Nubia Flashcards

754242255	Who conquered Egypt in 730 B.C.?	The Nubians , under the rule of King Piye.	0
754242256	Who conquered Egypt in 664B.C.?	the Assyrians	1
754254583	What did Nubian farmers grow?	What did Nubian farmers grow?	2
754254584	What country had better soil than Nubia?	Egypt	3
754254585	What did Nubian farmers rarely have?	What did Nubian farmers rarely have?	4
754269279	What was lost when King Ezana of Axum conquered Kush?	Kush culture and knowledge of Kush writing	5
754269280	What ancient civilization was located mostly in the desert, but partially in the savannah?	Nubia	6
754269281	Who conquered Kush in 350 B.C.?	Axum	7
754269282	What present day country is Nubia located in?	Sudan	8
754269283	What protected the Nubians from outside invaders, but made it harder to trade?	The Cataracts	9
754269284	What was the normal summer temperature in Nubia?	100ºF+	10
754269285	What was the normal winter temperature in Nubia?	Below freezing	11
754269286	What made Nubia rich?	Its precious metals and stones	12
754269287	How long did Kush last?	1,000 years	13
754269288	What fertilized the soil?	The Nile floods	14
754269289	What was the first Nubian Kingdom?	Ta-Seti	15
754269290	What was the first Kushite capital?	Napata	16
754287747	What did Egypt show Nubia?	It's religion	17
754287748	Kerma was the Nubian capital, but what else did it serve as?	A center of trade	18
754287749	When the Egyptians lost some of their land, what happened to the Nubians?	They grew more powerful and kicked the Egyptians out of their land	19
754287750	What did the Nubian miners mine?	Gold, silver, and copper	20
754287751	Nubians taxed traders from what country?	Egypt	21
754287752	When Egypt was expanding its land why did it choose Nubia?	For its precious stones and metals	22
754287753	Where were the Nubian king and queens buried?	In underground chambers under their pyramids.	23
754287754	When Egypt conquered Nubia what were the Nubians forced to do?	Pay tribute to the pharaoh	24
754287755	Who conquered Lower Nubia?	Thutmose III	25
754287756	What did Nubia start as?	Kerma	26
754287757	How many symbols were in the Kushite writing?	23	27