Chapter 15 Crossword

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Across
  1. 5. trace their ancestors through their mothers
  2. 6. claimed all of Zimbabwe with his army
  3. 9. strict religious brotherhood
  4. 12. no centralized system of power
  5. 14. group of people named after the language they spoke
  6. 15. part of North Africa, now the coast of Libya, Algeria, and Morocco
  7. 17. most famous Mali leader, Sundiata's grandnephew
Down
  1. 1. people spoke common language like the Hausa
  2. 2. greatest African kingdom
  3. 3. made homes in the forest, based claims to rule off of descent
  4. 4. referred to as the Soninke region, it was a kingdom
  5. 7. trace their ancestors through their fathers
  6. 8. descendants of a common ancestor
  7. 10. capital was Gao, and they gained control of all trade routes
  8. 11. Berber Muslim reformers, seized power from Almoravids
  9. 12. Mali's first great leader
  10. 13. traveler and historian who found out he could travel without crime
  11. 16. Bantu language
  12. 18. wealthy kingdom, founders were Mande-speaking people