| A | B |
|---|
| Berber | Nomad who herds livestock |
| Mohammad | God's prophet in Islam |
| Caliph | The leader of Islam |
| Nile | The longest river in the world |
| Monotheistic | Belief in one god |
| Silt | Deposited in riverbanks |
| Zakat | Alms giving |
| Shahada | Statement of faith |
| Salah | Prayer 5 times a day |
| Hajj | Pilgrimage to Mecca |
| Mecca | The holiest city for Muslims |
| Sawn | Fasting during Ramadan |
| Ramadan | Muslims fast during this month |
| Sunni | Muslims who believe the Caliph can be elected |
| Shi'ite | Muslims who believe the Caliph must be a blood descendant of Mohammad |
| Kaaba | A holy shrine at Mecca |
| Sahara | Vast desert in N. Africa |
| Nile | River that provides crops for Egypt |
| Suez Canal | Connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas |
| Straits of Gibraltar | Narrow waterway between Morroco and Spain |
| Allah | Name for God in Arabic |
| Atlas Mountains | located in the northwest corner of N. Africa |
| Momar Gadafi | military dictator of Libya |
| souk | a marketplace |
| Morocco | consitutional monarcy |
| Egypt | republican democracy |
| Tunisia | exporter of olive oil |
| Libya | exporter of oil and natural gas |
| Egypt | exports cotton |
