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National Geographic : 1990 Nov
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Uneas neig ors s tA{ on the Nile C orridor of conquest, the Nile connected Egypt with Nubia, or Kush, known for its gold and its trade with the African interior. To e control this commerce, o the Egyptians pressed y" south into Kush, reaching the Second Cataract by 2500 B.C. and the Fourth Cataract a 9 EY thousand years later. For centuries caravans from the south continued to supply Egypt with exotic items such as elephant tusks and pan ther skins. The Kushites rro adopted the religion, styles, E g and customs of their Egyp- GREATTENT tian rulers. (- # After political decline in Egypt, ushite kings con quered Egypt in the eighth century B.C. but were ousted after otly six decades. In Nub' he Kushite kings per petu d ancient Egyptian tradi ns for centuries. a Major Kushite ... .- Major Egyptian -NGA R M DYt ruins in Nubia PAINTINGBYROBERTHYNE. Fig , 3 IC ruins In ubia \ PAITING BYROBERTHYVE!
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