Trade in Ancient Egypt South of Egypt, there was a land known as Kush – today we call that land Nubia. Egypt and Kush began as trading partners. Today the ancient land of Nubia is in southern Egypt and northern Sudan. Egypt had fertile soil around the Nile to grow cotton, wheat, barley, and other foods.

Egypt provided access to sea routes. Egypt provided important metals such as iron. Egypt supplied mineral resources such as salt.

Napata. Napata was clearly influenced by Egyptian culture from its very beginning. Rulers were buried beneath pyramid tombs with Egyptian grave goods, making dating certain graves difficult since a relatively recent grave of a Kushite king might contain items from 200 years before his reign.

What evidence is there that Egyptian culture influenced Kushite culture? – Used Egyptian gods, like Amun and Isis. – Kushite kings were thought to be god-like and ruled similar to Egyptian pharaohs (both the political and religious leaders). -They built pyramids, temples, and burial mounds similar to the Egyptians.

Kush Empire came first! Egypt was nothing but a Kush colony! Narmer first colonized Upper Egypt… which borders Kush! Narmer then went further and colonized Lower Egypt….

One of the factors that contributed to the rise of the kingdom of Kush was the brief fall of the kingdom of Egypt. With the Hyksos’ conquer of Lower Egypt and their subsequent rule over the same, the kingdom of Kush became the superpower in Upper Egypt.

What factor led to the rise of the Kingdom of Kush? Archery was invented. Meroë became the capital.

The Egyptians thought the Kush were a strong, powerful people. They called Kush- “The land of the Bow” because the people of Kush were so strong with a bow and arrow. How did the Egyptians influence Kush culture? Kush and Egypt were trading partners- which led to the exchange of culture and ideas.

Why did the relationship of Egypt and Kush change more than once over the century? First it was because the Egyptians feared the growth and new power of the Kush. Then they took over Kush. Finally Egypts power declined and Kush regained their land but much of the Egyptian culture stayed.

It led to the collapse of Kush. It caused a civil war for the Kushite throne. It led to Kush gaining power and conquering Egypt. …

The monarchs of Kush ruled Egypt for over a century until the Assyrian conquest, finally being expelled by the Egyptian Psamtik I in the mid-seventh century BC. Following the severing of ties with Egypt, the Kushite imperial capital was located at Meroë, during which time it was known by the Greeks as Aethiopia.

One major difference between Kush and Egypt is their locations. Kush was an empire to the south of Egypt and was built at the base of the mountains. They also built tombs like the Egyptians did but the Kush generally built tombs with flat roofs on them. Kush also had natural resources such as gold, ivory, and iron ore.

In battle, Kush was famous for its archers and the bow and arrow were often depicted in the art of Ancient Kush. Sometimes the region was called the “Land of the Bow” because of its famous archers. One of the most famous leaders of Kush was Piye who conquered Egypt and became pharaoh of Egypt.

The Greeks, however, did not call these people “Nubians” or “Kushites,” as we do today; they called them Aithiopes (“Ethiopians”), which in Greek meant “Burnt-Faced Ones.” They knew perfectly well that Nubians were black-skinned, as are the Sudanese of the same regions today.

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Narmer

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Therefore, although the Egyptians recognized that the pharaoh was human and subject to human weakness, they simultaneously viewed him as a god, because the divine power of kingship was incarnated in him. He therefore acted as intermediary between Egypt’s people and the gods.

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