Kushite period
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The Kushite period was an era in ancient Nubian history when the Kingdom of Kush flourished politically and culturally, ruling parts of Nubia and at times even Egypt as its 25th Dynasty.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Napatan period | 4 |
| Kushite culture | 2 |
| Kushite period canonical | 2 |
| Meroitic period | 2 |
| Kushite Dynasty | 1 |
| Kushite conquest of Egypt under Piye | 1 |
| Kushite dynasty | 1 |
| Meroitic period of Kush | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Kushite period Context triple: [Lower Nubia, timePeriod, Kushite period]
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Middle Kingdom of Egypt
The Middle Kingdom of Egypt was a classical phase of ancient Egyptian civilization marked by political reunification, flourishing literature and arts, and major developments in administration and temple building.
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Late Period of Egypt
The Late Period of Egypt was the final era of native Egyptian rule, marked by political fragmentation, foreign invasions (notably by the Persians), and a cultural revival that looked back to earlier Pharaonic traditions.
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Old Kingdom of Egypt
The Old Kingdom of Egypt was an early period of ancient Egyptian civilization, often called the "Age of the Pyramids," marked by centralized pharaonic power and the construction of monumental stone pyramids and tomb complexes.
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New Kingdom of Egypt
The New Kingdom of Egypt was a powerful and expansive era of ancient Egyptian civilization, marked by imperial conquest, monumental temple building, and flourishing art and culture roughly between the 16th and 11th centuries BCE.
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E.
First Intermediate Period of Egypt
The First Intermediate Period of Egypt was a time of political fragmentation, weakened central authority, and regional rivalries between local rulers that separated the Old Kingdom from the Middle Kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Kushite period Target entity description: The Kushite period was an era in ancient Nubian history when the Kingdom of Kush flourished politically and culturally, ruling parts of Nubia and at times even Egypt as its 25th Dynasty.
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A.
Middle Kingdom of Egypt
The Middle Kingdom of Egypt was a classical phase of ancient Egyptian civilization marked by political reunification, flourishing literature and arts, and major developments in administration and temple building.
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B.
Late Period of Egypt
The Late Period of Egypt was the final era of native Egyptian rule, marked by political fragmentation, foreign invasions (notably by the Persians), and a cultural revival that looked back to earlier Pharaonic traditions.
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C.
Old Kingdom of Egypt
The Old Kingdom of Egypt was an early period of ancient Egyptian civilization, often called the "Age of the Pyramids," marked by centralized pharaonic power and the construction of monumental stone pyramids and tomb complexes.
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D.
New Kingdom of Egypt
The New Kingdom of Egypt was a powerful and expansive era of ancient Egyptian civilization, marked by imperial conquest, monumental temple building, and flourishing art and culture roughly between the 16th and 11th centuries BCE.
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E.
First Intermediate Period of Egypt
The First Intermediate Period of Egypt was a time of political fragmentation, weakened central authority, and regional rivalries between local rulers that separated the Old Kingdom from the Middle Kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
era in ancient Nubian history
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historical period ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Egypt
ⓘ
Lower Nubia ⓘ Nubia ⓘ Nubia ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Nubia
|
| chronologicalPosition |
after the New Kingdom of Egypt
ⓘ
before the full rise of the Meroitic period ⓘ |
| hasArchitecture |
Nubian pyramids
ⓘ
surface form:
pyramids of Nubia
temples influenced by Egyptian models ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle | Kushite art ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Kingdom of Meroë
ⓘ
surface form:
Meroë
Kingdom of Napata ⓘ
surface form:
Napata
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| hasCenter |
Kingdom of Meroë
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surface form:
Meroë
Kingdom of Napata ⓘ
surface form:
Napata
|
| hasCulture |
Egyptian culture
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Kushite culture ⓘ Nubians ⓘ
surface form:
Nubian culture
|
| hasEconomyBasedOn |
Nile Valley agriculture
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long-distance trade ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Egyptian language
ⓘ
Kushite language ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
formation of a distinct Nubian-Kushite identity
ⓘ
spread of Kushite cultural elements in the Nile Valley ⓘ |
| hasMainPolity | Kingdom of Kush ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryActivity |
campaigns in Egypt
ⓘ
conflicts with Assyria ⓘ |
| hasNotableRuler |
Piye
ⓘ
Shabaka ⓘ Shebitku ⓘ Taharqa ⓘ Tantamani ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalStructure | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasReligion |
ancient Egyptian religion
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ancient Nubian religion ⓘ |
| hasRulingHouse | Kushite royal family ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| includesDynasty | Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| influenced | later Nubian kingdoms ⓘ |
| influencedBy | ancient Egyptian civilization ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cultural flourishing of the Kingdom of Kush
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political flourishing of the Kingdom of Kush ⓘ rule over Egypt as the Twenty-fifth Dynasty ⓘ rule over parts of Nubia ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Nubia
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history of the Kingdom of Kush ⓘ |
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Subject: Kushite period Description of subject: The Kushite period was an era in ancient Nubian history when the Kingdom of Kush flourished politically and culturally, ruling parts of Nubia and at times even Egypt as its 25th Dynasty.
Referenced by (14)
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