Question

Why did Aksum become an important trading center?

Answer 1

It was located on the Red Sea, close to the Arabian Peninsula.

Answer 2

The correct answer is B) it was located on the Red Sea, close to the Arabian peninsula.

Aksum became an important trading center in that it was located on the Red Sea, close to the Arabian peninsula.

The Kingdom of Aksum was located in what now is Ethiopia, Africa. The Kingdom was located on the coast of the Red Sea in what historians know as the horn of Africa. The empire extended to Yemen, Sudan, and the South of Saudi Arabia. HIstorians consider that King Solomon was the first Emperor of the Region and became a major center of trade for merchants of Africa, Persia, India, and Egypt, due to its location on the Red Sea, close to the Arabian Peninsula.