Africa

4. Kings of Ghana and Mali gained their wealth through ___________.
7. Three commodities that came out of Trans-Saharan trade were gold, salt, and _________.
9. Formed by Sundiata Keita after the fall of Ghana.
11. Small villages of the Western Sahara eventually banded together to create the Kingdom of ________.
13. Culture region that developed in modern day Nigeria. This group started Africa’s Iron Age.
14. Historians who passed down stories from generation to generation.
15. Griots were responsible for keeping _________. (One of the 5 traits of Civilization)
17. By the year 1000, this was the official religion of many West African Kingdoms.

1. 10 years after the death of Muhammad, Arab armies conquered _________ and established Islam in Africa.
2. A metal found in rock.
3. Most famous and wealthy of the Mali leaders.
5. The Sahara Desert is bordered by the _________ Mountains to the north.
6. This is the process by which fertile land dries up and becomes a desert.
8. Trans-Saharan traders would often travel in camel ___________ for safety.
10. This animal was introduced as a pack animal in the Sahara around 300 CE.
12. __________ traders were primarily responsible for spreading Islam across the Sahara.
16. Used as a preservative.