World History › Section H · Empires of faith › Topic H.3
The kingdoms of Aksum and Himyar
On either side of the Red Sea, two kingdoms grew rich on the trade between the Mediterranean and India. Aksum became Christian, Himyar's kings turned to a Jewish-leaning monotheism, and in the sixth century their rivalry drew in Rome and Persia.
In this topic
- A sea between two kingdoms
- Aksum: trade, coins and stelae
- Ezana and Frumentius
- Worked example: tracing a royal conversion
- Christianity takes root in Ethiopia
- Himyar unites southern Arabia
- Himyar's turn to one god
- Najran and the war of the 520s
- Worked example: weighing the Najran sources
- Abraha, Persia and decline
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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