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An important way historians learn about ancient Kush is through... |
Ancient tomb wall paintings |
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What physical feature most contributed to fertile soil and foreign trade in ancient Kush? |
Nile River |
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Which event led to the Kushites adopting Egyptian ways of life? |
Egyptian pharaohs conquered ancient Kush |
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How did Kush regain its independence from Egypt? |
The New Kingdom collapsed |
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What technology enabled Assyria to defeat Kush? |
Iron weapons |
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Worship of a lion-god inflected what influence on Kushite culture? |
African |
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In what present day country was Kush primarily located? |
Sudan |
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When people read from the Torah, they were reading from... |
the first five books of the Hewbrew Bible |
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What does the Torah say how Abraham first came to Canaan? |
He moved his family from Mesopotamia. |
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How did ancient Judaism differ from other religions at the time? |
belief in one god |
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According to the Torah, what did Moses bring to his people from Mount Sinia? |
the Ten Commandments |
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What did David provide for the Jewish people that they did not have before? |
a strong central government |
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For which achievement is Solomon most famous for? |
building a temple |
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What weakened the land of the Israelites after the death of Solomon? |
It split into two smaller kingdoms |
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Why did many Jews move to Babylon? |
They were taken there as captives by Nebuchadrezaar. |
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According to Judaism , standard rights and wrongs come from... |
God |
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What is the best example of a question of ethics? |
Should I help a child that is lost? |
