Language (Translations)
How do you greet someone in Nubi ?
What is ____?
What 2 countries are the Nubians split between
Lower Egypt and the top of Sudan
In what two modern-day countries did Nubia exist in?
-What is Egypt?
-What is Sudan?
Name the second largest continent?
Africa
How do you say "What is your name?" in Nubi?
What is Ikineera?
The earliest Nubians are known to have thrived from c.3500 to 3100 BC occupying villages in lower Nubia. These peoples traded exotic East African wares with the Egyptians. (true or false)
True
Who is Amanirenas?
Amanirenas was a strong one-eyed Queen of Kush (modern-day Sudan) who ruled from approximately 40 BC to 10 BC.
What is the most popular sport in Egypt?
Futball (also known as Soccer)
What are the two spoken Nubian-dialects ?
-What is Kenuzi-Dongolawi ?
-What is Fedidja-Mahas?
It was the Napatans who eventually conquered Egypt and ruled it during the twenty-fifth dynasty known as the
Kushite period.
What is the difference between Egyptian-Nubians & Sudanese-Nubians? Think borders.
What is Egyptian-Nubians & Sudanese-Nubians are the same ethnic group separated by colonial borders?
(True or False) Greater Cairo is the largest city in Africa and the Middle East
True - With an estimated population of 22 million and approximately 500 square km, Cairo is the largest city in Africa and the Middle East.
How do you say "shut your mouth" in Nubi?
What is "Inna gilgi kob?"
Subsequent Nubian culture-known as Meroe–developed the first system of writing in Africa-besides the Egyptians. (True or False)
True
What are the Pyramids of Meroe ? Give 2 facts
-The Nubian Meroe pyramids are the best preserved of the more than 220 pyramids in Sudan. They are the burial sites for more than 40 Nubian kings and queens of the Kush kingdom.
(True or False) Egypt is home to one of the world’s largest dam
True - Aswan high dam is the world’s largest dam, built to contain the raging waters of the world’s longest river, the Nile.
How do you say "money" in Nubi ?
How do you say "water" in Nubi?
How do you say "where are you" in Nubi?
-What is dongo?
-What is iSse?
-What is Er-sai-erer?
What medicine did ancient Nubians use? How did they make it?
-What is tetracycline bacteria traces found in soil along the Egyptian-Sudanese border?
-Ancient Nubians brewed/fermented beer, everyone over 2 years old drank it
Nubians were known for their Archery skills. What did Ancient Egyptians use to call Ancient Nubia (both the name & English Translation)?
BONUS 100 points: What was their most popular method of attack?
-What is Ta-SETI ?
-What is "Land of the Bows"
-BONUS: Strategically targeting the eyes of the enemy
What is Egypts official language?
Arabic