The Kingdom of Kush

Who took over the rule of Egypt from Kush?

• Assyrians

• Meroe

• Napata

• Piye

A region that later became known as Kush

• Assyria

• Piye

• Nubia

• Napata

Capital city set up for a royal court, resembling an Egyptian city

• Nubia

• Meroe

• Assyria

• Piye

the first city from which the earliest Kushite kings ruled

• Nubia

• Piye

• Napata

• Assyria

founded a dynasty that ruled both Egypt and Kush

• Piye

• Assyria

• Nubia

• Meroe

The Nubian people came from the African savannas south of the

• Arabian Desert

• Eastern Desert.

• . Red Desert.

• Sahara.

This Nubian kingdom was formed when the stronger villages overtook weaker ones

• Kush

• Napata

• Sudan

• Kerma

As a result of being conquered by Egypt, Nubians

• gave up their previous way of life

• stopped worshiping their own deities

• accepted many Egyptian beliefs and customs

• refused to accept any Egyptian beliefs and customs

Why was Napata a favorable location for trade?

• A strong army gave protection from bandits

• Trade caravans crossed the upper Nile there

• A powerful king ruled the city

• There were many religious leaders based in the city

Like Egypt, Nubia had a dry climate and needed water from the Nile River.

• True

• False