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chapter 10.5
12-16-13 the kingdom of kush chapter 10
Question | Answer |
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who did the Kushites worship instead of Egyptian gods? | African lion-god |
what language did Kush speak after returning to its African roots? | Meroitic |
what happened to art and architecture? | flourished |
what did artisans do after returning to Kush's African roots? | pottery, cloth, gold/silver jewelry |
What did rulers do? | built palaces, temples, and pyramids |
what did Kush revive? | African practice of female leadership |
who ruled Meroe? | kandakes; co-ruled with sons and husbands |
What were the kandakes considered? | goddesses; they were very powerful |
Who was one of the greatest kandakes? | Queen Amanirenas |
What did Queen Amanirenas do to help Kush? | defended kush against the Romans and led attack that destroyed Roman's forts when they invaded Egypt |
Who signed a peace treaty with Kush? | Rome |
What did Kush achieve under Amanirenas ruling? | defeated most powerful empire; kingdom survived 400 more years |
what finally happened in350 B.C.E? | Kush fell to African Country of Ethiopia invaders |