Kush and Other African Kingdoms, E03b Another stop along the migration trail.
Nubia & the Land of Kush
Nubia & the Land of Kush The area was called Nubia The kingdom was called Kush Traded with Egypt Took over Egypt in 751 B.C. Piankhi was their greatest king, never lived in Egypt
Nubia & the Land of Kush Attacked by the Assyrians Moved capital to Meroe Iron makers, learn to smelt iron, heat it to melt off the junk with the iron
The Kingdom of Aksum King Aksum took over the Kush Kingdom Lived on the “Horn of Africa”
The Kingdom of Aksum near the Horn of Africa.
The Kingdom of Aksum Along a trading route King Ezana expanded the kingdom Achievements Pillars, carved from stone Written language call Ge’ez Terraced farming, like steps
West, Central, & Southern Africa
Environment & Beliefs Deserts, grasslands called savannahs, & rain forests. Polytheistic and animist (a belief that everything has a soul or spirit in them) Griots were story tellers to keep their history alive.
The Nok Culture & Bantu Migration The Noks were from West Africa Learn to smelt iron & make iron tools A group from the Noks were the Bantus Migration over 1,000 years south Moved into areas were others live and exchanged ideas like cattle herding.
The Nok Culture
The Bantu Migration