Time Line Directions

Name: __________________________________ Date: __________

Ancient History: Chapter 5.2 New Kingdoms of Kush (M) Period: ________

Time Line Directions: Number the sentences in the order the events occurred.

p. 180, ¶ 1

p. 179, ¶ 4

__________ King Kashta’s son Piye conquers Lower Egypt, and all of Egypt is under Kushite rule.

__________ Egypt is invaded by the Assyrians, and the Kushites retreat to Napata.

p. 179, ¶ 6

__________ The Pharaoh Taharqa rules the Kushite dynasty and directs many building projects, including temples.

p. 179, ¶ 1

__________ The Kushites build a new capital city, called Napata, where they are free from Egyptian rule.

p. 180, ¶ 3

__________ The Kushites establish a new capital city, called Meroe, near the sixth cataract of the Nile River.

p. 182, ¶ 2

__________ The Kushites are defeated by the Axumites, and by the end of the fourth century AD, the Kushite civilization has fallen.

p. 179, ¶ 3

__________ Piye’s brother Shabaka rules as pharaoh, beginning Dynasty 25 in Egypt.

p. 180, ¶ 2

__________ In 750 BC, Upper Egypt is captured by the Kushites, led by King Kashta.

__________ Napata is attacked by the Assyrians after Taharqa’s death.

p. 182, ¶ 1

__________ Meroe’s importance as a trading center is weakened over time, and the Axumites begin to attack Kushite towns.

Chapter 5.2 New Kingdoms of Kush (M)

Short Answer Directions: Answer the following questions.

p. 180, ¶ 1

p. 179, ¶ 6-7

1. How did Pharaoh Taharqa and other Kushite pharaohs of Dynasty 25 help bring back the glory of Egypt? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. How did the Kushites lose control of Egypt to the Assyrians? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

p. 181, ¶ 6

p. 182, ¶ 1

p. 181, ¶ 1-2

3. Why was Meroe important? How did it lose its importance? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. What role did women play in ruling Meroe? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

p. 181, ¶ 3

p. 181, ¶ 3

5. Why did the Nubians create a written language? What do historians know about the written form of this language? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________