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chapter ten notes
history chapter ten the kingdom of kush
Question | Answer |
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the kingdom of Kush | in kush the people have dark skin and curly hair. these people are also called the kushites |
the Egyptianization of kush | while kush was under egypts control, its society became egyptionized |
archer | a person who shoots bows and arrows |
Kush Conquers Egypt | in the mid 700s bce kush took advantage of Egypt's weakness and the kushite armies invaded egypt and kush conquered egypt |
the kush capital of Meroe | the kushites decided to make meroe their new captial. meroe was 300 miles south of napata |
kush returns to its African Roots | after splitting away from egypt, kush returned to its African roots. they worshiped an african god instead of the egyption god |
kandakes | a powerful female leader who co-ruled kush with her husband and sons |
treaty | a written agreement by which two or more states agree to be peaceful |
chapter summary | this chapter was about the african kingdom of kush. egypt and kush had close time for centuries. |
dynasty | a family or group that rules for several generations |