Nubia was home to some of Africa’s earliest kingdoms

Nubia was home to some of Africa’s earliest kingdoms

Nubia was home to some of Africa’s earliest kingdoms 🏛️👑

Known for rich deposits of gold, Nubia was also the gateway through which luxury products like incense, ivory, and ebony traveled from their source in inner Africa to the civilizations of Kemet and the Mediterranean.

Archers of exceptional skill provided the military strength for Nubian rulers. Kings of Nubia ultimately conquered and ruled their Brotherhood Kemet for about a century.

Monuments still stand—in modern Egypt and Sudan—at the sites where Nubian rulers built cities, temples, and royal pyramids.