Wikijunior:Ancient Civilizations/Aksum
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[edit] What country did they live in?
The Aksumites lived in what is now Eritrea, northern Ethiopia and Yemen in northeastern Africa. The capital city of their kingdom, also called Aksum, was in northern Ethiopia, in the province of Tigray. In the 4th century AD the Aksumites also ruled part of Asia. [1]
[edit] What did their buildings look like?
Excavations in Aksum revealed much about Askumite buildings. The central part of the town contained buildings that were square or rectangular. The homes were large, consisting of a lodge surrounded by four smaller buildings. The lodge was built on top of a pavilion, with a wide staircase leading to it. Less wealthy citizens lived in homes surrounding these buildings.
[edit] What did they eat?
The people of ancient Aksum ate a large, flat pancake like bread called injera made from teff, the country's staple grain. They used injera as a plate and silverware while they ate. The food was placed on the injera bread and the consumer would tear off small pieces of injera and use it to pick up their food.
[edit] What did they wear?
People aren't certain of what the Aksun writing looked like, but after finding coings with Greek writing on them, they established they wrote in Greek. This makes sense, because they ere going a lot of Greco-Roman Trading
[edit] What did they believe?
It converted to Christianity around 325 under King Ezana
[edit] Are some of them famous even today?
Kaleb Ella Atsbeha, Frumentius, and King Ezana are some of the more famous Aksum Leaders.
[edit] What is left of them today?
not much of their culture is left today
[edit] References
Past Worlds Harper Collins Atlas of Archaieology. London:Times Books Ltd, 1996.
