Social Studies 6 Grade Unit 2 Chapter 3 Lesson 3

Front 1

Skilled ____________, with bows and arrows, helped fight with the Egyptians in battle.

Back 1

Nubian archers

Front 2

________ was a kingdom to the south of Egypt.

Back 2

Nubia

Front 3

_________ borders began at the first cataract on the Nile River

Back 3

Nubia’s

Front 4

To transport water from the Nile to the crops, the Nubians built __________ similar to those in Egypt.

Back 4

irrigation canals

Front 5

The Egyptians cultivated crops by using wooden digging sticks. However, the Nubians had to work harder because ____________.

Back 5

the soil was rocky

Front 6

The Nubians had a written language called _________

Back 6

Meroitic (MAIR oh EE tick),

Front 7

The Nubians had a written language called ___A______, which was named for one of the capital cities, ________

Back 7

A. Meroitic (MAIR oh EE tick), B. Meroë

Front 8

Although Meroitic is similar to Egyptian hieroglyphics, no one has yet been able to decode it.
True or False

Back 8

True

Front 9

Most of what we know about the Nubians comes from ________ sources

Back 9

Egyptian

Front 10

The Egyptians and Nubians both believed in one god.
True or false

Back 10

false

Front 11

Some archaeologists think that the Nubians also worshipped __________ gods.

Back 11

Egyptian

Front 12

Like the Egyptians, the Nubians built pyramids.How were they different?

Back 12

they were much smaller and had a distinctive style.

Front 13

Nubian pottery was often What color?

Back 13

red and black.

Front 14

The borders of Nubia extended to the _______ cataract.

Back 14

sixth

Front 15

Egypt relied on Nubia for trade goods such as ?

Back 15

gold, ivory, cattle, and ostrich feathers.

Front 16

The Egyptians also cut blocks of _________ from Nubia’s northern cliffs to use in building their temples

Back 16

granite

Front 17

Egypt soon established __A____and ___B_____ to protect trade routes in Nubia.

Back 17

A.trading centers
B.forts

Front 18

when the Hyksos were ruling Egypt, the Nubian kingdom of Kush became __________

Back 18

independent, or free

Front 19

King Kashta of Kush had conquered Upper Egypt. His son, ___A______conquered the rest of Egypt. Kushite kings then became ___B_____ of Egypt

Back 19

A. Piankhi (pee AHN kee),
B.pharaohs

Front 20

The Kushite kings completed many building projects during their reign. However, they were soon challenged by invaders from the east.About 670 B.C., the ___A____ attacked Egypt, and the Kushites moved south to their capital at ___B____.

Back 20

A. Assyrians
B. Napata

Front 21

After 600 B.C., the Egyptians regained some power and invaded ___A___, destroying ___B____.

Back 21

A.Kush
B.Napata

Front 22

The Kushites founded a new capital in Meroë, where trade flourished. In Meroë,______ was plentiful.

Back 22

iron

Front 23

Traders from other lands wanted tools and weapons made of __A___. But the Egyptians used ___B___ tools to cut granite blocks for the pyramids.

Back 23

A. iron
B. bronze