Kingdom of Kush Crossword Review

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  1. 3. The Egyptian word for gold
  2. 4. Once the ___ Kingdom in Egypt crumbled, Egypt was in political chaos
  3. 7. In the 730’s, Egypt surrendered to King ____ of Kush
  4. 8. At its pinnacle, the city blossomed as a kingdom of _______ and industry
  5. 9. After Egypt invaded Kush, Kushites started to speak and write in their native language ________
  6. 11. After ____ years of conflict, Kush and Rome signed a peace treaty
  7. 13. Because of all the chaos Egypt became unstable and ____
  8. 16. 300 miles _____ of Napata
  9. 17. The area where Kush was located
  10. 18. King Piye wanted to restore Egypt’s ancient _____
  11. 20. Used the ___ Sea, overland routes, and the Nile to transport goods.
  12. 21. Around 350 A.C.E., Kush fell to invaders from ________
  13. 25. The greatest of all kandakes was Queen __________
  14. 26. Egyptian culture and traditions _______, even after a new line of Kushite royalty was established
  15. 28. The Assyrians were known for their _____ warfare
  16. 29. King Piye also announced himself as pharaoh, and titled himself the “Uniter of the ___ Lands.”
  17. 30. After the Egyptianization of Kush, Kushites brought back the practice of ______ leadership
  18. 31. to another for the price of peace, security, protection, or the like
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  1. 1. In the 650’s B.C.E., the last _______ pharaoh was forced out of Egypt, back into Nubia
  2. 2. One such temple was located in _____ Barkal, and was modeled after Abu Simbel, built by the pharaoh Ramses II
  3. 5. The capital of Kush after Napata was
  4. 6. Pharaohs delegated governors to make sure the tribute was paid ______
  5. 8. Routes ran through Kush, which meant that they traded with many different cultures such as other African kingdoms, Rome, Arabia, India, and likely _____!
  6. 10. In the 670’s B.C.E., the dominant empire in Mesopotamia, the _________, attacked Egypt
  7. 12. In the New Kingdom (1600-1100 B.C.E.), _____ conquered Kush
  8. 14. ________, or queen mothers, ruled over Meroë
  9. 15. Began to worship the Kush lion-god rather than Amon __ (Egypt’s supreme god)
  10. 19. ironworkers made tools for easier and faster farming, such as ____ and axes, as well as weapons like arrows, swords, and spears
  11. 22. Piye and his family reigned for almost one _______ years
  12. 23. The river that runs through Kush
  13. 24. A sum or other valuable resources paid by one
  14. 27. a line of rulers, usually through familial relationships