| A | B |
|---|
| What social class built the pyramids? | Peasants and Artisans |
| How most ancient Egyptians got their jobs | They inherited their jobs from their families |
| The order of the social classes in ancient Egypt | Pharaoh, government officials, priests, scribes, artisans, peasants |
| How taxes were paid in ancient Egypt | Grain, cows, cloth, and silver (food, crops) |
| How Egypt conquered Kush | Egypt used its power to conquer Kush |
| How Kush conquered Egypt | Fighting made Egypt weak and unstable. In the mid 700s B.C.E., Kush took advantage of Egypt’s weakness. |
| What resources Nubia had | Its rich gold mines and natural resources |
| Why most ancient civilizations were established in river valleys | They were fertile and excellent for growing crops |
| What achievements ancient Egypt accomplished | Writing, pyramids, art and sculptures, calendar, astronomy, anatomy |
| All about the ancient Egyptian calendars | Wanted a calendar around the seasons, created a solar calendar, 365 days, had a lunar calendar |
| What knowledge mummification gave the Egyptians | Anatomy |
| Who Nubia was conquered by | Egyptians |
| What the language of the Nubians was called | Kushites spoke in Egyptian after conquered than spoke a native language, called Meroitic after freedom |
| What the capital of Nubia was called | First Napata (burned down by Egyptians), then Meroë |
| The purpose of putting paintings and sculptures in the tombs of the pharaohs | For the afterlife, when painting comes back to life |
