Historians Know Less Than They Would Like About the Kingdom

question 24

Multiple Choice

Historians know less than they would like about the kingdom of Kush because

• A) Europeans destroyed much of that civilization's ancient culture.
• B) defeat by the Egyptians led to a decline in record-keeping.
• C) the Kushites had no written language.
• D) the Kushite script remains un-deciphered.
• E) the Kushites destroyed many of their records before abandoning their homeland for a move to the south.

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