A city in which almost no taxes are placed on goods sold there.
100
Where are souks located?
Casbah - old district of a city
200
What separates the Sinai Peninsula from the rest of Egypt and connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea?
The Suez Canal
200
Egypt's first writing system was called ________________.
hieroglyphics
200
What is Ramadan?
Holy month during which Muslims do not eat or drink during the day.
200
What is a souk?
A crowded marketplace in North Africa
200
Name Egypt's second largest city.
Alexandria
300
Where are settlements in the desert usually located?
Near oases.
300
Who was Muhammad?
A prophet of Islam
300
When did Arab powers from SW Asia rule North Africa?
AD600s-1800s
300
What is Tangier an example of?
A free port city.
300
What are fellahin?
Rural Egyptian farmers
400
Name the mountain range on the northwestern side of the Sahara.
Atlas
400
Where did ancient Egyptians bury their kings?
in stone pyramids
400
According to North African custom, how do people greet oen another?
By shaking hands and touching their hands to their hearts.
400
Who are the largest trade partners of Algeria, Libya, and Morocco?
Members of the European Union
400
What is Tunisia's capital?
Tunis
500
What is the only North African country with little oil?
Morocco
500
Who ruled Tunisia, Algeria, and parts of Morocco in the early 1900s?
France
500
How has religion influenced life in North Africa today?
North Africans speak Arabic and practice Islam, Muhammad's birthday and Ramadan are important religious holidays. Islam also plays an important role in government.
500
What challenges do the countries of North Africa face today?
Poverty, overcrowding, disease, illiteracy, pollution, improving farming, disagreements over role Islam should play in govt, ltd political freedoms