Ancient Nubia built Ancient Nubia built 223 Pyramids 223 Pyramids
That’s That’s doubledouble the number of the number of pyramids built in Egypt.pyramids built in Egypt.
Nubia and EgyptNubia and Egypt
2000 B.C. 2000 B.C. NubiaNubia and Egypt trade with and Egypt trade with each othereach other
Egypt wanted control over trade in Egypt wanted control over trade in ivory, ebony, frankincense, and ivory, ebony, frankincense, and leopard skins.leopard skins.
Egypt took control over Nubia’s Egypt took control over Nubia’s trading and collected taxes from trading and collected taxes from Nubia for a few hundred years.Nubia for a few hundred years.
Weapons Technology: BronzeWeapons Technology: Bronze
Nubia acquired bronze weapons Nubia acquired bronze weapons technology from the Egyptians.technology from the Egyptians.
Nubia forced Egypt out of Kush Nubia forced Egypt out of Kush territory.territory.
KushKush conquered Egypt in 750 B.C. conquered Egypt in 750 B.C.
Iron Trumps BronzeIron Trumps Bronze
The Assyrians take the Egyptian The Assyrians take the Egyptian territory from Kush in 663 B.C.territory from Kush in 663 B.C.
Kush gets iron working technology Kush gets iron working technology from Assyriansfrom Assyrians
Kush had a lot of iron ore.Kush had a lot of iron ore.
MeroëMeroë
The Kush city The Kush city MeroëMeroë was the center was the center of a huge trade in iron products. of a huge trade in iron products.
Kush traded their iron products with Kush traded their iron products with the Roman Empire, Arabia, India, the Roman Empire, Arabia, India, and an East African and an East African Arab colonyArab colony called called AxumAxum..
AxumAxum Began as an Arab colonyBegan as an Arab colony Got iron technology from KushGot iron technology from Kush Axum became an independent Axum became an independent
statestate Competed with Kush for control over Competed with Kush for control over
the the ivoryivory trade trade Axum ruler Axum ruler King EzanaKing Ezana ordered the ordered the
invasion of Kush and conquered it.invasion of Kush and conquered it.
King EznaKing Ezna King EzanaKing Ezana adopted Christianity as adopted Christianity as
the official religion of Axum 330 A.D.the official religion of Axum 330 A.D.
Axum became Axum became the first Christian the first Christian EmpireEmpire in the worldin the world..
Type 2 WritingType 2 Writing
WhatWhat most influenced the history of most influenced the history of East Africa during the time of Nubia, East Africa during the time of Nubia, Kush, or Axum?Kush, or Axum?