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People And Culture Of Southwest Asia & North Africa

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

MAP OF SOUTHWEST ASIA

ASSYRIAN PEOPLE

  • Population is 3.3 million

MARSH DWELLERS

SAMARITANS

CULTURE OF SOUTHWEST ASIA

  • Many countries are desert, so there a lot of groups that move around
  • There are some mountainous regions also

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  • There are many religions like Judaism, Christianity & Islam

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  • They cook with olives, pittas, honey, sesame seeds, mint & parsley

MAP OF NORTH AFRICA

MAGHREB PEOPLE

  • Live in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia & Lybia
  • Live on Atlas Mountains & Costal Plains
  • Population is 1% of the world population

BERBER PEOPLE

  • They live in Morocco & Algeria
  • Berber means free people

BEJA PEOPLE

  • They live in the Sahara desert
  • Some Beja groups move around so there are some in Egypt
  • They speak they're own language called Beja language

ALGERIAN CULTURE

EGYPTIAN CULTURE

  • They have a large industry in media and art
  • Cairo is called Hollywood of the East
  • Egypt has many folk singers and opera houses

LYBIAN CULTURE

  • Family is important in Lybia
  • They live in apartments or tents
  • They either work in industry or agriculture
  • They have television but mostly channels show traditional Lydian music