Chapter 6: Ancient Kush Flashcards
(50 cards)
The Kingdom of __________ was located south of Egypt along the Nile River.
Kush
The first capital of Kush was __________.
Kerma
The rulers of Kush were often buried with __________.
treasures
The Kushite king who conquered Egypt was named __________.
Piye
The Kushite capital was moved from Napata to __________.
Meroë
The script developed in Meroë is called __________ script.
Meroitic
Kush was known for its production of __________ tools and weapons.
iron
The city of __________ became a major center for iron production in Kush.
Meroë
The powerful queen rulers in Kush were called __________.
Kandakes
The northern African city founded by Phoenicians around 800 BCE was __________.
Carthage
The Carthaginian general who led elephants over the Alps was __________.
Hannibal
The Kingdom of __________ controlled trade between Africa, Arabia, and India.
Axum
Axum adopted __________ as its official religion around 330 CE.
Christianity
The earliest West African kingdom was __________.
Ghana
__________ became famous in the 1200s and 1300s under Mansa Musa.
Mali
Timbuktu became a center of learning in the __________ Empire.
Songhai
Africa is the __________ largest continent in the world.
second
The Nile, Niger, and __________ Rivers were important for ancient African civilizations.
Congo
Kushite pyramids and temples show the importance of __________ in their culture.
religion
The people of Kush were skilled in art, pottery, weaving, and __________ making.
jewelry
Carthage fought a series of wars against __________ called the Punic Wars.
Rome
The language of ancient Axum was called __________.
Ge’ez
Mansa Musa was known as one of the __________ people in history.
richest
Kushite kings were often buried in structures called __________.
pyramids
