unit one: ancient africa
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Ancient Africa
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Africa- “The Birthplace of Humanity
“Mother Africa”Nile River Valley
Ancient Egypt Earliest civilization in AfricaOne of the two earliest civilizations in world history
Ancient Africa
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Society with an advanced state of social developmentA complex society or culture group
characterized by: dependence upon agriculturelong-distance trade form of governmentoccupational specializationurbanismclass stratification
Civilization
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Ancient EgyptRise of Egyptian
CivilizationBy 3150 BC, “pharaohs” unite Egypt as one kingdom
Centralized governmentHieroglyphsComplex religionsMonumental stone pyramids
By 400 BC, under rule of Greece then Rome
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Egyptian Civilization Society
Patrilineal & patriarchal Royal incest commonWomen held in high status
Several woman rulers Hatshepsut
ReligionComplex polytheistic
Re (Ra), sun GodOsiris, god of the Nile
Seth and IsisImmortality of royalty (state)
Ancient Egypt
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Ancient EgyptFive Great Pharaohs of Egypt
Narmer- “Scorpion King”Akhenaton & NefertitiKing Tut- TutankhamenRamses IICleopatra
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Ancient NubiaNubians in Egypt
Egyptians called Nubian state- KushN. African region of Nubia in modern day SudanDepicted by Egyptians:
Dark skinHooped earringsBraided extended hair
752 BCE, Kushites ruled EgyptLasted less than 100 years
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King Piye (Piankhi)Ruled as Pharaoh of
Egypt (752-721)Kushite king and
founder of 25th dynasty of Egypt
Took Memphis by force and flaming arrows
Egypt united under him and Nubian rule
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Black Pharaohs of EgyptShabaka(721-707)
Brother of PiyeShebitku (707-690)
Son of PiyeTaharqa(690-664 BCE)
Younger son of PiyeBiblical Tirhakah
Led Egyptian/Nubian armies against invading Assyrians in defense of ally, Israel- Is. 37:9; Kings 19:9
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Last Nubian Pharaoh of Egypt
TanwetamaniKing of Egypt (664-
656 BCE)Son of Shabaka and
nephew of PiyeAssyrians defeated
army and occupied Egypt
Ended Nubian rule
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Should Egyptian Civilization and Nubian Civilization be associated with African American History?
Questions to Consider: