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Through out the Saharan trade route, there were limited water spots. The whole route is based on how excessable the water was. Towns sprung up where these water wholes were as rest spots.
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With the invention of yokes, saddles, and stirrups, traveling through the desert is much more comfortable.
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Egypt had an early form of government similar to monarchy using pharoahs instead of kings, thinking they are gods instead of rulers.
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With Egypt's fertile soil, they trade along the saharan trade route and silk road.
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Egyptian women had some rights but were limited, they could own property and could divorce, managed household and educated children.
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Islam began spreading through Northern Africa, many empires were converting at this time.
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People at this time were using everything available as tools, using bones for them, skins for clothing. With the various amounts of big game, these animals were very valuable for these items.
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Cities across north Africa were not united the politics but had well developed social structures and culturak diversity.
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Mansa Musa was a very rich muslim, like most of Africa gold was a very common wealth, other countries wanted in to the gold so were then trading through out the mediterrainean.
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Because villages were so small, they would tand to work together to survive, while in Egypt women still carried similar rights as before.
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Slaves were being traded to two main places in the world, the men were mainly traded to the Americas while the women were traded to the Middle East.
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The slaves in the Americas were doing a lot of agricultural work. So they were obviously at the bottom of the labor systems.
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Most of North Africa is still Islamic from the Middle East.
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Muslims were not alowd to enslave other muslims, they were able to enslave any other religion and try to convert.
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I don't really know if this could be considered a revolt, but the explorers were constantly taking africans as slaves to the Americas.
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Slavery was abolished during this time, so end of migration.
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North Africa depended largely on cash crops like sugar, cotton, rubber, and spices. Most of these plantations were owned by foreign countries.
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The Muslims were industrializing at this time discovering innovative creations, Islam is still the main religion at this time period through out North Africa.
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With the help of Ali, Egypt became more of a trading power and military power increasing economic static for the country
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Many European countries had colonies in Northern Africa and in the Berlin Conference borders were drawn to seperate colonies.
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Throughout most of Africa, countries were gaining their independence from imperialistic powers.
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Agriculture is a huge part of North Africa's economy, both to feed the people and for exports. North Africa relies on its fertile soil to produce. North Africa also exports minerials such as salt and other goods.
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Although unsuprising, majority of North Africa is Islamic, they were greatly influenced by the Middle East and Africa.
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Due to Independence of these countries is new, the politics haven't developed greatly, there are many different types governments, including republican democracy, monarchy, and more.
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There is a large amount of migration from North Africa to Italy across the Mediterranean, but has recently been closely monitered. Now immigrants are traveling to Greece because it is easier.
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