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Wonderful Ethiopians of the Ancient Cushite Empire Paperback – September 29, 2013

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This professional reprint of the classic book was re-mastered to include charts relating to the dynasties of ancient Egypt, Up to date pictures of Kushite artifacts from museums around the world, as well as a list of the most prominent Cushite/ Kushite Pharoahs. The Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt, known as the Nubian Dynasty or the Kushite Empire, was the last dynasty of the Third Intermediate Period of Ancient Egypt. A map is included of their Nubian kingdom. The 25th dynasty was a line of rulers originating in the Nubian Kingdom of Kush and most saw Napata as their spiritual homeland. They reigned in part or all of Ancient Egypt from 760 BC to 656 BC. The dynasty began with Kashta's invasion of Upper Egypt and culminated in several years of unsuccessful war with the Mesopotamian based Assyrian Empire which was to result in the destruction of the Kushite Empire, the ejecting of the Nubians and conquest of Egypt by Assyria. The 25th's reunification of Lower Egypt, Upper Egypt, and also Kush (Nubia) created the largest Egyptian empire since the New Kingdom. They ushered in an age of renaissance by reaffirming Ancient Egyptian religious traditions, temples, and artistic forms, while introducing some unique aspects of Kushite culture. It was during the 25th dynasty that the Nile valley saw the first widespread construction of pyramids (many in modern Sudan) since the Middle Kingdom. After the Assyrian kings Sargon II and Sennacherib defeated attempts by the Nubian kings to gain a foothold in the Near East, their successors Esarhaddon and Ashurbanipal invaded Egypt and defeated and drove out the Nubians. They were succeeded by the Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt, initially a puppet dynasty installed by and vassals of the Assyrians, the last native dynasty to rule Egypt before the Persian conquest.

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September 29, 2013
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8.5 x 0.32 x 11 inches
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1492849693
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978-1492849698
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (September 29, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 140 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1492849693
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1492849698
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.32 x 11 inches

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that was not mainstream with very good references and it stuck true to its name

Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2016

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I read the book and it pales in comparison with the first installment. There is a different writing style for this book and some of the info in this book contradicts the info in the first book. I think that vol 1 was much more informative and less "tampered with" than this book. I feel that for a sequel this book reads as if it was written before the first book with less infomation. The 1st book covered a larger expanse of history, 10's of thousands of years ago, that was not mainstream with very good references and it stuck true to its name. It stayed on the subject of Ethiopians. This book deals in about 5000 years ago. It references the Gods as being kings of more recent ancient history... While in the first book it acknowledges that the Gods as ppl belong to farther antiquity...Such as the Anu ppl that vastly predate predynastic egypt and even the Himyaritic Kings of Arabia that go back 10's of thousands of years. There seems to be an underlying agenda in this book to make the Ethiopians a part of the Caucasian race which they are NOT. Just from the standpoint of genetics alone. They would have been the 1st race and all others even Dravidians would have had to come from them. It attributes the accomplishments of the Ethiopians to the dark white race or dravidians. Which is not accurate. There are also alot of Biblical refereces in this book but the writing style of the 1st author did not have that. I think that the Editor of this book added too much of a "modern" historical thought process to the original authors work and it put a black eye on the series. There is a noticable difference between the little known facts and pro blackness of the first book and the attempted white-washing of the second. After reading the 1st book I am very disappointed in this book and wouldn't recommend it to any serious history or african cultural student. Its like someone is intentionally trying to mislead the reader

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brian bixby

Disappointment

Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2021

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I was looking forward to learning more about the ancient Ethiopians, but this book is nothing but spurious claim after spurious claim with no evidence or documentation provided. A huge disappointment, the author claims that essentially every civilization in the ancient world, from Egypt to Sythia to China to India to Greece to the Atlanteans were founded by Ethiopians. I suspect they probably make the same claims about the Inca and Maya, but stopped reading before I got to the chapter on the Americas.

Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2020

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The author revealed the Chaldeans were Ethiopian. Finally, I found the answer to that question. I love this book.

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TheEthiopian

How does Ethiopia managed to build those Rock-Hewn churches Lalibela with all its perfect beauty and complexity

Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2016

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Supplied the book as advertised by the seller. This is a book everybody must read. Helps the reader understand the importance of knowing the truth which open a whole new perspective how we see things. Spirituality, Technology, Science, Art, Music, Social life, Agriculture, Medicine, Justice, etc. have once existed,created, developed and killed or died. This book reveals that All or most of the important human achievements that benefit humanity have been some how attributed to or influenced by Ethiopians.

This book helped me bring together the pieces of information I got to make the picture as solving a puzzle. How does Ethiopia managed to build those Rock-Hewn churches Lalibela with all its perfect beauty and complexity, The Axum Stelas with all its perfect beauty and complexity,the clergy's knowledge of making great computation and math,indefinite or life long calendar easily, lots of organic information on pyramids, amazing paintings, great furniture made out of a single wood without any joints, great architecture, a very rich unique documentation on most of human achievements listed above.

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How Wonderful it is

Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2012

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This book was very fascinating and confirmed many of the notions of the ancient empire of the Ethiopians, which is older, however is not given its just due, in light of the fanaticism of their sister Egypt, as if that is the only civilization that was bred in Africa. A few other books I have read referenced this particular book as one of its sources, which I found intriguing and delightful. The author goes into great detail to explain the origins, cultures, and migrations of not only the Kushites/Ethiopians, but also the early prehistoric African ancestors. The author also includes her source contributors as well, which has led me to research and read their works as well, in order to substantiate and expound on the topic. The information is thoroughly detailed and so descriptive the images are born in mind with clear and utter vividness. The only negative I would say is the author attempts to show her affinity to her religious affiliation and tie in biblical literature references to her writings to validate her point, which is unnecessary, since actual true World History, archaeology and paleontology is more than adequate and will suffice. This is definitely a must read for anyone who is a serious student of African Studies, for it is certainly one for the library and a joy to read.

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Louis Saba

A worthwhile study

Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2020

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I have just started reading this book opened it from the first page
i came to in the middle and could not put it down an excellent book
i am sure this will help me to gain a much better understanding of the
African race our history and where the African culture so easily fits in to
biblical chronology the journey through the pages of this book should
be an exciting one

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Mimi

Wow !

Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2020

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Truly appreciate the work that last gone into this. Hard books to find the references, but I have.

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EM

Very good book

Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2021

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All I can say is, it is a great read to get a real perspective. I enjoyed reading it

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Valencia

REAL ANCIENT PEOPLE!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 10, 2016

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This book is a must for people who love history which is untold or kept away from the general public for devious reasons. When we travel through this book of ancient (real ancients people) civilizations, you start to wonder why people have degrees and what is the purpose of an education, if education is as important as people want us to believe?

What is the responsibility of those with a degree? Is it to spread the word to all corners all over the world, so people can respect, live in peace and harmony with each other, Or.................................................?

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Andrew Fontenelle

Ancient African History

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 19, 2014

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Drusilla Dunjee Houston was way ahead of her time when she published this definitive work on ancient African history. It deals not only with the African continent, but also other parts of the world where there has been African influence.
I first read this book in the 1980’s and still have the paperback edition on my bookshelf. As I now do most of my reading with my eReader, I was after a copy to add to my Kindle library.
An excellent book which I would recommend to any interested in African history.

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Bob Borrell

One Star

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 20, 2016

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