Kush

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  1. 3. Hunters and warrior excelled at using a bow and...
  2. 5. Structures used to make iron
  3. 8. The god the Kushite officials asked to appoint a new leader when a king dies
  4. 11. Another word for gods and goddesses
  5. 13. Assyrians had weapons made of this metal
  6. 16. used to create a Nubian language and alphabet
  7. 18. A sacred animal in Kush
  8. 20. A kingdom that invaded Kush and destroyed Meroe
  9. 21. A crop grown by Nubian villagers
  10. 22. An independent Nubian kingdom formed in 850 B.C.
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  1. 1. a metal used to make tools
  2. 2. a precious metal mined in Kerma
  3. 4. Grassy plains
  4. 6. The first Nubian kingdom
  5. 7. A Kushite king who invaded Egypt in 750 B.C.
  6. 9. Another name for the African civilization of Kush
  7. 10. An Egyptian city conquered by the Kushites
  8. 12. Capital city of Kush in 540 B.C.
  9. 14. A major trade city where caravans crossed the upper part of the Nile River
  10. 15. Son of Kashta, he completed the conquest of Egypt in 728 B.C. and founded the 25th Dynasty
  11. 17. Kerma's kings were buried in _____, usually on a smaller scale than the Egyptian's
  12. 19. A type of building famous in Egypt and popular in Kush