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Nubia
World Encyclopedia | Date: 2005
Nubia Ancient state on the upper Nile,
ne Africa. At its height, Nubia extended from Egypt to the Sudan. At first ruled by Egypt, it later controlled Egypt in the 8th and 7th centuries
bc. It converted to Christianity in the 6th century
ad, and became part of Ethiopia in the 14th century.
© World Encyclopedia 2005, originally published by Oxford University Press 2005.
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