Packet 9: Tossup 7

This kingdom was the birthplace of cartographer Muhammad al-Idrisi. (-5[1])This kingdom (15[2])signed a 1786 (-5[1])“Treaty of Friendship” in which it became the first country (15[1])to recognize the (15[1])United (15[1])States. (15[8])Under (-5[1])Ahmad (-5[1])al-Mansur, (15[2])this kingdom’s Saadi dynasty won the Battle (15[1])of Tondibi. The Disaster of Annual temporarily foiled Spanish control of this modern-day kingdom during the (*) Rif War. Al-Rashid unified this kingdom under the (10[1])Alawi dynasty that rules it to this day. This kingdom has fought the Polisario Front over control of Western Sahara, (10[1])which (10[1])it claims. (10[2])For (10[1])10 points, (10[2])name this North African kingdom whose capital is Rabat. ■END■ (10[2])

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