Geography
What is the impact the Atlas Mountains had on people?
rain shadow effect
bad farming
What resource is scarce?
water
What is a democracy?
a type of government where the people have all of the power
What is the most dominant religion?
islam
What did they use to build structures?
Clay
What was the impact the Sahara desert had on people?
bad for farming
protection
What resource is the economy based on?
Petroleum
What is a dictatorship?
A type of government where someone took control by force and/or power
What is a souk?
an open air market place
What is papyrus and what was it used for?
papyrus is a plant and it was used for paper
What is the impact that the Mediterranean Sea had on people?
trade
good farming
tourism
What is GDP and GDP per Capita?
GDP is the total amount of money the region has while GDP perCapita is the amount of money averaged per person
What is a Monarchy?
a type of government ruled by a monarch with all the power(absolue) a type of government where a monarch has some of the power(constituitional)
What kinds of foods are common?
pigeon
couscous
lamb
naan
What are the social classes of ancient Egypt?
1-slaves
2-farmers, unskilled workers
3-craft workers, scribes, merchants
4-royalty, priests, nobles
5-pharaohs
What is the impact the Suez Canal had on people?
Saves travel time
good for farming
Explain global trade using the word scarcity, surplus, import, export.
You would import what you have a scarcity in and export what you have a surplus in
What is a theocracy?
A type of governmentt ruled by religion
How was religion diffused?
through trade and military excursions
What are the contributions of the Egyptians?
heiroglyphics, irrigation, calender, clocks, toothpaste
What is the impact that the Aswan Dam had on people?
yearlong farming
transportation
hydroelectricity
What makes Morocco's and Tunisia's different than the other countries?
The other countries have petroleum as their main export while Morocco's and Tunisia's economy is based on phosphates
What is the Arab Spring Protest?
a wave of pro-democracy protests that began with a man setting himself on fire
What are the farming methods not by the nile?
terrace farming
steps dug into mountains
Why was the Nile river important?
It provided water so that the egyptians could farm easily and make irrigation