Across
- 4. the largest desert in Africa and the entire world
- 8. one of the popular religions in Africa which encouraged Mansa Musa to take his Haj (journey) spreading wealth across the Sahara Desert
- 9. the poor treatment of these living beings in africa is a major enduring problem (elephants, rhinos, etc.)
- 12. Timberlands; buck teeth; "you" in Spanish... Also a big city in Mali
- 14. when you are mad about paying for gas in your car; an island off of east/south Africa
- 16. the region of Africa that is closest to Europe and is highly influenced by Italy, Spain, and Arabia
- 17. this passage is what brought many African slaves to the US around the 1600s-1700s; not the beginning and not the end
- 18. this Islamic idea promotes generosity, donations, and giving back to your community
- 19. this continent contains about 50 countries (depends on if you count the island countries) and has several countries located right on the equator
Down
- 1. King Lalibela built this underground church in this East African kingdom/country which displayed wealth, innovation, and christianity
- 2. a unique plant found on the Nile; Egyptians used to write hieroglyphics on
- 3. this country most likely had the first ancient civilizations of Africa who displayed tremendous organization, power, innovation, and wealth along the Nile
- 5. this great city in ancient Africa was known for huge circular walls and towers made by stone and brick,
- 6. the first natural resource that promoted trade and migration towards West Africa; food tastes better
- 7. Many African countries have very unstable _________ which leads to fighting, wars, unfair laws, etc.
- 10. this sea provides beauty on North Africa cities; you might want to look up the spelling
- 11. Morocco is closest to this European country which is why you might not even know you are in Africa if you went here
- 13. Mansa Musa was leader of this kingdom that gained tremendous wealth due to salt and gold
- 15. a country near South Africa and Mozambique