History of Morocco
Module 10: History

12 Centuries
of Dynasties

Mna l'Antiquité lila daba, sir f wagt bach tfehm ruh l'Maghrib l'asli.

-1000 to 700

Antiquity & Berbers

Amazigh Roots

First Berber kingdoms (Mauretania) and Roman presence (Volubilis).

  • Volubilis
  • Lixus
  • Moorish Kingdoms
Antiquity & Berbers
789 - 974

Idrisids

Foundation of the State

Idris I founds the first Muslim dynasty and the city of Fez.

  • Moulay Idriss
  • Fez
  • Islamization
Idrisids
1040 - 1147

Almoravids

Empire of the Desert

Unification of Maghreb and Andalusia. Foundation of Marrakech.

  • Marrakech
  • Andalusia
  • Austere Architecture
Almoravids
1121 - 1269

Almohads

The Builders

Architectural peak (Koutoubia, Giralda, Hassan Tower).

  • Koutoubia
  • Rabat
  • Seville
Almohads
1244 - 1465

Marinids

Cultural Golden Age

Construction of madrasas (Quranic schools) and refinement of arts.

  • Madrasas
  • Chellah
  • Meknes
Marinids
1666 - Present

Alaouites

Modern Morocco

Current dynasty. Unification, colonial resistance and modernization.

  • Meknes (Moulay Ismail)
  • Independence
  • Mohammed VI
Alaouites

The Alaouite Continuity

Mna 1666, la dynastie Alaouite katdemen l'unité w l'stabilité dyal l'Maghrib. F 3ahd Sa Majesté le Roi Mohammed VI, l'blad khdama f modernisation sari3a, w f nafs l'waqt 7afda 3la l'identité dyalha.

Stability

Wahd l'Maghrib mkan dyal salam w sécurité f la région.

Development

Projets kbira : TGV, Ports, Autoroutes, Solaire.

Diplomacy

L'Maghrib rja3 l'Union Africaine w ftah 3la l'3alam.