History of Sub-Saharan Africa HMH

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Across
  1. 2. "Wise Man"
  2. 3. a meeting of European leaders at which a plan to divide Africa was made
  3. 7. the capital city of the Songhai kingdom in West Africa
  4. 10. a devotion and loyalty to one’s country
  5. 14. "Upright Man"
  6. 16. early ancestors of humans
  7. 18. British colony in West Africa; was renamed Ghana when it became independent in 1960
  8. 21. this precious metal made Ghana and Mali Empires rich through trade
  9. 22. a building for Muslim worship
  10. 24. a process in which people exchange goods without contacting each other directly
  11. 25. the practice of building an empire by claiming lands, setting up colonies, and controlling those areas
  12. 26. this period lasted from about 100,00 years ago to 20,000 years ago
  13. 28. this mineral used as a preservative made Ghana and Mali Empires rich through trade
  14. 29. a canal in Egypt that links the Mediterranean and Red seas
  15. 30. this South African ethnic group united by Shaka fought against British colonial rule
  16. 31. the voyages that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies
Down
  1. 1. people who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive
  2. 4. this period started about 20,000 years ago and included inventions like the bow and arrow
  3. 5. Mali's most famous ruler, famous for his hajj to Mecca
  4. 6. this period lasted from about 2.5 mya to 100,000 years ago
  5. 8. "Southern Ape", one of the earliest ancestors of humans
  6. 9. an important trade city of Mali in West Africa
  7. 11. an African society that emerged in the late 1100s along the East African coast and combined elements of African, Asian, and Islamic cultures
  8. 12. Afrikaner frontier farmers in South Africa
  9. 13. a steep canyon on the Serengeti Plain in northern Tanzania, Africa
  10. 15. the belief that one’s own culture or ethnic group is superior
  11. 17. the movement of 400 ethnic groups who spoke related languages out of West Africa into the southern half of the continent; occurred between 5,000 and 2,000 years ago
  12. 19. "Handy Man"
  13. 20. people who move often from place to place
  14. 23. a form of Christianity that blended African customs with Christian teaching
  15. 27. independent business people