The Kingdom of Kush: A Captivating Guide to an Ancient African Kingdom in Nubia That Once Ruled Egypt

by Captivating History

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Kingdom of Kush, then keep reading...Free History BONUS Inside! The Kingdom of Kush was completely forgotten once it met its end. The stories of its might didn’t survive in the cultures of its successor kingdoms, possibly because Christianization soon followed, which required the people of the Nubian region to turn toward the east and the myths of the Christian messiah. There was no more room for the divine rulers, Amun and Re, or a place for their sons, the kings of Kush. The kingdom continued to exist in the stories of some classical writers, but it was often considered as nothing more than a distant, probably even imaginary, kingdom, where the uncivilized savages lived. With the renewed interest in the classical arts of Greece and Rome, the Renaissance rediscovered the existence of Kush. Still, it was not explored until Napoleon’s expedition to Egypt in 1798. Even then, it was seen as a part of Egyptian culture. The discoveries made by the 18th- and 19th-century explorers proved there were, in fact, two separate cultures. However, this explanation was greatly influenced by Darwinism. Scholars presented the entirety of Africa as a place where civilized white men ruled over the “uncivilized negroes.” Kush was no exception to them, and the general opinion was that Egypt ruled over the uncivilized Kushites. Even the rule of the Twenty-Fifth Dynasty was observed as nothing more than the less fortunate Kushites imitating the superior Egyptians. It was not until the early 20th century that the Kingdom of Kush received its rightful place in history. When the first archaeological survey of Nubia took place between 1907 and 1911, the distinctive cultural aspects of the Kingdom of Kush emerged, and it was finally seen as a separate entity from Egypt. In The Kingdom of A Captivating Guide to an Ancient African Kingdom in Nubia That Once Ruled Egypt, you will discover topics such asNubia and the Emergence of the Kingdom of KushFrom Alara to the Twenty-Fifth DynastyThe Rulers of the Twenty-Fifth DynastyRelations between Kush and Egypt ContinueKush between the 6th and 3rd CenturiesThe Meroitic DynastyThe Last Centuries of the Kingdom of KushThe Society of KushAnd much, much more!So if you want to learn more about the Kingdom of Kush, scroll up and click the "add to cart" button!

Genres: History, Africa, Nonfiction

104 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 28, 2020

Reviews

[Thibault Busschots · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book starts with the racial prejudice of the first archaeologists. It’s safe to say that played a huge part in how long it took for the kingdom of Kush to be recognized for what it actually was. But over the years, archeological discoveries have made it abundantly clear that the kingdom of Kush was once an advanced civilization in its own right, not just living in the shadows of its Egyptian neighbor. And yet, many years later, there’s still so much we don’t know about this ancient civilization. Though this book does its best to shine a light on some of the things we do know about it.


The book starts with an unbelievably confusing explanation about what we know of the region before even the ancient Egyptian society started. From what I gathered, long story short: there are some things they know, but there’s a lot more they do not know yet or can only guess at.


Then we get some details about the relationship the kingdom of Kush had with ancient Egypt. That’s where things get interesting as we get a much clearer picture presented to us. At times, the ancient Egyptian and Kushite civilizations were treasured allies and trading partners. And sometimes they were enemies. But it’s clear the two neighboring civilizations depended on each other. Egypt for example had a lot to gain from the Kushite gold mines. But the Kushites profited a lot from trading with the Egyptians too. And the influence they had on each other is made very apparent. There was even a long period of time where the two cultures became nearly indistinguishable from one another as Egypt dominated the region for centuries, and Kush in turn ruled over Egypt for quite a long time too. The Nubian pyramids in particular stand out as a prime example of their shared culture and history.


As said, there’s still a lot we don’t know about the kingdom of Kush. Therefore, there is a bit too much speculation to be found here to form a complete picture of this ancient civilization. The writing style also comes across as quite dry and academical at times. But overall, this book serves as a solid and easily accessible introduction to this fascinating ancient civilization.

[Les Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you are interested in the subject then I can recommend this book as informative and enjoyable

[Porsha · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my top 3 favorite subjects; excellent resource! 😁 !!! #kush #thekingdomofkush #kingdomofkush

[Jerry Jares · Rating 4 out of 5]

Before reading about ancient African dynasties and kingdoms, I thought there were only Egyptians and Carthaginians in Africa in early times. However, the continent was busy with flourishing city-states and trade across various tribes and kingdoms. It was fascinating to see how the non-violent change of rulers from Egyptian to Kush was proved. Archeologists proved it by showing that the Kush absorbed the burial practices of the Egyptians and made them their own.

Until reading some of these Captivating History books, I always thought using elephants for battle was a rare thing. This book talks about Egypt losing its supply of war elephants because they were cut off from the Indian subcontinent. After the conquest by Alexander the Great, the Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt sought a new source of these fearsome beasts. These animals roamed freely in the southernmost regions of Kush and Ptolemy planned to get Egyptian experts to capture and train them and return them to Egypt. They must have been terrifying in battle.

We often see gold ornaments and clothing adorning the Egyptians. I was surprised to learn that the Kush mines were a great source of the gold and provided much of it to the Egyptian royalty and funerary rites. Another surprise was the adaptation of the Hellenistic arts and intellectual pursuits by the Kush dynasty.

Throughout the history outlined in this book, tremendous amounts of energy were expended to legitimize rulers. When the Kush turned from Egypt tradition and created their own Meroitic Dynasty, they had to legitimize it through a new deity. Their warrior king was depicted as a lion and human.

Sometimes, this story was as holey as Swiss cheese. "There is not much evidence to attest to...." was more prevalent than I care to recount. There was so much supposition that I became disenchanted at times. I understand that this company is trying to share as much history as they can; they do a tremendous amount of research (that is obvious). I'd just prefer to read more of proven history and less conjecture.

[Frank Deardurff · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very Detailed and interesting

I originally started reading this as I had been studying the biblical book of Genesis which talks about Noah’s grandson Cush. This book talks about religion but does not correlate with that. That being said. It does go into great detail about the role Kush played in that region. It was interesting to learn about the stories told from the Stelae of the leaders of the times.

[Chris Passingham · Rating 1 out of 5]

I definitely won't be reading this again. I always and have always found any history absolutely fascinating but this wasn't the case here. The book was crashingly boring and I struggled to complete a book even this short. The whole book seemed very poorly researched and there seemed to be very little or no evidence for the suppositions and so called facts.

[David · Rating 1 out of 5]

The fact that there is no author(s) of record for this book should be an immediate give away that something is not quite right here. Granted evidence is thin possibly because there simply is so little evidence extent, beyond supposition, to provide the reader with any sense of what this culture was like or its placement in the rise of mankind. Should stop here.

[Charlene · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this series! A captivating guide is just that! Captivating! An interesting read about a lost civilization. If you love history, you will love this series! I learned so much and cannot wait to read more in this series! A must read!

[George Polansky · Rating 4 out of 5]

An informative history.

[Igor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well done.

[Danelle Cale · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good book. Kept me interested the entire time. It's really remarkable how much the world has changed since ancient times.