AFRICA

4. The king of Belgium who brutally controlled the Congo Free State
5. The main religion that spread on the Trans-Saharan Trade Network was _____
6. The rapid European colonization of Africa in the late 1800s.
7. A powerful diamond-mining company founded in South Africa that controlled much of the world’s diamond supply
12. The wealthy ruler of Mali known for his pilgrimage to Mecca.
15. A major African river that enabled agriculture and the rise of ancient civilizations
17. The forced transport of Africans to the Americas.
18. fought in present-day South Africa from January to early July 1879 between forces of the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom.
19. A Moroccan Muslim scholar and traveler who documented how Islam spread through trade, scholarship, and cultural exchange.
20. An early West African empire that grew wealthy from controlling gold trade.

1. An 1884–1885 meeting where European nations divided Africa.
2. Conflicts in southern Africa between the British and the Dutch-descended people over control of land and resources
3. A major West African city known for trade, learning, and Islamic scholarship.
8. A grassland biome with scattered trees that supported farming and herding.
9. A region along East Africa known for trade with Asia and the Middle East.
10. A semi-arid region south of the Sahara that served as a transition zone between desert and savanna.
11. West African storytellers and historians who preserved oral traditions.
13. A powerful West African empire famous for wealth, trade, and learning.
14. Trade routes crossing the Sahara that exchanged gold, salt, and goods.
16. The world’s largest hot desert