Ancient Egypt and Kush

used for making paper

kept records using hieroglyphics

a hard white material the Egyptians bought in Kush

farmers needed astronomy and mathematics to

Ideas spread from other lands through the buying and selling of goods and services

the study of the structure of the body and its organs

served as tombs for pharaohs

expanded the Kushite empire by conquering one Egyptian city after another

the Egyptian sun god

writing system that used drawings or symbols

the legendary first king of united Egypt

the Kushites created this, one of the world's first alphabets

a system of offices and officials that handle the business of government, like collecting taxes from farmers

vast desert areas of burning sand

geography of Kush affected its region by

Increased Egypt's wealth by expanding trade

a pharaoh who promoted trade with lands on the eastern Mediterranean Sea and boosted trade between Egypt and Kush

a white material made from elephant tusks that the Egyptians bought in Kush

Egypt's Black Land was caused by

We learn much about life and death in ancient Egypt due to these

an area of sediment carried by water and deposited at the mouth of a river

the social structure of ancient Egypt from top to bottom

a pharaoh that led his army against the powerful Hittites and lost many soldiers

Egyptians bought this dark black wood from Kush

the source of the Nile

a ruling family

system or writing that uses drawings or symbols

buying and selling goods and services

Kush's accomplishments included

an architect who designed a new kind of tomb for his pharaoh, a step pyramid

a statue or other free-standing piece of art made of clay, stone, or other materials

system or writing used by the Kushites

the bright star Egyptians watched to predict Nile flooding

a guide to the afterlife for the souls of the dead