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Which region is in modern-day Sudan, was south of ancient Egypt, and was the site of multiple kingdoms that produced a civilization that mixed with Egypt?
Nubia
Who was ancient Egypt's goddess that was the divine mother of the pharaoh who helped her husband leading souls to the underworld?
Isis
Who was ancient Egypt's supreme god of the sun?
Ra
Who was ancient Egypt's god of the underworld and judge of the dead?
Osiris
Which ancient Egyptian god has the head of a jackal, assists the god of the underworld, and is the god of mummification?
Anubis
What are grassy plains called in Africa?
savannas
What did the Kushites learn as a result of getting invaded by the Assyrians?
Ironmaking
Early Nubians were experts at what?
Warfare/fighting and archery
How did Nubian and Egyptian culture mix?
Nubians loved Egypt's religion, fashion, and architecture. Nubians mixed hieroglyphic language with their own. They built small pyramids for their kings. They copied a sphinx. They built sandstone temples and monuments like Egypt. They had extremely colorful buildings like Egypt.
How did Nubian kingdoms become rich?
They were at the center of a huge trade network, traded iron and many other goods for what they needed (mostly wood).
What were the two major kingdoms in Nubia?
Kerma and Kush
What describes how old Egypt is?
Egypt dates back to 3500 B.C. (5,500 years ago!). Even the ancient Greeks thought Egypt was very, very old!
How many dynasties ruled Egypt?
30
Which ruler began conquering Egypt around 750 B.C.?
Which ruler conquered Egypt in 728 B.C. and founded the 25th Dynasty that ruled Egypt and Kush?
Kashta
Piye
What were the two major capital cities of Kush?
Napata and Meroe
What was ancient Egypt's attitude about their culture?
They did not want to extend their culture to other lands or allow other cultures to shape their understanding.
What are eleven (don't get mad) inventions/gifts Egypt gave to our civilization?
Papyrus, 12 months & 365 days, area of a circle, true right angle, umbrella, herbs & drugs for illnesses, sewing up cuts, setting broken bones, first medical books (like Book of the Dead), shadufs, and hieroglyphics.
What are the four periods of ancient Egyptian history?
Old, Middle, New, and Late Kingdoms
What is most likely the truth about how the pyramids were built?
Slaves probably didn't build the pyramids. Farmers and free workers did. They built the pyramids without pulleys, wheels, or beasts of burden! It's still a mystery about all the details of how they were built.
How was ancient Egypt naturally protected?
It was surrounded by fearsome deserts to the East, West, and South. The Mediterranean Sea's in the North. The Red Sea's to the East.