​One of the Main Reasons for the Decline of the Kingdom

question 59

Multiple Choice

​One of the main reasons for the decline of the kingdom of Axum was

• A)​warfare with Berbers.
• B)​assimilation by Romans.
• C)​a shift in trade routes to the Arabian peninsula and Persian gulf.
• D)​competing farming with yam-producing Madagascar.
• E)​desiccation of the Sahara.

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