Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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Nomadic indigenous people of Morocco | Berbers | 90%
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Kingdom founded in Morocco in the 3rd century BC | Mauretania | 50%
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Empire that annexed the above kingdom in 44 AD | Roman Empire | 50%
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People who founded settlements on the Moroccan coast starting from 700s BC | Phoenicians | 40%
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Spain | 40%
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East Germanic tribe that sacked the above empire and invaded Morocco | Vandals | 40%
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Former Spanish colony claimed by Morocco | Western Sahara | 40%
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Dynasty that had ruled Morocco since 1631 | ‘Alawi Dynasty | 30%
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11th century dynasty that stretches from the Tagus River to the Senegal River | Almoravid Dynasty | 30%
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Empire, initially a settlement of the above, that controlled Morocco | Carthage | 30%
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Capital of the above sultanate, home to the oldest university in the world | Fes | 30%
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European countries that colonized Morocco (in alphabetical order) | France | 30%
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Explorer of this period who wrote a book about his travels around the world | Ibn Battuta | 30%
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Capital of the above dynasty founded in 1070, known for its red wall | Marrakesh | 30%
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1963-1964 war fought against neighboring Algeria | Sand War | 30%
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Empire that took over in the 7th century, spreading Islam to Morocco | Umayyad Caliphate | 30%
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Leader of the above who maintained independence from the Ottomans | Ahmad al-Mansur | 20%
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Successor state to the above dynasty, adhered to strict Islam | Almohad Caliphate | 20%
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1212 battle in which the above caliphate was defeated by Iberian Christians | Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa | 20%
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1086 battle that halted Christian advance into al-Andalus | Battle of Sagrajas | 20%
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African slave army that seized power in the turmoil following the above's death | Black Guard | 20%
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Successor state to the above empire, gaining control in the 5th century | Byzantine Empire | 20%
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Longest-reigning sultan of the above who moved the capital to Meknes | Ismail Ibn Sharif | 20%
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Party that was the pioneer for the Moroccan independence movement | Istiqlal Party | 20%
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Successor state to the above caliphate, lost certain amounts of territory | Marinid Sultanate | 20%
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1921-1926 failed war led by tribesman Abd el-Krim against colonizers | Rif War | 20%
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Sultanate founded in 1510 to resist Portuguese occupation of coastal regions | Saadi Sultanate | 20%
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740-743 revolt which led to Moroccan states seceding from the above | Berber Revolt | 10%
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Monarch who restored order and recognized the United States in 1777 | Mohammed III | 10%
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1960s to 1980s period in which opponents of the king were “written off” | Years of Lead | 10%
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