Government

Government: B (Brian H.)

The government of the Axum was a highly organized monarchy up to the end of their empire. The government showed its organization by allowing for the individual rights of the people to be allowed. This was expressed in the toleration they had for other cultures, for example Islam. They protected Islamic and Arabic officials allowing the Islamic people open to trade. The government also controlled 1.25 million square kilometers of land at its peak. The government also lasted from 100-940 A.D; this reign was also not disrupted by war or civil unrest until the end of the empire’s reign. This showed the governments’ ability to govern the people fairly. The government therefor had to have a strong hold on the civilization to allow it to run smoothly. They also had a strong navy because of their strong connection with sea trade this allowed for the government to have more control over trade and economics’ within the civilization. But as the civilization started to decline the governments control over their navy and trade began to decline. This opened the door to more invasions from pirates and other civilizations. As the government lost power economically it drew back into isolation. Without the necessary resources to keep the Civilization sustained the Civilization continued to decline and was eventually taken over by an opposing tribe. I gave the Axum government a B because the government did promote religious tolerance and freedom along with developing a strong navy and trade empire that reached all the way to the Middle East and to the Roman Empire. The government also controlled up to one and a half million square kilometers with land that showed how efficiently the government protected its people. I marked the Axum Empire down because it eventally became corrupt and allowed for its navy and economy to slowly fall apart. This allowed for more invasions. They then became isolated driving the government to be more controlling and oppressive. This eventually lead to enemy invasion.