The Minaean Kingdom [Read ⬇️

The ancient Minaean Kingdom was comprised of Yemen , Western Hadramaut and the Red Sea Coast of the Arabian Peninsula . Despite marked remnants of the primitive – communal sys tem , the slave system continued to develop . In the main , the slaves were Africans : Ethiopians , Nubians , etc. The state flourished and vast irrigation canals , dams , palaces and other structures were erected . In the 7th – 6th centuries B.C. the Minaean Kingdom was overrun by the newly – formed early slave state of ancient Arabia known as the Sabaean Kingdom . Once again we find a highly developed agricultural system . The Marib dam , famous throughout the ancient world , was erected in the vicinity of Marib , the capital of the Sabaean Kingdom . This was the main structure of the entire irrigation system of Southern Arabia over the course of many centuries . Data compiled on the history of several ancient states attest to the fact that the laws of social development are uni versal and invincible . Everywhere the development of the productive forces led to the decay of the primitive – communal system and the appearance of slavery , to the appearance of slave states which , as a rule , assumed the form of despotisms .