Awesome African Civilizations Crossword

“Mwene mutapa” means “master pillager” and is the origin of the __________ Empire
___________ __________ is a city which grew into an empire built on the gold trade
Arab Muslim traders exported ____________ persons from the East African coast
Muslim traders spread the religion of ________ to the East African coast
Society in Sub-Sahara Africa that is governed not by rulers but by lineages
Group of Berber Muslim reformers that seized power in the mid-1100s from the Almoravids
The members of a _____ believe they are descendants of a common ancestor
A society in which children trace their ancestors through their mothers
The oldest form of social organization in the world is the __________ __________ Society
Arabic blended with the Bantu language to create the __________ language
The West African empires of Ghana, Mali, and ___________ thrived in West Africa from 800 A.D. through 1500 A.D.
The two most important trade items travelling through Ghana were gold and _____.
Animal that revolutionized the trade industry through the Sahara Desert
Mali’s first great leader
Hausa ______ _______ were first ruled by Songhai but then became independent