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Nomadic indigenous people of Morocco
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Berbers
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People who founded settlements on the Moroccan coast starting from 700s BC
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Phoenicians
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Empire, initially a settlement of the above, that controlled Morocco
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Carthage
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Kingdom founded in Morocco in the 3rd century BC
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Mauretania
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Empire that annexed the above kingdom in 44 AD
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Roman Empire
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East Germanic tribe that sacked the above empire and invaded Morocco
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Vandals
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Successor state to the above empire, gaining control in the 5th century
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Byzantine Empire
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Empire that took over in the 7th century, spreading Islam to Morocco
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Umayyad Caliphate
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740-743 revolt which led to Moroccan states seceding from the above
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Berber Revolt
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11th century dynasty that stretches from the Tagus River to the Senegal River
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Almoravid Dynasty
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Capital of the above dynasty founded in 1070, known for its red wall
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Marrakesh
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1086 battle that halted Christian advance into al-Andalus
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Battle of Sagrajas
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Successor state to the above dynasty, adhered to strict Islam
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Almohad Caliphate
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1212 battle in which the above caliphate was defeated by Iberian Christians
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Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
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Successor state to the above caliphate, lost certain amounts of territory
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Marinid Sultanate
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Capital of the above sultanate, home to the oldest university in the world
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Fes
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Explorer of this period who wrote a book about his travels around the world
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Ibn Battuta
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Sultanate founded in 1510 to resist Portuguese occupation of coastal regions
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Saadi Sultanate
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Leader of the above who maintained independence from the Ottomans
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Ahmad al-Mansur
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Dynasty that had ruled Morocco since 1631
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‘Alawi Dynasty
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Longest-reigning sultan of the above who moved the capital to Meknes
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Ismail Ibn Sharif
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African slave army that seized power in the turmoil following the above's death
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Black Guard
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Monarch who restored order and recognized the United States in 1777
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Mohammed III
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European countries that colonized Morocco (in alphabetical order)
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France
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Spain
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1921-1926 failed war led by tribesman Abd el-Krim against colonizers
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Rif War
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Party that was the pioneer for the Moroccan independence movement
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Istiqlal Party
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1960s to 1980s period in which opponents of the king were “written off”
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Years of Lead
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1963-1964 war fought against neighboring Algeria
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Sand War
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Former Spanish colony claimed by Morocco
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Western Sahara
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