Ancient Kush and its Pyramids

Where can you find more pyramids than in Egypt?

• China

• Greece

• Mexico

• Sudan

Why do we know more about the kingdom of Kush from the perspective of the Egyptians?

• The Egyptians had writing and recorded everything.

• The Kushites did not have a written language.

• The Kushites destroyed their historical records.

• The Egyptians were more powerful and influential.

What did the Egyptians build to protect themselves from the military power of Kush?

• Fortresses along the Nile

• Temples dedicated to their gods

• Trade routes for communication

• Palaces for the Kushite kings

What valuable resources did the Kush Empire trade with Egypt?

• Silk, spices, and tea

• Wheat, barley, and livestock

• Timber, coal, and iron ore

• Ivory, leopard skins, precious stones, and gold

How did the Kushites become rich and powerful?

• By developing advanced agricultural techniques

• By conquering Egypt and taking control of its resources

• By discovering vast reserves of oil

• By being the intermediaries in trade between Egypt and inner Africa

What did the Egyptians do to the elites of Kushite society?

• They gave them Egyptian educations.

• They enslaved them and forced them to work in the pyramids.

• They ignored them and treated them as inferior.

• They banished them from Egypt.

What did the Kushites retain from their Egyptian colonizers?

• Their architectural style

• Their military strategies

• Their language and writing system

• Some Egyptian elements

What did the Kushites use to control an increasingly extensive territory?

• The Nile River

• Jebal Barkal, or sacred mountain

• The Mediterranean Sea

• The Sahara Desert

Who established Nuri as a royal cemetery?

• Geoff Emberling

• Nastasen

• Taharqa

• Pierce Paul

What did the cemetery at Nuri become for Kush?

• A military stronghold against Egypt

• A center for trade and commerce

• The royal burial ground for over 300 years

• A place of worship for Egyptian gods