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The Kingdom of Kush

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Kush located on the Nile River, to the ___________ of Egypt.

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

2.

How did historians learn about Kush?

a)

tomb paintings

b)

hieroglypics

c)

stories

d)

movies

3.

Images suggest that Kush and Egypt had a ____________ relationship.

a)

happy

b)

fun

c)

complicated

d)

exciting

4.

Kush is also known as Nubia because nub is the Egyptian word for

a)

water

b)

trade

c)

gold

d)

metal

5.

Speaking and writing in Egyptian, wearing Egyptian clothes and fighting in Egypt's army are all ways that Kushites

a)

praised their gods

b)

adopted Egyptian ways

c)

made friends

d)

had fun

6.

During the _______________________, Egypt conquered Kush.

a)

Old Kingdom

b)

Middle Kingdon

c)

New Kingdom

d)

Best Kingdom

7.

King Piye was a part of the _________ dynasty of Kush.

a)

25th

b)

20th

c)

10th

d)

5th

8.

A family or group that rules for several generations is known as a

a)

conquerer

b)

ruler

c)

dynasty

d)

tradition

9.

Kushite pharaohs ruled Egypt for ___________________.

a)

a decade

b)

a millenia

c)

a century

d)

one year

10.

This group eventually forced the Kushites to leave Egypt.

a)

Babylonians

b)

Sumerians

c)

Mesopotamians

d)

Assyrians

11.

The capital city of Kush was

a)

Meroe

b)

Cairo

c)

Napata

d)

Rome

12.

Meroe was the center of Kushite industry, such as _______________ and ____________.

a)

plants

b)

ironwork

c)

trade

d)

diamonds

13.

The name for a powerful female leader who co-ruled Kush with her husband or sons.

a)

Pharaoh

b)

Queen

c)

Princess

d)

Kandake

14.

Kandake Amanirenas stopped _________________ attempt to take control of Kush

a)

Egypt's

b)

Sumer's

c)

Babylon's

d)

Rome's