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| KING ALARA | Nubian chieftain who started a new dynasty of Kushite kings. This period was known as the kingdom of Napata. |
| KERMA | This Nubian kingdom was a center of trade and the 1st Nubian capital. It was later annexed by Egypt because of its wealth. |
| KING KASHTA | This chieftain followed his brother, King Alara, and kept a careful eye on the weakened Egypt. |
| KING PIYE | Nubian leader who conquered lower Egypt and ruled both Egypt and Nubia. |
| EGYPT'S DYNASTY 25 | Egypt's dynasty that was ruled by Nubian kings. |
| KING SHABAKA | He was the brother of Piye; who claimed the Egyptian throne to rule Egypt's Dynasty 25. |
| PHARAOH TAHARQA | Nubian King ruled during Dynasty 25 remembered for temples he built. |
| MEROE | Last of Kushite capitals. (farthest south) |
| NUBIAN ALPHABET | Created to record trade. The first Nubian written language. |
| NAPATA | This was the 2nd Kushite kingdom. |
