Ancient West Africa

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Across
  1. 2. this trade item was worth just as much as gold
  2. 3. West Africans traded their gold for this
  3. 8. traded to Europe and North Africa
  4. 9. King that invited Muslim scholars into West Africa
  5. 10. a large desert covering over 2 million square miles.
  6. 12. The first major West African Empire
  7. 14. defeated the powerful Songhai empire
  8. 16. First king/founder of Songhai
  9. 17. Mansa Musa was the famous king of this Empire
  10. 18. a river that flooded surrounding areas that provided fresh soil
Down
  1. 1. the best teacher ever
  2. 2. the largest empire
  3. 4. popular trade route
  4. 5. This man was worth 400 billion dollars in modern currency
  5. 6. West African Kings like Sunni wanted their people to become part of this religion
  6. 7. a style of traveling for trade, usually involved camels.
  7. 11. a major city in the Songhai Empire
  8. 12. The main item that made West Africa rich
  9. 13. refers to a society that relies on agriculture
  10. 15. another popular trade item that is the same metal as a penny