North Africa Section 2

The city in Egypt founded by Alexander the Great in 332 BC

• Alexandria

• Cairo

• Tunis

• Algiers

An ethic group who are native to North Africa and speak Berber

• Berbers

• Alexandria

• Cairo

• Hieroglyphs

How long did Arabs from Southwest Asia rule North Africa?

• about 1200 years

• about 600 years

• about 1800 years

• about 10 years

What language do most North Africans speak?

• Arabic

• English

• German

• Scottish

What European countries ruled North Africa in the early 1900's?

• Spain, France, Italy, and Great Britain

• Canada, France, United States, and Germany

• Spain, France, United States, and Norway

• Ireland, France, Spain, and Canada

What religion do most North Africans practice?

• Islam

• Lutheran

• Catholic

• Couscous

What are people who practice Islam called?

• Muslims

• Catholics

• Protestants

• Jews

What are two important North African holidays?

• Muhammad's birthday

• Ramadan

• Christmas

• Easter

Pictures and symbols that stand for ideas and words, which formed the first writing system.

• hieroglyphs

• Couscous

• Fuul

• Fava beans

A pellet-like pasta made from wheat, is served steamed with vegetables or met.

• couscous

• fuul

• fava beans

• lutefisk