THE CIVILIZATION

OF KUSH

Mr. Roe6th Grade

Social Studies

REVIEW

You learned that Egypt was divided into three periods: the Old, Middle, and New.

You also learned that Egypt was very powerful at times, and very weak at others. Eventually, Egypt fell to more powerful armies who wielded iron weapons.

BIG IDEA (S)

To the south of Egypt, the Nubians settled in farming villages and became powerful warriors

The people of Kush devoted themselves to ironworking and grew wealthy from trade

AFTER THIS SECTION, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO:

Discuss the way of life of the Nubians Identify the location of Kush Explain why Kush prospered

BY THE END OF THIS SECTION, YOU WILL SUBMIT:

Reading Notes Cornell Notes Venn Diagram: Napata and Meroe Research: Kushite King Taharqa Primary Resource Questions #1-8 (pgs. 192-193) Other Assigned Work (you will be told if there is

any)*These assignments will be collected and graded

on Friday and put into your social studies portfolios

ACADEMIC VOCABULARY

Savanna Collapse Decline

PRE LESSON INDIVIDUAL WORK

Take out a piece of blank paper Draw this description:

“These grassy plains cover much of the region south of the Sahara and provide

excellent pastureland for cattle”

You will share your drawing with the class

NUBIA

Nubia was a society further south of Egypt, along the Nile (later called Kush)

Excellent hunters and warriors

KINGDOM OF KERMA

Stronger villages took over weaker ones

Formed the kingdom of Kerma Traded with Egyptians (Egyptians even

hired Nubian warriors) Kerma became a wealthy kingdom

PARTNER CHECK: INFERENCE

Later historians, like the Greek historian Herodotus, had difficulty distinguishing between Egyptian and Kushite culture. Why do you think so? What does this tell us about these two cultures?

EGYPT INVADES NUBIA

Previously, Nubia was invaded by Egypt The Nubains adopted a lot of Egyptian

culture

RISE OF KUSH Kush broke away from Egypt

when Egypt became weak Rules from cit of Napata Napata was on a trade route (why

would this be beneficial?) Piye and Kashta went north to

conquer Egypt Kushite culture emulated (copied)

much of Egyptian culture

KUSHITE PYRAMIDS

IMPORTANCE OF IRON

Assyrians invaded Egypt and drove Kushites out

Kushites learned the secret of iron weapons from the Assyrians

Soon, Kushites were using iron tools (they became more efficient farmers and warriors)

Kushites began trading iron far away, and brought back many new resources

A NEW CAPITAL

Kushites moved capital to Meroe to be out of reach of the Assyrians (so did they move south or north?)

City was built to look Egyptian Center of trade for the region for

hundreds of years

PARTNER QUICK CHECK

Why is trade so important, and how did geography, or where people decided to set up their cities influence whether or not they became wealthy and powerful?

COMPUTER LAB WORK

You will research about the Kushite King Taharqa

Write down five facts about the king.

Then, you will ask a question about Kush. You will write the question down, and then

research to find the answer to the question.

PRIMARY RESOURCE DOCUMENTS

Read the documents on pages 192-193 Answer questions #1-8