The Kingdom of Kush

Kush located on the Nile River, to the ___________ of Egypt.

• North

• South

• East

• West

How did historians learn about Kush?

• tomb paintings

• hieroglypics

• stories

• movies

Images suggest that Kush and Egypt had a ____________ relationship.

• happy

• fun

• complicated

• exciting

Kush is also known as Nubia because nub is the Egyptian word for

• water

• trade

• gold

• metal

Speaking and writing in Egyptian, wearing Egyptian clothes and fighting in Egypt's army are all ways that Kushites

• praised their gods

• adopted Egyptian ways

• made friends

• had fun

During the _______________________, Egypt conquered Kush.

• Old Kingdom

• Middle Kingdon

• New Kingdom

• Best Kingdom

King Piye was a part of the _________ dynasty of Kush.

• 25th

• 20th

• 10th

• 5th

A family or group that rules for several generations is known as a

• conquerer

• ruler

• dynasty

• tradition

Kushite pharaohs ruled Egypt for ___________________.

• a decade

• a millenia

• a century

• one year

This group eventually forced the Kushites to leave Egypt.

• Babylonians

• Sumerians

• Mesopotamians

• Assyrians