According to Necia Desiree Harkless, the author of Nubian Pharaohs and Meroitic Kings, ancient Egypt was known as Kemet, but the "formal name seems to have been Tawy (The Two Lands) that means the black lands along the banks of the Nile River. The people called themselves the Kemites (The Black Ones). (p. 5)"
Egyptologists are now beginning to realize with the new evidence that "...the ancient Egyptiasn civilization is rooted in Africa... (p.8)"
The A group of Nubians lasted for about a thousand years. Through its vast trade, it had contacts to the south and to the north into Egypt. A major factor in their success is that control of the trade route.
Furthermore, there is now a lot of evidence that they developed into city states with leadership and other indicators of a structured society.
They probably came from the B group that preceded them--but not much is known about this group. (Remember: Nubians inhabited that area long before 10,000 BC.)
Lastly, a study on common genes between Egyptians and Nubians show they share genetic material. Click here to read the full article.
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