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A Child of Ancient Kush

Learn about the ancient city of Napata.

Goal:

Goal:

Kushite empire 700 BC
  1. Click the Read Me button to read the story "Ahnat of Kush: A Child of Ancient Kush."
  2. Look at the map on this page. Follow the child's travels from the capital city of Napata to Egypt. How did people get from Napata to Egypt?

  3. Napata was a powerful city in its time. Why do you think it was so powerful?

  4. Find these areas on a globe or a world map. Locate the longitude and latitude of both Egypt and the area that was Napata (on the Nile in Sudan, near the Nubian Desert).