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Book chapter |
| Title: | Axum |
| Author: | Kobishchanov, Iurii M. |
| Book title: | The Early State |
| Year: | 1978 |
| Pages: | 151-167 |
| Language: | Other |
| Geographic term: | Ethiopia |
| Subjects: | Axum polity State |
| Abstract: | Axum was the second of the three first major states of intertropical Africa, and geographically the easternmost one. Complex ties of historical and cultural succession linked Axum with Meroe, the civilizations of South Arabia and the aboriginal cultures of the Kushites and other peoples inhabiting the Ethiopian highlands and the surrounding area. Sections: geographical situation - the rise of Axum - production - socio-economic relations - trade - political structure - ideology. Ref. |