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The stone pyramids of Kush at Merowe in the Sudan.  The kingdom of Kush arose along the Nile in northeastern Sudan in the early 2nd millennium B.C., lasting until about 350 A.D.  Kush was a commercial and cultural center linking Mediterranean and Middle Eastern civilizations with African civilizations to the south.  Kush conquered Egypt in the mid-8th century B.C., before the Assyrians gained control.  With the rise of Axum in the 4th century A.D., the power of Kush was eclipsed.

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