Egypt and Nubia Compare & Contrast

Ancient Nubia is located…….

• North of Egypt

• South of Egypt

• West of Egypt

• East of Egypt

Which of these answer choices is an example of cultural diffusion?

• Egypt attacking and conquering Nubia and Nubia keeping their unique cultural identities.

• Nubia and Egypt avoid interacting with each other

• Nubia building pyramids and worshiping the same gods as the Egyptians because of their interactions with each other through trade and war

• Egypt sending a political ambassador to Nubia to discuss diplomacy and open trade.

  What positive relationship did Nubia and Egypt have between each other the majority of the time that led to cultural diffusion?

• Military

• Diplomatic

• Political

• Trade or Commercial

How did cultural diffusion occur between Nubia and Egypt? Choose Two

• Through war and conquering

• Through isolation

• Through trade with each other

• Through avoiding each other

Could grow large surpluses of grain

• Egypt

• Nubia

• Both

Located along the Nile River

• Egypt

• Nubia

• Both

Had access to and traded the following goods: ivory, gold, lumber, exotic furs

• Egypt

• Nubia

• Both

Worshiped Amun Ra, Osiris, Thoth, Anubis

• Egypt

• Nubia

• Both

Mummified their dead

• Egypt

• Nubia

• Both

The writing system is known as Meroitic

• Egypt

• Nubia

• Both