Nubians
Ancient Kush inhabitants
Nubians are people from Nubia, a region along the Nile River in what is now southern Egypt and northern Sudan.
The term encompasses both the ancient civilization known for its pyramids and kingdoms and modern Nubian communities who maintain distinct languages and cultural traditions.
Nubian also describes the region's languages, artifacts, and culture: Nubian pottery, the Nubian desert.
A Nubian goat is a breed with long, floppy ears, originally from Africa.
Northeast African republic
Ancient Nile Valley kingdom
- pyramidsApex-topped geometric solids
- CandaceFeminine name, ancient royal title
- hieroglyphicsSymbolic picture-based writing
- templesHoly places or head sides
Amun · kingdoms · stelae · royal tombs · gold · ironworking · trade routes
Unfire-dried clay block
- domesVaulted rounded ceilings
- archesWeight-bearing curved spans
- painted housesDwellings with applied pigment
- frescoesPaintings on fresh plaster
courtyards · fortresses · temples · monasteries · churches · mosques · castles · sustainable building
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- legacyWhat's passed down
- identityWho someone is
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
displacement · cultural preservation · museums · repatriation · oral traditions · elders · genealogy · homeland
Plant-derived body dye
- wedding ceremoniesRituals formalizing a marriage
- songsMusical vocal compositions
- textilesWoven or knit materials
- basketryArt of weaving containers
pottery · beadwork · jewelry · embroidery · hospitality · date palms · traditional dress · naming ceremonies
Relating to pitch
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
- proverbsTraditional wisdom capsules
- poetryMetrical literary composition
Scattered population sharing origins
- displaced communitiesPeople forced to relocate
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
- migrationMovement to new territory
Sudan
Northeast African republic
Kush
Ancient Nile Valley kingdom
- pyramidsApex-topped geometric solids
- CandaceFeminine name, ancient royal title
- hieroglyphicsSymbolic picture-based writing
temples · Amun · kingdoms · stelae · royal tombs · gold · ironworking · trade routes
mudbrick
Unfire-dried clay block
- domesVaulted rounded ceilings
- archesWeight-bearing curved spans
- painted housesDwellings with applied pigment
frescoes · courtyards · fortresses · temples · monasteries · churches · mosques · castles · sustainable building · geometric patterns
ancestry
Family line of descent
diaspora · displacement · cultural preservation · museums · repatriation · oral traditions · elders · genealogy · homeland · memory
henna
Plant-derived body dye
- wedding ceremoniesRituals formalizing a marriage
- songsMusical vocal compositions
- textilesWoven or knit materials
basketry · pottery · beadwork · jewelry · embroidery · hospitality · date palms · traditional dress · naming ceremonies · oral histories
tonal
Relating to pitch
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
- proverbsTraditional wisdom capsules
poetry · songs · place names · loanwords · inscriptions
diaspora
Scattered population sharing origins
- displaced communitiesPeople forced to relocate
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
- migrationMovement to new territory
- ancient civilizationsAncient Egypt, Sumer, Ancient Greece, Aztecs, Egypt
- African PeoplesEgyptians, Nigerians, South Africans, Zulu, Moroccans
- East African peoplesMaasai, Somali, Shambala, Hutu, Tutsi
- ethnic groupsJews, Arabs, Chinese, Irish, Greeks
- North AfricansBerbers, Tuareg, Tunisians, Algerians, Egyptians
- Egyptian peoplesEgyptians, Copts, Bedouins, Bedouin, Rashida
NubiansBerbers
Maghreb indigenous ethnic group
Egyptians · West Africans · Ethiopians · Somalis · Maasai
- Nubian knotsSectioned, twisted hair coils