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6000 BCE
Developed Agriculture
The agriculture in Ethiopia fully developed allowing for people to settle in Ethiopia. -
600 BCE
The First Kingdom: D'mt
Dm't was the first Ethiopian kingdom to have risen. -
500 BCE
The kingdom of Aksum is formed
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200
The kingdom of Aksum becomes a regional trading power
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341
Christianity Introduced
The Christian religion was introduced to the Aksum empire by the Egyptians. -
400
Christianity becomes state religion
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500
Expanding of Aksum
The kingdom of Aksum's boarder extend over the Red Sea into Yemen allowing for new, better trade routes into Ethiopia. -
856
Decline of the empire
Due to the Red Sea being captured by the Islamic Empire. There trade was cut of. This caused the empire to slowly decline. -
900
The kingdom of Aksum overthrown
After a few years of decline, the kingdom of Aksum finally gets overthrown by the Zagwe dynasty. -
1500
Portugal helps Ethiopia
Português trades reach out and help Ethiopia with the Ethiopia-Adal war.