Kush and Axum Civilizations Review

What is another name for the Kush Civilization?

• Egypt

• Nubia

• Axum

• Canaan

What empire heavily influenced Kush culture?

• Egypt

• Axum

• Hebrew

• American

What are the Cataracts of the Nile?

• Rocks that civilizations placed in the Nile River to help people walk across.

• stretches of the Nile River that are easily passable by boat.

• diseases of the eye that typically affect older populations of people.

• un-navigable stretch of rapids and waterfalls, separated Upper Nile from the Lower Nile, geographic impediment which separated the two kingdoms of Egypt and Nubia

Which of the following did the Kush trade? (choose all that apply)

• Ivory

• Animal skins

• Gold

• Timber

What was the first capital of the Kush civilization?

What was the second capital of the Kush civilization?

What was the third capital of the Kush civilization?

What is a difference that Egyptians saw between themselves and the Kush?

What does the fact that Kush Kings ruled Egypt at one point and Egyptian Pharaohs ruled Kush at others say about the two civilizations?

• The two civilizations got along really well and took turns letting each other be in charge.

• The social classes of Egypt and Kush were similar.

• Egypt and Kush were in constant conflict with each civilization trying to take control over the other.

• It doesn't tell us anything about the two civilizations.

There are more ________ in Meroë than in all of Egypt.