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What happened to the lost Kingdom of Kush? - Geoff Emberling

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Along the Nile River, in what is now northern Sudan, lay the ancient civilization of Kush. Though they were once conquered by a powerful neighbor, the kings and queens of Kush would go on to successfully challenge two of the most dominant empires in history: the Egyptians and the Romans. So what happened to this African kingdom? Geoff Emberling details the rise and fall of the Kush empire.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Geoff Emberling
Director
Carlos Rupit Olvera, Lizeth Rodríguez
Narrator
Safia Elhillo
Storyboard Artist
Lizeth Rodríguez
Animator
Carlos Rupit Olvera, Geovani Vázquez Sierra, Paulina Juárez Mandujano
Compositor
Carlos Rupit Olvera
Art Director
Jimena Estíbaliz
Composer
Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio
Sound Designer
Amanda P.H. Bennett, cAMP Studio
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Director
Alex Rosenthal
Producer
Bethany Cutmore-Scott
Editorial Producer
Elizabeth Cox
Content Associate
Abdallah Ewis

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