Geography
Life
Trade
People
Kingdoms
100
What was the Nile River used for?
Trading, Drinking water, Water for crops etc...
100
How did iron improve life?
It improved life by creating new tools, weapons and other things needed in daily life.
100
How did the Nile River help to improve trade?
It made it easier to receive "newer" items other countries/places didn't have.
100
Why was Piankhi important?
Piankhi gained control of Egypt 36 years after attacking the city of Memphis.
100
Who was the ruler of Kush?
Piankhi
300
How was the Nile important to the relationship between Nubia and Egypt?
It was important because people would bring/carry goods from the interior of Africa to Egypt and from the Mediterranean Sea down to Nubia and farther.
300
Why did the people of Meroe learn to smelt iron?
The people of Meroe learned to smelt iron because they needed new weapons after they defeated the Assyrians. Smelting heated the iron to separate the elements it contained. This caused the weapons to be very powerful and strong.