North Africa Review

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What waterway linked North Africa to Europe?

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The Mediterranean Sea

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Which North African country lies directly west of Egypt? Options: Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia

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Libya

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Which mountains form the longest mountain chain in Africa? Options: Gebel Katherina, Kilimanjaro, Apennine Mountains, Atlas Mountains

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Atlas Mountains

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

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hieroglyphics

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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.

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Ancient Egyptians practiced polytheism—the belief in many gods.

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

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They wanted access to the recently built Suez Canal.

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

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Libya

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This is the belief in only one God

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Monotheism

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The Kings of ancient Egypt

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Pharaohs

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

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Islam