Mr. Roe 6 th Grade Social Studies

 You learned that Egypt was divided into three periods: the Old, Middle, and New.  You also learned that Egypt was very powerful at times, and very weak at others. Eventually, Egypt fell to more powerful armies who wielded iron weapons.

To the south of Egypt, the Nubians settled in farming villages and became powerful warriors The people of Kush devoted themselves to ironworking and grew wealthy from trade

 Discuss the way of life of the Nubians  Identify the location of Kush  Explain why Kush prospered

 Reading Notes  Cornell Notes  Venn Diagram: Napata and Meroe  Research: Kushite King Taharqa  Primary Resource Questions #1-8 (pgs )  Other Assigned Work (you will be told if there is any) *These assignments will be collected and graded on Friday and put into your social studies portfolios

 Savanna  Collapse  Decline

 Take out a piece of blank paper  Draw this description: “These grassy plains cover much of the region south of the Sahara and provide excellent pastureland for cattle” You will share your drawing with the class

 Nubia was a society further south of Egypt, along the Nile (later called Kush)  Excellent hunters and warriors

 Stronger villages took over weaker ones  Formed the kingdom of Kerma  Traded with Egyptians (Egyptians even hired Nubian warriors)  Kerma became a wealthy kingdom

 Later historians, like the Greek historian Herodotus, had difficulty distinguishing between Egyptian and Kushite culture. Why do you think so? What does this tell us about these two cultures?

 Previously, Nubia was invaded by Egypt  The Nubains adopted a lot of Egyptian culture

 Kush broke away from Egypt when Egypt became weak  Rules from cit of Napata  Napata was on a trade route (why would this be beneficial?)  Piye and Kashta went north to conquer Egypt  Kushite culture emulated (copied) much of Egyptian culture

 Assyrians invaded Egypt and drove Kushites out  Kushites learned the secret of iron weapons from the Assyrians  Soon, Kushites were using iron tools (they became more efficient farmers and warriors)  Kushites began trading iron far away, and brought back many new resources

 Kushites moved capital to Meroe to be out of reach of the Assyrians (so did they move south or north?)  City was built to look Egyptian  Center of trade for the region for hundreds of years

 Why is trade so important, and how did geography, or where people decided to set up their cities influence whether or not they became wealthy and powerful?

 You will research about the Kushite King Taharqa Write down five facts about the king. Then, you will ask a question about Kush. You will write the question down, and then research to find the answer to the question.

 Read the documents on pages  Answer questions #1-8