Kingdom of Kush Crossword

5. the native Kushite alphabet
6. Kush's territory was from Meroë to the ___________ Sea
11. kush lion god
13. also known as queen mothers, and ruled over Meroë
14. Once the _______ Kingdom in Egypt crumbled, Egypt was in political chaos
15. Kandakes Were considered ____________ and usually co-ruled with husbands and/or sons
17. created silver and gold jewelry, and pottery
19. the capital of Kush
22. a material Kush made, and metal workers used
24. Pharaohs __________ governors to make sure the tribute was paid yearly
26. a temple in kush modeled after Abu Simbel
28. kush was located around the banks of the _____ River
29. In the New Kingdom Egypt took control over Kush and enforced a ___________ in the form of gifts
30. In the 730’s, Egypt surrendered to King ______ of Kush

1. After the ______________ of Kush it returned to its former ways
2. the queen that protected Kush against Rome
3. After three years of conflict, Kush and _______ signed a peace treaty
4. In the 650’s B.C.E. the last Kushite ________ was forced out of Egypt and back into Nubia
7. meroë used the _______ Sea overland routes and the Nile to transport goods
8. a line of rulers through familial relations
9. Kushites brought back the practice of ________ leadership
10. King Piye soon announced himself as pharaoh after he took control of Egypt and titled himself the “_______ of the Two Lands.”
11. __________ used siege warfare
12. a new capital for Kush after Egyptian rule
16. Kushite's also built pyramids, although they were tinnier and had ________ sides than those of Egypt
18. Prince ___________ and Queen Amanirenas co-ruled together when they struck and attack on Roman Basses on the border of kush
20. In the 670’s B.C.E. the dominant empire in Mesopotamia, the _________ attacked Egypt
21. a specific ore that was sacred to Kush
23. the Egyptian word used to name there area Nubia
25. Piye’s family became the 25th _______ of rulers
27. 400 years later Kush fell to ____________