The Kingdom of Nubia

By: Mike khan Matar Al Hai

And Waseem Wahid

Geography

• Nubia located on east Egypt and Sudan!

• Located in the Nile valley.

• Near lake Nasser and Toshka lakes.

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Culture

• Depended on hunting fishing and collecting.

• Used lamb and goats as food.

• Made their own tools and made pottery also rock paintings.

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Origin

• The people came from North and South Nile Valley.

• Kush was conquered by Noba people.

• Language might have derived from Nuba Mountains peoples!

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Religion

• Nubia was Christian.• Christianity came

when invaded by king of Aksum.

• Christianity came during 4th Century.

• Later converted to Islam about 14th Century.

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Natural Resources

• Gold, Ivory, Copper , Frankincense, Ebony, and Pottery were all some of their important trades.

• Nubia was an important trade corridor.

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Empire time Rule

• First Nubian culture arose in 3800B.C.

• The Ethiopian king Aksum invaded 350 A.D.

• Sometimes the kingdom would be pushed South by northern kingdoms but not too much.

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Significant Rulers• King Awawa : Earliest

Nubian king known by name. A powerful ruler at Kerma.

• King Shabaka: Golden age of Nubia. Temples at Memphis, Abydos, Esna. Made bro high priest (Horemakhet). Noted in The Old Testament.

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Legends of Gods

• As they were Christian they also believed in many Gods.

• Dedwen was an important God he was important because they were very interested in trade.

• Anat is another important God because he was the important God because she is the mother of the other Gods.

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Uniqueness

• The Kingdom of Nubia is unique because they were good traders and provided a good trading corridor for the tropical and desert world, they benefited from this greatly.

Nubia in Modern Times

• The people of Nubia are of southern Egypt and of northern Sudan.

• Capital of Sudan is Khartoum.

• The people still speak Arabic today, the same goes for Egypt.

Bibliography• http://home.intekom.com/southafricanhistoryonline/pages/classroo

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