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Why was Meroe in a good location?
Because it was near the iron ore deposits ,gold mines and ebony forests
True or False : Egypt and Kush are in Asia.
False
----------------- is a dark heavy wood.
ebony
Egyptian culture thrived in the --------------------- , or the Kushite dynasty.
25th dynasty
--------------------------- destroyed Meroe and took over the kingdom of Kush in 300AD.
King Ezana
Kushite farmers were unable to produce enough food for the people of Kush because the soil blew away due to what?
overgrazing the soil
What was the effect of : “Kush and Aksum were trade rivals”
Aksum conquered Kush.
What was the effect of: “The Assyrians iron weapons were better than the Kushite bronze weapons.”
The Kushites were driven out of Egypt.
True or False :A port on the red sea is a geographical feature that greatly influenced the development of the Kushite Civilization.
False
True or fale :Egypt sent the first people to colonize Kush.
False
Whish kingdom was south of Egypt?
The Kingdom of Kush
Explain how Egypt and Kush were neighbors and trading partners?
Neighbors: As kush was South of Egypt. Trading partners : as kush sent to Egypt ivory, ebony ,minerals, slaves and Egypt sent to Kush Jewelry and Luxury items
Two types of environmental damage contributed to the decline of Kush.
The overgrazing of the fertile land decreases farming,the iron ore industry and ebony forests dwindled.
True or False: The Kushite language was not translated.
True
The ------------------- language was translated and we knew a lot about the mysteries of ancient Egypt.
Hieroglyphics
Arrange the following events:(-----)Thutmose I conquered Kush . (-----)Meroe did not control the trade network as Aksum started to control it. (-----)Kush became independent. (-----)Kush conquered Egypt.
Thutmose conquered Egypt -Kush became independent - Kush conquered Egypt - Meroe did not control the trade network as Aksum started to control it.
