish religion.

Q#4: Ethiopia's geographic isolation allowed the kingdom to remain independent while helping it develop a unique sense of identity based largely on religion. Trade was responsible for bringing different cultures to the cities, which led to the spread of Islam

Q#5:Islam spread to West Africa and Southeast Asia through traders and travelling Muslims.

Q#6:Trade was responsible for bringing different cultures to the cities, which led to the spread of Islam. Trade also helped change the regions architecture and assisted in the development of the Swahili language.

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