Global Crossword

Fused many Arabic words onto a Bantu base and was written in Arabic script
The largest desert in the world
Process by which fertile or semi-desert land becomes desert
Grassy plain with irregular patterns of rainfall
Title for the king of Mali
Farming method in which forest and brush are cut down and burned to create planting fields
Family unit consisting of parents and children
Term for a family organization in which Kinship ties are traced through the father
Term for a family organization in which Kinship ties are traced through the mother
Professional storyteller in early West Africa
Founded the empire of Mali
Expanded the Mali empire and worked to ensure peace and order throughout Mali.
Soldier king that used his army to forge the largest state that had ever existed in West Africa
Set up a Muslim dynasty and a bureaucracy with separate departments for farming, army, and treausry
Known as "Land of gold" because the king controlled gold-salt routues
Located on the upper cataracts of the Nile, ruled over Egypt
Located in the rain forests of the Guinea coast, they traded pepper and ivory
A Christian outpost located in mountains
Manufactured copper and gold jewelry and made iron tools
Wealthy trading city
Wealthy city, controlled trade routes