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  1. 3. member of one of the largest muslim sects.
  2. 5. ancient kingdom of northeast Asia
  3. 6. city in western Saudi Arabia and birthplace of Muhammad.
  4. 8. zimbabwe, powerful East African medieval trading center and city state located in south eastern present day zimbabwe
  5. 9. medieval west african trading empire located in present day Mali
  6. 13. trading center and powerful ancient kingdom in northern present day Ethiopia
  7. 15. mose sacred temple of islam located at Mecca
  8. 17. , early west african trading kingdom located in parts of present day Mali
  9. 18. a sultan of the ottoman empire who ruled from 1520 to 1566
  10. 19. sunni dynasty of caliphs that ruled from 661 to 750
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  1. 1. medieval West African Kingdom located in present day mali, niger, and Nigeria
  2. 2. Muhammad’s journey from mecca to Medina in 622
  3. 4. group claiming a common ancestor
  4. 6. musa, islamic ruler who expanded Mali’s borders to the Atlantic ocean
  5. 7. ancient greek term for Axumite kingdom; present day country in east africa
  6. 10. , root language of west africa on which some early african migration patterns are based.
  7. 11. one of the five pillars of islam
  8. 12. shiite muslim dynasty that ruled much of present day Iran
  9. 14. an east african culture that is also a Bantu based language
  10. 16. largest desert in the world covering most of north africa