Africa Checkpoint Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• family : _ is very important in ancient west africa
• gold salt : the _ trade was made up of the two most in demand items
• trade : the act of giving one thing for another; taxed
• songhai : another prosperous kingdom in west africa
• trade economy : an economy that makes a profit from traveling caravans and other people's goods
• iron working : the ability to make tools out of iron
• savanna : area of tall grasses and scattered trees
• natural resources : ghana lost its _ which led to its downfall
• jenne jeno : another word for villages that joined together
• geography : _ offers clues about why people settle and how they live
• empire : conquered territories were joined together to form a _
• ghana : one of the most prosperous kingdoms in west africa
• ghana taxes : traders passed through _ and paid heavy _
• semi desert : enough water for short grasses and small shrubs or trees; scratchy/hot
• niger river : west africa's longest river; trading highway
• kings : who received tribute from conquered territories as a show of good intentions
• four : africa has _ vegetation zones
• trans saharan trade : ghana controlled this route
• forest : has a lot of trees, swamps, and yams
• sahara : this desert was once a land of rivers and lust plant life
• desert : this place isn't notable for its lack of plants