Political
This is the name of type of government that ancient Axum was built off of.
What is a Monarchy?
A Monarchy is the social structure used for anicient Axum. The function of a monarchy is to create a system where there is a singular king at the top of the hierarchy that rules a kingdom. Axum used this form of hierarchy to create a simple yet powerful force.
The correct order from highest to lowest in the social higherarchy is: (rearrange the following from highest to lowest) General Population, Slaves, Nobles, King
King, Nobles, General Population, slaves
This is where the king’s prized possessions were stored after he died.
Where is across from his tomb?
They were placed across from his tomb in a compartment unlike egyptian kings where the possessions were placed inside the tomb with their bodies.
The social status of women within the Kingdom of Axum can be described as ____
We don’t actually know. Very little is known about the status of women in society and family life.
The ruler is described as “King of Kings,” which might suggest that these people existed.
Who were the Junior Kings? - Junior Kings ruled in outlying areas of the vast empire.
Traders were incredibly important and had a high status because they brought this to the Kingdom of Axum.
What is money?
The organization which protected against poorly produced or debased coinage is called this.
What was the royal mint?:
The royal palace was a tightly controlled organization with a clear chain of command and multiple functions. One of the most important departments was the royal mint, for a single issue of poorly produced or debased coinage would have been devastating to trade.
These two groups enjoyed a higher social status than the others listed:
Farmers
Traders
Craftsmen
What are priests and what are traders?
Priests ensured that all aspects of spiritual life were maintained.
Traders brought wealth in the form of exporting goods into society.
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The kings generally depended on these people to govern the vast hinterland and other smaller sub-territories.
What are The leaders of client states.
Although the king was at the top, since the Kingdom of Axum was very vast he needed help from leaders of client states. In this respect, Aksum was essentially a federation, held together by the prestige and authority of its negusa nagast (king of kings).
As religion was a large part of the Axum empire, this administration paralleled and reinforced the organization of the state.
What was the administration of the church?