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1. A huge territorial empire that flourished in west Africa during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries
3. a military leader operating outside of the government
6. Chines philosopher who lived in the 6th century
7. a line or series of rulers descended from one family
9. an Inca accounting apparatus in use from c 1400 to 1532 ce
11. a type of surgery in which a hole is made in the skull
15. explorer who widely travelled the Old world
18. belonging or related emperor
19. trade between peoples north and south of the sahara

1. a system in which advancement is based on individual ability or achievement and not on birth rights
2. a complex of officials and workers who manage the activities of a government
4. was the founder and first Great Khan and Emperor of the Mongol Empire
5. the political leader of a territory containing several countries or groups of people
8. the time it takes earth to travel once around the sun
10. service examination a test given to qualify candidates for positions in the government
12. a ruling class of noble families
13. was a Venetian merchant, explorer, and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295
14. also known as the Emperor Shizu of Yuan, was the fifth khagan of the Mongol Empire
16. the tenth Mansa of the Mali Empire, an Islamic West African state
17. a symbol for a word, idea or sound in a hieroglyphic system of writing