North Africa Quiz

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

• Pharaohs
• Sultans
• Emperors
• Dictators

The Nile ___________ is an area of land that builds up where the river empties into the Mediterranean Sea.

• Estuary
• Peninsula
• Delta
• Archipelago

On the rare occasions when rain falls in the desert, it fills the ____ , or dry streambeds.

• wadis
• tundras
• canyons
• oases

The Sahara Desert’s vast stretches of sand are called ____

• oasis
• tundra
• plateaus
• ergs

______ travel from place to place, grazing their herds at oases.

• Nomads
• Farmers
• Merchants
• Soldiers

The main belief of __________ religions is belief in one God.

• monotheistic
• pantheistic
• atheistic
• polytheistic

Historians know much about ancient Egypt because of the ancient system of picture writing called ___________

• cuneiform
• hieroglyphics
• papyrus
• calligraphy

The Muslim empire was ruled by the __________, a figure of political and religious authority.

• Caliph
• Pope
• Emperor
• Sultan

Outside the Nile valley, most of the need for water in the region is met with water that comes from oases and __________ , underground layers of rock in which water collects.

• aquifers
• lakes
• geysers
• reservoirs

An important feature of North African cities is the ______, or open-air market, where business people set up stalls to sell food, craft products, and other goods.

• mall
• souk
• plaza
• bazaar