Geography
The Kingdom of Kush was located along this famous African river.
The Nile
The Ancient Kushites shared religion with what other ancient civilization?
The Ancient Egyptians
Kush's warriors were famous for their strong skill with this weapon.
Bow, Bow and Arrow
Who was the leader of society in Ancient Kush?
The King or Pharaoh
This was Kush's main product of trade with other nations.
Gold
Which was farther south, Ancient Egypt or Ancient Kush?
Ancient Kush
What the Ancient Kushites believed people experienced after death?
The Afterlife.
Why did the Kushites invade Egypt under King Kashta?
To save their religious brothers.
This group of people was at the bottom of the social pyramid.
Servants, Laborers, and Slaves.
These people helped establish Ancient Kush, without them it could not have continued.
Farmers
The Kushites moved from Napata to this new capital city.
Meroe
What people were able to communicate with the gods?
Priests
Ancient Kush had many of these, which made it easy for them to be wealthy and to trade well. (It also made Kush valuable to outsiders.)
Gold mines
Kush was unique in that the civilization allowed and encouraged these people to be rulers.
Women
An economy based on farming is called what?
An Agrarian Economy
This was the first capital of the Kingdom of Kush.
Napata
God of the sun, creator god to both the Egyptians and the Kushites.
Ra
Give three areas that Ancient Kush traded with.
Egypt, Greece, Rome, India, China, Interior Africa, The Middle East
Ancient Kushites strongly valued these animals and were very skilled with them.
Horses
These people worked the iron and gold that was so important to the Kushite's economy.
Artisans or Craftsmen, Metalworkers
The Kushites moved their capital to Meroe to distance themselves from what other ancient civilization?
Ancient Egypt or Egypt
The location of a well preserved Kushite funerary temple.
El Kurru
Kushites built these structures at burial locations, unlike the Egyptians theirs were steeper and smaller.
Pyramids
Outside of the royal family, these people were the most important to the Ancient Kushites.
Priests
When you trade for the sake of economic reasons this is called what? (This has been used in numerous time periods and areas around the world)
Barter, Bartering
These obstacles made it nearly impossible to navigate by river for parts of the year. They also acted as natural barriers for Ancient Kush.
The cataracts of the Nile. (Bonus 100: How many of them were in Kush?)
This god was unique to the Kushites and was represented by a lion.
Apedemak
This material was found in abundance around the city of Meroe. Kushites mastered it and it made them much more formidable.
Iron Ore, Iron
This person was one of the most famous leaders of Kush and was responsible for helping Kush conquer Egypt.
Kashta, Piye
Name at least 2 other products, besides gold, that Kush traded with other countries.
Ivory, Iron Ore, Timber, Lumber, Slaves, Incense, Feathers & Wild animal Hides
Jebel Barkal.
This goddess was also unique to the Kushites. She was the wife of the lion-god and had a crown shaped like a falcon.
Amesemi
Ancient Kush's biggest accomplishment.
Taking over Egypt, Ruling Egypt's 25th Dynasty
The title for the female warrior queens.
Kandakes or Candaces.
Ancient Kush was also known by another name for its dealings with a certain precious medal. This comes from the Egyptian word for gold.
Nub, Nubia