The Kush empire overtook Egypt around 700 BC and controlled the Nile river. Nubia, also known as Kush, wawat and Ta-seti meaning "land of the bow", was located south of ancient Egypt with the boundary between the two lands being the First Cataract of the Nile river.

1. • 700 BC Kush empire over took Egypt and
controlled the Nile
• Nubia was also known by the name of
Kush, wawat and Ta-seti, meaning the
“land of the bow”
• The boundary between ancient Egypt and
the land of Nubia (Kush) was traditionally
held to be the First Cataract.