Terms & Names
- Explain the importance of
Nubia Piankhi smelting
Kush Meroë
Using Your Notes
Explaining Sequence Use your completed time
line to answer the following question:
- What event marked the end of the Kushite
kingdom based in Napata?
Main Ideas
- How was the Nile important to the relationship
between Nubia and Egypt?
- What was the most significant achievement of
Piankhi’s rule?
- Why did the people of Meroë learn to smelt
iron?
Critical Thinking
- Comparing How did Piankhi’s reign differ from
that of Taharqa in the control of Egypt?
- Drawing Conclusions What factors made the
Kushites move their capital to Meroë?
