Ancient Nubia

Ancient Nubia

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• geography
• movement & isolation
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Geography

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Isolation

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Movement

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Regions

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Natural Resources

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Climate

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Etymology/ Word Origins

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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

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

Social, Political and Economic Structures

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Social Structures

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Literature & Arts

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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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