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15 Cards in this Set
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Nubia arose in the region of present-day ___________ .
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Sudan
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Powerful Nubian villages created the kingdom of _________ .
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Kerma
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After being conquered by the Egyptian forces under Thutmose III, the people of Nubia_________________.
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Adopted many Egyptian ways.
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The Kushite kingdom was formed when ______________.
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Egypt declined at the end of the New Kingdom.
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For centuries, Kushite kings ruled for the city of ________.
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Napata
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When Kushite King Piye conquered Egypt, he ruled from the city of ________.
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Napata
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The ______________ invaded Egypt and drove out the Kushites in 600 B.C.
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Assyrians
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Kushites learned ___________ from the Assyrians.
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Secret of iron
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About 540 B.C., Kush's rulers moved the capital from Napata to _________.
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Meroe
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Meroe became the center of __________.
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Iron making
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Nubians were _______________ from present-day Sudan.
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Cattle herders
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Kushites are
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Iron makers and traders
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What lead to the Kush conquest of Egypt
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New Kingdom Decline
Nubians formed Kush Kush became rich from trade |
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What was the geographic advangage of Napata?
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It was located on the Nile River
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How did the Kushite kings demonstrate their admiration for Eqyptian culture?
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White sandstone temples and monuments, built small pyramids in which to bury their kings.
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