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Kush

Kush and other African Kingdoms

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A region of Africa that is south of Egypt? Nubia
What similarities are there between Nubia and Egypt? Egypt and Nubia were divided into an upper and lower half and people lived next to the Nile River.
Difference between Egypt and Nubia? Nubia had a climate that provided greater moisture.
A powerful ancient kingdom of Nubia? Kush
A Kushite king who defeated the Libyans, United Egypt and Kush, and became Pharaoh of Egypt. Piankhi
How Nubia influenced Egypt? Nubian monarchy (king) became the Egyptian Pharaoh.
How did Egypt influence Nubia? art, architecture, gods, language, clothing, and pyramids
Capital of Kush during the first time period? Napata
Capital of Kush during the second time period? Meroe
Kushite ruler who fought against the Assyrians? Taharqa
What was important about Meroe? It had access to iron and gold.
Kingdom that developed on the Horn of Africa? Aksum
Why was Aksum a good location? It had access to trade to the Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean, and Nile River.
A city on the Red Sea and was a main trading port of Aksum? Adulis
King of Aksum who made Christianity the official religion? Ezana
What were three achievements of the kingdom of Aksum? Terraced farming, Pillars, and written language Ge'ez
What makes up 40% of the African continent? savannahs
Early iron producing culture of West Africa Nok
Early culture of west Africa that eventually migrated to Central and Southern Africa? Bantu
Savannah flat, grassy, treeless plains
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desertification expansion of dry desertlike conditions into fertile areas.
The migration that took thousands of years? Bantu migration
How the Bantu and Nok cultures were different? Bantu used iron for farming and the Nok used iron for tools they traded
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