Ancient Nubia

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Ancient Nubia

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Geography

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Ancient Kushite Kindgoms

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Capital at Kerma 2500-15000 BC
Capital at Napata 1000-300 BC
Capital at Meroe 300 BC-300 AD
sources: Wikipedia entry for Kingdom of Kush put links for sources here if desired


Kingdoom of Kush

  • Kushite kingdom along Nile River in present day northern Sudan
  • Three major periods, each with capitals at:
      • Kerma, 2500-15000 BC
    • Napata, 1000-300 BC
    • Meroe, 300 BC-300 AD


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Periods

      • Kerma, 2500-15000 BC
    • Napata, 1000-300 BC
    • Meroe, 300 BC-300 AD

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Nubian pyramids

  • built by Kingdom of Kush rulers who conquered Egypt (25th Dynasty of Egypt)
    • were built in the Nubian homeland along the Nile
    • first pyramid built in 751 BC at El Kurru, a royal cemetery of the Nubian ruling families
    • emulated ancient Egyptian pharaonic practices

Source: Nubian Pyramids (wikipedia)

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