| A | B |
|---|
| arable | suitable for use as farmland |
| hieroglyphic | related to a system of writing in which pictures stand for ideas |
| monarchy | a government run by a single ruler, usually a king or queen, who inherits the position |
| oasis | an area in a desert where water springs are found |
| pharaoh | the ruler of ancient Egypt |
| republic | a government in which lasw are made by a small gorup of citizens elected by the people |
| theology | the study of ideas related to religion |
| uninhabited | not lived in |
| *Nile River | The ____ Valley in Egypt has a very dense population.* |
| *Berber | The Arabs had a very great effect on _____ culture.* |
| *shaduf | Some Egyptian farmers use a ____ to help irrigate their crops.* |
| *bilharziasis | Snails that live in irrigation canals help spread ____.* |
| * Islam | _____ has rules about what people can eat, drink and wear.* |
| *Sahara Desert | The largest geographic feature of North Africa is the _____. * |
| *Tuaregs | Nomadic herders whose skin turns blue because of their clothes are called the ____.* |
| *yearly calendar | The flooding of the Nile River helped the ancient Egyptians to ____.* |
| *electricity | Today, as in ancient times, the Nile is an important source of ____. * |
| *feeding its growing population | One of modern Egypt's biggest problems is ____. * |
| *Suez Canal | The ____ is important because it is a shortcut between Asia and Europe.* |
| * cities | About half the people of North Africa live in ____. * |
