Gash Civilization Thrives in Africa
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: African Americans, Blacks, Empires, Dynasties, Trade, Commerce, Prehistoric Humans
- Curriculum: African History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Ethiopia, Sudan
- Date: c. 2700-c. 1400
Article abstract: The location of the Gash civilization, at a delta and the crossroads of several cultural zones, made the area an important center of trade.
Summary of Event
The Gash civilization was established east of the confluence of the Atbara and Nile Rivers. It emerged from a coalescence of populations using the land in the greater Butana Delta. The people of Gash were a combination of hunting-gathering populations and peoples from at least one of the Nubian chiefdoms that emerged adjacent to the important land routes to the Red Sea. Located at...
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