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Small kingdoms appear in southern Egypt and NubiaSmall kingdoms organize public life in Egypt and NubiaMenes unites Egypt into one kingdom, MemphisEgyptian trade picks upHyskos capture Memphis and levy taxes throughout EgyptHyskos pushed out of EgyptEgyptian force retreat before NubiaOrigins of Sudanic Herding in Eastern SudanOrigins of Sudanic agricultureUnification of EgyptBeginnings of Bantu migrationsInvention of Iron metallurgy in sub-Saharan AfricaConquest of Egypt by King Kashta of KushHerodotus the Historian travels EgyptSudans settle into permanent settlementsSudanic herding diversifies: sheep and goatsSudanic peoples form small divine monarchiesNorthern half of Africa experiences climate change becoming hot and dryEthiopean migrants travel down the Nile spreading
wild grain collecting and language to Egypt and NubiaSudanic agriculture diversifies: gourds cotton, watermelonSudanic cultivators move down the Nile into Egypt and NubiaEgyptians and Nubians, heavy reliance on agricultureAgriculture villages dot the Nile, trading between eachotherHeliopolis 'City of the Sun' founded near MemphisKerma dominates EgyptKerma is destroyed by the New KingdomKingdom of Kush declinesHyskos introduce bronze and horses to EgyptLarge scale production of Iron along the NileIron production spreads to Nubia and West AfricaEgyptians travel up and down the Nile in small boatsEgyptians sail into the MediterraneanEgyptians thoroughly explore the Red Sea and the Gulf of AdenInconsistent trade starts between kingdomsEgyptians trade through Mediterranean Basin, importing lots of woodElaborate Egyptian trade networks span the Red SeaWriting hieroglyphics appears in EgyptBantu speakers inhabit west sub-Saharan AfricaBantu rapidly spread south down the Congo RiverBantu slowly spread further southBantu people occupy most of South AfricaBantu migrations speed up with the help of iron toolsReligious beliefs developPerioden
Archaic Period of Egyptian historyEgyptian Old KingdomEra of pyramid building in EgyptEarly Kingdom of Kush with capital at KermaEgyptian New KingdomReign of Pharaoh Tuthmosis IIIReign of Queen Hatshepsut (co-ruler with Tuthmosis III)Reign of Pharaoh Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten)Pharaohs lead military campaigns into NubiaHieroglyphics are adapted to the Greek alphabet becoming
the demotic 'popular' and Coptic 'Egyptian' scriptsAgriculture societies spread
and cover most of sub-Saharan Africa
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