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- 2. Capital of Russia
- 3. One of the two main branches of Islam
- 4. Bantu language widely used in East Africa
- 5. One of the two main branches of Islam mainly in Iran
- 6. the founder of the Mali Empire
- 9. Byzantine Emperor from 527 to 565
- 11. Sudanic Kingdoms
- 12. Mali and Ghana are two of the three kingdoms
- 18. A member of any of a large number of linguistically related peoples of central and southern Africa
- 19. Empress of Roman Empire and wife of Justinian 1
- 20. Moroccan explorer of Berber descent
- 22. Follower of Islam
- 24. Capital and largest city in Ukraine
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- 1. Founder of Great Khan of Mongol Empire
- 2. Known as "King of Kings"
- 7. across the Sahara to reach sub-Saharan Africa from the North African coast, Europe, or the Levant
- 8. Law the body of Roman or civil law
- 10. Hereditary Ruler Known as a Great
- 13. Capital city of the Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and the Ottoman empires
- 14. Two papacies in Roman Catholic Church
- 15. Italian Merchant also a game you often play in the swimming pool
- 16. the amalgamation or attempted amalgamation of different religions
- 17. Persian physician and Neo-Platonist philosopher
- 21. Monotheistic religion of Muslims
- 23. birthplace of Muhammad, it is the holiest city of Islam and a pilgrimage site for all devout believers of the faith