Ancient Egypt: Kush**

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1 Name Period Ancient Egypt: Kush** Nubia is the land just south of Egypt It was home to one of the first great kingdoms in interior Africa o Egyptians called the kingdom Kush The land was similar to Egypt with the Nile River and floods o Very rich in minerals Gold, copper, and stone Around 3500BCE farming villages appeared in Nubia o Around 2000BCE, the first kingdom begins in Kush The cataracts on the Nile provided protection for Kush o These kept them safe from invasion by Egypt o The capital city of Kush was Kerma Early on, Egypt and Kush were peaceful neighbors o They helped each other prosper through trading o Kush sent minerals, ebony, and ivory to Egypt o Kush continued to grow stronger Egypt becomes nervous about Kush s growing strength o 1500 sbce Thutmose I conquers Kush Destroys Kerma After the conquest, Kushites adopted Egyptian culture o Names, religions, language, etc. At the end of the Egyptian New Kingdom, Kush becomes independent o New capital - Napata Kush grows strong once again Kashta King of Kush o Conquers Upper Egypt 751BCE Kashta a son Piankhi o Conquers all of Egypt 716BCE o Becomes Pharaoh 25 th Dynasty Restores Egypt s culture Dynasty lasts 40 years before they are conquered by Assyrians Later on, Kush worked to rebuild itself o This time, the capital was at Meroe

2 Kush learned how to make iron, which made it very powerful o Africa s first iron industry It helped that Kush had abundant forests for the fires of the forges Meroe became the center of a large trade network with many merchants o Trade Network A system of people in different lands who trade goods o Merchants - Traders Kush had both imports and exports o Imports Items brought in from other regions o Exports Items sent out to other regions Exports = Gold, pottery, iron Imports = Jewelry and other luxury items As merchants traded with other cultures, Kush adopted characteristics of other cultures o Egypt had the most influence on Kushite culture o People worshipped Egyptian and Kushite gods o Kushite rulers were buried in small pyramids And called pharaohs Women were expected to be active in society o Worked in fields, cooked, cared for the children Some Kushite women became powerful o Some women actually ruled Kush on their own The first woman to rule Kush was Queen Shanakhdakheto o She ruled for 20 years As time continued, Kush started to decline in power o The cattle overgrazed, which destroyed the soil o Ironmakers used up the forests near Kush o Kush produced fewer goods for trading o New trade routes were built that went around Kush Eventually Kush was taken over by the kingdom of Aksum o King Ezana Once Christianity spread into the region, the last influence of Kush disappeared

3 Name Period Ancient Egypt: Kush* is the land just south of Egypt o Egyptians called the kingdom The on the Nile provided protection for Kush o The capital city of Kush was Early on, Egypt and Kush were peaceful o They helped each other through trading After the conquest, Kushites adopted culture At the end of the Egyptian New Kingdom, becomes independent o New capital - King of Kush o Conquers Upper Egypt Kashta a son o Conquers all of Egypt o Becomes 25 th Dynasty Dynasty lasts 40 years before they are conquered by Later on, worked to rebuild itself o This time, the capital was at Kush learned how to make, which made it very powerful became the center of a large trade network with many merchants o A system of people in different lands who trade goods o - Traders Kush had both and exports

4 o Items brought in from other regions o Items sent out to other regions As merchants traded with other, Kush adopted characteristics of other cultures o had the most influence over Kushite culture The first woman to rule Kush was Queen As time continued, started to decline in power o The cattle, which destroyed the soil o used up the forests near Kush o Kush produced fewer for trading o New were built that went around Kush

5 Name Period Ancient Egypt: Kush is the land just south of o Egyptians called the kingdom The on the Nile provided protection for Kush o The capital city of Kush was Early on, Egypt and Kush were peaceful o They helped each other through trading After the conquest, Kushites adopted culture At the end of the Egyptian New Kingdom, becomes independent o New capital - King of Kush o Conquers Upper Egypt Kashta a son o Conquers all of Egypt o Becomes 25 th Dynasty Dynasty lasts 40 years before they are conquered by Later on, worked to rebuild itself o This time, the capital was at learned how to make, which made it very powerful o Africa s first industry became the center of a large with many merchants o Trade Network o Merchants

6 Kush had both and o Imports o Exports As merchants traded with other, Kush adopted characteristics of other cultures o had the most influence over Kushite culture The first woman to rule Kush was Queen As time continued, started to decline in power o The cattle, which destroyed the o used up the near Kush o Kush produced fewer for o New were built that went around