HIS102Y1 Chapter 4: Chapter 4.doc
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Chapter four: creation of empire: north africa and southwest asia. Empire: a large political unit that imposes its rule over diverse regions, peoples, and cultures; empires can take many different forms. Northwest africa, the kingdoms of egypt and nubia dominated the nile valley (3000 b. c. e. ) 1550-660 b. c. e. , first egypt then nubia formed the core of the first empires in part of the world. Egypt thrived for more than 400 years because of a sequence of strong pharaohs. Centuries later, nubia became the dominant power, ruling over egypt for 70+ years. Egyptian culture continued to have a powerful influence in nubia. Nubians promoted egyptian culture in both the conquered egyptian state and nubian homeland. Nubian culture assimilated, producing a unique mix of local and foreign influences that categorized the region for many centuries after nubia"s empire had faded away. Assimilation: the process by which one group absorbs the cultural traditions of another group.
