Chapter 10 The Kingdom of Kush

What can you conclude about Kush based on its location?

• It was a trading center.
• It was a center for the arts.
• It had a king as a leader.
• It had a large population.

What was one result of Egypt's New Kingdom collapsing?

• Egyptians became slaves to Kushites.
• Egypt and Kush became trade partners.
• Egyptians settled along the Nile River.
• Egypt and Kush united into one kingdom.

Who was the king who brought Egypt and Kush together?

• Piye
• Ramses II
• Jebel Barkal
• Abu Simbel

What did the Kush do after conquering Egypt?

• Conquered Assyria
• Restored Egypt's glory
• Conquered Cannan
• Restored Egypt's government

What technology enabled Assyria to conquer Kush?

• fire
• charcoal
• running water
• iron weapons

After Egypt invaded Kush around 590 BCE, the Kushites made ___________ their capital city.

• Napata
• Nubia
• Meroe
• Libya

After Egypt's collapse, a new line of Kush kings continued to follow Egyptian traditions.

• True
• False

The Kushite pharaohs destroyed Egyptian temples and pyramids and only built new ones in Kush.

• True
• False

Kush's only means of trading was overland routes.

• True
• False

Queen Amanirenas lost an eye fighting alongside her soldiers during battle with the Romans.

• True
• False