Ch. 2/4 “Kingdom of Kush” Notes Terms

Ch. 2/4 “Kingdom of Kush” Notes
Terms	Who	What	When	Where	Why is it Important?
Nubia/Kush		Egypt’s southern neighbors.	2,000 BC to 200’s BC	Present-day Sudan	This strong civilization developed in Nubia and later became known as Kush. As Egypt fell into a state of decline, the Kushites preserved Egypt’s culture.
Kerma		Nubian kingdom that developed closed ties to Egypt.	1,000’s BC	Present-day Sudan	Egypt traded with this Nubian kingdom and hired its warriors to fight for Egypt. Kerma’s pharaohs admired Egypt and were buried in pyramids.
Napata		Capital city of Kush	850 BC	Present-day Sudan	Powerful Kushite kings ruled from Napata and helped the city grow rich through trade.
Kashta	Kushite King	He was the first Kushite king to invade Egypt.	750 BC	Kush	Once Kashta’s kingdom was rich and strong enough his soldiers began the conquest of Egypt.
Piankhi	Kushite King	Kashta’s son overthrew the Libyan dynasty that had ruled Egypt for 200 years.	728 BC	Kush	He conquered Egypt and founded its 25^th dynasty that ruled both Egypt and Kush from Napata.
Assyrians		Mesopotamian warriors	600’s BC	Egypt and Kush	The Assyrians invaded Egypt and drove the Kushites back to Nubia. The Kushites prospered after learning to make iron tools and weapons from the Assyrians.
Meroё		New Capital city of Kush and the center of trade and iron making.	540’s to 200’s BC	Present-day Sudan	This new capital was out of the reach of the Assyrians and close to deposits of iron ore along the Nile R.
Axum		The kingdom that replaced Kush.	350 BC	Ethiopia	As Kush began to weaken, Axum invaded and burned the city of Meroё to the ground.