Kerma Kingdom Rules Nubia
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- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Government and Politics, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution, Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: African Americans, Blacks, Empires, Dynasties, Prehistoric Humans
- Curriculum: African History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Sudan
- Date: c. 1900-1527?
Article abstract: Independent Nubian polities combined into a single state, with a capital developing at Kerma, while Egypt’s central government weakened during the Second Intermediate Period.
Summary of Event
The portion of the Nile Valley known as Lower Nubia stretches southward from Egypt, roughly between the rocky outcroppings called the First and Second Cataracts. From that point south to the Sixth Cataract is known as Upper Nubia, where the modern village of Kerma is situated, about 430 miles (700 kilometers) from the Egyptian border. Lying on...
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