Politics
When European countries were racing one another to colonize Africa in hopes of expanding their own territories and access to resources
What is the Scramble for Africa
This is an important waterway connecting the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea
What is the Suez Canal
NASWA is the acronym for this area
What is North Africa Southwest Asia
Religion based on the teachings of Jesus
What is Christianity
A government run by representatives chosen through citizen's elections
What is a democracy
A conference held in Berlin in 1884 where European countries negotiated to "divide up Africa"
What is the Berlin Conference
This is the main export of the Middle East.
What is oil
This introduced Islam and Christianity to Africa
What is colonization
This was the third religion founded?
What is Islam
A belief in one god
What is monotheism
A movement started by citizens of the Middle East that demanded more freedoms, a say in their government, and economic freedom
What is The Arab Spring
This is the economic system of most Middle East region countries
What is socialist?
This area is very diverse with rainforests, savannah plains, coastal regions, and deserts
What is Sub-Saharan Africa
Abraham is the father of this religion
What is Judaism
The process of making or turning an area of land into a desert
What is desertification
This is the only country that succeeded creating democracy after the Arab Spring.
What is Tunisia
This is the acronym for the company that sets the price for gas
caused by by overgrazing, deforestation, and using large amounts of land for agriculture
What is desertification
Important holidays included: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
What is Judaism
Made of three things: all of the people making things, all of the people using things, and all of the buying and selling of those things
What is economy
Suppression of free speech, oppression of choice in religion, economic failure, and torture or murder of civilians that oppose the government
What is Human Rights Abuses
The monetary value of goods and services produced in a country
What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Largest mountain range in this region, stretches from southern Morocco to northern Algeria
What is the Atlas Mountains
What are these known as:
believe in one god
pray 5 times a day
give to the poor
journey to Mecca one time
fast during Ramadan
What is the 5 Pillars of Faith of Islam
Taking over of one nation by another, especially for the purpose of exploitations, control, and cultural domination
What is colonization