3,000 BC--The Development of an Empire in Nubia

3,000 BC and a settlement grew from a loose group of villages into a town. Within a few hundred more years, this town would develop into a large and successful settlement. Kerma, as the town is now known, became a major settlement at time Egypt was unifying into one nation.

It's location helped with the trade routes to the north and it became known for the trade of luxury products.