| A | B |
|---|
| ebony | a type of dark, heavy wood |
| ivory | a white material made from elephant tusks |
| trade network | a system of people in different lands who trade goods back and forth |
| merchants | traders who carried goods to ports on the seas |
| exports | items sent to other regions for trade |
| imports | goods brought in from other regions |
| King Ezana | destroyed Meroe and took over the kingdom of Kush |
| Queen Shanakhdakheto | the first woman to rule Kush. |
| stone carvings | made to commemorate important buildings and events |
| Piankhi | Kush's most successful military leader. A fierce warrior who loved his horses and was buried with 8 of them |
| Nubia | a region in northeast Africa which lies on the Nile River |
| craftspeople | made iron spear-heads and golds jewelry throughout Kush |
