GEographic Location and DEvelopment
Geographic Location
-Was located where present day Ethiopia is
-Eastern Africa
-In between the Nile and Red Sea
-West to the Red Sea
Development
-Axum developed into a trading center
-Their location was ideal for trade since it was right next to the Red Sea
-They became one of the biggest trading centers
-Traded gold, ivory, turtle shells, rhinoceros horns, spices, emeralds, monkeys, incense, obsidian, slaves, and hippo hides
-They traded for luxury items
-They then developed into a luxury city
-Was located where present day Ethiopia is
-Eastern Africa
-In between the Nile and Red Sea
-West to the Red Sea
Development
-Axum developed into a trading center
-Their location was ideal for trade since it was right next to the Red Sea
-They became one of the biggest trading centers
-Traded gold, ivory, turtle shells, rhinoceros horns, spices, emeralds, monkeys, incense, obsidian, slaves, and hippo hides
-They traded for luxury items
-They then developed into a luxury city