For a long time now, Morocco has been home to the Berbers. It is located in the Northern part of Africa.Once the land was taken by the Romans, and made a part of Mauritania, but now it is an independent African Nation. Arabs invaded the land of Morocco, and brought Islam to the country. The Berbers, joined with the Arabs, and then together invaded Spain. By that time the Berbers were the 2nd best, and the Arabs were the first best! The Berbers stopped being friends with the Arabs, because they wanted to try to be the 1st best. They gained control of a lot of Spain, but were then expelled from the land. Morocco, the country that had once been one, and had been ruled by small tribes, was not one anymore. There was a lot of conflict The Berbers and the Arabs. Later, Portugal and Spain invaded Morocco, so the Berbers and the Arabs became one again in order to defend themselves.
In the 1660’s, Morocco was taken over by the Alawite dynasty- a dynasty that descended from the prophet, Muhammad. Later, Morocco became headquarters for pirates in the Mediterranean.
In 1840, France and Spain started colonizing. There was a lot of conflict between the French and Spanish. They secretly agreed that certain zones of Morocco belonged to the French, and certain zones belonged to the Spanish. It ended up that the French got the majority of Morocco. Later, Morocco was even more fought over by European countries, because it was discovered to be a country with good natural resources. Eventually, the leader or, sultan, of Morocco had control of the land, and the French’s control was ended.
The sultan of Morocco let the French partly control the land, but they had to protect it. In 1956 France and Spain decided that Morocco should become an independent country, so Morocco officially became their own country. At that point Morocco gained their land back from Spain.
In the 1970’s Morocco tried to claim the Western Sahara. The Spanish had released their control on it, and many countries wanted the land. Even today, it is still not settled who has rights to the Western Sahara.
When sultan Muhammed V died, his son, Hassan II took over and ruled.He established a new type of government, the “Hassanian democracy”, which allowed more freedom, and gave more power to the sultan. Hassan II died, and his son, Muhammed VI took over, and still rules
today, and deals with issues such as women’s rights and economics.
In the 1660’s, Morocco was taken over by the Alawite dynasty- a dynasty that descended from the prophet, Muhammad. Later, Morocco became headquarters for pirates in the Mediterranean.
In 1840, France and Spain started colonizing. There was a lot of conflict between the French and Spanish. They secretly agreed that certain zones of Morocco belonged to the French, and certain zones belonged to the Spanish. It ended up that the French got the majority of Morocco. Later, Morocco was even more fought over by European countries, because it was discovered to be a country with good natural resources. Eventually, the leader or, sultan, of Morocco had control of the land, and the French’s control was ended.
The sultan of Morocco let the French partly control the land, but they had to protect it. In 1956 France and Spain decided that Morocco should become an independent country, so Morocco officially became their own country. At that point Morocco gained their land back from Spain.In the 1970’s Morocco tried to claim the Western Sahara. The Spanish had released their control on it, and many countries wanted the land. Even today, it is still not settled who has rights to the Western Sahara.
When sultan Muhammed V died, his son, Hassan II took over and ruled.He established a new type of government, the “Hassanian democracy”, which allowed more freedom, and gave more power to the sultan. Hassan II died, and his son, Muhammed VI took over, and still rules
today, and deals with issues such as women’s rights and economics. 
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