Ch4 pp. 137-141 Flashcards

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The Maghreb

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The countries of Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco

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Berbers

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The original inhabitants of the Maghreb

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Carthage

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A colony that was destroyed in the Punic wars

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Barbary Coast

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Know for its infamous pirates

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Libya

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Nine/tenths is occupied by the Sahara Desert

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Tripoli

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The capital of Libya

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Muammar Qaddafi

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Established a military dictatorship in Libya

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The “Western Isle”

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Contains: Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia

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Western Sahara

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A disputed desert country along the Atlantic coast.

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The Sahel

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Includes : Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, and Sudan

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Sudan

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Khartoum

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The capital of Sudan

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The Sudd

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The world’s largest swamp

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Cush

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The greatest ancient civilization in the African interior.

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South Sudan

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The newest nation as of July 2011

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The French Sahel

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Include: Chad,Niger, Mali, and Mauritania

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Animism

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The pagan tribal belief that natural objects - rocks, trees, animals, rivers, - are inhabited by mostly evil spirits.