Nubian Hieroglyphics

r Lesson 3 Summary Date Name Use with pages 92-95. Lesson 3: Nubia and Egypt < Vocabulary ] independent free Lands South of Egypt Kush Rises Many groups tried to take Egypt from the Nubia was a kingdom south of Egypt. Part of Nubia now makes up the African country of Kushite kings. In about 670 B.c., the Assyrians Sudan. Archaeologists believe people have attacked Egypt . The Kushites moved south to been living in Nubia since about 3200 B.C. their capital at Napata. After 600 B.C., the Unlike in Egypt, tall cliffs of granite rock Egyptians regained power and destroyed surrounded parts of the Nile in Nubia. The soil Napata. The Kushites founded a new capital at in Nubia was rockier than in Egypt. Like the Meroe and trade grew. Meroe was rich in iron. Egyptians, the Nubians built irrigation canals Traders from other lands wanted tools and to get water from the Nile to their crops. The weapons made out of iron. Egyptians used written Nubian language was called Meroitic. bronze tools when they built pyramids. It was much like Egyptian hieroglyphics. Women in Kush became queens as they did People today are still unable to read Meroitic. in Egypt. Egypt grew weaker and influenced Most of what we know about Nubia comes Kush less. Meroe remained a great trade from Egyptian writings. Both the Nubians and center until A . D. 350. the Egyptians believed in many gods. The Nubians may have also worshipped Egyptian gods. Nubians believed in an afterlife and built pyramids. Nubian pyramids were smaller and shaped differently than Egyptian pyramids. V Interaction By about 2575 B.C. , the Egyptians invaded Nubia. They were looking for resources. Egypt depended on Nubia for trade goods such as gold, ivory, cattle, and granite. Egypt set up trading centers and forts to protect its trade routes in Nubia. In the 1800s B.C. , Egypt took over land in northern Nubia. This land included Kush, a Nubian kingdom. In about 1650 B.C. , during the Hyksos rule of Egypt, Kush became independent, or free. In the 1400s B.C. , Egypt took over Nubia again . At the end of the New Kingdom , Egypt became weak and Kush again became independent. Kush began to take over all of Egypt by about 750 B.c. The Kushite kings then became pharaohs of Egypt B c IO . 20 Unit 2 , Chapter 3, Lesson 3 Summary Quick Study Scanned with CamScanner Name Date Lesson Review Use with Pages 92-95 . Lesson 3: Nubia and Egypt Directions: Write T ( True ) or F ( False ) on the line beside each statement. On the lines provided, rewrite each false statement to make it true. You may use your textbook. I. Nubia was a kingdom to the south of Egypt. 2 . Meroitic w'as the Nubian written language. 3. Just like hieroglyphics, Meroitic was translated using the Rosetta Stone. . 4 The Nubians worshipped only one god. 5. The Nubians invaded Egypt in search of resources. . 6 Egypt cut blocks of granite from Nubia ’s northern cliffs. 7. Egypt built trading centers and forts in Nubia . 8. Nubia expanded its borders into northern Egypt during the 1800s 9. Kush became free under the rule of the Hyksos. B.C. 10. After the 1400s B.C., Egypt became so weak that Kush won its independence. 11. Meroe became a great trade center in A .D. 350. CO CO :CO £ o IL o o © W&L Notes for Home: Your child learned about the relationship between Nubia and Egypt. Home Activity: Quiz your child about Nubia and Egypt by reading key sentences from the book with supply the missing words or ideas. important words left out . Ask your child to 1 CCCon . DAWIAH Scanned with CamScanner £