Across
- 4. What is a group of people descended from one ancestor
- 6. What was the first of the three kingdoms
- 8. What is a long story filled with history and mythology
- 11. who were forced to work in the salt mines
- 12. usually male elected leaders who helped oversee the village
- 13. Major trade city of Mali
- 15. What is lines of extended families and clan
- 16. What ocean borders west Africa
Down
- 1. What where the 2 primary sources of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
- 2. What was the primary religion of songhai
- 3. What empire came after the fall of mali
- 5. river What is the principal river of west africa
- 7. What is the belief that all plants and animals have spirits
- 9. What was an important trade and cultural center in africa
- 10. What is the basic or nuclear, unit of west african or community often included parents and child
- 11. What is the predominant land form in Africa
- 14. What is located on the northern border of west africa