1. Kush
Kush Civilization

2. In small groups, complete this Venn Diagram in your WHN
In small groups, complete this Venn Diagram in your WHN. Then we will have a whole class discussion and make needed changes.
Same
Different
Egypt
Kush

3. Use Chapter 2, Section 4 to Gather Information about Kush Civilization
Same
Different
Egypt
Kush
Copper and stone weapons/tools
Between 6000 and 5000 B.C. hunters and
gathers moved to area
Few natural resources
First to make Pyramids
Desert and fertile Nile
Settled along Nile
Similar architecture
Benefited from trade along the Nile
Buried with valuable positions
Believed in many gods

4. Egypt Kush First in Africa to devote themselves to making iron
Same
Different
Egypt
Kush
First in Africa to
devote themselves to
making iron
Great trading power - central Africa, Arabia,
India, and China
2000 B.C. hunters and gathers moved to area
Pyramids smaller and steeper sides
Lots of natural
resources – ivory,
iron, and gold
Herders in the
savannah
Copper and stone weapons/tools
Between 6000 and 5000 B.C. hunters and
gathers moved to area
Few natural resources
First to make Pyramids
Desert and fertile Nile
Settled along Nile
Similar architecture
Benefited from trade along the Nile
Buried with valuable possessions
Believed in many gods