Africa #2 Review Puzzle

3. A person’s clan and caste were both determined by his/her __.
4. __ spread both inside and outside the Arab empire during the Arab conquests.
8. In African society villages were made up by __ (larger group of related families)
9. The __ dynasty helped give Christianity a permanent place in Ethiopia.
10. In East Africa, __ culture had the most influence on the Swahili city-states.
12. The capital of the Eastern Roman Empire is __.
16. Songhai’s laws were based on the __ which help to spread Islam.
17. __ began preaching his beliefs in Mecca after he received messages from God, brought by the angel Gabriel.
18. Axum & Ethiopia were alike in their __, location, and being involved in trade.
20. What culture developed in East Africa as a result of the region’s role in overseas trade?

1. One reason for Songhai’s collapse was that Morocco invaded with __ & captured Timbukto.
2. Which West Africa empire did not establish Islam as an important religion?
5. Being able to speak and keep records in __ helped with African traders in their dealings with Arab traders and made Songhai a successful trading empire.
6. Sunni Ali, who wanted power and wealth, capture the city of __ because it came with control of the trans-Saharan trade routes.
7. Africa had a strong oral tradition which involved __ which are storytellers and proverbs.
11. According to the 5 Pillars, Muslims must fast daily during the holy month of _.
13. ____ was the largest West African empire and had a strong military and established government system.
14. In most traditional African religions, people honored their __.
15. Axum’s importance as a trading kingdom in East Africa was the result of its __.
19. 2/3rds of English words have __ roots which demonstrates it strong influence on English.
21. The first Christian influences in East Africa appeared in __.