Kush
Ancient Sudanese civilization
Kush was an ancient kingdom in Nubia, located in present-day Sudan, which flourished from around 1070 BCE to 350 CE.
The Kushites conquered Egypt and ruled as its 25th Dynasty.
The kingdom developed its own writing system and built distinctive pyramids at Meroë. (Lowercase kush is cannabis slang.)
Nubia
Ancient Nile Valley kingdom
dynasty · Nile · pyramids · hieroglyphics · Assyria · Egypt · conquest · ivory · gold · trade
- AfricaEgypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania
- ancient civilizationsAncient Egypt, Sumer, Ancient Greece, Aztecs, Egypt
- African KingdomsAshanti, Dahomey, Oyo Empire, Kongo, Kanem-Bornu Empire
- Ancient AfricaEgypt, Nubia, Carthage, pharaoh, pharaohs
- Ancient KingdomsPersia, Babylon, Assyria, Sumer, Nubia
- Ancient PlacesBritannia, Gaul, Dacia, Hispania, Syria
ancient African civilizations/geopolitical rivals
KushEgypt
Northeastern African nation
Ancient Egypt · Lower Egypt · Rome · Assyria · Persia
- Hindu KushAsian mountain range