Video: Nubia – The Forgotten Kingdom - Download Video (Big file will take time)
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Directions: Answer the following questions while watching the video. Cite facts or examples from the video in your answers.

 

  1. How far does Nubian history date back? _____________

 

  1. What major resource did the Nubians fight for with the Egyptians? ________________

 

  1. Why are archeologists having trouble interpreting Nubian writing and their history?

 

 

What do they hope to find and where are they looking?

 

 

 

  1. How are Nubian burial ideas similar to Egypt’s?

 

 

 

  1. What did the Nubian and kings and queens wear?

 

 

  1. How is life for the people who lived farther away from the Nile different than that of the people who lived near it? (Hint: Nomads)

 

 

 

  1. Describe how the Nubians adopted the Egyptian god, Amen in their own religion.

 

 

 

 

  1. Who kicked the Nubians out of Egypt? _____________

 

  1. Why did the Nubians, and Sudanese today, value bright colors on their temple walls, clothes, and buildings? (Hint: Surrounding geography)

 

 

 

 

  1. What happened to the temple at Dengale that led to the decline of the Nubian empire?