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Why was the Nile River important to Axum and Kush?

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The Nile River was important to Axum and Kush because, with the Nile making irrigation possible, Meroƫ was an agriculturally fertile area, and also sat next to lucrative iron and gold mines. The most significant artifacts of Meroitic culture are probably its pyramids. A single necropolis at Meroƫ boasts more pyramids than all of Egypt.

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