Kush: the kingdom south of Egypt that traded gold and worked iron

Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   Kush along the Nile

   Feature	What it is	Why it mattered
   Nubia	the land along the Nile from south of Aswan to near Khartoum, now in Egypt and Sudan	home of the Kingdom of Kush
   Cataracts	?	they lie along the river between Aswan and Khartoum
   Kush	a kingdom of Nubia, south of Egypt	it traded with its neighbors for many centuries

   The cell marked ? is blank.

2. 1.

   Kira's chart has a blank: what are cataracts?

   • Land along the Nile
   • Shallow, rocky stretches with rapids
   • A kingdom south of Egypt
   • Waterfalls much taller than the mountains
3. 2.

   Luz's chart has a blank: why did Kush matter?

   • It was home of the Kingdom of Kush
   • They lie between Aswan and Khartoum
   • It had no neighbors nearby
   • It traded with its neighbors for centuries

4. Kush along the Nile

   Feature	What it is	Why it mattered
   Nubia	the land along the Nile from south of Aswan to near Khartoum, now in Egypt and Sudan	home of the Kingdom of Kush
   Cataracts	shallow, rocky stretches of the Nile with rapids	they lie along the river between Aswan and Khartoum
   Kush	a kingdom of Nubia, south of Egypt	it traded with its neighbors for many centuries

5. 3.

   Milo reads the word region. What is a region?

   • A kind of boat
   • An area of land with something in common
   • A river's rapids
   • A single city
6. 4.

   Noah reads that the Nile has six cataracts. What is a cataract on a river?

   • The mouth of the river
   • A shallow, rocky stretch with rapids
   • A canal dug by people
   • A wide, deep lake found far away from the sea
7. 5.

   Pia reads that Nubia is now divided between Egypt and Sudan. What is Nubia?

   • A river in Sudan
   • A country of its own today
   • A region that is now in two countries
   • A city in Egypt
8. 6.

   Why would shallow rocks and rapids make boat travel on the Nile hard, Ren asks?

   • The water there is far too deep for boats
   • Rocks and shallow water block boats
   • Rapids make the river flow uphill
   • Boats cannot float on rivers
9. 7.

   How did the Nile help Kush trade with Egypt, Zee asks?

   • The river linked Kush to Egypt
   • Egypt was south of Kush
   • Trade made the river
   • The river ran far away from the land of Egypt

10. How Kerma grew

    Period	Dates	Size
    Early Kerma	2500–2000 BCE	a small, newly founded village
    Middle Kerma	2000–1750 BCE	a settlement of 3 hectares
    Classic Kerma	1750–1500 BCE	a city of about 25 hectares

11. 8.

    Which period of Kerma was the largest, Ari asks?

    • Early Kerma, a small newly founded village
    • Classic Kerma, about 25 hectares
    • Middle Kerma, 3 hectares
    • They were the same size
12. 9.

    About how many times as large as Middle Kerma was Classic Kerma, Bo asks?

    • About 8 times as large
    • About 22 times as large
    • Half as large
    • About 28 times as large
13. 10.

    How did Kerma change from 2500 BCE to 1500 BCE, Esme asks?

    • It moved to Egypt
    • It stayed the same size
    • It shrank from a city to a village
    • It grew from a village into a city