West Africa Puzzle
Task: Try to complete each clue by solving the word jumble and write the
correct word into the numbered blank in the crossword puzzles. Then use the
circled letter from each clue to help complete the final puzzle listed below:
The wealth and the power of the West African
Civilizations, Ghana, Mali and Songhai came from the:
2.
13.
16.
3.
8.
5.
15.
14.
7.
11.
12.
1.
4.
9.
6.
Kingdom of Ghana
1. The Kingdom of Ghana traded
DGOL with northern Africa
4.
1.
in return for salt.
2. Salt was necessary to flavor
food and SEVEPRER meat.
3. Iron technology helped improve
hunting and TRIGRULUCAE.
4. Ghana developed farming along
the RINEG RREVI.
5. The Gold-Salt trade brought great
LATHEW to the Kingdom of Ghana.
5.
2.
10.
3.
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Kingdom of Mali
9.
6. Mansa Musa supported art,
religion and NITACUDEO.
7. The city of KUTUBIMT became
7.
a center of trade and learning.
8. The religion practiced by the
8.
rulers of Mali was MALIS.
9. Mansa Musa made a famous
RAGELIGMIP to the city of Mecca.
10. An enormous QUOESM made of mud
was built in the city of Dejenne`.
11. Life in Mali was a blend of both Muslim
and tradition CFRIAAN cultures.
6.
10.
11.
Kingdom of Songhai
12. The kingdom of Songhai stretched
almost from Lake Chad to the
12.
14.
LATNACIT NAOCE.
13. Ships protected the GENIR
VIRRE because it was an
important shipping route.
14. The power and authority of
Songhai, just like the other West African
empires, came from DATER.
15. Foreign TRAMECHNS, including Arabs, Jews,
Italians and others came to trade goods in the
markets of Songhai.
16. The kingdom of Songhai finally collapsed after it
was defeated by a modern army from CROOOCM.
16.
15.
13.