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Ancient Africa, Kush adopted many of its customs from neighboring…
Ancient Africa
The Great Zimbabwe
Traded with ports on the Indian Ocean coast, and connected gold fields along a trade route.
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The civilization was mysteriously abandoned sometime in the 15th century after it went into decline.
the "Great Zimbabwe" was a impressive stack of stone walls built for defense that shows just how advanced they were architecturally
Carthage
Dominated trade in textiles, gold silver and copper.
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Their thirst for expansion eventually led to their demise and now all that's left of their civilization are ruins.
Nubia
The jewelry was also distinguishable due to the types of metals used, they had access to a good amount of raw materials that they began to use.
Nubia were advanced in trade and traded stones and other forms of currency as far away as modern Turkey and Afghanistan.
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Their jewelry was distinguishable from other civilizations due to its craftsmanship and their advanced forms of technology.
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The type of material used in jewelry had a religious significance. Some materials were thought to keep bad spirits away and gold was associated with imperishability.