Geography
This river was the lifeline of both Ancient Egypt and Kush.
What is the Nile River
Egypt and Kush practiced this type of religion with many gods.
What is polytheism?
This person was both the political and religious leader of Egypt.
Who is the pharaoh?
Both Egypt and Kush relied heavily on this activity along the Nile.
What is farming?
This type of writing system used pictures and symbols.
What is hieroglyphics
This triangular fertile area is found where the Nile meets the Mediterranean Sea.
What is the Nile Delta
This group of people performed religious rituals and cared for temples.
Who are priests?
This kingdom is known for pyramid building.
What is the Old Kingdom?
This natural event made the land fertile each year.
What is the flooding of the Nile (Inundation)?
Egyptians wrote on this paper-like material made from reeds.
What is papyrus?
This large desert protected Egypt from invasion to the west.
What is the Sahara Desert?
Preserving bodies for the afterlife was called this.
What is mummification?
This kingdom focused on stability and trade.
What is the Middle Kingdom?
Because Kush’s Nile River valley was much smaller than Egypt’s and had less farmland, this problem sometimes occurred.
What is not having enough food?
These giant burial tombs were built for pharaohs.
What are pyramids?
These rocky rapids made travel difficult but protected Egypt from southern invaders
What are cataracts?
This god was the sun god, often shown with a falcon head.
Who was Ra
This kingdom expanded Egypt’s power and included rulers like Ramses II.
What is the New Kingdom?
Overuse of resources and loss of trade helped cause this.
What is the decline of Kush?
This is one of the most famous pyramid sites in Egypt.
What is Giza
Kush was located in this direction from Egypt.
Kush was located in this direction from Egypt.
This god ruled the afterlife.
Who is Osiris
Rulers of Kush were sometimes called this title, especially powerful queens.
What are Kandakes?
Egypt wanted to trade primarily for jewelry and perfume, which is this type of good
What is Luxury Goods?
Kush moved it capital to this city because of its proximity to iron mines
What is Meroe