Geography
This is the name of the river that connected Egypt and Nubia and supported farming in the north and trade in the south.
What is the Nile River?
This is the name of the pyramid that was built from about 2600-2500 BCE and tombs were placed inside the pyramid.
What are the pyramids at Giza?
Nubian soldiers were especially skilled with this.
What is a bow & arrow?
This kingdom is noted for its artisans or skilled workers.
What is Kerma.
This woman pharaoh maintained her power by using education, diplomacy, and Roman support.
Who is Cleopatra?
This is the word for rocky rapids OR made travel difficult and helped Nubia control trade.
What are cataracts? OR What is a cataract?
Who are Egyptians?
The Egyptians called Nubia Ta Sety, which means this.
"The land of the bow".
This King allowed women to rule independently in ancient Nubia.
Who is Ergamenes?
The direction that Nubia is located from Egypt.
What is south?
These peoples pyramids were built closer to today's date.
What are the Nubian pyramids?
Compared to Egypt who relied on farming for food, Nubia relied on this.
What is trade?
The capital city was moved here to be out of Egypt's reach. Additionally this kingdom was the first to specialize in iron making.
What is Meroe? OR What is the kingdom of Meroe?
As sons were typically only allowed to become pharaohs, this woman's rise to power in c.1503 BCE was unusual.
Who is Hatshepsut?
The name of the body of water the Nile flows into.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
These statues were meant to show royal status and power.
What are the Nubian statues?
This body of water is located to the east of Egypt and Nubia.
What is the Red Sea?
During this kingdom Nubians adopted many Egyptian ways. They even began to worship Egyptian gods along with their own.
What is Kerma?
This queen's father was Ptolemy XII.
Who is Cleopatra?
The natural resource that made Nubia rich.
What is gold?
This was built during the reign of Khafre and its purpose was to guard the pyramids.
What is the Great Sphinx of Giza?
This prince of Nubia liked a good contest. He once held a 5-hour, 30-mile race across the desert. He was crowned king of both Nubia and Egypt and would become the greatest ruler of his dynasty.
Who is Prince Taharka?
Nubian rulers of Napata ruled Egypt as this dynasty.
What is the 25th dynasty?
Amanirenas is the most famous of the eight queens of Kush. She fought alongside soldiers in the Meroitic war that lasted for this long.
What is five years?