Ancient Egypt and Kush L4: The Kingdom of Kush

L4 The Kingdom of Kush
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L4 The Kingdom of Kush

Slide 1 - Diapositive

What do you know?

Slide 2 - Diapositive

All civilizations that lived by the Nile River were the same.
A
TRUE
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FALSE

Slide 3 - Quiz

The Egyptians were the only civilization to build pyramids.
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TRUE
B
FALSE

Slide 4 - Quiz

The kingdom of Kush became famous for making iron.
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TRUE
B
FALSE

Slide 5 - Quiz

The first people to settle in Nubia were farmers.
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TRUE
B
FALSE

Slide 6 - Quiz

Egypt ruled Nubia for 700 years.
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TRUE
B
FALSE

Slide 7 - Quiz

The capitals of Kush were near the Nile River.
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TRUE
B
FALSE

Slide 8 - Quiz

Slide 9 - Vidéo

Write the main idea of the video:

Slide 10 - Question ouverte

The Nubians
 The Nubians lived along the Nile River south of Egypt. Nubia later became known as Kush (Sudan).

Slide 11 - Diapositive

The first Nubians
  • They were cattle herders. Their cattle grazed on savannas, or grassy plains. These savannas still stretch across Africa south of the Sahara.

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  • Nubia got plenty of rainfall throughout the year. 
  • They settled in villages and grew crops such as beans, yams, and rice. 
  • The Nubians also hunted for food. They were very skilled at using bows and arrows.

Slide 13 - Diapositive

Nubia
Egypt
Land
-Savannas
-Desert lands
-River valley
Water Source
-Rainfall
-Nile River
Crops
-beans
-yams
-rice
-grains
-wheat
-rice
-other grains

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Over time, stronger Nubian villages conquered weaker ones. 
  • In this way, the kingdom of Kerma was formed. Farming and gold mining made Kerma wealthy.

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  • The location of the kingdom in the Nile valley helped Kerma become an important trade center. 
  • The Egyptians traded with Kerma for cattle, gold, ivory, giraffes, leopards, and enslaved people. 
  • Egyptians also hired Nubians to fight in their armies because of their skills in battle.

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Kerma’s craft-makers
  • They made fine pottery, jewelry, and metal goods. A
  • Kerma's kings were buried in tombs with their personal belongings ( gold, jewelry, and pottery).

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In the 1400s B.C., the armies of Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose III invaded Nubia. After a 50-year war, Kerma collapsed. The Egyptians ruled it for the next 700 years

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During this time, the people of Nubia adopted many Egyptian beliefs and ways of doing things. 

Slide 19 - Diapositive

Egyptian hieroglyphics to their own language and created an alphabet.


Egypt
-Religion
-Metalworking
-Hieroglyphics

Nubia

Slide 20 - Diapositive

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Slide 21 - Diapositive

Like Egypt, Nubia had a dry climate and needed water from the Nile River.
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TRUE
B
FALSE

Slide 22 - Quiz

The Nubians of Kerma grew wealthy from farming and ______.

A
mining gold
B
fighting wars
C
herding cattle
D
building pyramids

Slide 23 - Quiz

During the 1400s b.c., what did the Nubians adapt while under Egyptian rule?
A
spoken language
B
irrigation techniques
C
trading practices
D
hieroglyphics

Slide 24 - Quiz

Flat grassland, sometimes with scattered trees, in a tropical or subtropical region
A
Kush
B
Nubia
C
savanna
D
Kerma

Slide 25 - Quiz