Question

Explain the positive and negative impacts of trade on the kingdoms of Axum and Kush

Answer 1

Answer: Aksum was perfectly located to become a major center of trade. Merchants would travel from central Africa, Persia, India, and Egypt bringing their goods to Aksum to trade. Aksum had access to several different trade routes including major waterways such as the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, and the Nile River.

Explanation:  Aksum benefited from a major transformation of the maritime trading system that linked the Roman Empire and India. Starting around 100 BCE, a route from Egypt to India was established, making use of the Red Sea and using monsoon winds to cross the Arabian Sea directly to southern India.

Answer 2

Answer:  Kush earned a lot of money when they were trading in their capital of Meroe because it was strategically placed. When they stopped trading iron because of the shortage of wood to burn to smelt iron, their trading came to a halt. This combined with people from Axum attacking Kush caused Kush to fall. Axum benefited from the great trade location by a lot. Greco-Roman traders would come and offer many important goods.