Kingdom of Kush: The Civilization of Ancient Nubia

By History Titans

The Kingdom of Kush and the ancient Nubian civilization, in general, are important not only for their achievements but also for what these achievements represent in the abstract. The existence of such civilizations challenges many traditional, Eurocentric views of the world and its history. Of course, ancient Egypt is impressive enough on its own, but Nubia is even further south and further away from European influence and, in that sense, more African.
Neighboring Ethiopia and numerous other locales in Africa were home to other civilizations that have seen their share of success too, so Nubia and its Kingdom of Kush are not alone in that sense. Overall, Africa is a fascinating place to study from the standpoint of scholars from all sorts of backgrounds and sciences. After all, Africa is where mankind originates, so its heritage is something that's important for all of humanity to study.

• Language: English
• Publisher: History Titans
• Release date: Apr 25, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393580546

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Kingdom of Kush

The Civilization of Ancient Nubia

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter I: Background

Chapter II: Early Kush and Relations with Egypt

Chapter III: The Twenty-Fifth Dynasty

Chapter IV: Meroe and the Collapse of Kush

Chapter V: Succeeding Kingdoms

Chapter VI: The Collapse of the Last Nubian Kingdoms

Chapter VII: Interesting Facts

Conclusion

Resources

Introduction

In the area that nowadays falls between Aswan in southern Egypt and Khartoum in central Sudan lies Nubia. Just like the Egyptian Nile Valley to the north, Nubia is yet another stretch of land that has always been blessed with fertility and natural wealth thanks to the Nile River. As such, Nubia is a geographical region that has been settled for thousands upon thousands of years, just like its northern neighbor Egypt.

Perhaps it is that proximity to the illustrious civilization of ancient Egypt that has left Nubia somewhat overlooked by people other than those who study the topic. Indeed, Nubia has been home to numerous ancient states, empires, and cultures, some of which were among the oldest in Africa. In fact, the people who hailed from Nubia would even conquer Egypt itself at one point and rule over it for a while. This feat was accomplished by the Kingdom of Kush, which was perhaps the most famous and successful Nubian state that existed for more than a thousand years.

As you may or may not know, ancient Egypt itself consisted of Upper and Lower Egypt, named as such according to where they were positioned along the Nile. Seeing as the Nile flows northward into the Mediterranean, Lower Egypt was the northernmost part with Upper Egypt located just south of it. Kush, on the other hand, was just south of Upper Egypt. Needless to say, the peoples who occupied Nubia and Egypt had many contacts and they interacted in many ways. As can be expected, this often led to hostilities, but it also led to cultural exchange and it can be said that both Kush and Egypt impacted and shaped each other in certain

Reviews for Kingdom of Kush

[Emmett Gourdine · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A great historical narrative on the African Kingdom of Kush!