choice board
Across
- 4. a series of actions that produce a certain result
- 10. a West African empire ruled by the Mande that became a major crossroads of the Islamic world
- 13. an item left by an earlier culture
- 14. the process in which a liquid, such as water, turns into a gas
- 15. the study of wisdom, knowledge, and the nature of reality
- 18. to pass something on to someone else
- 21. a society or organization founded for a religious, educational, social, or similar purpose
- 22. to examine or think about carefully
- 24. one or a number of simple shapes, such as triangles, squares, or circles
- 28. a people who broke away from the empire of Mali and eventually built their own vast empire in West Africa
- 29. to be completely committed to something; loyal
- 30. a traditional form of cloth produced in West Africa
Down
- 1. to change one’s belief on something
- 2. an ancient West African city built along the Niger River
- 3. trade between peoples north and south of the Sahara
- 5. a vegetation zone of tall grasses and scattered trees, with a long rainy season
- 6. the process of melting ore to produce iron or other metals from it
- 7. payment made by one ruler or country to another for protection or as a sign of submission
- 8. a family line traced through the mother
- 9. a large, hot desert in North Africa that covers about 3.5 million square miles
- 11. the first West African ruler to practice Islam devoutly
- 12. the longest river in West Africa, and a kind of trading highway in early times
- 15. a family line traced through the father
- 16. a zone of semidesert, south of the Sahara, where short grasses, small bushes, and a few trees grow
- 17. to say what will happen in the future, based on experience or reason
- 19. a people living in West Africa in the 500s B.C.E. who mastered ironworking
- 20. a medieval civilization and empire in West Africa
- 23. a baked clay used to make pottery, tiles, and sculptures
- 25. to be sympathetic and accepting of what others believe or do, even if those ideas differ from your own
- 26. an economic good; something useful or valued
- 27. functioning in the best way, with very little or no waste