Question

“With the help of the Lord of Heaven, who in heaven and earth conquers all, Ezana, king of Axum . . . by the power of the Lord of the Earth . . . burnt their towns, those with stone houses and those with straw [dwellings], and [my troops] pillaged their [crops] and cotton, and threw them into the river Seda . . . and the next day I sent my troops on a campaign up the Seda to the towns of stone and of straw.” —Roland Oliver, ed., The Dawn of African History, 1968 The passage above is written from the point of view of A troops B residents of the towns of stone and straw. C a European historian of modern times. D None of the above

Answer 1

The correct answer is D: None of the above.

These words were written by African King Ezana, the ruler of the Kingdom of Aksum (part of Modern-day Ethiopia), who embraced Christianity sometime in the 4th century. King Ezana was responsible for many military campaigns intended to increase his kingdom's territory and power. This text is a description of one of such campaigns.