Q. Nubia, like Egypt, had fertile lands, and smooth waters, along the Nile River

Q. The six twists and turns in the Nile River, by Nubia, are called ______________.

Q. When the people came to a cataract, they had to take their boat out of the water.

Q. At the places they took their boats out of the water, the Nubians ______________.

Q. As a result of trading at the cataracts, the communities grew in numbers.

Q. Another form of transport was the caravan. What would they caravan on ?

Q. One of the main items that was traded, in Nubia, was _________________.

Q. Elephants were treated as gods by the Nubians

Q. Other items traded in Nubia were: granite, iron ore, ebony, vegetable oils, and ________________ skins.

Q. The Nubians buried their kings in pyramids

Q. Nubia's kings were buried in mounds as large as a football field

Q. In Nubia, a woman could become a queen

Q. In Nubia, a queen could also be a warrior in an army.

Q. Nubians eventually built small pyramids for their dead ; larger ones for their kings & queens

Q. Nubia eventually created their own alphabet, and ditched the Egyptian hieroglyphics

Q. Nubia's favorite sports was __________

Q. Nubia is responsible for the process in which minerals were burned away until there was pure iron.