Across
- 2. another trade good located in West Africa
- 3. Africa is a _________ - large landmass
- 6. activity that allows religion to spread
- 9. first gold-salt kingdom of West Africa
- 11. Malian city of learning and trade
- 14. largest desert in Africa
- 16. pilgrimage to Mecca
- 17. "Coastline" in Arabic
- 18. trade good needed in West Africa
- 21. Many of these were hand printed and decorated in Timbuktu
- 25. imaginary line dividing the northern and southern hemispheres
- 26. Animal that made trans-Saharan trade possible
- 27. European nation that eventually controlled Mali
- 28. Africa's coastline lacks these
- 29. this empire controlled North Africa until it fell in 476
- 30. African grassland
Down
- 1. African oral story teller
- 2. traveler from Morocco who told us all about Islamic civilizations (2 wds)
- 4. River of West African Kingdoms
- 5. greatest king of Mali
- 7. Nation that experienced inflation due to Musa's generosity
- 8. colorful "ocean" near Egypt
- 10. West Coast body of water for Africa
- 12. large island off south east Africa
- 13. belief system transmitted from the Middle East to West Africa
- 15. wettest climate zone in Africa (2 wds)
- 19. Ocean separating Europe from Africa
- 20. Many of these were built for Islamic worshippers
- 22. Sundiata's nickname (2 wds)
- 23. item imported to West Africa from China
- 24. Religion that spread from India to China