What is one difference between the Kushites and the Egyptians?

Kush was an ancient civilization located to the south of Egypt in what is now Sudan and South Sudan. Earlier on, it was called Nubia. The first settlers of Nubia are thought to have been cattle herders, farmers, and hunters. After its initial settlement, Nubia grew into a kingdom called Kerma, which developed close trading ties with Egypt. During the 1400s BCE, the Egyptians went to war with the Kushites, finally conquering and ruling them...

Kush was an ancient civilization located to the south of Egypt in what is now Sudan and South Sudan. Earlier on, it was called Nubia. The first settlers of Nubia are thought to have been cattle herders, farmers, and hunters. After its initial settlement, Nubia grew into a kingdom called Kerma, which developed close trading ties with Egypt. During the 1400s BCE, the Egyptians went to war with the Kushites, finally conquering and ruling them for a period of about 700 years. It is during this period that the Kushites acquired many Egyptian traditions such as the worship of Egyptian gods and goddesses. Kush was able to acquire independence from Egypt in about 850 BCE. The Kushite kings then ruled their kingdom from Napata in Nubia. In about 750 BCE, the Kushites invaded Egypt, later conquering and ruling it from Napata. They formed the twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt, which ruled until about 671 BCE.

Some of the differences between the Kushites and the Egyptians include:

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  Use of different languages: The Kushites used the Kushite language that comprised of the Meroitic cursive and the Meroitic hieroglyphic. So far, it has been difficult to classify the Kushite language. On the other hand, the Egyptian language has been classified as a form of the Afro-Asiatic languages.


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  Different items of trade: Kush’s main trading partner was Egypt. This is because Egypt was Kush's gateway to Asia, while Kush was Egypt’s gateway to the rest of Africa. Kush traded gold, silver, brass, and other precious metals. It was also the only kingdom, apart from India, that traded in animals such as elephants, antelopes, and giraffes. The Egyptians traded papyrus, gold, linen, and grain for other commodities from other civilizations.