Hurry! Which statement BEST identifies an Egyptian influence on Kush culture?

A) Kush women had rights equal to men
B) Kushs used smelting to produce iron weapons
C) Kush leaders had pyramids built
D) Kush relied heavily on the Nile for trade

C) Kush leaders had pyramids built

Explanation:

The Kingdom of Kúsh was considered to be an ancient kingdom, located in the north of African region, around the Sudanese and southern Egyptian Nile Valley. considered to be in modern-day Sudan. Major part of the Kúsh region was inhabited around 8,000 BCE while the Kingdom of Kúsh appear much later. With history and archaeological evidence from Sudan and Egypt proving that Egyptians and Kúsh were in contact from since about 3150 - 2613 BCE onwards.

Thus, often civilization named as 'Kúshíte' was considered to have metamorphosed from the series of earlier culture mix that was heavily influenced by the Egyptians.

Therefore, there are various evidence that shows how Egyptian culture influenced Kúshíte culture, some of which are:

1. Kúshítes adopted various forms of Egyptian religion, art and architectures

2. Kúshítes built structures similar to Egyptians such as pyramids, temples, and burial mounds.

3. Kúshítes adopted Egyptian góds, like Amún and Isís.

4. They copied the written hieroglyphics of the Egyptians.

5. Kúshítes Kings ruled similar to Egyptian pharaohs and we're considered to be gód-like.

Hence, the statement that best identifies an Egyptian influence on Kúsh culture is "Kúsh leaders had pyramids built".