Question

The Axum were the first empire to __________.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. conquer egypt

Explanation:

I learned about it last year

Answer 2

Answer:In Sub-Saharan Africa,it would be C, but the best choice is D....

Explanation: Aksum (also spelled Axum) is today a rural and easily overlooked town in northern Ethiopia, but for more than six hundred years, Aksum was a center of trade and the site where Christianity was first introduced to sub-Saharan Africa. Aksum’s wealth was derived from its location on the Red Sea, which allowed the Aksumites to exchange spices, ivory, ebony and animal shells with Egypt, Greece, Rome and lands as far away as Persia and India. Foreign ships introduced textiles, precious metal objects, wine and olive oil to East Africa through the ports in the Aksumite kingdom. Gold and silver coins minted in Aksum circulated in Africa, Asia and Europe from about 270CE to the empire’s decline in the seventh century. The coins spread the message of Aksum’s wealth. Modern historians are able to use the coins to provide a reliable history of the Aksumite Empire. Aksumite kings used their wealth to build impressive palaces and granite monuments. So there is my stab at it...