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| Country in North Africa on the Mediterranean Sea. |
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| The world longest river, flowing north from the heart of Africa to the Mediterranean Sea. |
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| The largest desert in the world. |
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| Located on the west bank of the Nile River. It is where the Great Pyramid still stands today. |
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| The capital of Egypt during the period of the Middle Kingdom. There the Egyptians restored power and enjoyed a golden age of stability, prosperity, and achievement. |
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| Present day Sudan along the Nile River, a region later known as Kush. An area where the kingdoms of Kush rose and fell like a roller-coaster. |
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| In present day Sudan, south of Egypt the region formally known as Nubia. |
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| This kingdom was formed when the more powerful Nubian villages took over the weaker ones. This kingdom had close ties with Egypt until Thutmose III conquered them and took control. |
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| Thisfirst capital of the independent kingdom of Kush was located along the upper Nile where trade caravans crossed the river. |
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| About 540 B.C., Kush's rulers left Napata and moved farther south out of the Assyrians reach and made this their new capital city. |
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