Across
- 2. a member of a class of traveling poets, musicians, and storytellers who maintain a tradition of oral history in parts of West Africa.
- 3. a type of silk and cotton fabric made of interwoven cloth strips
- 4. a series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end.
- 6. more than one; several.
- 8. a ruler of the Ghana Empire who reigned from 1062 to 1076 C.E.
- 10. method by which traders who cannot speak each other's language can trade without talking
- 11. the ruler of the largest and wealthiest North African country during his reign
Down
- 1. known for spreading the Islamic faith in West Africa
- 4. a short pithy saying in general use, stating a general truth or piece of advice.
- 5. The first ruler of the Mali empire
- 7. founded the Songhai Empire
- 9. the collection and study of historical information using sound recordings of interviews with people having personal knowledge of past events.