Pharaohs and Gods
He was the first pharaoh of a United Egypt.
Who was Narmer?
A unique achievement of the Kush civilization.
What is Meroitic script?
The buying and selling of goods.
What is commerce?
The mother goddess of Egypt, wife of Osiris.
Who was Isis?
The kind of math that Egyptians were particularly skilled in.
What is geometry?
What is the yearly flooding of the Nile?
A resource that Kush was rich in.
What is gold?
A body preserved by a special process.
What is a mummy?
He built the most monuments.
Who was Ramses II?
Another invention that came from Egypt.
What are glass, mortar, and cosmetics?
Napata and Meroe
What were the two capitals of Kush?
Groups of rocky rapids.
What are cataracts?
The son of Isis and Osiris.
Who was Horus?
This was difficult to use because each year had a different number of days.
What is the lunar calendar?
The two sources of the Nile River.
What are the Blue Nile and the White Nile?
What Kush is best remembered for.
What is creating trade networks with Greece and other parts of Africa?
A writing surface similar to paper named after the reed that grew along the Nile River in Ancient Egypt.
What is papyrus?
He was the sun god.
Who is Amon-Re?
Writing system that used drawings or symbols.
What is hieroglyphics?
These made it difficult for Kushites to travel by boat.
What are cataracts?
What is Egypt?
Dependence by each country or group on the other.
What is interdependence?