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What can we infer happened to the axum empire after 1100 ce

A. It lost influence as the swahili city states gained prominence
B. It stopped trading entirely
C. The economic system fell apart due to overexpansion
D. It was destroyed by a rival empire

User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
24 days ago

A. It lost influence as the Swahili city-states gained prominence.

After 1100 CE, the Axum Empire (located in present-day Ethiopia and Eritrea) experienced a decline in its influence, partly due to the rise of the Swahili city-states along the East African coast. These city-states became significant trading hubs, which diminished the prominence of Axum in regional trade networks.