Ancient Egypt and the Kush Empire

When the Nubians finally broke away from Egypt, they formed the kingdom of __________.

The Kush kingdom was finally destroyed by the kingdom of ____________.

When powerful Nubian villages joined together, they formed the kingdom of ___________.

What is the name given to the king or ruler of Egypt?

This desert is the largest in the world and surrounded ancient Egypt.

How did people benefit when the Nile river flooded?

Which kingdom was known as the "Golden Age" of Egypt?

The Kush empire began in the region of ______________.

Napata, the first capital of Kush, was a great location for ____ because it was along the Nile.

What was the name of the Egyptian system of writing?

Egyptians believed in many gods.  What is the term for this?

She was the first female pharaoh to rule Egypt.  She believed in trade rather than conquest.

Since Egyptians believed in life after death, they ____________ their dead.

Kashta and his son ________ invaded Egypt and began a new dynasty.

He was the pharaoh that united Upper and Lower Egypt.

The Assyrians were able to invade Egypt and push the Kushites south because of __________.

What was the name of the famous river that flowed through ancient Egypt?

The pharaoh Akhenaton is known for starting ____________.

He was the pharaoh that ruled only 9 years.  His tomb was discovered filled with golden items.

Meroe became the new capital of Kush because ______________.

Which of the following is NOT the name of one of the 3 periods of ancient Egypt?

Where did the ancient Kushites (people of Kush) settle?

The Kushites loved _________ and wanted their cities to resemble theirs.

The Kingdom of Kerma collapsed in the 1400's BC when it was attacked by _____________.

This is another name for Egyptian gods and goddesses.