Transcript The Resource-Rich Cultures of Nubia

The Resource-Rich Cultures
of Nubia
Sec. #5
Egypt’s Friend and Rival
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Culture first appeared in Nubia around 8000 years ago
Most of the time Egypt and Nubia were at peace
Nubia was called, Ta Sety “the land of the bow”
Many Nubian archers were used in the Egyptian army
The Kingdom of Kerma
• Kerma was on the third cataract of the Nile
• Kerma was famous for its artisans or skilled
workers who made delicate pottery
• Kings were buried in tombs under huge mounds
of earth on gold-covered beds
• In the mid-1400s BC Thutmose III took control of
Nubia and controlled it for 700 years
• The Nubians and the Egyptian culture were
closely mixed
The Kingdom of Napata
• By the late 700’s Napata
expanded its power into
Egypt.
• Napata was located near
the fourth cataract of the
Nile
• The 25th dynasty of Egypt
were the Napatans of
Nubia
• By 660 B.C. the
Napatans were forced
back into Nubia and their
rule was over
The Kingdom of Meroe
• Meroe was between the 5th
and 6th cataracts of the Nile
• Iron ore was found in the
surrounding deserts of
Meroe which allowed
weapons of iron and tools to
be made
• These weapons helped
Meroe to control trade
routes to the Red Sea
allowing trade with India,
Central Africa and Rome
• Little evidence of Meroe
exists because their writing
system could never be
understood.