Ancient Egyptian Religion and Kush

In what region was Kush located?

• Upper Egypt

• Ethiopia

• Nubia

• Mesopotamia

What was the importance of the Nile's flooding for the people of Nubia?

• The Nubians could plant both summer and winter crops.

• It regularly destroyed crops.

• The flooding forced them to build new homes each year.

• The flooding forced them to learn how to swim

Where was the kingdom of Kush located?

• North of Egypt

• South of Egypt

• East of Egypt

• East of Egypt

What left Egypt open to attack from Kush?

• A Series of weak pharaohs

• A lack of food

• Flooding of the Nile Delta

• Invasion routes from the Red Sea

What is one reason we know little about ancient Kush?

• The Egyptians destroyed all records of Kushite history.

• They had no writing system

• The Kushites did not build permanent residents.

• We cannot translate their writing system.

An example of Egyptian influence in Kushite culture can be found in...

• The Kushite military

• The Kushite writing

• Religion in Kush

• Houses in Kush

___________ ruled all of Egypt by the time of his death around 716 BC.

• Piankhi

• Thutmose

Kushites developed their own written language called _______.

• Meroitic

• Kushian

• Nubian

Ancient Egyptians believed that their gods controlled...

• the weather

• everything

• the social class each person was born into

• animals

To keep the gods happy, the ancient Egyptians...

• made burnt sacrifices.

• wrote and sang songs praising them.

• lit candles.

• built temples and prayed to them.