Across
- 4. a native of Tangier in North Africa
- 8. society that trace their ancestors through their mothers
- 9. king/leader
- 10. river north of zimbabwe
- 11. the part of north Africa that is today the mediterranean coast of Libya
- 13. the shona people established a city in southern Africa
- 16. society that trace their ancestors through their fathers
- 17. a group of people named after the language they speak
- 18. Mali's first great leader
- 19. arabic blended with the Bantu language to create this
Down
- 1. near the delta of the Niger river lays this kingdom
- 2. did not have a centralized system of power
- 3. families organized in groups
- 5. founded about 1420 by man from Great Zimbabwe
- 6. emerged after Ghana, following its traits
- 7. east African city-state flourished from 1200s to 1400s
- 12. empire with gold-salt trade and called "land of gold"
- 14. most famous of Mali's rulers
- 15. to the east of Mali
- 20. river south of zimbabwe