Kush
Vocabulary
Nubia-Name of the Southern region of Egypt.Kush-Is another name for Nubia.Savannas-Grassy lands that stretch across Africa south of the Sahara Kerma Kingdom-First Kingdom of Nubia; Traded with Egypt Napata- Kushite Kings ruled from this city. Kashta and Piye- These 2 Kushite Kings conquered Egypt in 750 BCE Assyrians- This group of people took control of Kush by using Iron weapons. Meroe- After Assyrians conquered Kush, this became the new Kush capital in the far South of Egypt Ethiopia- On todays maps the Kingdom of Kush is located here. Axom- This group of people conquered Kush of southern Egypt Kerma Kingdom- First Kingdom of Nubia; Traded with Egypt Kush- another name for Nubia. Savannas- Grassy lands that stretch across Africa south of the Sahara EQ: How did the Civilization of Kush develop Answer: Alara is universally regarded as the founder of the Kushite kingdom by his successors. The kingdom, with Napata as its capital, grew in influence and came to dominate the Southern Egyptian region of Elephantine and even Thebes by the reign of Kashta, Alara's successor who managed in the eighth century B.C.E. to compel Shepenupet I, half-sister of Takelot III and the serving God's Wife of Amen, to adopt his own daughter Amenirdis I as her successor. After this event, Thebes was under the de-facto control of Napata. Its power reached a climax under king Piye, Kashta's successor, who conquered all of Egypt in his Year 20 and established the 25th Dynasty. The 25th Dynasty lasted until 653 B.C.E. when the last native Egyptian dynasty, the 26th, rose to power under Psamtek Problem: Kush was pour Solution: To trade slaves for money and capture land to get there money. |