Ch.3.1.1

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Across
  1. 1. The _____ River runs through Western Africa & its rich soil makes this a place a home to many civilizations.
  2. 4. _____ revolutionized trade because their feet didn’t sink in the sand, they could travel days without water & their eyelashes kept out the sand
  3. 9. The Bantu culture included pottery making, mining & iron working, as well as the belief in 1 god & a spirit world where their _____ live.
  4. 11. Caravans carried gold & ivory came from West Africa in exchange for cloth & ______, a necessity of life, from North Africa
  5. 13. The “Death Road” is 1500 miles crosses the _____ from West Africa to the Mediterranean.
Down
  1. 2. People in Ghana were good horsemen, as well as herders of cattle, sheep & _____.
  2. 3. In 400 B.C., the _____ from North Africa found a way to cross the Sahara & trade in West Africa
  3. 5. Copper, iron, ivory, hides, dates & slaves were all _____ from Ghana & Mali.
  4. 6. Ghana grew crops such as millet, sorghum, rice & _____.
  5. 7. All of Africa except the coast is considered this land feature.
  6. 8. Traders that passed through Ghana had to pay a _____, or a tax paid to Ghana’s rulers, which made Ghana rich.
  7. 10. The _____, or grasslands region, is where Ghana and Mali are located.
  8. 12. The _____ left their homeland & moved slowly down the Congo River because of either overpopulation or the soil was worn out