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, Kush, & AxumNubia, Kush, & Axum

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?

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