Geography North Africa 1
what are mosques ?
house of Muslim worship and pray
primary influence on the sub region is a mix of what 2 cultures ?
indigenous and european
what are sheikdoms
territories ruled by an Islamic leader
what % of people in Israel are jews?
80
what country did the Taliban control and what known terrorist did they shelter?
Afghanistan Osama Ben laden
what 3 North African countries gained independence from France in the 1900s ?
Algeria Tunisia morocco
indigenous cultures in North African have mixed with those from what 2 places?
Arabian peninsula and Europe
primary lang. in eastern Mediterranean region is
Arabic
what's the diff. in Bedouin and nomadic ?
Bedouin is certain type of nomads
indigenous people of North Africa are called what? and are mostly what?
Berbers farmers
what is one of the oldest cities in the world and has been continuously occupied
Damascus
what people group invented a form of picture writing and what's it called?
Egyptians hieroglyphics
what is name of prayer leader (for Muslims)? where do they face (their holy city) ? what's the holy book? what's regions main Lang?
Emam Mecca Quran Arabic
Arabs brought what religion to morocco ? what empire conquered Algeria In 1500s ? who conquered Algeria in 1800s?
Islamic ottoman France
most Jews live where?
Israel
in 1951 Libya own independence from who?
Italy
what is Israel's capital
Jerusalem
in 1947 Israel was established as a what state?
Jewish
what's the oldest monotheistic faith?
Judaism
farming communities rose up along what 2 areas in 6000 bc
Mediterranean Sea Nile river
people settled along seacoasts and in river deltas such as along what water in Egypt?
Nile river
to where do news trace their heritage back ?
Old Testament
1969 coup led by who overthrew the monarchy?
Qaddafi
the Suez Canal an important shopping lane connects the Mediterranean to what
Red Sea
Jews were expelled outta their homeland by what group?
Romans
Arabs in Syria and Lebanon follow what branch?
Shia
majority who practice Islam follow what?
Sunni branch
what is the Jew holy bible
Torah
what nation overthrew the Taliban
USA
what is the Silk Road? what 2 geographical regions does it connect?
a trade root Mediterranean Sea and china
what's another principle ethnic group in North Africa
arabs
where are Berbers most populous
atlas mtns and sahara
why have Jews and pales times been in conflict with one another for many years ?
bc Jews move to Palestine areas and they move to Arab areas
why does most of pop. live along med. sea?
bc of the desert dry climate
who were the people indigenous to North Africa before Arab invasions?
berbers
where did Israelites settle (land today shared by Israel and Lebanon)
canan
what's the holy day that Christians observe as death of Jesus
good friday
middle class adopted what in 1800s ? - the belief in the right of ethnic groups to have its own independent country
nationalism
what people group is indigenous to North America specifically to the land occupied by the US
native Americans
what 2 feat. exist btwn Libya Egypt and Algeria
natural and cultural
what do geometric boundaries fail to account for?
natural and cultural resources
do the Kurdish people have a country of their own ?
no
people moving from place to place grazing their their animals are what ?
nomads
what natural resources have given Qatar one of highest per-capita incomes in the world?
oil and gas reserves
what does OPEC stand for & what did they hope to recieve by regulating production of oil ?
organization of petroleum exporting countries to keep oil prices high
United Nations decided in 1947 to divide What into a Jewish state and an Arab state
palestine
who in the region did not want a Jewish state?
palestines
indigenous ethnic groups migrations and the dramatic climate have shaped what in North Africa
population patterns
Egyptians built what as tombs for their rulers? they created a calender with how many days ? they used what kind of sophisticated systems
pyramids 365 irrigation
what purpose did people have laying claims to the lands?
religion
holy day that Christians observe as resurrection of Jesus
resurrection Sunday
North Africa is the birthplace of the earliest civilizations and as a result has a what?
rich cultural heritage
French Spanish Muslims and Jews have info. the culture in what region?
sub
what do Kazakhs and Uzbeks have in common?
they both live in the republics of Central Asia
what are qanats and who built them
under ground canal Persians
Lebanon is primarily what?
urban
traditions and cultures have changed with what 2 things ?
urbanization and modernization
Jews called what began a call for return to Israel
zionists