Egypt and Kush

​EGYPT AND KUSH

KUSH

​The land found in South of Egypt farther up the Nile River.

Other name: NUBIA

​TAKE NOTE:

Trade and conquest brought Egypt and Kush together.

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Multiple Choice

The land found in South of Egypt farther up the Nile River.

• Kemet

• Kush

• Nile

• Sudan

Multiple Choice

Another name for Kush.

• Kemet

• Nubia

• Sudan

Multiple Select

Which two factors brought Egypt and Kush together?

• Trade

• Power

• Resources

• Conquest

​Why was trade important for Egypt and Kush?

​Egypt and Kush lacked some resources that they can get by Trade and Commerce with neighboring countries.

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Commerce - is the buying and selling of goods and services.
Luxury goods - are expensive goods that are not needed, but make life more enjoyable.

Egyptian Luxury Goods: precious stones and perfumes.

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Multiple Select

Choose 2 goods which are considered as Luxury ones.

• grains

• precious stones

• copper

• perfumes

​Trade in the Nile Valley

​SNEFRU
He is a pharaoh who promoted trade with lands on the eastern Mediterranean Sea. He also boosted the trade between Egypt and Kush.

The most valuable goods that Egyptians bought from Kush were gold and Ivory. In return the Egyptians sold grain, cloth, papyrus, glass, and jewelry.

Egypt relied on Kush's gold, and Kush relied on Egypt's grain.

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Ivory - a hard white material made from elephant tusks.
Ebony - a dark black wood.
Interdependence - dependence by each country or group on the other.

​Ivory Ebony

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Match

Match the following

• Egypt relied on Kush's ____.

• Kush relied on Egypt's _____.

Ivory

Ebony

Gold

Grain

• Ivory

• Ebony

• Gold

• Grain