Analyze the sub-Saharan African civilizations contemporaneous with Late Antique Rome — the Kingdom of Aksum (c. 100-940 CE) with Ezana's Christianization c. 350 CE, the early Ghana / Wagadou proto-state (c. 300-1240 CE), and the broader Bantu-language-family migrations — per Christopher Ehret, Graham Connah, Stuart Munro-Hay, and Glen Bowersock scholarship
Exercise Difficulty 2 ~3 min hist.g6.s.ex_38

Short Answer

Prompt

What are the three languages of Ezana's Stele? Why three?

How it's presented
mode text
Answer criteria
type rubric scored
rubric
Geʽez (Aksumite native language) + Sabaean (South Arabian, reflecting Aksum-Yemen connections) + Greek (international / Mediterranean readership). Trilingual inscription is deliberate communication choice for multiple audiences
Hints
  1. MG-18 handout.
  2. Just like Shapur I's trilingual at Naqsh-e Rostam.
Misconceptions to watch
  • Forgetting Sabaean and Aksum-Yemen connections
Used in lessons