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 Located
along the Nile River south of
Egypt.
• Nubian territory stretched as far south as
modern Sudan
• Controlled by Egypt for over 1,000 years, but
eventually gained independence from Egypt.
 Due
to their close proximity to Egypt,
Nubians shared much of their culture
• Art, architecture, religion
• The two were trade partners
 Animal skin, timber, ivory (scarce in Egypt)
 The Nubians were able to obtain rare animals and
ivory because of their proximity to the Sudan, in
Africa
 In
751 B.C.E., King Piankhi of Nubia took
over Egypt and established a Nubian
dynasty there.
• Became the beginning of 25th dynasty
• In 671 B.C.E., the Assyrians conquered Egypt.
The Nubian (Kushite) royal family fled back to
Nubia.
 Major
cities = Napata and Meroe
• Napata was the capital city
 The
Phoenician homeland was located on the
coast of the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
• Independent city-states
 Major
occupations = Shipbuilders and
Seafarers
 They traded and set up colonies and citystates along the coast of the Mediterranean
Sea.
• Purple dye made from shellfish murex
 Most
powerful colony = Carthage
 The
Phoenicians greatest contribution to
world civilization was the alphabet.
 In
842 B.C.E., the Phoenician homeland
and eastern city-states were captured by
the Assyrians.
 The western city-states, including
Carthage, continued to prosper.