Kush and Egypt

What is a cataract

• a group of rivers emptying into one

• a group of rocky rapids

• a group of ponds in an area

• a river surrounded by mountains

How did the Nile river influence life in ancient Egypt?

• provided a water source, allowed crops to grow and helped during droughts

• kept the land from drying out during droughts, allowed people to trade on

• provided a means of transportation when it came to trading, and a source of water for crops

• allowed egpytians to clean their clothing, have a source of water for crops and provided irrigation

How is a delta different from the mouth of a river?

• delta is formed by water

• delta is formed by land

• delta is surrounded by mountains

• delta is closed off and hard to get to

what helped egpytians create a surplus of food?

what order did Egypt rise?

Answer explanation

Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom

Draw a pyramid to describe the order of society in Ancient Egypt

Why were scribes valued in Egyptian society?

• They were strong builders and iron workers

• They could communicate with many different cultures and cities

• they were the only ones who knew how to read and write

• created language to make trade easier

Building pyramids took a lot of teamwork, how was teamwork viewed in Ancient Egypt?

Answer explanation

teamwork was valued and allowed for success.

What is meriotic script?

Answer explanation

one of the world's first languages

Why would Egypt and Kush be willing to depend on each other's trade goods?

• they trusted each other and had a strong trading relationship

• Kush and Egypt wanted to become strong societies and they helped each other

• each had something the other could not produce

• Egypt had one thing Kush didn't have, so they helped each other