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Nubia

Nubia. The Kush people lived in this region . The Kush people . They were cattle herders They grazed their herds on the SAVANNA “grassy Plains” that stretch across Africa south of the Sahara. They grew crops, they were excellent hunters, skilled at the bow and arrows.

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Nubia

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  1. Nubia The Kush people lived in this region

  2. The Kush people • They were cattle herders • They grazed their herds on the SAVANNA “grassy Plains” that stretch across Africa south of the Sahara. • They grew crops, they were excellent hunters, skilled at the bow and arrows. • They started forming armies.

  3. Kingdom of Kerma • The Egyptians were happy to trade for Kerma’s cattle, gold, ivory, and enslaved people. The Egyptians also admired Nubians skills in warfare and hired Nubian warriors to fight in their army.

  4. Buried in Tombs • Like the Egyptians pharoahs, the kings of Kerma were burried in tombs

  5. Egypt Invades Nubia • Egypt ruled The Nubians for 700 years. • The people adopted many of the Egyptian ways. • Worshiped Egypt's Gods and Goddesses. • Changed Egyptian Hieroglyphs into their own language. THE CULTURES MIXED

  6. Napata • Where the Kushite Kings ruled from. • Why Was Napata in a Favorable location. • Location. On the Upper Nile where Caravans crossed the river to trade.

  7. Kush Map

  8. Kush take control of Egypt • Kashta King headed north with his army to conquer Egypt. • His son PIYE finished the job and ruled Egypt and Kush from Napata.

  9. Napata Looks like Egypt • They built white sand-stone temples and monuments like the Egyptians. • Built small pyramids in which they buried their kings.

  10. Assyrians attack the Kush • Assyrians invaded Egypt and drove the Kushites back south. • The Kush people learned how to make iron from the ASSYRIANS. • The Kushites became the first Africans to devote themselves to iron-working.

  11. Kush use iron in many ways. • Iron in plows. • Warriors began using Iron in weapons. • Traded their Iron products for cotton, textiles, and other goods.

  12. Meroe • This is where the Kush Rulers went to get out of the Assyrians way. • They set up a royal court in this city. • This was the new capital after Napata. • The rocky desert east of Meroe had large deposites of iron ore used to make iron. This became a center for Iron making.

  13. Looking like an Egyptian city • Meroe was built to look like an Egyptian city. • Had small pyramids. • A huge temple

  14. Building profitable trade • Meroe traded with Egypt in the North and Africa to the South. • Kush remained a great trading power for 600 years. • Kush declined and the Axum kingdom took over.

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