Arts and architecture grade: C+ (Emilie)
I give the Kush Empire a C+ on Arts and Architecture. The Kush had pottery as well as jewlery that they hand made. For their Architefture they had huge royal pyramids in Moroe along with a elaborate palace. Now all these things are great but none of the pottery art , jewlery, the pyramids, the palace, and gold mines although these are good acccomplishments they were not significant. This did help with human advancedments through gold mines. The mines helped by the Gold being a main export , Eygpt depended on the Kush Empire for their gold supply.
Technology grade: A- (Emilie)
I give the Kush Empire a A- on technology they diserve this grade beacuase they had advanced in technology by being skilled in Iron. From (1000bc to 1000ad) was known as the Iron age and the Kush Empire had the supply of firewood to make the iron. the Kush Empire also was the greates centres for the fabricatons for iron, they formed a key center made of metal that was a base for their millitary, and their economic strength. I gave them this grade because with what resources that they had to be able to make a base for their millitary/and economic strength they must be very skilled. The resources that they had where stones, metal, ore, and fuel. The stones were used to crush the ore from the quartz veins.
Government A- (Kaitlin)
The Kush government is very unique. Like many empires, Kush rulers were chosen from the wealthy royal family, but differently, the Kush had many female rulers. This made the wonan of the civilization content and gave different viewpoints to the government. One of the largest pyramids built by the Kush was for Queen Shahakdakheto. These rulers must have been efficient because the Kush reigned from 1070 BC to 350 AD.
In 591 BC, the Kush government moved the capital to Meroe. Though still on the Nile river, it is closer to the Red Sea so with Monroe and Napata, the old capital, they had the ability to trade with both the greeks and the egyptians. The fact that the Kush government could move their government to a different city shows that it was strong, organized, and had and in control. Religion B- (Kaitlin)
The Kush empire didn't really have a strong, set religion. When the empire first began, The Kush were influenced by the egyptians just up the river and adopted the Ancient Egyptian religion. Although some aspects of the religion were revised, like the Kushan diety Apedemak, the Kush were still easily influenced by the Egyptians. Kushans were also influenced by external sources when Greek merchants brought different religious ideas to the empire when they traveled for trade. Many Kushans were persuaded to become Christians.
I would give Kush religion a B- because, while there was no set religion, Christianity and Ancient Egyptian brought some positivity to the empire. Ancient Epyptian Empire encouraged daily meetings and frequent festivals for the Gods. Christianity, under one God and a common set of beliefs, helped unite the people of the empire.
Economy B+ (Alyssa)
I gave the economy of the Kush empire a B+ mainly because of how they organized their trade. The Kush had a commercial economy in which Egypt solely depended on for various non-agricultural goods, such as gold, iron, incense, ivory, and other exotic products. In return, the Kush depended upon Egypt for manufactured goods such as cotton, which Egypt is still a large exporter of to this day. In addition to exporting non-agricultural goods, the Kush strategically placed forts among strategic points on trade routes and long the Red Sea and Nile River, one of the main African routes for trading.
The only reason I chose to gave their economy a B+ rather than an A was because of their lack of agriculture. They chose not to take advantage of the flooding of the Nile riverbanks each year (which caused the soils to be extremely fertile and great for farming), and only exported exotic goods and minerals.
Overall Empire B+ (Kaitlin)
I would give the lush empire a B+ because they had a long lasting, powerful empire. They were able to move the capital from Napata to Meroe. Also, they had a great economy. The only bad thing about the Kush Empire was the unstable religion, and the Kush art and architecture wasn't very advanced.
The only reason I chose to gave their economy a B+ rather than an A was because of their lack of agriculture. They chose not to take advantage of the flooding of the Nile riverbanks each year (which caused the soils to be extremely fertile and great for farming), and only exported exotic goods and minerals.
Society grade: C+ (Maylynn)
During the Kush empire there was not much social movement. The Kush empire was mostly ruled by brown-skinned/ part Stygian race. Stygian race means they were worshiped kind of like gods. This despised the blacklower classes. So it was hard for the people in the lower classes to get into higher classes because many people in the lower classes were sold into slavery, and many of those slaves were traded to the Middle East and Mediterranean.
In the Kush empire there was an emphasis towards equality. That is because many woman from the Kush empire were great leaders. That was not common for many major empires from that time period. Also the mothers of many kings were seen as very important people. So women played a big role in this society.
There was also slavery in the Kush empire. Like many other empires in Africa. The Kush empire mostly traded there slaves with the Middle East and Mediterranean. The slaves were used for many different things like domestic servants, concubines, and soldiers in the pharaoh's army.
I gave the Kush empire a C+ because there seemed to be equality but it is very hard to improve your life if you were born in the blacklower classes. There was equality because there were many great woman leaders and woman were respected. That was uncommon for societies during there time period. I marked them down on there ability to move between classes. If you were born in the blacklower class you were often sold into slavery and often traded to the Middle East and/or Mediterranean.
Society grade: C+ (Maylynn)
During the Kush empire there was not much social movement. The Kush empire was mostly ruled by brown-skinned/ part Stygian race. Stygian race means they were worshiped kind of like gods. This despised the blacklower classes. So it was hard for the people in the lower classes to get into higher classes because many people in the lower classes were sold into slavery, and many of those slaves were traded to the Middle East and Mediterranean.
In the Kush empire there was an emphasis towards equality. That is because many woman from the Kush empire were great leaders. That was not common for many major empires from that time period. Also the mothers of many kings were seen as very important people. So women played a big role in this society.
There was also slavery in the Kush empire. Like many other empires in Africa. The Kush empire mostly traded there slaves with the Middle East and Mediterranean. The slaves were used for many different things like domestic servants, concubines, and soldiers in the pharaoh's army.
I gave the Kush empire a C+ because there seemed to be equality but it is very hard to improve your life if you were born in the blacklower classes. There was equality because there were many great woman leaders and woman were respected. That was uncommon for societies during there time period. I marked them down on there ability to move between classes. If you were born in the blacklower class you were often sold into slavery and often traded to the Middle East and/or Mediterranean.
Overall Empire B+ (Kaitlin)
I would give the lush empire a B+ because they had a long lasting, powerful empire. They were able to move the capital from Napata to Meroe. Also, they had a great economy. The only bad thing about the Kush Empire was the unstable religion, and the Kush art and architecture wasn't very advanced.
