Kushite civilization

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient people
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Kingdom_of_Kush
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:Meroë
gptkb:El-Kurru
gptkb:Jebel_Barkal
Nuri
gptkbp:artifactsFound gptkb:ceramics
gptkb:jewelry
statues
temple ruins
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Napata
gptkb:Meroë
gptkbp:currency barter
gptkbp:defeatedBy Kingdom of Aksum
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:25th_Dynasty_of_Egypt
gptkbp:economy agriculture
trade
ironworking
gptkbp:famousQueen gptkb:Kandake_Amanirenas
gptkb:Kandake_Amanishakheto
gptkb:Kandake_Amanitore
gptkbp:flourishedDuring c. 1070 BCE – 350 CE
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kushite civilization
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Nubian_culture
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Ancient_Egypt
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:pyramids_at_Meroë
iron production
conquest of Egypt
distinctive art and architecture
gptkbp:language gptkb:Kushite
gptkb:Meroitic
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Nubia
present-day Sudan
gptkbp:mainRiver gptkb:Nile
gptkbp:notableEvent conquest of Egypt (c. 8th century BCE)
expulsion from Egypt by Assyrians
rise of Meroë as capital
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Amanitore
gptkb:Amanishakheto
gptkb:Shabaka
gptkb:Taharqa
gptkb:Shebitku
Piye
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Kerma_culture
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Egyptian
gptkbp:successor Kingdom of Aksum
gptkbp:tradedOn gptkb:Greece
gptkb:Rome
gptkb:Ancient_Egypt
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Archaeological_Sites_of_the_Island_of_Meroe
gptkbp:worshippedIn gptkb:Jebel_Barkal
gptkbp:writingSystem gptkb:Meroitic_script
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nubia
gptkb:Meroë
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5