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- 3. member of one of the largest muslim sects.
- 5. ancient kingdom of northeast Asia
- 6. city in western Saudi Arabia and birthplace of Muhammad.
- 8. zimbabwe, powerful East African medieval trading center and city state located in south eastern present day zimbabwe
- 9. medieval west african trading empire located in present day Mali
- 13. trading center and powerful ancient kingdom in northern present day Ethiopia
- 15. mose sacred temple of islam located at Mecca
- 17. , early west african trading kingdom located in parts of present day Mali
- 18. a sultan of the ottoman empire who ruled from 1520 to 1566
- 19. sunni dynasty of caliphs that ruled from 661 to 750
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- 1. medieval West African Kingdom located in present day mali, niger, and Nigeria
- 2. Muhammad’s journey from mecca to Medina in 622
- 4. group claiming a common ancestor
- 6. musa, islamic ruler who expanded Mali’s borders to the Atlantic ocean
- 7. ancient greek term for Axumite kingdom; present day country in east africa
- 10. , root language of west africa on which some early african migration patterns are based.
- 11. one of the five pillars of islam
- 12. shiite muslim dynasty that ruled much of present day Iran
- 14. an east african culture that is also a Bantu based language
- 16. largest desert in the world covering most of north africa