| A | B |
|---|
| Religion that worships nature spirits | animism |
| Region south of the Sahara | sub-Saharan |
| West African city which became an Islamic Center | Timbuktu |
| East African trading kingdom: accepted Christianity | Axum |
| South African kingdom: means stone enclosure | Great Zimbabwe |
| First of the West African trading kingdoms | Ghana |
| Greatest of West African trading kingdoms: Translates as "Where the King lives" | Mali |
| Last of the West African trading kingdoms | Songhai |
| Muslim ruler of Mali: Known for his pilgrimage to Mecca | Mansa Musa |
| Results in the expansion of civilizations in sub-Saharan Africa | Bantu Migrations |
| Tracing heritage through the Mother's family | Matrilineal Society |
| Blended language of Arabic & African dialects | Swahili |
| Islamic traveler/historian who wrote of Asia & Africa | Ibn Battuta |
| Country whose heritage is traced to Axum kingdom | Ethiopia |
| Routes crossing the Sahara desert | trans-Saharan |
