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Age of Empires Kush/ Nubia was an African Kingdom located to the south of Egypt Their close relationship with Egypt is evident on walls of Egyptian tombs and temples Next to Egypt, Kush was the greatest ancient civilization in Africa Kush was known for its rich gold mines Nub = gold in Egyptians Important trading hub Egyptian goods = grain, beer, linen Kush goods = gold, ivory, leather, timber Egypt often raided Kush and took control of parts of its territory Kush paid tribute to the pharaoh While under Egypt’s control, Kush became “Egyptianized” Kushites spoke Egyptian Worshipped same gods/goddesses Hired into the Egyptian Army Kush royal family was educated in Egypt After the collapse of the New Kingdom, there was a serious of weak and ineffective rulers causing Egypt to become extremely weak 730 B.C.E. Kush invaded and Egypt surrendered to King Piye Piye declared himself Pharaoh and “Uniter, of the Two Lands” Kushite pharaohs ruled Egypt for over 100 years Did not destroy Egyptian culture, but adapted Kushites were driven out by the Assyrians Meroe was safe out of Egypt's reach since they destroyed Napata (their previous capital) Important center of trade Production of iron Broke away from Egyptian tradition Had female leadership= kandakes or queen mothers Worshiped an African Lion god instead of Egyptian gods Story of Nubia www.youtube.com This short documentary tells the story of Nubia and the civilization that flourished in the Nile Valley for thousands of years and particularly between 800 BC and 400 ....

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Kush Under the Twenty-Fifth Dynasty (C. 760-656 Bc)
CHAPTER FOUR KUSH UNDER THE TWENTY-FIFTH DYNASTY (C. 760-656 BC) "(And from that time on) the southerners have been sailing northwards, the northerners southwards, to the place where His Majesty is, with every good thing of South-land and every kind of provision of North-land." 1 1. THE SOURCES 1.1. Textual evidence The names of Alara's (see Ch. 111.4.1) successor on the throne of the united kingdom of Kush, Kashta, and of Alara's and Kashta's descen dants (cf. Appendix) Piye,2 Shabaqo, Shebitqo, Taharqo,3 and Tan wetamani are recorded in Ancient History as kings of Egypt and the c. one century of their reign in Egypt is referred to as the period of the Twenty-Fifth Dynasty.4 While the political and cultural history of Kush 1 DS ofTanwetamani, lines 4lf. (c. 664 BC), FHNI No. 29, trans!. R.H. Pierce. 2 In earlier literature: Piankhy; occasionally: Py. For the reading of the Kushite name as Piye: Priese 1968 24f. The name written as Pyl: W. Spiegelberg: Aus der Geschichte vom Zauberer Ne-nefer-ke-Sokar, Demotischer Papyrus Berlin 13640. in: Studies Presented to F.Ll. Griffith. London 1932 I 71-180 (Ptolemaic). 3 In this book the writing of the names Shabaqo, Shebitqo, and Taharqo (instead of the conventional Shabaka, Shebitku, Taharka/Taharqa) follows the theoretical recon struction of the Kushite name forms, cf. Priese 1978. 4 The Dynasty may also be termed "Nubian", "Ethiopian", or "Kushite". O'Connor 1983 184; Kitchen 1986 Table 4 counts to the Dynasty the rulers from Alara to Tanwetamani.
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Ancient Nubia and Kush IV. The Kingdom of Kush The Nubians lived in Nubia SOUTH of Egypt; along the Nile, in present day SUDAN IV. The Kingdom of Kush Nubians did NOT rely on the Nile for their farming i. their land was fertile and receive rain all year long ii. grew crops like beans, YAMS, rice, and grains iii. herded longhorn cattle on savannas (grassy PLAINS) IV. The Kingdom of Kush A. The Nubians lived in the land of Nubia (later known as Kush) 2. Nubian villages combined to form the kingdom of Kerma a. wealthy via farming and mining of GOLD IV. The Kingdom of Kush B. The Kushite Kingdom escapes Egyptian rule 1. kingdom of KUSH starts ca 850BC w/ capital city of Napata a. Napata served as a trade link between central Africa and Egypt IV. The Kingdom of Kush 2. King KASHTA invades Egypt around 750BC a. his son King Piye completes conquest around 728BC 3. Kush builds temples & monuments similar to ones in Egypt a. small, steeply-sloped PYRAMIDS as tombs for their kings IV. The Kingdom of Kush 2. King KASHTA invades Egypt around 750BC a. his son King Piye completes conquest around 728BC 3. Kush builds temples & monuments similar to ones in Egypt a. small, steeply-sloped PYRAMIDS as tombs for their kings IV. The Kingdom of Kush 4. some Kushites followed customs from southern Africa such as ankle and ear jewelry 5. when ASSYRIANS conquer Egypt, Kushites head back south a. Kushites learn to use IRON for weapons & tools (like Assyrians) IV.
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Egypt, the Kingdom of Kush, and Mesopotamia Imaginealifedirectlydefinedbyroughlyathirdofayearofrainandflooding.Thepeopleof ancientMesopotamia,Egypt,andtheKingdomofKushalllivedthatlife:theireconomies, power,andsimplesurvivaldependedontheseasonsoftheriversthatranthrougheach empire. AncientEgyptandMesopotamiamadeuppartsoftheareaknownastheFertileCrescent, whichexperiencedraineveryyearforabout100days,beginninginthelatespringorearly summer. ForancientEgypt,thiscausedtheNileRivertoflood,whichsaturatedthenormally aridlandarounditwithwaterandnutrientrich,riverbornsoilcalledsilt.AncientEgyptians arenowreveredasthemastersofdesertagriculture,fortheirirrigationtechnologyallowed themtocultivatecropsduringthedrymonths,fromafallseasonsowingtospringtime harvest.Theirexpertisestartedwithsimplymonitoringweatherpatternsandgaugingtherise andfalloftheNile’swaterlevels,practicesbywhichthenation’speoplewereabletoplan theirplantingandharvestseasonsaccordingly. Somespecialinventionsrevolvingaroundtherainyseasonincludedthesystemofdikesand canalsbuilttocontainanddirectthefloodwatersoftheNile.Bydivertingwater,ancient Egyptianswereabletokeepitfromwashingontounfarmabledesertterrain,whereitwould © 2013 ReadWorks®, Inc. All rights reserved. essentiallybewasted.Instead,theabilitytomovewatertothecropsthatneededitallowed foraproductivegrowingseasonandhighercropyield. AncientEgyptiansgrewavarietyofcrops,andtheywereabletobuildcitiesaroundthe abundance.Theytradedgrainslikecorn(andinsurplusyears,couldstoreexcessingranaries aswell),madelinenfromflax,andsustainedthemselvesongardencropsgrowninsmaller
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