Egyptians occupied the area of the Kush Empire from around 1500BC-1160BC. When the Egyptians left, much of their culture stayed behind with the Kush Empire. Many aspects of Kush’s technology were adopted from the Egyptians. They created many structures similar to Egyptian pyramids. Also, they would create palaces out of sandstone and bricks. Kusites also took Egyptian hieroglyphs and changed them to fit their own language. From the Assyrians, they learned the secret to smelting iron. With the new found knowledge of iron work, Kushite blacksmiths would create iron hoes, knives, and spears.
Kushite Pryamids in Meroe
I gave the Kush Empire a C+ because even though they had good technology, they really did not invent much of their own. Most of it was copied from the Egyptians. Since they copied most of their technology from other Empires, they really did not have many technological advances of their own. However, since they copied their technology from successful Empires, it did help improve the quality of the lives of Kushites.
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