Africa is a continent with a diverse geography and human population. The people who lived in the sub Sahara Africa, which is located on the south, trade route fostered the development of a Kingdom centered on a gold trade. Agriculture moved south of the Nile Valley and across regions just south of the Sahara Dessert to West Africa which then moved southward. The Ancient Egyptians mainly controlled the south territory and Nile River, ships were not allowed to travelled freely. The Egyptians called the people living in the south Nubians, and they controlled them during the aggressive foreign policy era of the new kingdom. As a new kingdom started to break apart, the Nubians set up the Kingdom named Kush. From 1000 B.C.E to 350 B.C.E the Nubians
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The Kingdom of Kush reached its highest level of political power as the Nubians established the 25th dynasty of Egypt and ruled for 747 to 656 B.C.E. The Kingdom of Kush fell apart due to internal rebellion, which cause the downfall of the Nubians Kingdom. The Kingdom of Aksum emerged in Ethiopia, and mixture of Arabs, and Africans in 500 B.C.E found the city of Axon. King Ezana embraced Christianity in 340 B.C.E. and made it the official religion of Axum. The Nubians had a great impact on other empires and regions especially in trade and religion wise. The people of Bantu, which came around 1000 the modern period, made their way to South Africa. They made a great trade with gold and ivory like the people of Nubians did, and also many other things such as perfume and slaves. In 1498, the people of Portuguese arrived into the region, and Europeans took control of the world wide trading network. Caravans would leave West Africa with gold, which was known as the primary products. The cities were dominated by an African Muslim elite, most of the population still kept their religion of animistic belief from the Nubian people, which saw spirit in plants, animal and
The Kingdom of Kush reached its highest level of political power as the Nubians established the 25th dynasty of Egypt and ruled for 747 to 656 B.C.E. The Kingdom of Kush fell apart due to internal rebellion, which cause the downfall of the Nubians Kingdom. The Kingdom of Aksum emerged in Ethiopia, and mixture of Arabs, and Africans in 500 B.C.E found the city of Axon. King Ezana embraced Christianity in 340 B.C.E. and made it the official religion of Axum. The Nubians had a great impact on other empires and regions especially in trade and religion wise. The people of Bantu, which came around 1000 the modern period, made their way to South Africa. They made a great trade with gold and ivory like the people of Nubians did, and also many other things such as perfume and slaves. In 1498, the people of Portuguese arrived into the region, and Europeans took control of the world wide trading network. Caravans would leave West Africa with gold, which was known as the primary products. The cities were dominated by an African Muslim elite, most of the population still kept their religion of animistic belief from the Nubian people, which saw spirit in plants, animal and