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5000 BCE
African people move to the Nile in Nubia
African people from what is now the Sahara began to move toward the Nile in Nubia -
4200 BCE
making pottery and art
beginning to make pottery and art -
Period: 2000 BCE to 1650 BCE
Kerma kingdom
Kerma -
Period: 1872 BCE to 1860 BCE
military campaign against nubia
1,872 BCE - First military campaign of Senusret III of Egypt against Nubia.
1,870 BCE - Second military campaign of Egypt against Nubia.
1,868 BCE - Third military campaign of Egypt against Nubia.
1,862 BCE- Fourth military campaign of Egypt against Nubia.
1,860 BCE - Final military campaign of Egypt against Nubia; campaign aborted before engagement. -
1600 BCE
kingdom of Kush
Founding of the kingdom of Kush, Nubia. -
1000 BCE
introduction of islam cause the country to split.
Nubians were introduce to the religion of Islam. Islam changed the nature of the Nubian people, and split of the country into north and south. -
800 BCE
capital of Meroë
Nubian capital of Meroë is founded. -
Period: 800 BCE to 270 BCE
Napata kingdom
Napata kingdom -
Period: 525 BCE to 522 BCE
pesian campaign to Nubia
Cambyses II of Persia rules Egypt and leads campaign to Nubia. -
350 BCE
End of Kingdom of Meroë
End of the Kingdom of Meroë in Nubia. -
275 BCE
Invasion by Ptolemy II
Ptolemy II invades the Meroitic Nubian kingdom and annexes Lower Nubia. -
Period: 270 BCE to 370
Meroe kingdom
Meroe kingdom -
Period: 205 BCE to 185 BCE
Upper Egypt and Lower Nubia secede
Upper Egypt and Lower Nubia secede from the Ptolemaic Kingdom with the support of Meroe. Two Egyptians, Horwennefer and his successor Ankhwennefer are declared as Pharaoh in the now independent territories.