Kush and Egypt were rival countries, both trying to expand their power and influence at the other’s expense. As a result, internal problems in Egypt meant that Egyptians would be less able to project power outwards and this would allow Kush to become more powerful. Eventually, Kush was able to conquer Egypt for nearly 100 years in what Egyptologists call the 25th Dynasty.

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