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Ancient Kush, The Kushites sent the Egyptians ebony, a type of dark heavy…
Ancient Kush
Geography
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The kings of Kush ruled from their
capital at Kerma, just a little below from the third cataract.
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The Nile also supported grazing land for livestock, because of that in 3500 BC farming villages developed across the land of the Nile.
Had farms in their civilizations that grew wheat, barley, and other grains.
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They were rich in gold, copper, and stone.
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When the Nile flooded it provided layers of rich soil, called silt, near lands.
In Kush the land was very fertile but now, the land that we now call Nubia is covered mostly in dessert.
Geography played a huge role in their civilization, especially the Nile River.
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Egyptian style took over with clothing, names, and religious practices.
Later Kush
Meroe's location on the est bank of the Nile helped Kush's economy to grow. Big deposits of gold could be found nearby, while forest ebony and other wood. More importantly the area around Meroe's was full of rich iron ore deposits. Within this location the kushites developed Africa's first iron industry. Iron ore along with wood for furnaces were easily available so the iron industry grew quickly.
After Egypt lost control. People from kush devoted themselves to agriculture to trade. And wishing to make their country rich again.
In time became the center of a big Trade network a system of people in different lands who trade goods. The Kushites sent good down to the Nile to Egypt. Along There Egyptian and Greek Merchants or traders carried goods. Kush's exports items sent out to other regions Included gold, pottery, iron tools slaves and ivory. Merchants exported leopard skins ostrich feather, and elephants. Inports goods brought in from other regions
As Kushite trade grew merchants came into contacts with people from other culture. As a outcome the people of kush combined customs and cultures with their own unique kushite culture. This most obvious influence on kushite culture was Egypt. countless building in Meros's especially temples resembled those in Egypt. Kushite rulers used the title pharaoh and were buried in pyramids. Many elements of Kushites culture were not borrowed. Kushites houses amd daily life was unique. Greek geographer noted some Kushites differences.
they also so made and developed their own written language, Meroitic. Unfortunately, historians are not yet able to understand Meroitic.
In addition Egyptian gods, people of Kush worshipped each own gods.
Woman of Kush
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Some women eventually rose to the position of authority or took place as co-rulers with their husbands or sons.
Women were expected to be active and work in the fields while raising children, cook food, and take care of the house.
Kush and Egypt
Kush sent materials to Egypt such as gold, copper and stone to Egypt. They also sent ebony, a dark heavy wood an ivory a hard white material that makes up a elephants tusk
To prevent an attack, the Pharaoh Thutmose I sent an army to take control of Kush
Kush became a major supplier of both slaves and raw materials to Egypt. The Kushites sent materials such as gold, copper and stone to Egypt
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Kush became a major supply for Egypt they gave slaves and raw materials they also sent gold, copper and stone to Egypt they also sent ebony a dark heavy wood and Ivory a hard white material that makes up a elephants tusk.
Kush and Egypt are neighbors, sometimes they lived in peace and helped prosper.
because Kush army got stronger Egypt ruler soon feared that Kush would become even more powerful and attack Egypt.
The pharaoh's army conquered all of Nubia north of the fifth Cataract. Soon after Kush became a part of Egypt.
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The Kushites sent the Egyptians ebony, a type of dark heavy wood and ivory, the hard white material that makes an elephant tusk.
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