1. Chapter 6: Kush and Other African Kingdoms
Lesson 1 Nubia and the Land of Kush

2. MAIN IDEAS Geography The region of Nubia had connections with Egypt.
Government A powerful king of Kush conquered Egypt and ruled as pharaoh.
Economics Meroë was an important economic center linking Egypt and the interior of Africa.

3. Nubian Processional Meroe Pyramids - Kush
California Standards
Identify the location of the Kush civilization and describe its political, commercial, and cultural relations with Egypt.
Meroe Pyramids - Kush

4. Cultural Relations Between Egypt and Kush
EQ: How were Kush & Egypt related politically, commercially, & culturally?
Egypt controlled Nubia ( B.C.)
Egyptian art, building, religion influenced Nubia
NK Egypt declined & Kush grew powerful
Kushite nobles went to Egypt; brought back rituals, writing system, customs, clothing, pyramids, gods, etc.
Kushite king Piankhi (Piye) attacked Memphis in 751 B.C. - eventually controlled all of Egypt
Cultural Relations Between Egypt and Kush

5. Political/Commercial Relations w/ Egypt
EQ: How were Kush & Egypt related politically, commercially, & culturally?
Political/Commercial Relations w/ Egypt
Piankhi united Kush & Egypt, became Egyptʼs pharaoh, but lived in Napata, Kush.
Nubia was rich in goods scarce in Egypt (ivory, animal skins, wood). Spread Egyptian goods, culture in Africa and beyond.
He is noted in the Bible in 2 Kings 19:9; Isaiah 37:9 as Tirhakah, king of Ethiopia, who waged war against Sennacherib during the reign of King Hezekiah of Judah and drove him from his intention of destroying Jerusalem and deporting its inhabitants—a critical action that, according to Henry T. Aubin, has shaped the Western world (Aubin 2003).

6. Lesson Summary
• Nubia and Egypt interacted with each other.
• The Kushite king Piankhi conquered Egypt.
• The Kushite capital of Meroë was a trade center.
Why It Matters Now...
By studying the history of Nubia, we learn of the important role played by Africans in ancient history.