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Chapter 4, Section 5 N O T E S (The Conquest of Egypt (around 850 B.C.…
Chapter 4, Section 5 N O T E S
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The Land of Nubia
Today, desert covers most of Nubia.
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Rich with minerals such as gold, copper, and stone.
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Kush And Egypt
Kush traded slaves, gold, copper, stone, ebony, and ivory
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A Change in Power
in the mid-1000s, the New Kingdom in Egypt was ending
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Egypt's Conquest of Kush
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Egypt's pharaoh destroyed the Kushite capital, Kerma.
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The Conquest of Egypt
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as Kush grew, Egypt weakened
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in 700 B.C. Kashta, a Kushite king, attacked Egypt
around 751 B.C., Kashta had conquered Egypt
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Kashta's son Piankhi attacked Egypt because he believed that the gods wanted him to rule all of Egypt
The Kushite Dynasty
After Piankhi died, this brother Shabaka took control of the kingdom.
When Shabaka declared himself pharaoh, that caused the beginning of the 25th Kushite dynasty
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Later Kush
after the Kushites lost the battle, they devoted themselves to agriculture and trade
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Kush's Iron Industry
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gold deposits could be found nearby, as well as forests of ebony and other wood
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The Expansion of Trade
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the Kushites exported gold, pottery, iron tools, slaves, and ivory
merchants exported leopard skins, ostrich feathers, and elephants
the Kushites imported fine jewelry and luxury items from Egypt, Asia, and other lands along the Mediterranean Sea
Kushite Culture
as Kushite trade grew, merchants came into contact with people from other cultures
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Vocabulary
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King Ezana- He was a leader of a city called Aksum, who invaded and destroyed Meroe.
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