Across
- 2. this trade item was worth just as much as gold
- 3. West Africans traded their gold for this
- 8. traded to Europe and North Africa
- 9. King that invited Muslim scholars into West Africa
- 10. a large desert covering over 2 million square miles.
- 12. The first major West African Empire
- 14. defeated the powerful Songhai empire
- 16. First king/founder of Songhai
- 17. Mansa Musa was the famous king of this Empire
- 18. a river that flooded surrounding areas that provided fresh soil
Down
- 1. the best teacher ever
- 2. the largest empire
- 4. popular trade route
- 5. This man was worth 400 billion dollars in modern currency
- 6. West African Kings like Sunni wanted their people to become part of this religion
- 7. a style of traveling for trade, usually involved camels.
- 11. a major city in the Songhai Empire
- 12. The main item that made West Africa rich
- 13. refers to a society that relies on agriculture
- 15. another popular trade item that is the same metal as a penny