The Kingdom of Kush: A Captivating Guide to an Ancient African Kingdom in Nubia That Once Ruled Egypt (African History)
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If you want to discover the captivating history of the Kingdom of Kush, then keep reading... The Kingdom of Kush was completely forgotten once it met its end. The stories of its might didn’t survive in the cultures of its successor kingdoms, possibly because Christianization soon followed, which required the people of the Nubian region to turn toward the east and the myths of the Christian messiah. There was no more room for the divine rulers, Amun and Re, or a place for their sons, the kings of Kush. The kingdom continued to exist in the stories of some classical writers, but it was often considered as nothing more than a distant, probably even imaginary, kingdom, where the uncivilized savages lived. With the renewed interest in the classical arts of Greece and Rome, the Renaissance rediscovered the existence of Kush. Still, it was not explored until Napoleon’s expedition to Egypt in 1798. Even then, it was seen as a part of Egyptian culture. The discoveries made by the 18th- and 19th-century explorers proved there were, in fact, two separate cultures. However, this explanation was greatly influenced by Darwinism. Scholars presented the entirety of Africa as a place where civilized white men ruled over the “uncivilized negroes.” Kush was no exception to them, and the general opinion was that Egypt ruled over the uncivilized Kushites. Even the rule of the Twenty-Fifth Dynasty was observed as nothing more than the less fortunate Kushites imitating the superior Egyptians. It was not until the early 20th century that the Kingdom of Kush received its rightful place in history. When the first archaeological survey of Nubia took place between 1907 and 1911, the distinctive cultural aspects of the Kingdom of Kush emerged, and it was finally seen as a separate entity from Egypt. In The Kingdom of Kush: A Captivating Guide to an Ancient African Kingdom in Nubia That Once Ruled Egypt , you will discover topics such as Nubia and the Emergence of the Kingdom of Kush From Alara to the Twenty-Fifth Dynasty The Rulers of the Twenty-Fifth Dynasty Relations between Kush and Egypt Continue Kush between the 6th and 3rd Centuries The Meroitic Dynasty The Last Centuries of the Kingdom of Kush The Society of Kush And much, much more! So if you want to learn more about the Kingdom of Kush, scroll up and click the "add to cart" button! Review: Very Detailed and interesting - I originally started reading this as I had been studying the biblical book of Genesis which talks about Noah’s grandson Cush. This book talks about religion but does not correlate with that. That being said. It does go into great detail about the role Kush played in that region. It was interesting to learn about the stories told from the Stelae of the leaders of the times. Review: We Were There Too - Listening to this book I now understand why Hollywood and White History wanted to portray the Egyptians with creamy white skin and blue eyes. Despite the hieroglyphs showing Egyptians with various skin tones.
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F**I
Very Detailed and interesting
I originally started reading this as I had been studying the biblical book of Genesis which talks about Noah’s grandson Cush. This book talks about religion but does not correlate with that. That being said. It does go into great detail about the role Kush played in that region. It was interesting to learn about the stories told from the Stelae of the leaders of the times.
E**D
We Were There Too
Listening to this book I now understand why Hollywood and White History wanted to portray the Egyptians with creamy white skin and blue eyes. Despite the hieroglyphs showing Egyptians with various skin tones.
A**R
Good read
I was hoping for a better cultural and less structural understanding of the people of Kush. There is so little understanding of the Kingdom of Kush and it’s important contribution to African history. The book leaves you desiring more but it was a great introduction
J**R
Great Book to Read
Great Book to read.
T**R
The product was very informative.
I used the product for research it was very informative.
A**Y
Useful
I didn't know a lot about Kush before I took on this little, 100-page book. Boy howdy, now I know more about Kush than anyone on my street. And in just a hundred pages too! This volume has two virtues. Virtue number one is that it covers a subject that might interest some people and about which there is not a lot of literature. I was delighted and amazed to discover that the Egyptian 25th Dynasty came about when Kush took over Egypt for a while. I didn't know that from my exploration of Egyptian history or had forgotten (not an unlikely idea.) The other virtue of this book is the price. I often feel that if the price is low enough, why not take a chance? In this case, the low price and the intriguing subject nearly make up for the mechanical style of writing. We get long passages about little-known rulers and speculation about what they were up to. Well, we can forgive the lack of information that forces informed speculation but the turgid writing is a chore to get through. I have read a number of the short works by this company and keep coming back for more, in spite of the limitations of the writing style. Few other publishers bother to put out popular-level books on obscure historical subjects. The writing is tolerable on that basis.
T**E
Great Book
Full of great information
B**N
Hard to rate this one
After reading the very first sentence: 'The Kingdom of Kush was completely forgotten once it met its end.' …. I was tempted to stop reading and delete this one - because: what was there to write about?. I did persevere for about 40%, then skipped to the last chapter as the content (probably of necessity) was featuring a lot of assumptions and guesswork, as it -somehow - continually recites the litany of successive rulers and their fates. I oft wonder just how the years and terms of each ruler (particularly BCE) can be stated with such conviction? For instance: someone living (or recording an event) in say, 500BCE, would not know that year would become 500BCE; or, maybe, even that there was even a concept of a 'year' at all? BUT - one must really admire the depth of research and the ability of 'Captivating History' to link what limited information there is - to make a series of educated guesses - and create an feasible tale. SO - hard one to rate, really…..
I**A
Esse mereceu 5
Interessante, e bem organizada, descrição de um povo um pouco distante da ação do Mediterrâneo e Levante, mas que influenciou e foi influenciado por outras culturas mais centrais da época. Boa introdução do assunto.
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