history crossword

1. kingdom in the deep forest of the Niger delta and was at war with the Portuguese
4. empire that grew wealthy from trade along the Niger River
9. Muhammed one of the rulers of Songhai whose reign is considered the ‘golden age’
11. Ali one of the rulers of Songhai who took Timbuktu from the Tuareg
12. empire in 1230s that took over the same location as Ghana and expanded out to the Atlantic Ocean
13. empire in West Africa that figured out trade routes to cross the Sahara
17. language that is blend of Bantu and Arab, also a word that is used for African-Arab culture
19. Musa one of the ruler in Mali became very rich from gold and salt trade and he went to Mecca he brought back artists and architects to build mosques in Mecca
21. the way Persia, Africa, India, Southeast India, and Arabia were able to trade with each other because of the wind
22. language spoken and written by the Aksum people
23. Rainforest place in Africa that is very humid and bad for growing crops
24. Grasslands place in Southern Africa that has good soil that is perfect for farming
25. has more traditional African wildlife and more grasslands

2. empire in East Africa that stands out from the rest because they are Christians
3. Zimbabwe kingdom that was in 1100s that controlled the African gold miners and ivory hunters
5. Enclosure a big stone structure with 35 feet high walls and inside was a large stone tower
6. City States these developed along the East African coast who made their wealth from overseas trade
7. kingdom that was known for their artistic skills in 1100s-1400s
8. one of the ruler of Mali empire who was in power for 25 years
10. Ezana one of the rulers of Aksum in 320 and with him being in power Aksum began having full control of trade routes and became very powerful
14. empire in East Africa that was around for 100 CE to 600/700 CE and grew their economy from trade
15. Lalibela one of the kings in Ethiopia in 1200s who is known for building 11 stone Christian churches
16. edges around Sahara
18. Dynasty Christian kings who ruled Ethiopia for 700 years
20. big desert in North Africa
24. a group of independent city states that were protected by large wooden walls and their economy was based on farming