North Africa Chapter 13 Review

Which country in North Africa has the most oil?

What ancient city fought three wars with the Roman Empire for control of much of North Africa?

Which country in Africa is the largest Arab nation?

What is the official language of the five North African countries?

The five countries of North Africa are Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, and _____.

When did Arab Spring start?

in the desert, a streamed that is dry except during a heavy rain

Which term refers to dry streambeds?

Cairo is the capitol of Egypt.

The massive poor neighborhood of Cairo is?

The Egyptians practiced _____, which is the belief in many gods.

Suez Canal, is a human made waterway that connects the Mediterranean sea to the Red Sea.

Which foreign country's influence can be seen from Morocco to Tunisia in North Africa?

Which North African country has the highest rate of urbanization?

Which country controls the important Suez Canal

vast stretches of sand, as are found in the Sahara

Which term refers to an open-air market in North Africa?

Title of the kings of ancient Egypt

A caliph is a...?

What form of writing did the ancient Egyptians use?

Which country in North Africa is the most oil-rich country?

When Muammar al-Qaddafi ruled Libya, the income from selling _____ did not reach most of the country's people.

In the early 1900s, ______ seized control of Libya.

_____ are a vital resource found off Morocco's coast.

For thousands of years, ancient Egypt was ruled by kings called _____.

North African countries are located on the southern shore of the _____.

fine, rich soil that is excellent for farming

In late 2010, a series of revolts called the Arab Spring began in _____

Belief in one God

Where did the Arab Spring start?

Islam forbids art from showing _____.

A course taken by a river as it flows is called

What is the official language of the five North African countries?

Which North African country was the first to achieve independence from European rule?

What are fellaheen?

A set of religious beliefs based on a strict interpretation of a sacred text

The Ottoman Empire, based in modern _____, captured parts of North Africa in the 1500s.

The religion of _____ was founded on the Arabian Peninsula by the prophet Muhammad in A.D. 632.

The Berbers and Egyptians were linked to the Muslim world in the A.D. 1000s by ____.

Which mountains form the longest mountain chain in Africa?

This river is the longest in the world and runs North:

One nickname for ancient Egypt was the _____.

What were hieroglyphics?

Which country has the most diversified economy in North Africa?

Which city is the largest in North Africa?

Which term refers to underground layers of rock in which water collects?

What country is Couscous from?

Who are the fellaheen in Egypt?

What was a souk?

The ancient Egyptians built the ____ as burial tombs

Which resource is found in limited amounts in North Africa?

Tunisia's main resources are iron ore and _____.

Which mountains are the longest mountain chain in North Africa?

This plant substance gives off a pleasing scent.

Today's radical North African Muslims want to _____.

Which term refers to underground layers of rock in which water collects?

People who move from place to place in search of food are called