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Kush

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During the later Kush empire, this queen ruled independently

a)

Piankhi

b)

Shabaka

c)

Shanakdakheto

d)

Kashta

2.

The capital city of Meroe was bypassed in favor of the new kingdom:

a)

Assyria

b)

Aksum

c)

Kerma

d)

Egypt

3.

These people traveled to bring trade goods to different regions

a)

merchants

b)

potters

c)

caravans

d)

soldiers

4.

He declared himself pharaoh and had a pyramid built for his burial

a)

Piankhi

b)

Shanakdakheto

c)

Shabaka

d)

Kashta

5.

An _______________________ was an trade good shipped OUT of an area, while an ________________________ was an item brought INTO an area

a)

import, export

b)

goods, services

c)

service, import

d)

export, import

6.

This dark, black wood was a highly prized trade item from Meroe

a)

ivory

b)

ebony

c)

iron

d)

export

7.

The early Kushites were driven out of Egypt when people from ___________________________ invaded

a)

Kerma

b)

Aksum

c)

Assyria

d)

Mongolia

8.

Goods were sold from one trader to another along pathways called

a)

caravans

b)

trade networks

c)

rivers

d)

cataracts

9.

The language of the people of Kush

a)

Semetic

b)

Cuneiform

c)

Kushian

d)

Meroitic

10.

THis king expanded the Kushite empire into Egypt

a)

Shanakdakheto

b)

Shabaka

c)

Ezana

d)

Piankhi

11.

After the fall of the Kushite empire in Egypt, this became the new capital city

a)

Kerma

b)

Meroe

c)

Napata

d)

Giza

12.

Where was the later kingdom of Kush located in relation to Egypt

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

13.

During the early years of the Kushite empire, this was the capital

a)

Kerma

b)

Meroe

c)

Napata

d)

Giza

14.

Egypt, Sumer, and Kush all share which of the following?

a)

worshipped the same gods

b)

developed along rivers

c)

used the same money

d)

spoke the same language

15.

This is the name of the region in which Kush developed

a)

Nubia

b)

Sudan

c)

Aksum

d)

Saudi Arabia

16.

The fall of the Kushite civilization resulted from all of the following EXCEPT

a)

the conquest of Kush by Egypt

b)

Kush exhausted all of its natural resources

c)

new trade routes bypassed Kush

d)

a rival kingdom in the region grew stronger