Kingdom of Kush Crossword

3. King Piye soon announced himself as pharaoh after he took control of Egypt and titled himself the “_______ of the Two Lands.”
5. __________ used siege warfare
9. Once the _______ Kingdom in Egypt crumbled, Egypt was in political chaos
10. a material Kush made, and metal workers used
11. kush was located around the banks of the _____ River
13. Pharaohs __________ governors to make sure the tribute was paid yearly
17. the queen that protected Kush against Rome
19. a specific ore that was sacred to Kush
22. Kush's territory was from Meroë to the ___________ Sea
23. In the 730’s, Egypt surrendered to King ______ of Kush
24. the native Kushite alphabet
25. Piye’s family became the 25th _______ of rulers
27. meroë used the _______ Sea overland routes and the Nile to transport goods
28. also known as queen mothers, and ruled over Meroë
30. Kushite's also built pyramids, although they were tinnier and had ________ sides than those of Egypt

1. a new capital for Kush after Egyptian rule
2. In the 670’s B.C.E. the dominant empire in Mesopotamia, the _________ attacked Egypt
4. 400 years later Kush fell to ____________
6. Prince ___________ and Queen Amanirenas co-ruled together when they struck and attack on Roman Basses on the border of kush
7. In the New Kingdom Egypt took control over Kush and enforced a ___________ in the form of gifts
8. After the ______________ of Kush it returned to its former ways
12. created silver and gold jewelry, and pottery
14. kush lion god
15. a line of rulers through familial relations
16. Kushites brought back the practice of ________ leadership
18. In the 650’s B.C.E. the last Kushite ________ was forced out of Egypt and back into Nubia
20. a temple in kush modeled after Abu Simbel
21. the capital of Kush
26. Kandakes Were considered ____________ and usually co-ruled with husbands and/or sons
29. the Egyptian word used to name there area Nubia