"Berber" is a name given by the Romans and means "barbarians." The history of the Berber people in North Africa is vast and diverse, their first ancestors settled in eastern Egypt. In fact, Berber is a generic name given to several heterogeneous ethnic groups that share similar cultural, political and economic practices.
The Arabization of the Berber people came in three phases. The first phase was the initial contact with the Arab invaders in the seventh century. The second phase began with the arrival of the Bedouins in the eleventh century. The third phase of Arabization, which took place between the 15th and the 17th centuries, was accelerated by the arrival of the Andalusian refugees.
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Unlike the popular novelistic image that depicts them as nomads crossing the desert on camel back, their real basic labor is the practice of sedentary farming in the mountains and valley.