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Chapter 3: Nile Civilizations

Chapter 3: Nile Civilizations. Section 3 - The Nubian Kingdoms. Main Idea One of ancient Africa’s most advanced civilizations, Kush developed along the Nile south of Egypt in a region called Nubia. Focus What were the land and people of Nubia like?

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Chapter 3: Nile Civilizations

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  1. Chapter 3: Nile Civilizations

  2. Section 3 - The Nubian Kingdoms Main Idea One of ancient Africa’s most advanced civilizations, Kush developed along the Nile south of Egypt in a region called Nubia. • Focus • What were the land and people of Nubia like? • How did Kush grow into a major civilization? • How did Kushite society change in its later period?

  3. Section 3 - The Nubian Kingdoms With the collapse of the New Kingdom in the 750s BC, Piankhi, King of Kush, sent his army north to crush the Egyptians. He told his troops, “It is a year for making an end, for putting the fear of me in Lower Egypt, and inflicting on them a great and severe beating!” Within a few years the army reached the Nile Delta and Piankhi ruled all of Egypt; a foreigner had become Egypt’s pharaoh

  4. I. The Region of Nubia Extended south of Egypt from first cataract to merging of Blue and White Nile

  5. I. The Region of Nubia Nubia had great mineral wealth - gold, granite, precious stones Egyptian wall painting depicting Nubians taking offerings of gold to Egypt around 1850 BC

  6. I. The Region of Nubia Trade goods from central Africa passed through Nubia

  7. Were superb traders, skilled potters, and expert archers I. The Region of Nubia Libyans, Nubians, Syrians, Egyptians

  8. Egypt conquered much of Nubia during the Middle Kingdom I. The Region of Nubia Nubians bringing gold to the pharaoh

  9. A powerful Nubian state called Kush began to develop II. The Growth of Kush

  10. 1700s BC Kush expanded to rule all Nubia II. The Growth of Kush Statues of soldiers from the Middle Kingdom of Egypt

  11. Kush was free of Egypt’s control by 1100 BC II. The Growth of Kush Sphinx of Shepenwepet II, representative of the Kushite royalty

  12. Piankhi led Kushites north and conquered all of Egypt II. The Growth of Kush

  13. Mid-600s BC, Assyrians pushed Kushites back into Nubia II. The Growth of Kush

  14. Mid-200s BC, Kushites moved their capital south from Napata to Meroë III. Later Kush

  15. Iron became Kush’s most valuable product III. Later Kush Iron Ore

  16. AD 200s - Iron trade declined because forests were destroyed, weakening kingdom AD 350 - Aksum invaded, destroyed Meroë, Kushite civilization faded away III. Later Kush Pyramids of Meroe

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