During reading:

Task 01: match the following ideas with paragraphs.

- Algeria is the richest North African country in prehistoric heritage.
- The history and historic significance of Casbah in Algiers.
- The Tassili N’Ajjer is the most prestigious prehistoric Saharan site.
- Ottoman heritage in Algiers.
Task 2: read the text below and say whether these statements are true or false:
a- Algeria has little access to the Mediterranean Sea and to the Sahara.
b- The Tassili n’Ajjer contains many traces of the Phoenician and the Roman civilizations.
c- Algiers was first established by the Phoenicians. ……………
d- So much merchandise was transited through Algiers during the Phoenician and the
Roman periods…….
Task 03: read the text and answer the following questions:
a- What is the historical effect of the Algerian access to the Mediterranean and the Sahara?
b- What does the author mean by saying ‘The Algerian Sahara was one of the cradles of
civilization’?
c- Why did only least amount of merchandise transit through Algiers?
d- Did the Ottomans leave their traces on the city of Algiers? Justify.
4- What do the underlined words refer to in the text?

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