Question

One reason the cultures of North Africa developed differently from the cultures of the rest of Africa was that these areas of Africa were separated by the?

Answer 1

The cultures of North Africa (the Arab, the Berber and the Bedouin cultures) are separated from the rest of Africa (that is South and central Africa, with Bantu and other cultures) by the desert: Sahara.

Sahara is very hard to cross: so many people would avoid even trying, fearing death from heat and dehydration.

Answer 2

Answer:

The Sahara Desert

Explanation:

Cultures developed differently in North Africa than in the rest of Africa because of the Sahara Desert. The Sahara Desert has acted as a natural barrier in Africa which resulted in the diffusion of Middle Eastern culture in North Africa, while Sub-Saharan Africa maintained a variety of traditional cultures until the beginning of the Slave Trade and imperialism practiced by Europeans during the Scramble for Africa