Middle Nile herders and farmers

Middle Nile herders and farmers appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Nubia and Sudan (North and West Africa) from c. 3200 to 1000 BCE, a span of more than 2,200 years. Its people spoke Nilo-Saharan languages (Kanuri, Songhai, Nubian, Luo, Maasai).

Cattle herders and sorghum farmers of the Nile valley above the cataracts and the Sudanese plains, ancestors of the peoples who built Kerma and Kush.

See Middle Nile herders and farmers on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 3200 to 1000 BCE
Duration: more than 2,200 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Nubia and Sudan, North and West Africa
Language family: Nilo-Saharan

Events in North and West Africa during its time

3100 BCE Unification of Egypt
2560 BCE Great Pyramid of Giza
1470 BCE Hatshepsut's expedition to Punt
1346 BCE Akhenaten founds Amarna

Neighbours in North and West Africa

Old Kingdom of Egypt c. 2686 to 2181 BCE
New Kingdom of Egypt c. 1550 to 1069 BCE
Kingdom of Kerma c. 2500 to 1500 BCE
Early Dynastic Egypt c. 3100 to 2686 BCE
Middle Kingdom of Egypt c. 2055 to 1650 BCE
Land of Punt c. 2500 to 980 BCE
Egyptian Nubia (Viceroyalty of Kush) c. 1500 to 1070 BCE
Third Intermediate Period c. 1069 to 664 BCE
El-Kurru chiefdom c. 1000 to 785 BCE
First Intermediate Period c. 2181 to 2055 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE, Europe
Shang dynasty c. 1600 to 1046 BCE, East Asia
Old Babylonian Empire 1894 to 1595 BCE, Middle East
Hittite Empire (New Kingdom) c. 1400 to 1180 BCE, Middle East
Akkadian Empire c. 2334 to 2154 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Middle Nile herders and farmers exist?

c. 3200 to 1000 BCE, about more than 2,200 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Middle Nile herders and farmers?

Nubia and Sudan, in North and West Africa.

What language did Middle Nile herders and farmers speak?

Nilo-Saharan. This family includes Kanuri, Songhai, Nubian, Luo, Maasai.