G6 Social Study Chapter 2 Section 2 Later Kush – Flashcards

the economic center of Kush was Meroe, the new Kushite capital.

a system of people in different lands who trade goods back and forth.

Another word for traders, carried goods to ports on the Mediterranean and Red seas and to southern Africa. these goods may have eventually reached India and China.

Items sent to other regions for trade—included gold, pottery , iron tools, slaves, and ivory. Kush also exported leopard skins, ostrich feathers, and elephants.

Goods brought in from other regions—such as jewelry and other luxury items from Egypt, Asia, and lands around the Mediterranean Sea.

lionheaded god

Kush also developed their own written language, known today as Meroitic

Like Kushite men, women worked long hours in the fields. They also raised children, cooked, and performed other household tasks. During times of war, many women fought alongside men

Historians believe Queen Shanakhdakheto was the first woman to rule Kush. But because we can't understand Meroitic writing, we know very little about Queen Shanakhdakheto. Most of what we know about her comes from carvings found in her tomb, one of the largest pyramids at Meroe. Based on these carvings, many historians think she probably gained power after her father or husband died.

located southeast of Kush on the Red Sea In the late 300s, the rulers of Aksum became Christian. Their new religion reshaped culture throughout Nubia, and the last influences of Kush disappeared.

power or influence