Breah Kemp
HIST 360
Professor Peshkoff
27 October 2015
The Rise and fall of the Kush Empire
Nubian kings were the mysterious Black Pharaohs of what is today known as the Sudan. Their history and the stories of their reign has become legendary amongst Africans and African Americans seeking their true ancestral roots. Although, the Nubian history is written off as heresy by early archeologists. These archeologists were driven by their ignorance. They had no belief that dark skinned people, especially Africans, could have risen to such high lengths in power. But now, in the heart of Sudan, great new archaeological findings reveal the actual truths about the great Kush dynasty. I believe with deep consideration of the findings within this ancient
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Kushite traders passed along ivory, ebony, incense, and other goods from the South to the Egyptians who then traded with other Mediterranean peoples. The city of Kerma also had a strategic location along the Nile. With this, they controlled the trade route between the lands south of Kush and north of Egypt. Kush’s middleman role in the trades influenced a relationship between Kush and Egypt. Egypt was seeking to expand their empire. They also wanted to control routes that were specifically significant to their …show more content…
They had fallen under the persistent attacks of nomads from southern and eastern lands. Not to mention the steadily emerging Axum Kingdom in Ethiopia that challenged the Kush Kingdom and eventually contributed to its demise. After a thousand years, by 2000 BCE, Nubia gradually evolved, it became larger and more powerful than ever. Nubia became known as the Kingdom of Kush. The people of this kingdom traded ivory and other treasures from southern Africa with the peoples who lived further north. Around 1500 BCE Egyptian leaders sent armies that would overpower Kush. For nearly 500 years, Kush would be controlled by the Egyptians. The Kush people were forced to pay the Pharaoh a tribute. Eventually, however, around 1000 BCE Kush gained enough power to turn the tables on Egypt. The Kush people had gained their freedom from the Egyptians. In 724 BCE, a very large and well trained Kushite army was able to rise and invade Egypt. They gained control over
The chariots allowed Hittite soldiers to move quickly around a battlefield and fire arrows at their enemy.” Nevertheless, they were conquered by Ramses II. Although Ramses II seemed to claim a lot of land for Egypt, other rulers conquered immense portions of land through conquest. After Hatshepsut, one of the very few female pharaohs of Egypt died, her son, Thutmose III took her place. In Chapter 5, lesson 3 of our social studies textbook, it states “Thutmose was a strong leader and general who expanded Egypt's control north to the Euphrates River in Mesopotamia.
Pharaohs during the 30th dynasty maintained Egypt’s independence. During this time they were still battling the Persians in alliance with the Sparta and Athens. Egypt tried to reassemble the new kingdom by invading Syria. After many attempts the Persians finally reconquered Egypt (341B.C.). The Persians did not rule Egypt for very long.
Askum traded with Zeila, Adulis and many more civilizations. Askum was in one of the best spots because it allowed several trade routes in major water ports where ships could enter making it so that they could import and export goods a lot easier than if they were on a land route. It is very similar to how ports today run, though today it would be a lot easier to get something from the inland to a ship on the coast because we have mail and other means of travel, back then they didn't have the sophisticated technology we have today, so they would have to use horses and other animals to get their trade to a boat or ship on the coast to trade with a country over the major waterways or sea. The major waterway the Askum had was the Red Sea. The Red Sea was connected the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea.
During the co-regency of Hatshepsut and Thutmose, Egyptian power and control started to decline due to a lack of military activity, consequently Egypt became vulnerable of attack. Therefore as a result, the prince of Kadesh, saw this opportunity and led a revolt along with 330 other Asiatic princes against Egypt in order to prevent the expansion of Egypt into Syria. However, after the death of Hatshepsut, Thutmose
Empires also helped unite regions with common currencies and economic policies, creating stability that furthered trade. 4. “How were goods transported along the Silk Road to sustain the networks of exchange among its diverse people?” (more than just using the camel) • Through deserts and oases via camel caravans because camels were durable animals that could travel very far. Trade was connected though several different routes and goods were passed from one to the other.
Being a vital trade center bothered Egypt because Egypt couldn’t get through Kush to get the resources they needed from central Africa. This caused Egypt to conquer Kush. Egypt Conquering Kush had a big influence on Kush because after this event Kush became egyptianized. Kush started writing and speaking in egyptian and hieroglyphs. After a while of being egyptianized the Egyptian
There are numerous documents of the time from other nations, writing to Egypt asking for help and were all ignore by the Pharaoh. “Egypt was a wealthy and prosperous nation at the time and had been steadily growing in power since before the reign of Queen Hatshepsut (1479-1458 BCE). Hatshepsut and her successors, such as Tuthmosis III, employed a balanced approach of diplomacy and military action in dealing with foreign nations…” (Mark, 2014). Akhenaten ignore much of what happened not only outside the borders of Egypt by what was going outside his palace.
For example, some big items they traded was silk, spices, different forms of wood, cloths, fruits, pottery, and other silverware. These were
During 600 BCE and 600 CE, many countries was going through a drastic change. When analyzing early civilizations, it’s evident there is similarities and differences. The Middle East, China, and Africa were among few countries that advanced during this aeon. All of these empires within the countries have risen and fallen, developing these civilizations to what we know of today.
In this time this where the Nile river was built, where structured religious started when pharaohs were considered Gods, the adaption of writing hieroglyphs, the prediction of annual rise and fall of Nile floods enabled state agriculture system,and when desert offered protection from warring tribes. All of these major events happening during this period and lead to some accomplishments. From 1500 Through 550 B.C where was the Hittites, Assyrians, and the Persians were established. The Hittites discovered smelting, iron made stronger and more durable tools and weapons, and how the use of horse traveling started. The Assyrians formed militarism, had an empire reach from Persian gulf to the Nile river, and this lead to the first universal empired formed.
For years, the Persians had been ruled by their neighbors to the north, a people called the Medes. The Medes controlled an empire stretching from the Zagros Mountains. 3 But in 550 B.C., Cyrus the Great led the Persians to the destruction of the Medes. The Persians won an empire.
The kingdom of Mali was established around 1235 CE. Sundiata Keita was a ruler who formed the empire of Mali. Mansa Sundiata and his grandson Mansa Musa are known as two of the most influential Malian kings. The capital city of the empire was Niani. Around the year 1000 CE, West Africa was home to three major kingdoms, the Mali, Ghana, and Sosso.
The Kingdom of Kush was one of the first major kingdoms. Influenced by the Egyptians, through trade, the Africans gained knowledge of Egyptian ways, such as the use of hieroglyphics and pyramid building. With the decline of the Kushite dynasty in the influence of Egyptians, the golden age of Meroë rose. Their favorable location and natural resources, such as iron ore, help them focused on creating tools and weapons. Later on, they became a major manufacturer, which help attract merchants.
There was a high demand for luxurious goods that were special to each region which caused a great increase in trade. This also occurred on the Trans-Saharan trade routes with gold. Religion also played a big factor in why trade was increasing in these two trade routes. Increases in technology helped trade become more efficient and faster. For example, the compass helped people trade along the Indian Ocean sea lanes.
along with other peoples, like the Sumerians. The culture of both the Semitic and Sumerians overtook Mesopotamia quickly. In contrast, Egypt was never conquered by any country. Egypt worked well alone, without the help of other countries mostly. All the sources needed were there in Egypt with the annual flooding and agriculture strength, unlike Mesopotamia.