The Kingdom of Kush

The civilization of Nubia is located _______ of Egypt.

• north

• south

• east

• west

The relationship between the Nubians and Egyptians was always peaceful because they were trade partners.

• True

• False

During the early years of the Kushite empire, this was the capital

• Kerma

• Meroe

• Napata

• Giza

After the fall of the Kushite empire in Egypt, this became the new capital city

• Kerma

• Meroe

• Napata

• Giza

Why were some artifacts from ancient Nubia similar to Egyptian artifacts?

• they interacted with one another because of their locations

• the artifacts from Nubia were actually stolen from Egypt

• the Egyptians and Nubians were the same civilization

• The artifacts are not at all similar

Which of the following was NOT part of the relationship of Egypt and Kush?

• they never interacted with one another

• they were trade partners

• they fought with one another

• they took over each other's civilizations at different times in history

What Mesopotamian empire ended up pushing the Kushites out of Egypt?

• Assyrians

• Akkadians

• Sumerians

• Babylonians

In what modern-day country is Nubia found?

• Egypt

• Sudan

• Africa

• Syria

The Nubians of Kerma grew wealthy from farming and ______.

• mining gold

• fighting wars

• herding cattle

• building pyramids

Like the Egyptians, the Kushites built stone temples, monuments, and pyramid tombs.

• TRUE

• FALSE