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
