Land of the Bow Even though on our wiki page we said Nubia and Egypt have good relations they still had a lot of fighting between the two civilization. With that came a fight between Nubia and Egypt where Egypt quickly saw how good the archers for Nubia were. This made Egypt want the archers so Egypt bought the some of the archers witch lead Egypt and Nubia to become friends.

Nubian gold The biggest trade from Nubia and Egypt was for gold. Nubia had a lot of gold and Egypt needed it for there pharaohs tombs. Most of the warfare between Nubia and Egypt was most certain over Egypts quest for gold. For all we now there is probably billions of dollars of gold still out there.

Pharaohs of Nubia and Egypt King Taharqa of the twenty fifth dynasty Ruled Egypt and Nubia for twenty six years of form 690 b.c. to 664 b.c. King Taharqa was the son of Piye the first person to Conquer Egypt.

Nubian Spearmen The Nubian Spearmen where some of the best. They had great spears and were skilled at war. They were another great defense for Nubia.

Quiz time!!!!! 1.What were some of the Nubian resources A. gold B. dirt. C. trees. D. water. 2.What were the skilled warriors that the Nubians are famous for. A. fish catcher. B. Tree cutters. C. Archers D. Boat builders.

3.Why did the Egyptians call the Nubians the Land of the Bow. A. they liked them. B. they asked them to make crossbows C. They had skilled archers. D. They need some of there Resources 4.Did the Nubians Trade with Egypt. A. No they dont like Nubia. B. Yes for a long period