Black History Crossword

1. An ancient epic poem from ancient Mali telling the story of its most famous king.
3. An early invention of many African societies used to prevent disease.
5. Defensive stone Walls that were longer than the Great Wall of China in Western Africa.
6. a medieval African king known as the wealthiest person in history, who caused inflation giving away gold on pilgrimage
9. An African empire that was wealthy due to a monopoly on the Gold market.
10. the study of planets and stars to travel and tell time, invented by ancient Africans.
11. an ancient African principle which says no one can live well unless everyone is taken care of
12. the average number of languages African people can speak
13. the name for African queens who fought in battle, acted as healers, politicians, and spiritual leaders.
15. Traditional African religion which says all creatures and parts of the environment are sacred
17. Lesbian African warrior queen who defended her people from Portuguese invasion in 30 years of guerilla wars.
18. the height of Great Zimbabwe's giant stone walls used to defend their people
24. A traditional African food brought to the Americas by enslaved people braiding seeds into their hair.
25. while Europe was still pooping in the street, African doctors were able to do this with sanitary conditions.
26. African historians who can recite 2000+ years of history from memory.

2. this African city was well known for being the center of the global book trade.
4. One of the most dominant religions in Africa, spread by contact through trade with Muslim merchants.
5. African migrations which left from Western Africa and spread culture and language throughout the continent.
7. lifelike Bronze statues stolen from Africa by the British colonizers, still have not been returned
8. an African nation that was the first in the world to convert to Christianity (before Europe)
14. An African queen who fought against Rome riding a lion and won, defending her people from conquest.
16. a made up concept that was used to oppress Black people in the United States and jutify slavery.
19. a powerful African civilization famous for its pyramids, military power, and worship of kings as gods.
20. the leader of Egypt worshipped as a god and believed to be immortal
21. the first human fossil, Australopithicus Afarensis, found in Africa.
22. an early African society which was so advanced it skipped the bronze age and developed iron weapons
23. a key component in vehicles, invented by ancient Africans