1. The Civilization of Kush
Chapter 2 Section 4
The Civilization of Kush

2. Nubia Nubia is located south of Egypt on the Nile
Savannas- grassy plains
Settled in farming villages
Excellent hunters
Began forming armies

3. Kingdom of Kush

4. The Kingdom of Kerma
The more powerful Nubian villages took over the weaker ones
This became the Kingdom of Kerma
Traded with Egypt

5. Trade with Egypt
3rd Cataract

6. The Kingdom of Kerma (con’t)
Egyptians admired Nubian warriors
Hired for armies
Kerma became wealthy through trade
Kings of Kerma were buried in tombs similar to the pyramids

7. The Kingdom of Kerma Thutmose III invaded Kerma
Egypt controlled Kerma for 700 years
The two cultures mixed
Began to worship Egyptian Gods
Work with copper and bronze

8. The Rise of Kush As Egypt declined the Nubians were able to break away
Formed independent kingdom of Kush

9. The Rise of Kush (con’t)
Ruled over the city of Napata
Napata was on a
good location on the
Nile for trade
Kush grew very
wealthy

10. The Rise of Kush (con’t)
The kings of Kush admired Egyptian culture
Built white sandstone temples and monuments
Also built small
pyramids where
kings were buried

11. The Rise of Kush King Kashta of Kush headed north to conquer Egypt
His son Piye completed the conquest
Piye began a dynasty that ruled Egypt and Kush from Napata

12. The Importance of Iron
The Assyrians invaded Egypt and pushed the Kushites out of Egypt
Iron weapons

13. The Importance of Iron Kushites dedicated themselves to iron making
Superior farming tools
Large amounts of grains and other crops

14. The Importance of Iron Kush warriors made spears and swords of iron
Traded iron goods and enslaved people for textiles, cotton and other goods

15. A New Capital
To get further away from Assyrian rule Kushite rulers moved the capital from Napata to Meroe
Access to the Nile for
trade and transportation
Center for iron making

16. A New Capital (con’t)
The Kush built the city to look like an Egyptian city
Pyramids, temples, sculptures of rams, and palaces

17. Building a Profitable Trade
Created huge trading network
Remained in great power for 600 years
Axum, great city-state in Ethiopia, took over the Kingdom of Kush

18. Section 3 Review The capital was moved from Memphis to what city?
What did the conquered people of Nubia have to send to the Pharaoh?
What was the Valley of the Kings
Who was the Hyksos and how did they conquer Egypt?

19. Section 3 Review
What pharaoh focused mainly on trade, adding to the riches of Egypt?
Which Pharaoh concentrated on expanding the empire with aggressive wars of conquest?
Who tried to change the religion of Egypt?
What were the three periods of Egyptian history called?