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Chapter 6 - Lesson 1 "Nubia and the Land of Kush"
MAIN IDEAS
• The region of Nubia had connections with Egypt.
• A powerful king of Kush conquered Egypt and ruled as pharaoh.
• Meroe was an important economic center linking Egypt & the interior of Africa.
The Region of Nubia
1. Nubia is the name for a geographic region in Africa. It extended from the ______boundary of ______southward to include present day ______. Its southern boundary was south of the Nile River's ______cataract.
2. Like Egypt, Nubia was divided into ______(southern/upsteam) and
______(northern, downstream) areas.
3. People in Nubia lived along the ______. Nubia's climate provided greater ______which meant that ______was not limited just to the Nile Valley.
The Kush Civilization
4. ______controlled parts of Nubia between 2000 and 1000 BC. During these times Nubia was a source of ______for Egypt. As Egypt declined, a Nubian kingdom called ______became a power in the region.
5. Scholars believed Nubia's ______was the earliest in history. Later, this ______was developed in the person of the Egyptian pharaoh.
6. When Egypt ruled Nubia, the Egyptian pharaoh appointed an ______to govern the region. Contact with Egypt resulted in cultural exchanges. Egypt influenced the ______and ______of the Nubian region, even into Kush. Nubians also worshipped some of the same ______as the Egyptians.
7. Young Kushite nobles went to ______where they learned the Egyptian ______. They also adopted the customs and ______styles of the Egyptians, they brought back ______and a ______writing system, and even Egyptian ______were adapted by builders in Kush.
8. The Nubian Kingdom of Kush conquered all of upper and lower ______. A Kushite King named ______attached the Egyptian city of Memphis and gained control of Egypt.
9. There were ______periods that make up the history of Kush. Each period was based on the ______of the capital and the king's ______. The city of ______was the capital during the first period and the city of ______was the capital during the second period.
10. Piankhi ______Egypt and Kush. Nubia extablished its own dynasty of royal rulers. Piankhi was declared ______pharaoh. Although he was Egypt's pharaoh, he did not live in ______. He lived in ______which was the capital of Kush. Piankhi ruled during the 25th Dynasty in Egypt. He knew when to fight and when to make peace.
11. Napata was located at the head of a ______used to move ______around the Nile River's ______. ______used the road when boats loaded with goods were unable to navigate the rough ______on certain sections of the Nile River.
12. Nubia was rich in goods that were hard to find (scarce) in Egypt. Four of the items Nubia had included: ______, ______, ______, and ______. ______was the center city for trade which helped the spread of Egyptian goods and culture to Kush's other trading partners in Africa and beyond.
13. ______was a later Kushite ruler. He spent most of his reign fighting the ______who had invaded Egypt in 671 BC. The Assyrians carried ______weapons which were powerful, they also had foot soldiers who were armed with bows and arrows. Some Assyrians drove ______and was the first army to have a ______which are army men on ______. Eventually the Assyrians took control of Egypt and parts of Kush.
The Kushite Capital of Meroe
14. After the Assyrians conquered Egypt and parts of Kush, the Kushite kids chose a new capital city called ______which was located on the Nile. The city was on trade routes leading from the ______to the interior of ______.
15. The city of Meroe had access to natural resources of ______and ______.
16. The Assyrians had iron weapons. The Kushites knew they needed iron weapons if they were to compete against the Assyrians. They learned how to ______iron and use it to make tools and weapons. The people of Kush traded its iron in ______and ______Africa as well as ______
17. Other products traded in Meroe were ______, ______, and ______.
18. Some of the ______worshipped by the Kushites in Napata and Meroe were similar to those of ______. Two of the Egyptian gods were the sun god ______and ______, the goddess of the moon.
19. In Nubia, ______played an important role. Kush even developed a ______language. First they used hieroglyphics similar to the Egyptians, but later changed their language to an alphabet made up of ______symbols. This language has not been translated.
20. Royal tombs were made of ______. They were ______shaped with steep sides. The tombs included a chapel to the side. Kushite kings were ______to preserve their bodies.
Word(Term,person or place / Definition
(in your own words) / Icon/Picture / Application: Which
learning target goes with this
word? What's the connection?
Nubia
p. 189 / LT #
Kush
p. 190 / LT #
Piankhi
p. 190 / LT #
Meroe
p.192
smelting
p. 192
Skill Builder Practice - Interpreting Charts
Charts simplify information by putting facts in a visual form that makes information
easier to remember. Tables and diagrams are examples of frequently used charts. The
chart below about Nubia and Egypt lists items and ideas that originated in one place
and were adopted in some form by the other. Read the title and the labels to see how
the chart is organized. Answer the questions below.
1.What kind of information is given or shown in the chart above?
______
2.How is the information in the chart organized?
______
3. According to this chart, which country was more influential? ______
4. Write a brief summary of what you can tell about the exchange of goods between Egypt and Kush based on the information given in the chart.
______
______
Geography Practice - The Nubian Kingdoms of Kush
Nubia is a geographical region that extends along the Nile valley south of Egypt.
It was located in that part of Africa which is now known as the Sudan. A variety of
kingdoms thrived in Nubia in different times and places.The Nubian kingdom of Kush reached its greatest extent when it was based inNapata. It extended from the Mediterranean Sea in the north to the Blue Nile in thesouth. Trade and goods traveled up and down the Nile River during the period of theKush kingdoms.After the defeat of Kush by the Assyrians, the Kushite eventually kings retreatedfarther south along the Nile. They moved their capital to Meroë. From this new base,they continued to prosper and develop their culture.
1. Which of the Kushite
capitals was farther
south?
______
2. Which is farther north,
lower Nubia or upper
Nubia?
______
3. What body of water was to
the east of Nubia?
______
4. Color or highlight the Nile
River.
5. What is the approximate
distance between Napata
andMeroë? About
______miles
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