CIVILIZATION
PHOENICIAN
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Question
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Kush is the same as ____
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Nubia
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Phoenicia
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Egypt
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Romania
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -For much of antiquity, the region south of the 1st cataract of the Nile was called Kush. The name is known from ancient Egyptian, classical, and biblical texts.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Egyptians ruled Kush in the New kingdom beginning when the Egyptian King Thutmose I occupied Kush and destroyed its capital, Kerma. This eventually resulted in their annexation of Nubia c. 1504 BC.
Detailed explanation-3: -During the New Kingdom of Egypt, Nubia (Kush) was an Egyptian colony, from the 16th century BC governed by an Egyptian Viceroy of Kush. With the disintegration of the New Kingdom around 1070 BC, Kush became an independent kingdom centered at Napata in modern central Sudan.
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