Mr. DiDomenicoMr. DiDomenico

By:By:Christina Li Christina Li Shari Sacca Shari Sacca

Nick Scarpelli Nick Scarpelli Lisa ManiscalcoLisa Maniscalco

Tom Kelly Tom Kelly

GeographyGeography Located in Located in

present day present day southern Egypt southern Egypt and Northern and Northern Sudan.Sudan.

Has one of the Has one of the harshest climates harshest climates in the world.in the world.

Irrigation Irrigation systems lead systems lead from the Nile from the Nile River to help River to help farming.farming.

Achievements• Had well

accomplished metal workers and make thin walled pottery on wheels.

• Had irrigation systems and used pottery to carry water to houses.

• In 750 B.C the Nubians conquered Egypt.

Law and Law and Government/RulersGovernment/Rulers

Dynasties were Dynasties were lead by kings, and lead by kings, and after a king died after a king died they were to be they were to be buried in large buried in large round tombs.round tombs.

Taharqa and other Taharqa and other kings that followed, kings that followed, ruled Egypt for ruled Egypt for nearly a century.nearly a century.

The last Nubian The last Nubian king of Egypt was king of Egypt was Tanwetamani.Tanwetamani.

ReligionReligion Nubians were mostly Nubians were mostly

Christians and Christians and followed “The Ten followed “The Ten Commandments.”Commandments.”

Prayer - If a Nubian Prayer - If a Nubian did not pray they did not pray they were to be banished were to be banished from the tribe.from the tribe.

Weddings – They Weddings – They usually married usually married they’re cousins and they’re cousins and the weddings lasted the weddings lasted 40 days.40 days.

EconomyEconomy

Men migrated to find Men migrated to find work, while women work, while women were left to go were left to go agricultural work.agricultural work.

There were two There were two farming seasons, farming seasons, winter crops, shitwi, winter crops, shitwi, and summer crops, and summer crops, sifi.sifi.

Nile River helped Nile River helped make it easier for make it easier for Nubia for trade.Nubia for trade.

What forces led to the rise of What forces led to the rise of Nubia?Nubia?

They’re location near the Nile River, They’re location near the Nile River, which helped them with trading.which helped them with trading.

They had a useful irrigation system They had a useful irrigation system to transport water, and they had two to transport water, and they had two farming season which gave them farming season which gave them enough crops to live off of.enough crops to live off of.

Nubia conquered Egypt in 750 B.C.Nubia conquered Egypt in 750 B.C.