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Extra facts about Egypt
Characters that represent sounds are called what?
Phonograms
Characters that represent ideas are called what?
Ideograms
Which way did Egyptians write?
Any Direction
What were Kush rulers called?
Kandakes
What were characters in the Egyptian writing system called?
Hieroglyphs
What was used to finally decipher Hieroglyphs?
The Rosetta Stone
Who and when was the Rosetta Stone discovered
1799.
Bouchard, a French soldier.
What are pharaoh’s names surrounded in called? Why are they called that
A Cartouche becuase that is the French word for “bullet casing” and it looks like one.
Which letters share the same glyph?
F & V, I & E, U & W and C & K
Which two resources were the Kush rich in?
Gold and Ivory
What was the nickname for Kush? Why?
The Land of the Bow. There were many expert archers in Kush.
What was another name for Kush?
Nubia
What resource was abundant in Kush but they couldn’t process because they didn’t have enough wood to make fire?
Iron Ore
How did Kush get wood to process their iron?
By trading
What trade route did the Kush famously create?
Trans-Sahara Trade Route
Since the Kush were located at the base of the mountains near the head of the Nile River, what did they not have to worry about?
The annual flooding of the Nile for fertile soil.
What were different about Kush rulers?
They were female
Who made the final decisions in Kush?
The villagers
Which empire threatened the Kush?
Rome
What injury did Queen Amiranes suffer when fighting Rome?
The loss of her eye
What did Queen Amiranes say and give to Rome after they fought?
They gave golden arrows and said they were a token of peace or something they might need in war
