Kingdom of Kush

What was Nubia?

• a type of food

• a region of Africa

• A region of Europe

Which river was in Nubia?

• Nile River

• Amazon River

• Thames River

• Mississippi River

Fill in the blanks. Make sure to number your answer.

First, the region was called 1)_________. Second, the reason was called 2)________. Now, the region is called 3)________.

Word Bank:

Kush Nubia Sudan

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What two purposes did people use the Nile River for?

• traveling

• watering crops

• digging for gold

• fishing for crocodiles

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Kerma and Egypt fought. Who won?

• Kerma

• Egypt

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Kush and Egypt fought. Who won?

• Kush

• Egypt

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which city had pyramids?

• Meroe

• Kerma

• Napata

What metal did the people of Meroe use to make weapons and iron?

• gold

• silver

• iron

• steel

What two things did the people of Meroe make with iron?

• weapons

• tools

• beds

• jewelry

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Fill in the blanks. Make sure to number your answers.

Meroe was an 1)________ city for hundreds of years. Then Meroe was 2)______________.

Word Bank:

important

not important

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2