Rulers of a kingdom based in what is now this country established the 25th dynasty; that kingdom eventually fell to the invasion of neighboring Axum.
This modern-day country is thought to be the home of a real-life tribe called the Blemmyes, who frequently allied with the Nobadae to attack the Romans. Several queens with the title kandake ruled in what is now this country, which contains the site of Kerma and what was the capital of King Piye. This country, whose site of Old Dongola was the capital of the Makurian kingdom, contains the ruins of Napata and (*) Meroe. This modern-day country takes its name from an Arabic term meaning "Land of the Blacks." Rulers of a kingdom based in what is now this country established the 25th dynasty; that kingdom eventually fell to the invasion of neighboring Axum. For 10 points, name this modern-day country, home to the Nubian kingdom that controlled the fork of the Blue and White Nile.
This modern-day country is thought to be the home of a real-life tribe called the Blemmyes, who frequently allied with the Nobadae to attack the Romans.
Republic of the Sudan [or Jumhuriyat as-Sudan]