Chapter 6: The Kush Civilization
Crossword Puzzle
Across
4.
Where Aksum arose (3 words)
8.
They migrated across Africa
9.
Kushite king and Egypt's pharaoh
10.
Where most West Africans lived
12.
Tall structure carved from stone
13.
Egyptian city that fell to Kush
15.
They conquered Taharqa's armies
16.
Storyteller
17.
Built by farmers to retain moisture
Down
1.
Aksum's official religion
2.
Aksum's location made it ideal for this
3.
First West African ironworkers
5.
Aksum's main trading port
6.
He expanded Aksum's empire
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Connected Egypt and Nubia (2 words)
10.
Process used to make iron
11.
Belief that everything has a soul
14.
Kushite capital and trade center
15.
Creative area in which Egypt influenced Nubia
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