West Africa

1. Trade exchange of gold and salt between North and West African traders
4. a person who is hired to carry loads
7. based on a woman's family line
8. a decorative covering worn on the head, often as a sign of rank
9. an account of the line of ancestry of a family
10. Tradition a country's historical and cultural traditions passed down by word of mouth
14. a story that is usually passed down orally and becomes part of a community's tradition
15. a desert region in North Africa
16. based on a man's family line
19. open grasslands in a region of tropical Africa
20. a woven cloth

2. inheritance of a right to rule
3. Trade Route a trade route from northern Africa to sub-Saharan Africa
5. a payment made by one ruler or country to another for protection or as a sign of submission
6. Forest an area of lush vegetation and year-round rainfall
11. Forest an area of abundant trees and shrubs
12. a baked clay often used to make pottery and sculpture
13. Community a primary social group consisting of parents and their children
17. a town in central Mali, on the River Niger at the end of the trans-Saharan trade route
18. Family an immediate family (parents and children) plus other relatives such as grandparents, cousins, aunts, and uncles