North Africa

1.) What form of government did ancient Egypt have?
Monarchy

2.) What practices did the ancient world acquire from Egypt?
Medicine and geometry

3.) How did Muslims gain control of North Africa?The invaded from southwest Asia and spread their language, culture, and religion to north Africa.

4.) What countries make up North Africa?
Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, and Tunisia

5.) How has North Africa's economic base evolved?
The regions economy was originally based around agriculture, but now center around oil production and cash crops.

6.) Why has the oil industry failed to benefit local workers?
Because many of the local workers uneducated and lack the necessary skills to actually work the jobs,   so the they have to import foreign workers.

7.) How are prices set for products sold at souks?
Prices are much higher to encourage the sport of haggling.

8.) How has rai music changed since its beginnings?

It went from being a free care music centered around topics of youth, to being a form of rebellion of Islamic fundamentalists.


9.) What was the traditional role for North African women?
To be wives and their jobs centered around the home. (few held actual jobs)

10.) What gains have Tunisian women made outside the home?
Now 20% of the parliament is female and many women now manage businesses around Tunis.