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- 2. the hajj is a pilgrimage to this city
- 3. a famed Arab traveler who heard stories about Sundiata from Griots
- 4. the religious successor to Muhammad
- 7. this man's hajj helped connect Mali to the rest of the world
- 9. an individual city that was separate from other cities
- 12. this popular form of medieval architecture that reflected religious themes
- 13. an important Christian kingdom in Africa
- 14. the official language of the Byzantine Empire
- 15. Islamic religious shrine
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- 1. the holy book of Islam
- 2. an important Islamic kingdom in Africa
- 5. river civilizations were also known as these types of civilizations
- 6. this form of writing was created in Mesopotamia
- 8. this country, also known as Al-Andalus was part of the caliphates until the Reconquista
- 10. the prophet Muhammad founded this religion in 610
- 11. this region of China became the crop growing area
- 14. the Hellenistic period saw a revival of this culture