North Africa Review

What waterway linked North Africa to Europe?

• The Red Sea
• The Mediterranean Sea
• The Nile River
• The Pacific Ocean

Which North African country lies directly west of Egypt?

• Algeria

• Morocco

• Libya

• Tunisia

Which mountains form the longest mountain chain in Africa?

• Gebel Katherina
• Kilimanjaro
• Apennine Mountains
• Atlas Mountains

A system of writing that uses pictures to represent sounds or words

• pharaohs
• hieroglyphics
• monotheism
• caliphs

Which of the following statements about religion in ancient Egypt is accurate?

• Ancient Egyptians practiced polytheism—the belief in many gods.

• Ancient Egyptians were called to prayer six times every day by the pharaoh.

• Ancient Egyptians believed in one god—the pharaoh.

• Ancient Egyptians believed that the soul disintegrated into nothing after death.

Why did many foreign nations want to control Egypt in the late 1800s?

• They wanted the riches that had been buried in the tombs of the pharaohs
• They hoped to gain control over Egypt’s vast reserves of oil.
• They wanted access to the recently built Suez Canal.
• They prized the rich agricultural fields of the Nile River delta.

Which North African country did military leader Muammar al-Qaddafi control for more than 40 years?

• Egypt
• Morocco
• Tunisia
• Libya

This is the belief in only one God

• Polytheism

• Monotheism

• Caliphs

• Pharaohs

The Kings of ancient Egypt

• Pharaohs

• Emperors

• Dictators

• Presidents

What religion is practiced by most of North Africa’s people?

• Christianity
• Judaism
• Islam
• Protestant