Ancient African Kingdoms - Kush

The area south of Egypt before the Old Kingdom was...

• Benin

• Nubia

• Aksum

• Cairo

The Nubian culture was able to expand because of their use of ...

• Medicine

• Farming

• Horses

• Bows and Arrows

The Nubia became the....

• Egyptian Empire

• Aksum Empire

• Kush Empire

• Congo Empire

King Piankhi marched on __________in order to force invaders out in 724 CE.

• Egypt

• Aksum

• Sudan

• Kush

The trade at Meroe included...

• Wood, corn, and wheat

• Ebony, animal skins, and iron

• Gold, bananas, wheat

• Animal skins, mangoes, and gold

Meroe had a large necropolis that contained...

• Pyramids

• Stelae

• the Sphinx

• Tumuli

There is evidence of sacrifice in Kush.

• True

• False

Based on pottery and artifacts, Kush was possibly influenced by...

• Persia

• Egypt

• Aksum

• Congo

It is possible that the state organized _____________ in Kush.

• the distribution of bread and water

• farming

• production of jewelry

• baking cakes

Kush defeated Egypt and the king established himself as...

• the god Amun

• pharaoh, beginning of the 25th dynasty

• an ally of Egypt against Rome

• the new president of Egypt