Geography
What is the capital of Mali?
Bamako
What was the main religion of North Africa?
Islam
What kind of crops did people harvest in Egypt?
grains, cereals, and barley
Who fought Rome?
Carthage
What is the most populated country in North Africa?
Cairo
What is Egypts main water source?
The Nile
What are followers of Islam known as?
Muslims
What was an unwanted ingredient in peoples food?
sand
Which country took over Algeria?
France
Which country in North Africa has the most pyramids?
Sudan
What is the worlds largest desert?
Sahara
WHat other two religions are dominant in North Africa?
Judaism and Christianity
What helped them grow their crops?
irrigation canals
What part of Africa was targeted during world war II?
North Africa
How many countries is North Africa made up of?
seven
How large is the Nile?
1,293,000 miles
What is Islam?
It teaches the existence of one God, and it build upon Christian and Jewish beliefs.
South to North
What happened to the colonies after the war?
They transitioned to countries
What are the three main geographic features of North Africa?
What is Sahel?
Grasslands that serve as a border between the Sahara and the rest of Africa.
What are the two main branches of Islam?
Sunni and Shia
What were the different seasons in Egypt?
Akhet, Shemu, and Peret
North Africa became part of what empire?
The Roman empire
What is the most widely spoken language in North Africa?
Arabic