(Originais Teachy 2024) - Question Hard of History

During Antiquity and the Middle Ages, the Kingdoms of Kush, Axum, and Ghana played significant roles in the political and economic development of Africa, establishing complex relationships with other peoples and societies. Geographer Susan M. Kent, in her study 'Peoples in the Middle Nile Region to 1800 A.D.', highlights that 'The kingdoms in the Nile corridor and the Horn of Africa controlled significant trans-Saharan and maritime trade routes, fostering rich cultural and economic exchanges with the Mediterranean world and the Arabian Peninsula.' Analyzing the historical context and the provided quotation, describe the main contributions that the Kingdom of Axum offered to the economic and cultural development of other regions, and discuss how these commercial connections impacted Axumite society. Then, evaluate, based on your historical knowledge, how such commercial relations could have influenced the internal political and social evolution of these African kingdoms.