Across
- 2. lead an expedition of five ships coming from spain
- 3. America is named after this explorer
- 10. arabs went there in the middle east
- 12. ancient greece and rome
- 13. trading empire in west africa
- 14. an imaginary line running down the middle of the atlantic from the north pole to the south pole.
- 16. to sail around the world
- 17. Muhammad- brought songhai to the height of it’s power
- 18. the use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes
- 21. A period of intellectual and artistic creativity or “rebirth”.
- 23. Mali’s greatest king
- 24. River- songhai lived along this river
- 25. governor of spanish town in present-day Panama
Down
- 1. a powerful kingdom/empire
- 4. portuguese explorer to find to sea route to asia
- 5. a muslim house of worship
- 6. a narrow, twisting sea passage to the pacific ocean
- 7. a king sent to explore the southernmost tip of Africa
- 8. a prince that astronomers, geographers, and mathematicians to share their knowledge with Portuguese sailors and shipbuilders.
- 9. measures the positions of the stars
- 11. a italian explorer working for Spain
- 15. a journey to a holy place
- 19. capital of the powerful kingdom of Mali
- 20. a muslim holy city
- 22. a ship made to be faster, cary more people, goods, and cargo