What happened to the lost Kingdom of Kush? - Geoff Emberling

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  • Trace the rise and fall of the Kingdom of Kush, an overlooked ancient African civilization which fought off both the Egyptians and Romans.
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    Along the Nile River, in what is now northern Sudan, lay the ancient civilization of Kush. Though they were once conquered by a powerful neighbor, the kings and queens of Kush would go on to successfully challenge two of the most dominant empires in history: the Egyptians and the Romans. So what happened to this African kingdom? Geoff Emberling details the rise and fall of the Kush empire.
    Lesson by Geoff Emberling, directed by Carlos Rupit & Lizeth Rodríguez.
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  • @i_teleported_bread7404
    @i_teleported_bread7404 2 роки тому +2104

    "Dad look, it's the good kush."
    "This is Egypt, how good can it be?"

    • @lucasmartin9511
      @lucasmartin9511 2 роки тому +18

      This is so good

    • @bag3lmonst3r72
      @bag3lmonst3r72 2 роки тому +26

      Goddammit, beat me to it. Have my like

    • @Lone-Lee
      @Lone-Lee 2 роки тому +17

      This is the second comment I've seen, with reference to _'good Kush'_ . Can anyone explain me what it is?

    • @blueblaze27
      @blueblaze27 2 роки тому +8

      I knew someone would make this joke the moment i saw the thumbnail, nice

    • @Jackson33miller
      @Jackson33miller 2 роки тому +15

      @@Lone-Lee weed is sometimes referred to as kush, OP was implying Egypt’s weed is not very good

  • @jonasortiz1870
    @jonasortiz1870 2 роки тому +2236

    when the kushites and romans dapped each other up, that was pretty cool.

  • @origaminosferatu3357
    @origaminosferatu3357 2 роки тому +1842

    Stealing the bronze head of Augustus and burying it under your temple so your worshippers can walk on it is a pretty baller move.
    Also, these animations are gorgeous - bringing me strong Age of Empires I vibes.

    • @thomasbishop7284
      @thomasbishop7284 2 роки тому +12

      Wololo

    • @nomadiccheese4911
      @nomadiccheese4911 2 роки тому +12

      Im suprised augustus didn't go all out with them because of that insult considering his status as Emperor or "Princeps"

    • @origaminosferatu3357
      @origaminosferatu3357 2 роки тому +17

      @@nomadiccheese4911 he probably didn't even know about it.

    • @artsylovelylady
      @artsylovelylady 2 роки тому +17

      @@nomadiccheese4911 He was probably too busy hunting down Cleopatra's children to worry about it.

    • @Albimaristan
      @Albimaristan 2 роки тому +26

      The thing is, they did not. In fact, the Romans humiliated them later in the war and sacked their empire as far as Napata and then returned home only for the Kushites to raid southern Egypt and steal some statues which the Romans later reclaimed -mostly-. The Bronze Head of Augustus is probably the only statue that remained. I ahte when some African American "historians" polish history to suit their political motivations. First they say that Egyptians were the same people as those who were sent to America as slaves from the West Coast and that all current Egyptians are Arab invaders -which is absurd to any one with a few brain cells-. And now they claim the Kushite rule over Egypt was gentle and beautiful. I do not expect you to say the same thing about the Egyptrian rule over Kush, but do not make it look as if Egyptian princes betrayed anybody when they wanted to expel Tharqa. An interesting thing though, Taharqa fled from the Assyrians leaving women of his household behind him.

  • @succ3861
    @succ3861 2 роки тому +2363

    I cannot believe Snoop Dog lost his own kingdom.

    • @timbuktu777
      @timbuktu777 2 роки тому +68

      Hope they saved the kush.

    • @mothboy420
      @mothboy420 2 роки тому +73

      he got too high and forgot where he put it

    • @Wertsir
      @Wertsir 2 роки тому +36

      Now that’s a dank river valley.

    • @Midnightv
      @Midnightv 2 роки тому +12

      😂😂😂

    • @junreybade1738
      @junreybade1738 2 роки тому +4

      😂😂😂👍👍👍😉

  • @emansadig5672
    @emansadig5672 8 місяців тому +53

    As a Nubian from Sudan, it's so amazing to finally see our history being talked about and enjoyed by so many. It's often overlooked or grouped in with Ancient Egypt when it fully deserves its own focus

    • @tima.478
      @tima.478 6 місяців тому +7

      The Europeans (Whites) wanted your ancestors history to be lost forever. They never wanted this great story to be told.

    • @garbonomics
      @garbonomics 5 місяців тому +3

      The problem is that Nubians themselves are not taking, writing and making information about thier culture known. Instead they are waiting for westerners to do it for them.

    • @sandrahales9103
      @sandrahales9103 4 місяці тому +1

      As a history teacher at a middle school, I have argued that the study of the Kush civilization is crucial, but 4 pages in a historical text makes the study of Kush nearly impossible. I have had to find outside sources to teach about the Kush.

    • @tima.478
      @tima.478 4 місяці тому

      It was a truly amazing dynasty!@@sandrahales9103

    • @tengia7927
      @tengia7927 29 днів тому

      ​​@@tima.478That's gibberish, you said.
      You have also great history.
      But that just not so popular as European, or Egyptian history.

  • @kinkykoilykawaii
    @kinkykoilykawaii 2 роки тому +433

    As a lover of history, I think all African history is grossly under studied and taught. There are probably many great discoveries and lessons waiting for the western world.

    • @djinnjax3274
      @djinnjax3274 2 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/FbNsui5_E3E/v-deo.html

    • @alohaXamanda
      @alohaXamanda 2 роки тому +24

      Yeah I'm just now starting to learn about the huge influence of African civilizations during ancient times (outside of Egypt), and I have a degree in anthropology. We barely breezed over African civilizations in my western civ classes and only focused on the modern groups and tribes in my cultural anthro courses. It leaves me asking why, because I went to a very liberal school that focused heavily on decentering european perspectives...apparently not enough!

    • @napolien1310
      @napolien1310 2 роки тому +2

      @@alohaXamanda because we still don't know about these civilisations we don't know a lot about them, did they leave a writing system and we broke it!!? No we still don't know about them and were these African civilisations (a side from the northern or western Africans) border another civilisation that wrote about them!!? Yes or no!!? So how do u want to learn about these civilisations where we only know their names and a couple of things about them.

    • @hohesC24
      @hohesC24 2 роки тому +2

      this is mainly due to the history of historical science, which in the 19th century originated in Europe. without these pioneers we wouldn't have any systematic historical research. :)

    • @djinnjax3274
      @djinnjax3274 2 роки тому +3

      @@hohesC24 I believe the word you’re referring to is Historiography.

  • @no.reply_
    @no.reply_ 2 роки тому +1080

    Lovely animation would love more on ancient African civilizations, like Benin, Wolof, and Axum, there's so much to explore

    • @bixmcgoo5355
      @bixmcgoo5355 2 роки тому +14

      lol africans mastered the art of ancient civilization so well, they're still living in it

    • @innitbruv-lascocomics9910
      @innitbruv-lascocomics9910 2 роки тому +193

      @@bixmcgoo5355 I love how you guys like to take comments about wanting to.learn more history as a scapegoat to troll. Never stop being sad trolls, just uh....never stop, I guess.

    • @miguelrodriguez-pineroriva6713
      @miguelrodriguez-pineroriva6713 2 роки тому +9

      Kanem, Zulu

    • @nyanSynxPHOENIX
      @nyanSynxPHOENIX 2 роки тому +95

      I agree! Both ancient and modern Africa is so rarely learned about that people legitimately think that Africa still is like an ancient civilization today. Sadly, we typically only learn about all of the horrible outcomes of European imperialism within the last few hundred years, and refuse to think of cultural, political, and environmental destruction as an inherently European trait of the modern day nations across the continent.

    • @abhinavneoharysvarma8551
      @abhinavneoharysvarma8551 2 роки тому +51

      True, I'm genuinely interested in learning more about ancient African civilizations.

  • @AG-xlr
    @AG-xlr 2 роки тому +248

    3:35 that handshake though

  • @theblackpearlofbraavos
    @theblackpearlofbraavos 2 роки тому +819

    That was fantastic. So many have never heard of this ancient and prosperous civilization. Thanks, TedEd. And thanks for the awesome James Baldwin quote, too.

    • @gabrielgarcia7554
      @gabrielgarcia7554 2 роки тому +21

      You may have also known of this region as “Nubia”. Kush was the name the Egyptians gave this region. Nubia refers to the Noba people who settled the region in the 400 AD (much later after the events in this video that are discussed). People have referred to the Kushites anachronistically as the Nubians, so you may be more familiar with that term.

    • @theblackpearlofbraavos
      @theblackpearlofbraavos 2 роки тому +8

      @@gabrielgarcia7554 I have, thanks! Soooo many amazing and wonderful histories and civilizations in that part of the world we know very little about. It's about time.

    • @destingray2613
      @destingray2613 2 роки тому +4

      Kush predates Egypt kush had alot of influence over Egypt in the early days of both empires and kush even conquered Egypt it wasn’t till the Syrians like she said helped and thats when Egypt became like a melting pot kinda like American today because Egypt and kush was basically one in the same made by the same ppl and don’t forget about Ethiopians they have alot of history that they don’t want the white man getting hold of

    • @destingray2613
      @destingray2613 2 роки тому +3

      There a reason like she said the west doesn’t speak on kush cause in all reality kush is where Egypt started

  • @Artur_M.
    @Artur_M. 2 роки тому +347

    There were also three smaller Nubian kingdoms; Nobatia, Makuria, and Alodia, that existed after the fall of Kush and continued its legacy throughout the whole Medieval period, while successfully resisting the Muslim powers to the north.
    One of the precursors of serious research in this area, Prof. Kazimierz Michałowski (1901-1981) from Poland coined the term "Nubiology", suggesting that the history of Nubia (including Kush) is so long and rich that it deserves to be its own specialized discipline, like Egyptology.

    • @blue.orangeade
      @blue.orangeade 2 роки тому +23

      screenshotting this to remember to research about this, I'm sudnaese and I didn't even know this!

    • @Artur_M.
      @Artur_M. 2 роки тому +7

      @@blue.orangeade Thanks! Also sorry, I've got the name of one of those kingdoms wrong, it should be Nobatia not 'Nabatia' (I apparently also wrote 'research' twice and didn't notice it). It's fixed now.

    • @semregob3363
      @semregob3363 2 роки тому +7

      Kushitic Kingdoms* not Nubian.

    • @riAN1337
      @riAN1337 2 роки тому +3

      the did indeed NOT continue the kushite legacy! those were 3 christian petty kingdoms under the influence of southern realms. this is clearly visible in material culture. think before you post such nonsense.

    • @djantouahmed7319
      @djantouahmed7319 2 роки тому +6

      @@semregob3363 kush =nubia

  • @CharmingReality
    @CharmingReality 2 роки тому +229

    The first time I ever heard of Kush, was aged 17 when Nas released “I Can” and speaks of “Empires in Africa called Kush”. Imagine learning about this via hip hop and not Bia the curriculum

    • @boterham7144
      @boterham7144 2 роки тому +26

      Dont under-estimate the knowledge that can be found in true hip hop culture

    • @Buttercup697
      @Buttercup697 2 роки тому +16

      Unfortunately what history we learned in American schools is anglo-centric … even our “World history” curriculum.

    • @datboiisforreal
      @datboiisforreal 2 роки тому +3

      Well... it's impossible to learn about everything there is to know just from school. Also it makes completely sense that unless you study in an African school, you are not going to learn about African countrys histories.
      I think it is extremely important to learn things on your own. Most of the things i know from history, science and so much more, is from me studying on my own, one google search, youtube video, book, documentary (etc.) at a time.
      Hardest thing of course is to know what information is reliable and what is false, so studying really requires a mind that is sharpened everytime a "truth" has been discovered and a lie has been exposed.

    • @michaelterrell5061
      @michaelterrell5061 2 роки тому +2

      15 year old here. I learned about it when I was 13 in the 7th Grade. I had a white teacher and I went to private school. So, it just goes to show that curriculums are different.

    • @dorcaselohorodidi8602
      @dorcaselohorodidi8602 2 роки тому +1

      Just like it make no sense for African Americans to learn about European history.

  • @ROBIN50111
    @ROBIN50111 Рік тому +32

    I’m Nubian from north Sudan Thank you for this beautiful video and for recounting part of our history. Today, some Dutch scholars discovered a very old church in the Kerma region.

  • @abdulmasaiev9024
    @abdulmasaiev9024 2 роки тому +532

    "What happened to the lost Kingdom of Kush" - did it go up in smoke?

    • @ricofico
      @ricofico 2 роки тому +30

      They were conquered by the Aksum. The people intermingled with other tribes and cultures. They are now the Somali, Ethiopian, and Eritreans!

    • @MrSimonw58
      @MrSimonw58 2 роки тому +28

      My mate Dave smoked it all

    • @jimgsewell
      @jimgsewell 2 роки тому +9

      @@MrSimonw58 Dave's not here

    • @julianshepherd2038
      @julianshepherd2038 2 роки тому +45

      To be blunt, yeah

    • @WilliamGarrow
      @WilliamGarrow 2 роки тому +26

      @@ricofico Kush is Sudanese and Egyptian nubians. Ethiopia/Eritrea and Somalia are not the people of Kush.

  • @youtubec8563
    @youtubec8563 2 роки тому +341

    I did a group presentation in high school about Kush/Nubia. This was one of most meaningful projects I’ve ever done.

    • @blue.orangeade
      @blue.orangeade 2 роки тому +21

      I'm sudanese that means alot to me 💗

    • @tychocollapse
      @tychocollapse 2 роки тому +1

      If it was so meaningful to you, you must have a big emotional investment in racial identity. Too bad we can't all be humans nor give credit where credit is due.

    • @masonarmand8988
      @masonarmand8988 2 роки тому +17

      @@tychocollapse like you're doing by not giving credit to a society they identify with sheesh

  • @hanstar29
    @hanstar29 2 роки тому +82

    I went to Meroe, the ancient Kingdom of Kush, in 2018. Amazing site. We were the only ones there. However, it is not receiving any support for maintenance or restoration. I hope it endures, and that Sudan calms, so that more can witness its beauty.

    • @hohesC24
      @hohesC24 2 роки тому +5

      i don't understand why sudan itself is not interested in it

    • @riAN1337
      @riAN1337 2 роки тому +1

      completely wrong. there is a major project called QMPS working on restoring and preservating those sites. in 2020 they restored a funuary chapel of Beg.N. 07 i think. at least i did the photogrammatry on it. did you ever think of sudans GDP an the huge amount of archaeology there?? currently there are more than 20 missions working in sudan.

    • @riAN1337
      @riAN1337 2 роки тому +1

      @@hohesC24 they are, lots of archaeology students are working together with international missions as we speak

    • @hanstar29
      @hanstar29 2 роки тому +5

      @@riAN1337 @Hauke Gering that's great. I hope that's the case. When I was there, we didn't see anyone working on preservation, or any signs or warnings to stop tourists from destroying the site. There was graffiti from people who had been there a year before. I'm just relaying what I saw.

    • @hohesC24
      @hohesC24 2 роки тому +1

      @@riAN1337 Interesting, and are these Missions led by the Sudanese themselves? Or do they come from America, Europa, Asia .. to do research there?

  • @firenzarfrenzy4985
    @firenzarfrenzy4985 2 роки тому +152

    I’m glad I’m alive in the time period where these overlooked civilisations are slowly being brought to light
    I’d love to see a video on the Nubian Empire

    • @HeyNonyNonymous
      @HeyNonyNonymous 2 роки тому +7

      Nubia is the name of the region that includes Kush. I think the Nubian Empire might be another name for Kush.

    • @erikpetersen-chinguacousys1943
      @erikpetersen-chinguacousys1943 2 роки тому +4

      Overlooked by whom? Anyone who has studied, even briefly in passing, any classical Mediterranean history knows about the kingdom of Kush. In fact, in certain circles, I would say it even has near legendary status!

    • @RojaJaneman
      @RojaJaneman 2 роки тому

      Me too. Learning history with my kid.

    • @astro9286
      @astro9286 2 роки тому +11

      @@erikpetersen-chinguacousys1943 kush isn’t often recognized in the mainstream, even though it shared the same culture with Egypt, and was pretty powerful and older than Egypt to the point where it’s history should be studied similar to Egypt which today doesn’t seem to be the case.

    • @meocean5499
      @meocean5499 2 роки тому +11

      @@astro9286 exactly. Egypt is always dissociated from Kush and the rest of Africa. On purpose ofc.

  • @kushmathukiya9513
    @kushmathukiya9513 2 роки тому +144

    Didn't know I had a kingdom!

    • @finneasclarke7624
      @finneasclarke7624 2 роки тому +6

      😂😂

    • @stevensamuel4634
      @stevensamuel4634 2 роки тому +8

      Such a lost kingdom that you forgot about it

    • @HeyNonyNonymous
      @HeyNonyNonymous 2 роки тому +12

      Plot twist: you ARE the lost kingdom.

    • @RojaJaneman
      @RojaJaneman 2 роки тому +2

      That ‘Kush’ comes from ‘Hindu Kush’ mountains in Afghanistan where the Cannabis has been cultivated for centuries. It translates to ‘Killing/slaughter of Hindus’ in the Pashto language.

    • @user-ft3ep1ep8y
      @user-ft3ep1ep8y 2 роки тому

      @@RojaJaneman yup

  • @jedimantra1163
    @jedimantra1163 2 роки тому +13

    Gotta give it up for Queen Amanirenas. Thanks so much for this, Ted-Ed!

  • @salm9211
    @salm9211 2 роки тому +48

    The narration gives me a bedtime story vibe. So relaxing

    • @FaizCaliph
      @FaizCaliph 2 місяці тому +1

      Using it for that right now

  • @RobSomeone
    @RobSomeone 2 роки тому +39

    The Kush were badass. Why did I never learn this before?

    • @sparkman1314able
      @sparkman1314able 2 роки тому +10

      It tells you at the end. Racism
      Cant have millions of blk people in the west proud of blackness

    • @shakalalalalkh1098
      @shakalalalalkh1098 2 роки тому +4

      Maybe you never *ehm* researched it? 🙁

    • @MALIK-sx2qq
      @MALIK-sx2qq 2 роки тому +19

      Racism within anthropology separates Egypt from Nubia and Kush when in fact they originated from the same early civilization . Even in this video they are portrayed as ethnically different .

    • @RojaJaneman
      @RojaJaneman 2 роки тому +1

      Because the church doesn’t want its people to know that pagans weren’t worthless savage pests. Vast majority of useful and fascinating history of pagans all over the world is misinterpreted and mocked by design. Usually by academics. Or considered alien tech, because u know how could they possibly have figured anything out by themselves.
      This was church can prove that they were the saviors.

    • @hasspass8751
      @hasspass8751 Рік тому +3

      Those were my ancestors 🇸🇩💪

  • @TH__TranPhuongQuynh
    @TH__TranPhuongQuynh 2 роки тому +5

    It's another awesome video from Ted Ed! Thank you soo much 💖

  • @saywhat7077
    @saywhat7077 2 роки тому +57

    I'd read about Kush in the Bible, it was awesome even then, when I was only able to read fragments of their history. Now that I know a little bit more, it's amazing.

    • @saywhat7077
      @saywhat7077 2 роки тому +2

      @@ario4795 I see. Thank you for telling me that 😊

    • @hohesC24
      @hohesC24 2 роки тому +2

      The kushites even appeared in cinema, e.g. The Ten Commandments (1956).

    • @riAN1337
      @riAN1337 2 роки тому

      yeah, the bible is a great history book....

    • @hohesC24
      @hohesC24 2 роки тому +2

      @@riAN1337 actually the bible is not a history book, it is much more a collection of contemporary texts, mainly jewish writings.

    • @NubiansNapata
      @NubiansNapata 2 роки тому +3

      @Justin Y. No... Somali are not from kush...

  • @CeeofGraves
    @CeeofGraves 2 роки тому +24

    Egypt/Kemet was an African culture. I never understand why ppl try to separate Egypt from its African origin

    • @empronyxx1982
      @empronyxx1982 2 роки тому +3

      Isnt egypt in the north of africa?

    • @antonioboss298
      @antonioboss298 2 роки тому +3

      @@empronyxx1982 North East Africa.

    • @menamilad3199
      @menamilad3199 2 роки тому +8

      Stop it bro Egyptians were not the same people as Kushite’s/nubians get a hold of yourself

    • @yourmother5810
      @yourmother5810 2 роки тому +3

      @@menamilad3199 nobody is saying that lol

    • @silmsadie
      @silmsadie 2 роки тому +4

      Ask an Egyptian and he'll tell you he's not African.

  • @sicemdawgs47
    @sicemdawgs47 2 роки тому +125

    I'm pretty sure the kingdom of kush was in my college dorm room

    • @RojaJaneman
      @RojaJaneman 2 роки тому +1

      That ‘Kush’ comes from ‘Hindu Kush’ mountains in Afghanistan where the Cannabis has been cultivated for centuries. It translates to ‘Killing/slaughter of Hindus’ in the Pashto language.

  • @spacerock9301
    @spacerock9301 2 роки тому +12

    Not long ago I started to suspect that I have adhd or I just have a short period of concentration, but glad I found your channel. The designs and colors help me focus on what you say and I can finally learn something. I hope you keep doing this amazing videos

    • @WhatIsSanity
      @WhatIsSanity 2 роки тому

      I find it's the same for myself. My OT tells me I simply respond better to multi-model learning.

  • @chaeyoungsbestie414
    @chaeyoungsbestie414 2 роки тому +37

    I’ve never really bothered to learn much of Kush for fear of being disappointed by the little western literature that exists on it, but as someone that speaks a Cushitic language (Somali), this has inspired me to look more deeply into this history. I’m sure some of these folks were my ancestors, if not only loosely due to their relations with East Africa.

    • @aijaeugene2858
      @aijaeugene2858 Рік тому +3

      cushite is not the same as Kush the people of the nile valley were Nilotes

    • @dasstud5023
      @dasstud5023 Рік тому +7

      @@aijaeugene2858
      No they were not!!!

    • @dasstud5023
      @dasstud5023 Рік тому +3

      You are not related to us be proud of your own history!! Kush is north sudanese people not you or nilotics

    • @halimasafimohamed3587
      @halimasafimohamed3587 Рік тому +1

      @@dasstud5023 Kush were started by the C-Group, they spoke a Cushitic language.
      There is also a new study of a 4kya hair that had an aDNA, this aDNA came back as one that can be "indistinguishable" from the one of Early pastoralists in EA.

    • @theblackhat9769
      @theblackhat9769 Рік тому

      @@halimasafimohamed3587 so does that mean kush is just shared history between sudan and the horn of africa?

  • @tiredgardener
    @tiredgardener 2 роки тому +30

    History is littered with forgotten civilizations.
    I remember reading about the Kushite pyramids, how they have a steeper angle to that of the Egyptian pyramids and usually have a temple at the front. They do look wonderful.

    • @riAN1337
      @riAN1337 2 роки тому

      its called a funuary chapel, its not a temple.

  • @UizHere
    @UizHere 2 роки тому +2

    Everything's great in this video topic/narration/editing...i could watch 1 hour of this easy... thanks

  • @ebybeehoney
    @ebybeehoney 2 роки тому +4

    Always been interested in this kingdom and history. So little is known but I find it fascinating.

  • @riAN1337
    @riAN1337 2 роки тому +18

    i'm extremely proud to have participated in two digging campaigns at the royal cemetary of meroe and the urban site of hamadab.
    geoff is right, when stating that this cultural context has been overlooked for too long. a shame that most of the sites where allready axcavated in the 1920s and very poorly documented...

  • @samvedkulkarni9840
    @samvedkulkarni9840 2 роки тому +2

    Congratulations for 15 million Subscriptions Ted Ed!

  • @ellerymaldegen4572
    @ellerymaldegen4572 2 роки тому +224

    I love this narrator. And the graphics **chief’s kiss**

    • @lonestarr1490
      @lonestarr1490 2 роки тому +14

      @Rafael Dejesus **Pharaoh's kiss**

    • @justforrow
      @justforrow 2 роки тому +2

      Her voice is personally too aggressive and scratchy for me

    • @veryberry39
      @veryberry39 2 роки тому +3

      @@justforrow I feel like I haven't minded her in other videos, but this one really aggravated me. It was very monotone, I don't really know how to describe it, but it definitely was not my favorite narration.

    • @justforrow
      @justforrow 2 роки тому

      @@veryberry39 Yeah I agree, I wonder where that old narrator guy went, I liked his voice better

    • @Mlovesfashion62
      @Mlovesfashion62 2 роки тому +2

      Her name is Safia Elhillo and she's actually a poet from Sudan (where Kush used to be)! I really love her work and I think she was a great choice for this video, look her up! she has some videos on youtube!

  • @midimusicforever
    @midimusicforever 2 роки тому +15

    African history is something that should be studied more.

    • @megalol3625
      @megalol3625 2 роки тому +1

      honestly what do they have of valuable? i dont see anything

    • @midimusicforever
      @midimusicforever 2 роки тому +3

      @@megalol3625
      That's because you don't know any of it.

    • @megalol3625
      @megalol3625 2 роки тому +1

      @@midimusicforever i asked whats valuable of it

    • @midimusicforever
      @midimusicforever 2 роки тому +1

      @@megalol3625
      All history is valuable, because it can be learned from.

    • @megalol3625
      @megalol3625 2 роки тому +1

      @@midimusicforever oh, ok whatever

  • @AmmaSoelberg
    @AmmaSoelberg 2 роки тому +4

    As someone who is currently studying Western Civilization I so excited to ask my teacher about this! So cool!

  • @718snoopymoe_nyc7
    @718snoopymoe_nyc7 Рік тому

    Amazing video thanks for spreading more Knowledge and Awareness 🙏🏾

  • @yourmomuglysi9505
    @yourmomuglysi9505 2 роки тому +1

    *LETS GOOOO 15M TED-Ed well deserved!*

  • @shreyasgarg864
    @shreyasgarg864 2 роки тому +13

    channels like Ted-ed and their stories inspire, enlighten and brighten my day !!

  • @gilmoremccoy6930
    @gilmoremccoy6930 2 роки тому +11

    Thank goodness we can learn real history that was hidden from the masses!
    Thanks for sharing!

    • @hohesC24
      @hohesC24 2 роки тому +1

      Hidden? The kushites even appeared in cinema, e.g. The Ten Commandments (1956)...

  • @clarencedun3146
    @clarencedun3146 2 роки тому

    Oh my gosh this animation!!!! I'm in love!!!!!

  • @singularityraptor4022
    @singularityraptor4022 2 роки тому +7

    Reading the title I thought this was about the Kushan Empire, The Indian Step Kingdom. Never heard of this one. Interesting video.

    • @mojojojo3682
      @mojojojo3682 2 роки тому +1

      Even i thought it is about some indian kingdom

  • @rosalindaolvera9283
    @rosalindaolvera9283 2 роки тому +3

    Me encantó el vídeo, de lo más claro, entretenido y colorido 👍

  • @KaiInMotion
    @KaiInMotion 2 роки тому +13

    This needs to be a gritty HBO drama. The meeting where the women negotiate could be a cool bottle episode with all the female characters. Someone call Hollywood, tell them we got some good Kush.

  • @undeadladybug7723
    @undeadladybug7723 2 роки тому +2

    I've heard the name Kush before, but I never thought too much about it, glad this video changed that!

  • @Mosshugallwalls
    @Mosshugallwalls 2 роки тому

    Marvelous ted ed no other channel is like you

  • @ramonaccoca9217
    @ramonaccoca9217 2 роки тому +110

    "They built temples to a new god", what happened to the old god, did he die?!

    • @freakymoejoe2
      @freakymoejoe2 2 роки тому +36

      He became the main guy in egypt, and didnt have time for the kush anymore

    • @ESCL2004
      @ESCL2004 2 роки тому +2

      @@freakymoejoe2 :(

    • @aminulhussain2277
      @aminulhussain2277 2 роки тому +3

      Both were invented lies.

    • @nyanSynxPHOENIX
      @nyanSynxPHOENIX 2 роки тому +29

      @@aminulhussain2277 All gods are invented, lol. Just like all gods, they die and are replaced by new ones (usually by a foreign and violent force).

    • @Wyatt19961212
      @Wyatt19961212 2 роки тому +4

      I didn’t even know he was sick!

  • @SinCityRaider81
    @SinCityRaider81 2 роки тому +54

    The origins of Kush Cannabis are from landrace plants mainly in Afghanistan, Northern Pakistan and North-Western India with the name coming from the Hindu Kush mountain range.

    • @gregmiller9710
      @gregmiller9710 2 роки тому +2

      ..o wow....man....^^

    • @enrico7474
      @enrico7474 2 роки тому +3

      Hindu kush means hindu killer
      I think

    • @Endothermia
      @Endothermia 2 роки тому

      @@enrico7474 Just looked it up, and yeah, it's the most popular explanation behind the name.
      Thanks for the info. I'd no idea

    • @RojaJaneman
      @RojaJaneman 2 роки тому

      @@enrico7474
      yes. Slaughter of Hindus is the exact translation, from its Pashto origin. Millions of Hindus were killed there over the centuries, until only Islamic population survived and remaining Hindus were pushed into India overtime.

    • @limaabdulla2970
      @limaabdulla2970 11 місяців тому

      Bruh

  • @GabrielTrentinBarbosa
    @GabrielTrentinBarbosa 2 роки тому +1

    Loved it! Since the idea to the video itself.

  • @ChandravijayAgrawal
    @ChandravijayAgrawal 2 роки тому

    Extremely Nice and High Quality Animation and Topic by Ted-ed

  • @holymolymacaroni7503
    @holymolymacaroni7503 2 роки тому +4

    great animation!

  • @wholeness
    @wholeness 2 роки тому +336

    We’re here now with a bad case of amnesia; having parents as gods seems to be a threat to the modern society.

  • @EPUEPUEPUEPU
    @EPUEPUEPUEPU 2 роки тому +1

    Great video love the animation.

  • @Visforelvenshireling
    @Visforelvenshireling 2 роки тому +1

    This is awesome to know! I just want to study more now. Thanks for the video!

    • @mrnord4096
      @mrnord4096 2 роки тому

      I recommend kings and Generals it couvers everything there is about the history of the World it did even do a Detailed Video on kush

  • @Native-Kitty
    @Native-Kitty 2 роки тому +5

    I have been learning about the Kushite empire over the last few years and I love it! The Kush were a strong empire who continue to be underestimated to this day. Thank you for this video.

  • @strictlyeducationalmagick
    @strictlyeducationalmagick 2 роки тому +31

    Kush still rules today, and it's the same Kush. That's why the myth is gone.

  • @kimharveyforastero6890
    @kimharveyforastero6890 2 роки тому

    The animation is just amazing.

  • @rahulww6468
    @rahulww6468 2 роки тому +2

    Lovely video 💛

  • @ChristianMotivationMedia
    @ChristianMotivationMedia 2 роки тому +4

    🍁In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul.” Psalms 94:19

  • @Midnight-Starfish
    @Midnight-Starfish 2 роки тому +8

    I remember we learned about this kingdom in the 6th grade. Had to do a project near the end of the year about the different civilizations we learned about that year where we had to do a power point presentation or something with over 100 images. My partner and I were the unlucky winners to get the Kingdom of Kush. Where we found literally nothing but the eight page chapter of the kingdom that was in our history book and a lot of images of marijuana from Google.
    I'm still really salty about that to this day.

  • @ikeekieeki
    @ikeekieeki 2 роки тому +1

    thank you for telling this story

  • @enooeeelelee_
    @enooeeelelee_ 2 роки тому +1

    Gorgeous graphics.

  • @QuarterLifeCrises
    @QuarterLifeCrises 2 роки тому +35

    1:48 Piankhy - the original horse girl.

  • @ead630
    @ead630 2 роки тому +59

    I heard that whenever the Bible mentions "Ethiopia" it's actually talking about Kush. Is that true?

    • @gabrielgarcia7554
      @gabrielgarcia7554 2 роки тому +25

      Yes that is true. The name comes from Greek, which literally means the land of the burned faced people.

    • @wisewigga7129
      @wisewigga7129 2 роки тому +7

      @@gabrielgarcia7554 no one is 100% certain that that's what it's called by greeks since it has a meaning in ancient languages spoken in ethiopia

    • @AskiatheGreat64
      @AskiatheGreat64 2 роки тому +32

      Yes, in 2 Kings 19:9 & Isaiah 37:9 (KJV) it mentions Taharqa King of Ethiopia is coming to fight against King Sennacherib to defend his ally Kingdom of Judah, and we all know that Taharqa was the King of Kush located in what is today Sudan. And in the New Testament in Acts 8:27 it mentions the Ethiopian Eunuch was working for Kandake, Queen of the Ethiopians, whom we all know that Kandake is only referred to the Queens of Kush, the Ethiopian Eunuch was also the first gentile to convert to Christianity in 34 CE when he was baptized by Philip the evangelist in 1st century Judea, the Ethiopian Eunuch became Christian before Saul (Paul) was a Christian, during this time, Saul was on his way to Damascus to persecute more Christians and to find Peter the Apostle.

    • @Stonerface
      @Stonerface 2 роки тому +12

      I am surprised everyone on this thread is giving serious replies

    • @Maxipadtriplesix
      @Maxipadtriplesix 2 роки тому +18

      Modern Day Ethiopia is the descendents of the Kingdom of Axum, which in this video, is said to have pillaged Kush.
      However, because the Bible was written so long ago, and has gone through many translations, they could in fact be referring to Kushites as Ethiopians.
      Modern Day Ethiopia claims to have a temple that holds the Ark of the Covenant to this day.

  • @DENIS-pg5wf
    @DENIS-pg5wf 2 роки тому +1

    Amo este canal
    I love this Chanel

  • @iyeiself-lordandmasterer4888
    @iyeiself-lordandmasterer4888 Рік тому +1

    It was the handshake for me!! ❤️🏆

  • @bjmccann1
    @bjmccann1 2 роки тому +3

    Thank you. I've learned new things. Guess who's making a trip to the library tomorrow.

    • @antonioboss298
      @antonioboss298 2 роки тому +1

      Nice, there's a ton of information about The Kingdom of Kush online as well.

  • @Jackieman
    @Jackieman 2 роки тому +67

    This was a great video and I learned a lot that I hadn't known before! I am a bit confused though, isn't Egypt part of Africa? The ending notes about how it doesn't qualify as an African culture shocked me.

    • @MelMelMelDrMEL
      @MelMelMelDrMEL 2 роки тому +34

      Americans tend to think of Egypt as Alexander the great and Elizabeth Taylor
      Kush was more Sub-Saharan (dark skin) Egypt was thought to be more white people (European got there late... Near East is more likely what the Egyptians were)

    • @Jackieman
      @Jackieman 2 роки тому +37

      @@MelMelMelDrMEL Is that to say, Americans should, moving forward, not consider Egypt as part of Africa? As a Canadian I always considered it part of Africa, and one of the cultures to show the strength of African history.

    • @scarletkingdom2359
      @scarletkingdom2359 2 роки тому +28

      @@Jackieman this is why Canadians are awesome 🇨🇦😎

    • @nyanSynxPHOENIX
      @nyanSynxPHOENIX 2 роки тому +45

      @@Jackieman I don't think we should consider Egypt as separate from Africa. But we do have to consciously be aware of the differences between most of Ancient Egypt and the Egyptian Empire. As a Mediterranean empire, it tends to be grouped with the Greeks and Romans, and actually share a lot of cultural similarities with those empires.

    • @christaylor7709
      @christaylor7709 2 роки тому +34

      Yes! Egypt is in Africa and it was as an African civilization. Period.

  • @christaylor7709
    @christaylor7709 2 роки тому

    Amazing vid.

  • @cette_cacophonie
    @cette_cacophonie 2 роки тому

    The animation is perfectttt

  • @erinahinata
    @erinahinata 2 роки тому +6

    Thank you for this video on this astounding (yet sadly undertaught) civilization. Hopefully Meroetic will be able to be translated one day and we can lean more about this amazing Kingdom!

  • @hudaalhadi9536
    @hudaalhadi9536 2 роки тому +4

    I am from sudan and I love it ❤

    • @toffee4013
      @toffee4013 2 роки тому +1

      Ikr🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍😍🙌

    • @alaae.5565
      @alaae.5565 2 роки тому +3

      samee, sudanese-american

  • @rickrolluniversity2237
    @rickrolluniversity2237 2 роки тому

    Ted ed will never gonna let me down

  • @thelastminutetrade
    @thelastminutetrade 2 роки тому +1

    Really amazing. Who else wants to be there?

  • @captinmayhem4604
    @captinmayhem4604 2 роки тому +5

    Why do any of these videos have dislikes they are so fun to watch. I already turned on notifications and get to see them right as they come out

  • @amy7740
    @amy7740 2 роки тому +4

    Can you guys please make a video about The Manden Charter? It's really interesting and fascinating but sadly there aren't many sites and fonts online about it

  • @sahillohare6712
    @sahillohare6712 2 роки тому +1

    I love the animation in this video..

  • @YouAndImpact
    @YouAndImpact 2 роки тому

    Nice video 👌

  • @RyeKoo
    @RyeKoo 2 роки тому +5

    never been this early

  • @SDubThe-illis
    @SDubThe-illis 2 роки тому +10

    Kush was the precursor to Kemet, not the other way around.

  • @alparslankorkmaz2964
    @alparslankorkmaz2964 2 роки тому +1

    Nice video.

  • @arnaugarzaran1375
    @arnaugarzaran1375 8 місяців тому

    Great job. Would be great one video about the Sea People

  • @sentidocomunvg
    @sentidocomunvg 2 роки тому +8

    From what was said in the video, it gives the impression that Kush defeated Rome but in reality the kingdom was at serious risk, the Romans occupied half of its territory and seized its old capital. The Kushites in the end resisted well, Amanirenas called for an end to hostilities and peace was more convenient for both parties, there was trade and military support. The history of Kush is very interesting

    • @ero6056
      @ero6056 2 роки тому +1

      Somehow this reminded me of thailand

    • @astro9286
      @astro9286 2 роки тому +1

      The kushites attacked many Roman capitals and stolen the augustus head before signing treaties with them.

    • @sentidocomunvg
      @sentidocomunvg 2 роки тому +2

      @@astro9286 Strabo is the only source of this war. Aswan and File are mentioned as the areas affected by the Nubian attack, but not Alexandria, the capital was much further north. The thing about the statue is rather symbolic, that gesture did not affect the empire at all.
      On the other hand, the conflict was a border war that was dealt with by the Roman prefect of Egypt. The Kushites risked a lot (the war was started by them) because they almost lost their kingdom; luckily for them their country was harsh and their warrior spirit too. And although a tribute was not imposed on them, they did have to pay war reparations. In addition, Kush became an ally of Rome. This is demonstrated by the rich African trade and the military support that Kush gave to Rome on several occasions.

    • @lanceclarke7069
      @lanceclarke7069 2 роки тому +2

      @@sentidocomunvg Hey, Can you point me towards some books and easily digestible youtube videos for kids? Thanks in advance

    • @w.s.b.3529
      @w.s.b.3529 2 роки тому +1

      @@astro9286 😆😂😆😆😆

  • @Vugen18
    @Vugen18 2 роки тому +15

    The animation is so good! And the story is enhanced that way.

  • @SHIBBYiPANDA
    @SHIBBYiPANDA 8 місяців тому

    Very cool! I’m playing Total War Rome 2 right now and very interested in the Kush and Saba factions so I came here!

  • @maksc3781
    @maksc3781 11 місяців тому +2

    What Netflix "Cleopatra" documentary should have been.

  • @dhwanidivate4822
    @dhwanidivate4822 2 роки тому +4

    I love animation of Ted ed

  • @acmulhern
    @acmulhern 2 роки тому +11

    I hope to be able to visit the pyramids of Kush one day.
    African history is fascinating and unfortunately not spoken about very often. Lalibela in Ethiopia and Lamu in Kenya are also super interesting.

  • @indianintuitiontarot5
    @indianintuitiontarot5 2 роки тому

    Wow interesting information....

  • @cherrybaylon9737
    @cherrybaylon9737 2 роки тому +3

    Thanks! I love this ancient African kingdom! *_*

  • @kimmycassie
    @kimmycassie 2 роки тому +4

    I don't think I've heard about the Kush :(( and wow 1000+ years of ruling that's amazing why aren't we learning this

  • @abdelrahmanaminel-khsosy2162
    @abdelrahmanaminel-khsosy2162 2 роки тому +4

    I am liking what TED Ed is doing to rediscover the history of a misunderstood part of the world.

  • @christianrodier3381
    @christianrodier3381 2 роки тому +1

    So interesting

  • @altinmares8363
    @altinmares8363 2 роки тому +7

    Ted Ed please post more videos about
    -Aristotle teaching Alexander the Great
    -Aristotle works (metaphysics,four causes,potentiality and actuality)
    -Thales of Miletus
    -Empedocles
    -Parmenides
    -Hippocrates
    -Heraclitus
    -Anaxagoras
    -Epicurus
    -Plato works
    -Al Kindi
    -Al Farabi
    -Islamic golden age (achievements,discoveries)
    -Ottoman Empire astronomy and ulema

    • @mojojojo3682
      @mojojojo3682 2 роки тому

      Islamic golden age 😂😂 you mean when they force everyone to follow Islam and if they Deny this killed them. That's great 👍

    • @altinmares8363
      @altinmares8363 2 роки тому

      @@mojojojo3682 just curiosity

    • @mojojojo3682
      @mojojojo3682 2 роки тому

      @@altinmares8363 that's good that you are curious, but you could also learn about the Asian culture, spl like indian sub continent, hindu mythology, Sikhism

    • @altinmares8363
      @altinmares8363 2 роки тому

      @@mojojojo3682 I want to learn everything,about all cultures

  • @AskiatheGreat64
    @AskiatheGreat64 2 роки тому +102

    There are more pyramids in Sudan than there are in Egypt.

    • @darky5780
      @darky5780 2 роки тому +25

      The difference, is that Egypt has good looking ones

    • @chrisez3188
      @chrisez3188 2 роки тому +27

      @@darky5780 another difference is that there are more pyramids in Sudan and they are basically the starter pack pyramids of the Kush Empire

    • @christaylor7709
      @christaylor7709 2 роки тому +37

      @@darky5780 a greedy Italian explorer destroyed a lot of the Nubian pyramids with dynamite looking for gold. That's the main reason why, they look the way they do today.

    • @Hi5Ripon
      @Hi5Ripon 2 роки тому +4

      Ancient Sudan and Egypt was so fascinating

    • @AskiatheGreat64
      @AskiatheGreat64 2 роки тому +17

      @Zeyad Zestro Thats not false though, that's a well documented history, an Italian explorer named Giuseppe Ferlini destroyed 40 pyramids of Meroe in the 19th century by using dynamite to search for gold.

  • @victormortensen5559
    @victormortensen5559 2 роки тому +26

    Successful people don't become that way overnight. What most people see at a glance-wealth, a great career, purpose-is the result of hard work and hustle over time.

    • @russelljensen9454
      @russelljensen9454 2 роки тому

      I totally agree with you

    • @franksmart3826
      @franksmart3826 2 роки тому

      I have been trading offshore. I'm yet to make my first $5000, any recommendable expert to trade with?

    • @bentleybraxton8531
      @bentleybraxton8531 2 роки тому

      Rather get an expert to trade with giving you the required mentorship for a successful profit outcome.
      piece of advice

    • @abigaillucas9741
      @abigaillucas9741 2 роки тому

      But I learnt the hard way, blowing over $3,000 account side trading with no mentor or expert

    • @kadirkocaman3089
      @kadirkocaman3089 2 роки тому

      I am new to trading and my presumptions is that I will be needing an expert as you would lose all your capital and you drop off the market

  • @kuitaranheatmorus9932
    @kuitaranheatmorus9932 2 роки тому

    Good video

  • @ayyankashif6701
    @ayyankashif6701 2 роки тому +1

    HEY TED ED... CAN WE GET A NEW RIDDLE SERIES PLEASE
    IM SURE PPL WILL LOVE IT

  • @averywhite2231
    @averywhite2231 2 роки тому +6

    Never been more proud of being sudanese!

    • @AbdulatifSalat
      @AbdulatifSalat 2 роки тому

      They were actually Cushites. The cushitic people currently live in Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti

    • @mohamedali-ge8vq
      @mohamedali-ge8vq 2 роки тому

      @@AbdulatifSalat no they werent and never will you guys were Axum and Punt Kush was us aka Nubians

  • @Kristian179
    @Kristian179 2 роки тому +23

    please make a vid on Why you should read The Art of War by Sun Tzu

    • @reinebautistamercado4286
      @reinebautistamercado4286 2 роки тому +5

      The "Why You Should Read" series is not really good. They just give a vague summary of the book, not tell you why you should read it.

  • @kiwitheking917
    @kiwitheking917 2 роки тому

    Ted Ed!!! Love the informative and factual videos!!! Keep it up😃😃😃😃😀😀

  • @--Paws--
    @--Paws-- 2 роки тому

    More videos about them, please...