North Africa Chapter 13 Review

fine, rich soil that is excellent for farming

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

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

Belief in one God

What were hieroglyphics?

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

The ancient Egyptians built the ____ as burial tombs

When did Arab Spring start?

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

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

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

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

What was a souk?

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

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

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

Which North African country has the highest rate of urbanization?

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

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

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

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

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

The massive poor neighborhood of Cairo is?

This plant substance gives off a pleasing scent.

Title of the kings of ancient Egypt

Where did the Arab Spring start?

Tunisia's main resources are iron ore and _____.

Cairo is the capitol of Egypt.

Which mountains are the longest mountain chain in North Africa?

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

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

Which country controls the important Suez Canal

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

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

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

What form of writing did the ancient Egyptians use?

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

Who are the fellaheen in Egypt?

Which country in Africa is the largest Arab nation?

What are fellaheen?

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

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

A caliph is a...?

A course taken by a river as it flows is called

What country is Couscous from?

Which resource is found in limited amounts in North Africa?

Which country has the most diversified economy in North Africa?

Which term refers to dry streambeds?

vast stretches of sand, as are found in the Sahara

Which mountains form the longest mountain chain in Africa?

Which city is the largest in North Africa?

One nickname for ancient Egypt was the _____.

Which country in North Africa has the most oil?

Today's radical North African Muslims want to _____.

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

Islam forbids art from showing _____.