the civilization of kush 6 th grade social studies
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THE CIVILIZATION
OF KUSH
6th GradeSocial 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
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What is this map showing us?
Describe the relative location of Kush
NATURAL RESOURCES OF KUSH
Gold mines
Ivory
Incense
Iron ore
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NUBIA
Nubia was a society further south of Egypt, along the Nile (later called Kush)
Excellent hunters and warriors
KINGDOM OF KUSH
Stronger villages took over weaker ones Formed the kingdom of Kush at the
capital Kerman Traded with Egyptians (Egyptians even
hired Nubian warriors) Kush 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 Stronger villages took over weaker ones Formed the kingdom of Kush at the
capital Kerman Traded with Egyptians (Egyptians even
hired Nubian warriors) Kush became a wealthy kingdom
WHY WAS KUSH IMPORTANT TO EGYPT? Barrier against enemies from the south.
They served as a neutral zone Gold mines were in Kush and Egypt
wanted control of the gold for themselves
Geographic location: all trade had to go through Kush (ivory, animal skins, ostrich feathers, spices, ebony, ivory)
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RISE OF KUSH Kush broke away from Egypt
when Egypt became weak Rules from city 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
IDENTIFY CAUSES AND EFFECTS
Read pg 124 and complete the cause and effect chart
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Egyptian pharaohs Got worried becauseKush was growing Wealthy and building A strong armyWill they attack?
A CHANGE IN POWER
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Kush grew stronger.
Egypt is conquered by Kush
Egypt is conquered by Kush
Pharaohs of Egypt grew weaker
Kashta (a king in Kush) attacked and took Upper Egypt
Created relations with lower Egypt
Piankhi took Upper Egypt b/c "the gods wanted him to"
Shabaka declared himself pharaoh
25th, or Kushite Dynasty
Tried to restore Egyptian culture and temples, so it thrived
Assyrians came in with their iron weapons and pushed Kushites out of Egypt
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 Mm. far away, and brought back many new resources
Check out the big book for info on the Assyrians
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
Go to pg.128 in your book and analyze the map
KUSHITE PYRAMIDS
PRACTICE NOTE-TAKING SKILLS
Set up a T-chart to take cornel notes Read pages 128-131 Take notes on the important ideas Sub-headings (red) tell us main
topics These go on the left Find important details on the right
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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?
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