Ancient Egypt: Kush**

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Ancient Egypt: Kush**

Nubia is the land just south of Egypt It was home to one of the first great kingdoms in interior Africa

o Egyptians called the kingdom Kush The land was similar to Egypt with the Nile River and floods

o Very rich in minerals Gold, copper, and stone

Around 3500BCE farming villages appeared in Nubia o Around 2000BCE, the first kingdom begins in Kush

The cataracts on the Nile provided protection for Kush o These kept them safe from invasion by Egypt o The capital city of Kush was Kerma

Early on, Egypt and Kush were peaceful neighbors o They helped each other prosper through trading o Kush sent minerals, ebony, and ivory to Egypt o Kush continued to grow stronger

Egypt becomes nervous about Kush's growing strength o 1500'sBCE Thutmose I conquers Kush Destroys Kerma

After the conquest, Kushites adopted Egyptian culture o Names, religions, language, etc.

At the end of the Egyptian New Kingdom, Kush becomes independent o New capital - Napata

Kush grows strong once again Kashta ? King of Kush

o Conquers Upper Egypt ? 751BCE Kashta'a son ? Piankhi

o Conquers all of Egypt ? 716BCE o Becomes Pharaoh ? 25th Dynasty

Restores Egypt's culture Dynasty lasts 40 years before they are conquered by Assyrians Later on, Kush worked to rebuild itself

o This time, the capital was at Meroe

 Kush learned how to make iron, which made it very powerful o Africa's first iron industry

It helped that Kush had abundant forests for the fires of the forges Meroe became the center of a large trade network with many merchants

o Trade Network ? A system of people in different lands who trade goods o Merchants - Traders Kush had both imports and exports o Imports ? Items brought in from other regions o Exports ? Items sent out to other regions Exports = Gold, pottery, iron Imports = Jewelry and other luxury items As merchants traded with other cultures, Kush adopted characteristics of other cultures o Egypt had the most influence on Kushite culture o People worshipped Egyptian and Kushite gods o Kushite rulers were buried in small pyramids

And called pharaohs Women were expected to be active in society

o Worked in fields, cooked, cared for the children Some Kushite women became powerful

o Some women actually ruled Kush on their own The first woman to rule Kush was Queen Shanakhdakheto

o She ruled for 20 years As time continued, Kush started to decline in power

o The cattle overgrazed, which destroyed the soil o Ironmakers used up the forests near Kush o Kush produced fewer goods for trading o New trade routes were built that went around Kush Eventually Kush was taken over by the kingdom of Aksum o King Ezana Once Christianity spread into the region, the last influence of Kush disappeared

Name ______________________________________________________________________________ Period _________

Ancient Egypt: Kush*

________________ is the land just south of Egypt o Egyptians called the kingdom ___________

The _____________ on the Nile provided protection for Kush o The capital city of Kush was _____________

Early on, Egypt and Kush were peaceful __________________ o They helped each other _____________ through trading

After the conquest, Kushites adopted _______________ culture At the end of the Egyptian New Kingdom, _________ becomes independent

o New capital - ___________ ______________ ? King of Kush

o Conquers Upper Egypt ? _____________ Kashta'a son ? _____________

o Conquers all of Egypt ? _____________ o Becomes ___________ ? 25th Dynasty Dynasty lasts 40 years before they are conquered by _____________ Later on, __________ worked to rebuild itself o This time, the capital was at ______________ Kush learned how to make __________, which made it very powerful ______________ became the center of a large trade network with many merchants o _________________ ? A system of people in different lands who trade goods o _______________ - Traders Kush had both ________________ and exports

o _____________ ? Items brought in from other regions o _____________ ? Items sent out to other regions As merchants traded with other ______________, Kush adopted characteristics of other cultures o _____________ had the most influence over Kushite culture The first woman to rule Kush was Queen _____________________________ As time continued, ____________ started to decline in power o The cattle _____________, which destroyed the soil o ______________ used up the forests near Kush o Kush produced fewer _____________ for trading o New ____________________ were built that went around Kush

Name ______________________________________________________________________________ Period _________

Ancient Egypt: Kush

________________ is the land just south of _________________ o Egyptians called the kingdom ___________

The _____________ on the Nile provided protection for Kush o The capital city of Kush was _____________

Early on, Egypt and Kush were peaceful __________________ o They helped each other _____________ through trading

After the conquest, Kushites adopted _______________ culture At the end of the Egyptian New Kingdom, _________ becomes independent

o New capital - ___________ ______________ ? King of Kush

o Conquers Upper Egypt ? _____________ Kashta'a son ? _____________

o Conquers all of Egypt ? _____________ o Becomes ___________ ? 25th Dynasty Dynasty lasts 40 years before they are conquered by _____________ Later on, __________ worked to rebuild itself o This time, the capital was at ______________ ______________ learned how to make __________, which made it very powerful o Africa's first __________ industry ______________ became the center of a large _________ ______________ with many merchants o Trade Network ? o Merchants ?

 Kush had both ________________ and _______________ o Imports ? o Exports ?

As merchants traded with other ______________, Kush adopted characteristics of other cultures o _____________ had the most influence over Kushite culture

The first woman to rule Kush was Queen _____________________________ As time continued, ____________ started to decline in power

o The cattle _____________, which destroyed the __________ o ______________ used up the _____________ near Kush o Kush produced fewer _____________ for _____________ o New ____________________ were built that went around _____________

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