Kingdom of Kush Crossword Review

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