Kingdom of Kush

classical empires, many smaller agricultural civilizations also developed. Most formed in Japan, Northern Europe, Northeast Africa, the Americas, and on the border of the major empires. An important civilization was established along the upper Nile called Kush.

I chose this slogan because all of these things describe and illustrate Africa perfectly. The first letter, A, has the word Axum. Axum was a very important kingdom in East Africa. They took over the Kush Kingdom and had a civil war about religions that led to the kingdom eventually becoming Christian. The next letter, F, is desertification. This is an important piece of the Sahara Desert. The desert used to be a savanna until desertification where the fertile land became dry. This led to many other

Scholars have divided the general history of Egypt into three time periods; the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom. GOVERNMENT To start with, their empire began as a bureaucracy during the Old Kingdom. Then during the Middle Kingdom, it was cast out. The Egyptians also had a theocracy, meaning that government and religion were mixed together. The

and adaptable. They also may say that the economic system established when Britain, Spain, and France in colonized Africa countries. Before these countries conquered over African nations, Africa had its type of economy throughout each region. Each kingdom that was in the areas of West, North, and East was able to establish their economic system that allowed the empires to flourish. Africa influenced the world economy by developing the economy around trade, agriculture, and the use

Eastern Africa: Meroe To start my journey in Africa, I traveled to Meroe. This city, found in eastern Africa, was bustling with Kush people. These people seemed to be somewhat related to the Egyptians, because of their artwork and pottery. I was shocked at how much trade these people could actually export and import. They had many farms, showing they were advanced in agriculture. In addition to their farms I could see and smell the mines. They were iron mines, to be specific. The part of the city

Ancient History- Historical Time Period: New Kingdom Egypt to the Death of Thutmose IV 1. Internal Developments: Impact of the Hyksos: political, economic, and technological Political: The second Intermediate Period was a time of great disunity in Egypt. There was no centralised rule with the country being broken up into independently administered regions. Hyksos sources are archaeological rather than written and are incomplete. Excavations at Tell el- Dab’a in the north-eastern Delta by Manfred

of the Red Sea, and North of Nubia (Kush). Because the Nile River flooded annually, it would provide rich soil for Egyptian farmers. Ancient Egyptians were around beginning at the Old Kingdom at 2575 B.C. and ending at the New Kingdom at 1075 B.C.. Ancient Egypt's history is divided into three periods of time, The Old Kingdom, The Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom. The Old Kingdom was established at about 2575 B.C and ended around 2130 B.C.. The Old Kingdom lasted about four hundred and forty-five

The Mesopotamian empire “ Tapped into rivers, built reservoirs, and dug canals, so they could irrigate fields of Barkley, wheat and peas”(Pg. 26). This was the first irrigation system. They started to acquire migrants. With the Sumerian people creating these new irrigation systems to get better agriculture, they became the top people in Mesopotamia. Semitic people soon started to migrate towards Mesopotamia. With all of these people migrating they create the “ First Cities”. Or City States”, “ Sumerian

At about 3.6 million square mile, the Sahara Desert, located across North Africa, is the world’s largest hot dry land desert. It was not until the early 1960’s that the impact of the dry land received attention. Known as the Sahel, the region was previously known for its wet arable land. Present day, the Sahel has taken the form of a semi-arid dry land that expands over eleven African states: Egypt, Mauritania, Mali, Algeria, Chad, Sudan, Niger, Tunisia, Morocco, and Western Sahara. Desertification

Africans’ artistic knowledge, but their development with durable paint. In conclusion, many of these discoveries in their evolution and development were transferred to future generations who refined techniques and developed newer tools. The early kingdoms and city-states in Africa each brought significant attributes and advances to develop the continent many people live in today. The beginning of Egyptian history is estimated at 3200 B.C which also marked the beginning of the Hellenistic era. Egypt