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Ancient Egypt and Nubia

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Egypt and Nubia

Egypt and NubiaEgypt and Nubia

Seat workStudents will quietly enter the room, find your

seats and discuss your three sticky notes on pages 159-163 with your row group.

Central Question:How where the interactions between Egypt and

Nubia both positive and negative for both societies? (2.5c)



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Quiz show:

What country did trade bring Nubia closer to?Egypt

When did Nubian Kings first conquer parts of Egypt?

The 700’s B.C.

What was the name of the Nubian alphabet?Meroitic script



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How are students andHow are students andteachers interdependent?teachers interdependent?





Egypt and Nubia

Trade led to cultural diffusion between Egypt and neighboring lands.

Nubia had a close relationship with Egypt and shared elements of its culture.

Nubia was also a unique African civilization with its own accomplishments.

Key IdeasKey Ideas



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commerce—buying and selling of goods and services

ivory—hard white material made from elephant tusks

interdependence—dependence by each country or group on the other

Meroitic script—one of the world’s first alphabets, invented in ancient Nubia

ebony—black wood from West Africa

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Why did Egypt need to tradewith other countries?

Trade in Ancient EgyptTrade in Ancient Egypt



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Nubia supplied Egypt with gold and elephant tusks.

Egypt supplied Nubia with grain, cloth, papyrus, glass, and jewelry.

This trade between the two nations created interdependence.

Trade also brought closer contact and allowed the two nations to influence each other. Nubians adopted elements of Egyptian culture including religion.

Trade in the Nile ValleyTrade in the Nile Valley



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Cataracts made travel in Nubia difficult.

Nubia had less farming land than Egypt and traded for food.

Nubia had closer contact with African peoples south of the Sahara than Egypt.

Written records from Egypt and Nubia provide most of the information we have about Nubia.

The Land of NubiaThe Land of Nubia



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Neighbors and EnemiesNeighbors and Enemies

Following which pharaoh’s rule didthe new Kingdom grow weak?

How did Piye conquer Egypt?

Why did Nubian control of Egyptcome to an end?



Egypt and Nubia

After Egypt destroyed Napata, the Nubians

moved the capital city south to Meroë. Meroë was located near iron deposits for ironworking and along trade routes, increasing Nubia’s wealth.

Nubian pyramids were steeper than Egyptian ones but served the same purpose.

Candaces were powerful female rulers in Nubia.

The Meroitic script was one of the world’s first alphabets.

Nubian CivilizationNubian Civilization





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