Medieval African Kingdoms (Chapter 10)

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Across
  1. 3. the wealth of the East African kingdoms was based on ____
  2. 5. major trading state in E.Africa (south of Egypt)
  3. 7. the last of the great West African trading kingdoms to rise after Mali
  4. 9. the secondary name for the region of Aksum
  5. 10. the culture and language of the East Coast of Africa/ blend of two cultures
  6. 13. the dominant southeastern African trading kingdom
  7. 14. the first great West African trading kingdom
  8. 15. the West African kingdoms convert to ____ by the end of the Medieval Period
  9. 16. tropical grasslands of Eastern Africa
  10. 19. the ____ peoples migrated from E.Central Africa to the south, around the 1st century AD, spreading their languages
  11. 20. Aksum began to decline due to the invasion of the _____
  12. 22. Great Zimbabwe had an uncommon capital, as it had a castle made of _____.
  13. 23. the river on which the three West African trading kingdoms were located
Down
  1. 1. this West African kingdom emerged after Ghana
  2. 2. Aksum's location on the ____ ____ made it a powerful trading kingdom
  3. 4. the main religion of early African peoples
  4. 5. Swahili is a blend of native Africa and _____ culture/language
  5. 6. the "salt for gold" trade routes crossed this great desert
  6. 8. the religion of Medieval Aksum
  7. 10. the region of Africa that divides the dry north from the more tropical south
  8. 11. this word means "stone houses" in the Shona language
  9. 12. the most famous king of Mali...due to his Hajj and his generosity
  10. 14. the "history teachers" of early African society
  11. 16. Muslims captured many Eastern African peoples and made them ____,sending them to the Middle East
  12. 17. the primary trade good sent south by North African kingdoms in exchange for gold
  13. 18. early African villages were based upon family groups known as _____. (p.285)
  14. 21. this metal technology entered Africa by about the 500s BC
  15. 24. the primary trade good sent north by West African kingdoms