Vocab
A open-air market
Souk
The Atlas mountain chain starts in ____________ and Stretches to _____________.
Morocco & Tunisia
What was the name of the Muslim group that took over Egypt after the fall of ancient Egypt?
The Fatamids
Farming villages in rural Egypt can be as small as 500 people. Families live in homes built of mud brick with few windows. Each morning, poor farmers called _______________ work all day in fields.
fellaheen
A style of government
Regime
What is the name of the capital of Tunisia?
Tunis
During the Middle ages Rome went to war with ___________, and destroyed their empire.
Carthage
What is the Official language for all Five North African Countries?
Arabic
A person who believes that government should strictly follow religious law
Fundamentalists
Great Britain took over this North African Country.
Egypt
What are the 3 main groups that make up North Africa?
Egyptians, Berbers, and Arabs
What language is spoken in Rural areas?
Berber Languages
The political and religious ruler of the Muslim empire
Caliph
Italy took over this North African Country.
Libya
People who fought in the Arab spring wanted ?
Democracy
What languages are spoken in the city areas of North Africa?
French & English
A chemical compound used to make fertilizer
Phosphate
France and Spain took over what North African Country?
Morocco
What year did Egypt build the Suez Canal?
1860
What 2 North African Countries have close ties with the United States?
Morocco & Egypt