The Kingdom of Kush
Economy
Bull figurines. C-Group. Originally courtesy of the Ernstvon Sieglin-Expedition and the Leipzig Ägyptisches Museum. Source: Wildung, Dietrich. Sudan: Ancient Kingdoms of the Nile.
Society
Starting about 8,000BC, all of Northern Africa was more desert-like place, because it was getting drier. Because of the climate, people had to migrate to Nile River Valley which this wonderful land got foods and water for them.
The economics of Kush was very developed.
Kush's resources was another big part in Kush's economics. Kush had excellent and valuable resources such as gold, pottery, iron tools, slaves, and ivory. The resources were the biggest part of Kush's trading system, which helped them to become a wealthy and strong society.
There were classes, stages and estates. There were three classes. The top was the ruling class, Pharaoh, which ruled the whole society. The second was the middle class such as vizier, priests, nobles, scribes, soldiers, and craftsmen. the third class was peasants and slaves. The ruling class was the most respectful class to everybody, for people thought they could talk the Gods. Women were respected at this time and were treated fairly. There weren’t much divorces, but women had the right to divorce, buy and sell lands, and inherited property. Also, there were important inventions that impact us now such as Math and Science.
Kushite society (from MrStPierre)
Pharaohs (Africanknowledge)
Kushite (https://tackk.com/4pruwd)
Nubian pharaoh Taharqa, son of Piye, Ancient Egyptian 25th dynasty and king of the Kingdom of Kush (Ancient Origin)
Government
The government of Kush was a fair monarchy. The government was ruled by kings and queens [4] . The king didn’t make laws but he did enforce them. The Priests are the one who made the laws. Kush rose to have a great governing system, keeping Kush alive for over 4000 years. The Kush government supportive of equality, maintained an excellent military, and maintained longevity. Equality was brought to a level never seen before in the Kush empire. Kush kings didn’t have absolute power like other monarchies. The king’s mother was the second most important figure in the government. Providing smooth transitions of power after one rule’s reign ended. Women were treated with the same level of respect, or more than with men. So, line of succession was unlike most, women inherited the throne. Male and Female were also equal under the law, they had the right to buy and sell land, and could marry and divorce. The most unequally and unfair in Kush’s government were slaves. The most important in each government is an army. Military power was one of the Kush’s best strong point, defending the kingdom from invaders and conquering other lands. Kush was skilled in defensive strategies, especially archery, as it was being regular invaded for its natural wealth [5].
