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Lesson 10: Kush

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  • Under the kandake Queen Amanirenas, Kush was able to defend itself from...
    the Romans
  • Kush was also called Nubia because of its
    rich gold mines
  • What physical feature most contributed to the fertile soil and foreign trade in ancient Kush?
    Nile River
  • Meroë became especially well known for the production of
    iron
  • Which event in 1600-1100 B.C.E led to Kushites adopting Egyptian ways of life?
    Egyptian pharaohs conquered Kush.
  • Who drove the Kushite pharaohs out of Egypt using superior iron weaponry?
    The Assyrians
  • For what achievement is King Piye of Kush remembered?
    conquering Egypt
  • What resources did the Kush trade with the Egyptians?
    ivory, leather, timber, gold
  • After separating from Egypt, Kushite civilization thrives for nearly 1,000 years and was known for
    grand palaces, temples, pyramids, pottery, cloth, jewelry, speaking and writing Merolitic religious practices worshipping African lion-god, etc.
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