kush (nubia) south of egypt 2000 bce to 350 bce meroё, sudan

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KUSH (Nubia) South of Egypt 2000 BCE to 350 BCE Meroё, Sudan

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Page 1: KUSH (Nubia) South of Egypt 2000 BCE to 350 BCE Meroё, Sudan

KUSH(Nubia)

South of Egypt2000 BCE to 350 BCE

Meroё, Sudan

Page 2: KUSH (Nubia) South of Egypt 2000 BCE to 350 BCE Meroё, Sudan

*fertile banks of Nile, South of Egypt

*rich gold mines

*important trading hub/ center

*linked Central and Southern Africa to Egypt

Page 3: KUSH (Nubia) South of Egypt 2000 BCE to 350 BCE Meroё, Sudan

Kushites:* darker skin* curly hair* pictured bearing gifts or bows & arrows (complicated relationship w/ Egyptians)

Page 4: KUSH (Nubia) South of Egypt 2000 BCE to 350 BCE Meroё, Sudan

Trade

• Pharaoh sent ships up Nile to buy or steal

Egypt: Kush:grain goldbeer ivorylinen leather

timberslaves

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Egypt Conquers Kush• 1600-1100 BCE, Egypt’s New Kingdom• Pharaoh appoints governor• Kushites forced to pay tribute in gifts of

»Gold»Cattle» Ivory»Ebony»Ostrich feathers»slaves

Page 6: KUSH (Nubia) South of Egypt 2000 BCE to 350 BCE Meroё, Sudan

Kushites become “Egyptianized”

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Spoke & wrote Egyptian

Worshipped Egyptian gods

Wore Egyptian style clothes

Famed archers fought for Egypt’s army

Princes sent to Egypt for education

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Egypt’s New Kingdom Collapses

• ~1100 BCE• Kush regains independence• However Egyptian culture persisted

• 900 BCE a new line of Kush Kings was established, but still followed Egyptian traditions