c. 1,350 BCE
Society
Nubia
Nubian pyramid kingdoms of Kush
Napata and later Meroe built temples, pyramids and an iron industry on the Upper Nile.
Why it mattered
An African power that ruled Egypt itself and outlasted the pharaohs.
Bronze Age
1,350 BCE
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