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Describe the similarities between North African and Middle Eastern culture, and explain why the two cultures are similar.

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Basically North African and Middle Eastern cultures have very similar traditional clothing styles, food, architecture, beliefs and art.
This is caused by two main factors: common environment and common rulers.
Both North Africa and the Middle East are hot, dry and deserty. Dominated by the Arabian-Syrian/Sahara Deserts, both cultures were greatly influenced by their harsh environment that necessitated certain adaptions (most notably clothing and certain foods, pork for example generally rots easily in the desert and becomes dangerous to eat).
There is also the issue of their common religion/rulers. A large portion of their joint history has been spent serving under one ruler or another (Rome, Abbassids, Ottomans, etc.) They also share a common religion, greatly influencing eachother.

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People in North Africa have common characteristics with those in the Middle East, including a shared religion, ancestry, and history.  People speak Arabic, just as they do in the Middle East and more than 90% practice Islam.  Many people are of Arab descent.  This occurred because in the 600s, Muslim armies invaded and conquered North Africa.  Traders soon followed, and these people introduced Arabic and Islam to the region.  Many Middle Easterners settled in the region, and over time, many people trace their ancestry to Arab peoples.  Many others are of mixed Arab-Berber descent.

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