Multiple choice

Which of these best describes the decline of Kush?

  1. Deforestation weakened it and it fell to Axum

  2. Relied too heavily on a single good which became worthless

  3. Invaded by Egyptians who destroyed their main trading hub

  4. Axum made it into a vassal state that was economically weak
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Explanation

The kingdom of Kush declined largely due to environmental degradation, including deforestation from iron smelting, which weakened its economy and made it vulnerable to the rising power of Axum.

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