In 1100 B.C. this became an independent colony.

It was located in present-day Ethiopia.

It was located in present-day Sudan.

It was located in present-day Nigeria.

Lasted until around AD 200

Made terra cotta sculptures

King Kashta and King Piye were from here.

Meroe was their capital city.

Became an important international trading center along the Red Sea

They began to migrate south, east, and west around 1000 B.C.

A great amount of iron ore discovered near their capital city

Adopted many Greek ways of life

The center of Christianity in Africa

People from Portugal came here in the 1400s.

Around 1/3 of the population of Africa today can trace their roots back to these people.

Built underground stone churches

Adulis was an important city.

Had a writing system called Ge’ez.

King Ezana was from here.