Geography
Ancient Kush was located on this continent.
What is Africa?
Amanirenas was a great example of this type of ruler in Ancient Kush.
What is a kandake?
He helped his mom, Queen Amanirenas, defeat the Romans in 24 BCE.
Who is Prince Akinidad?
Before Kush gained its independence, it was under the ruling of this neighbor to the north.
What is Egypt?
Ancient Kush continued building these important tombs.
What are pyramids?
Ancient Kush is located near this body of water.
What is the Red Sea?
After Kush regained its independence from Egypt, it began to worship this god.
What is the African lion-god?
These famed marksmen were hired by the Egyptian army to help fight.
Who are archers?
While under Egyptian rule, Kushites brought these types of gifts (giraffes, monkeys, gold, cattle, ivory, ebony, ostrich feathers and slaves) to Egypt every year.
What are tributes?
Ancient Kush and Ancient Egypt both share in the bounty of this river.
What is the Nile River?
When the Kushites were Egyptianized, they learned this type of writing.
What is hieroglyphics?
Who is the best teacher at Andros Karperos?
Who is Mrs. Horton?
In 671 BCE, these people invaded Egypt and the Kush tried to fight them off.
Who are the Assyrians?
Before Meroe, this was the capital city of Kush.
What is Napata?
This is a natural protective barrier that surrounds much of Ancient Kush.
What is the Nubian Desert?
After they returned to their African roots, Kushites wrote and spoke this language.
What is Meroitic?
This Egyptian pharaoh has scenes of Egyptians and Kushites in her tomb.
Who is Hatshepsut?
In 24 BCE, Queen Amanirenas defended Kush against these powerful enemies.
Who are the Romans?
After Egypt's New Kingdom fell, these two lands were united into one kingdom under King Piye.
What are Egypt and Kush?
These two types of metal were in high quantity in Ancient Kush.
What is gold and iron?
King Piye was part of this line of rulers.
What is the 25th dynasty?
He was known as the "Uniter of Two Lands" after he made Egypt and Kush into one kingdom.
Who is King Piye?
This is a written agreement by which two or more states/countries agree to be peaceful.
What is a peace treaty?
Kushite pharaohs were known as these.
Who are the black pharaohs?