They were Nubian
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By the Greek and Romans, they were called 'Aethiopia.' By the Hebrews they were 'Cush' or Cushites living in the lands south of Egypt referred to as Ethiopia. They had 'burnt faces' and were not part of the Negroid peoples but where Hamitic. Moses' wife was a Cushite (see Numbers 12:1)
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The Nubians formed the kingdom of Kush in about 2000BC.
The Nubians were not as dependant on the flooding of the Nile, so they had no need to trade by water.
The Nubians were from southern Sudan later called Kush. no one knows when they arrived there. they grazed on savannas. They were good at growing crops and they were good at hunting. They were pretty much known for their fighting skills. They also took over the weaker Nubians and created a kingdom that is now called Kerma .
Egyptians were affected by their contact with the Nubians because for many years the Egyptians had to trade and fight with their southern neighbor.
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