Analyze the Nubian / Kushite civilization (Kerma c. 2500-1500 BCE → Napata c. 1000-300 BCE → Meroë c. 300 BCE-350 CE) — including the 25th 'Black Pharaohs' Dynasty (c. 744-656 BCE) when Kushite kings (Piye, Shabaka, Taharqa) ruled all of Egypt and Nubia together — per Charles Bonnet's Kerma excavations and the Sudan National Museum
Exercise Difficulty 3 ~6 min hist.g6.f.ex_15

Source Analysis

MG-7 Interactive Physical / non-image

Ancient-World 6-Question Source Card — 8.5x11 laminated tool with 6 questions: (1) WHO made this source and WHEN? (sourcing); (2) WHAT was happening in this civilization at the time? (contextualization); (3) DOES this source agree or disagree with other sources from the same civilization or other civilizations? (corroboration); (4) WHAT does this source actually SAY (close reading); (5) WHO are the LIVING DESCENDANTS of this civilization today, and what do they say about this source? (NMAI-inspired 5th move); (6) WHO TRANSLATED this source from its ancient language? WHOSE INTERPRETATION are we reading? WHAT IS LIKELY MISSING from the source-record entirely (silences)? (World History Association-inspired 6th move). Scaffolded short-form for Lessons 3-7; full form for Lessons 11-21. Style: educator-tool, durable laminated card.

Prompt

Apply MG-7 Source Card to the Piye Victory Stele (c. 727 BCE, Cairo Egyptian Museum JE 48862). Selected text: 'I have come from Napata. I have crossed the Nile. The Egyptian princes have submitted to me. I have restored Ma'at.' Answer 4 questions: WHO/WHEN, CONTEXT, CLOSE READ, LIVING DESCENDANTS.

How it's presented
mode text
Answer criteria
type rubric scored 4 question source card
rubric
3 stars all 4 answered substantively. 2 stars 3 answered. 1 star 2 answered. 0 <2.
Hints
  1. WHO: Piye, Kushite king. WHEN: c. 727 BCE.
  2. Living descendants: modern Sudanese.
Misconceptions to watch
  • Confusing Piye and Egyptian pharaohs
  • Forgetting modern Sudanese as living descendants
Used in lessons