History of Ancient Egypt and Kush

Which group of Nubian people became leaders in their villages between 3500 BC and 2000 BC?

The Kushite language was adapted from the language of the ___________________

What can you infer from the fact that many buildings in Meroe resembled Egyptian buildings?

The Third Dynasty began the period in Egyptian history called the _______________________

The ___________________ made it difficult for other countries to invade Egypt

Ramses the Great is best remembered

Aksumite King who took over Kush in AD 350

How did the Kushite dynasty end?

In Egyptian art, _______________________ were usually drawn realistically

The flooding of the _____________ made it possible for the Nubians to farm

A white material made from elephant tusks

Which statement best summarizes the way people are represented in Egyptian paintings?

Kushite leader who declared himself pharaoh, beginning the Kushite dynasty in Egypt

The first capital of Kush was ...

A type of dark heavy wood

Which of the following supports the fact that Kushite society grew more complex over time?

Predict what would have happened if Kushites did not have items to export

What were the main Kushite imports?

How did the Rosetta Stone help scholars and historians in their study of hieroglyphics

What was called the 'gift of the Nile' because it allowed the region to thrive

Specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth

A system of people in different lands who exchange goods

What factor contributed most to the growth of trade in the New Kingdom?

A triangle-shaped area of soil deposited by a river is called a

The Kushite language was called ...

The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes

What conclusion can you draw about the people who participate in trade networks?

_______________ was a lion-headed god worshipped by the Kushites

Early Nubian civilization was based on __________________

What did Egyptians believe left a person's body and became a spirit after death

a tall, four-sided pillar that is pointed on top

Pharaoh best known for monuments built to him

Why did the Egyptians build their pyramids to be grand and spectacular?

Who would the people of Egypt blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?

The pharaoh ____________ sent an army to take control of Kush around 1500 BC

Imaginary creature with the body of a lion and the head of another animal or human

What effect did the flooding of the Nile river have on Nubians?

Kingdom south of Egypt

goods brought in from other regions

Leader who extended Kushite territory north from Napata to the Nile River

Egypt's first pharaoh

Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?

Which of the following best describes why Herodotus called Egypt the gift of the Nile?

Which of the following best defines nobles?

The discovery of the ______________________ was the key historians needed to read hieroglyphics

a long-lasting, paperlike material made from reeds

____________ tried to restore old Egyptian practices that had become less popular

people who trade goods

What job employed the most people in Egypt?

Which of the following best describes how the geography of Nubia changed over time?

Kushite _____________ were mostly crops and jewelry

Rapids along a river

Who wrote and copied religious and literary texts

Kush developed Africa's first _______________ industry

pharaoh who fought the Hittites for many years

A powerful pharaoh reunited the _______________ around 2050BC

items sent for sale in other regions

The Kushites needed ______________ in order to make iron tools

stretch of rapids

Where was the Kushite city of Meroe located?

Only members of Egypt's _______________ could afford to have mummies made