The Nubians and Kush were said to be deeply influenced by the Ancient Egyptians. The Nubians were once thriving in Southern part of Egypt and Sudan, before they migrated into these areas they were originally from the central Nile Valley. They have this practice known as scarification, where men and women have 3 scars on their cheeks. Nubian Cultural development was influenced much by their geography. The lower part of Nubia was known to be as the corridor of Africa, because it is where various culture are having different sorts of interaction. The Nubians practiced a mixture of traditional and Egyptian religion.