Across
- 3. the Muslim holy month
- 4. a family line traced through the father
- 7. this became the language of learning, government, and trade in West Africa
- 9. Musa the first West African ruler to practice Islam devoutly
- 11. the most famous universities built in Timbuktu
- 12. one or a number of simple shapes, such as triangles, squares, or circles
- 13. to be sympathetic and accepting of what others believe or do, even if those ideas differ from your own
Down
- 1. a West African empire ruled by the Mande that became a major crossroads of the Islamic world
- 2. a famous mosque built in West Africa by Al-Saheli
- 5. a trading city on the Niger River; also a key center for education
- 6. a people who broke away from the empire of Mali and eventually built their own vast empire in West Africa
- 8. to change one’s belief on something
- 10. to be completely committed to something