Across
- 2. controlling this allowed Songhai to spread Arabic language & Islamic scholarship
- 7. mineral resource like gold and copper that was a valuable trade good
- 8. raised but flat region in the interior of Africa
- 10. a ruling family, like the Zagwe
- 13. religion that arrived 1st in East Africa, Christianity or Islam
- 15. making tools and weapons out of this gave an advantage
- 18. kingdom that took over ancient kingdom of Kush
- 19. culture that developed in East Africa due to overseas trade
- 20. were skilled workers above or below traders in West African social structure
Down
- 1. African storytellers
- 3. animals like cats and dogs roam the African savanna freely
- 4. what Mansa Musa had at least 80 camels carry so he could give it away
- 5. along with your clan, this was determined by the family you were born into
- 6. connection based on family relationships
- 9. in most traditional African religions, people honored
- 11. leaders of this place limited the amount of gold available
- 12. Mansa Musa brought back scholars, artist & teachers from his __ to Mecca
- 14. True or False: Storytelling is a part of W African culture that carried over to present day
- 16. empire that took over West Africa 200 yrs after Ghana
- 17. West Africa's early civilizations started near...