Chapter 21: North Africa

Front 1

We are the people who built great pyramids and were ruled by monarchs called pharaohs. Who are we?

Back 1

Egyptians.

Front 2

We are the pictures and symbols that the early Egyptians used for their writing system. What are we?

Back 2

Heiroglyphics.

Front 3

The early Egyptians learned how to predict my annual floods. They depended on my floors for their farming. What river am I?

Back 3

The Nile River.

Front 4

Our empire took control of North Africa and ruled it until the late 1800s. Who are we?

Back 4

Ottoman-Turkish Empire.

Front 5

I am the European country that took over Egypt in 1882 so that I could control the Suez Canal. What country am I?

Back 5

Great Britain.

Front 6

I led the military officers overthrew the Libyan monarchy in 1969. I then adopted anti-Western policies. Who am I?

Back 6

Mu'ammar Gaddafi.

Front 7

We are desert nomads who live along the Sinai Peninsula and other parts of the Arabian Desert in Egypt. Who are we?

Back 7

Bedouins.

Front 8

I am the official language of every country in North Africa. What language am I?

Back 8

Arabic.

Front 9

I am the capital of Egypt and the largest urban area in all of Africa. What city am I?

Back 9

Cairo

Front 10

I am the religion that most North Africans follow and I play an important role in North African life. What religion am I?

Back 10

Islam.

Front 11

Nearly all of the people of North Africa consider themselves to be Arab Berbers, Berbers meaning...

Back 11

A cultural group that lived in North Africa long before waves of Arab armies crossed the continent.

Front 12

The Aswan Dan was built in the 1960s just north of Lake ______, and ___ ______, Egypt's south gate was built by ______ ___ _____, was disassembled and moved to save it from being flooded.

Back 12

1. Nasser
2. Abu Simbel
3. Ramses the Great

Front 13

The city in Morocco that became a center of trade between Western Africa, Arabia, an Europe is...

Back 13

Marrakech.

Front 14

The region in North Africa that wants to be independent, even though Morocco sees otherwise is...

Back 14

Western Sahar.