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The Kingdom of Kush

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a flat grassland, sometimes with scattered trees, in a tropical or subtropical region

savanna

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woven cloth

textile

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Who were the first Nubians?

Cattle herders

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Where did the Nubians live?

along the Nile River south of Egypt

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Nubia later became known as

Kush

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Where did the Nubians cattle graze?

on savannas that stretch across Africa south of the Sahara

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How were Nubian's land?

Nubia got plenty rainfall throughout the year, so farmers didn't need water from the Nile. Settled in villages & grew crops such as beans, rice & yams. Hunted

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How was Nubia's land different than Egypt's?

Nubia had savannas/ Egypt had desert lands & river valley. N had rainfall/Egypt had Nile. N grew beans, yams, rice & grains/E grew wheat, rice, other grains

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How was the kingdom of Kerma formed?

Nubian villages conquered weaker ones.

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What made Kerma wealthy?

Farming and gold mining.

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How did the location of the kingdom in the Nile valley help Kerma become an important trade center?

It connected Egypt with the tropical areas of southern Africa. The Egyptians traded Kerma for cattle, gold, ivory, giraffes, leopards, and enslaved people

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Why did Egyptians hire Nubians to fight in their armies?

Because of their skills in battle.

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Where was Kerma's kings buried?

As in Egypt, Kerma's kings were buried in tombs with their personal belongings. These belongings often included gold, jewelry, and pottery.

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How did Kerma collapse?

In the 1400s B.C., the armies of Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose III invaded Nubia. After a 50 year war, the Egyptians ruled it for the next 700 years.

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How did the Nubian people adapt to Egyptian rule?

They worshiped Egyptian gods and goddesses along with their own. Worked w/ copper & bronze to make tools/ Adapted E hieroglyphic to own lang & created alphabet

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What was the capital of Kush?

Napata loncated along the upper part of the Nile River.

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