For many centuries, Egypt controlled Nubia. However, this all changed when the new kingdom was formed. The new rulers of Egypt said they wouldn’t take their resources anymore or control them. This meant that Nubia was independent for the next 400 years.

Living along the Nile River, both Egypt and Nubia enjoyed and sometimes suffered through cultural connections that clearly defined the city.

Egypt and Nubia were close neighbors who fought for many centuries. Sometimes the battle was over trade, gold, or political power.

The first settlers in the Nile Valley came from the region upriver from the Egyptian civilization. The history of Egypt is filled with African societies, especially the Nubians, who provided soldiers, another thing to Egypt.