Social Structure
There was not very much information on this particular topic, but this is what I did find.
In the Kingdom of Axum, like many other kingdoms of its time, there was a social structure or hierarchy level. The Kingdom of Axum had the king at the top of all the classes, the nobles and then the rest of the population. This was evident by the buildings discovered and the wealth found inside the buildings. Although the Axum people had a style of writing known as Ge’ez, there is not much known about their society from inscriptions that were discovered. It can be assumed, however, priests were a very important part of daily life as well as traders. Priests ensured that all aspects of spiritual life was maintained. Traders brought wealth in the form of importing and exporting goods into society. The poor people of the society were either crafters or farmers and maintained this status their whole lives.
The ruler of the Axum people is mostly described as ‘King of Kings’. This does suggest that there could have possibly been junior kings that could have been ruling other parts of the empire which eventually would be taken over. There is some evidence that there were approximately 10 to 12 smaller towns within the Axum Kingdom, and suggest that it was an urban society. Very little is known about the status of women in society and family life.
In the Kingdom of Axum, like many other kingdoms of its time, there was a social structure or hierarchy level. The Kingdom of Axum had the king at the top of all the classes, the nobles and then the rest of the population. This was evident by the buildings discovered and the wealth found inside the buildings. Although the Axum people had a style of writing known as Ge’ez, there is not much known about their society from inscriptions that were discovered. It can be assumed, however, priests were a very important part of daily life as well as traders. Priests ensured that all aspects of spiritual life was maintained. Traders brought wealth in the form of importing and exporting goods into society. The poor people of the society were either crafters or farmers and maintained this status their whole lives.
The ruler of the Axum people is mostly described as ‘King of Kings’. This does suggest that there could have possibly been junior kings that could have been ruling other parts of the empire which eventually would be taken over. There is some evidence that there were approximately 10 to 12 smaller towns within the Axum Kingdom, and suggest that it was an urban society. Very little is known about the status of women in society and family life.