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Across 1. became emperor of Rome (2 words) 3. grassy plain which stretches north and south of the forest zone 6. reigned in the 1200s (2 words) 7. the date the Hausa had built a number of clay walled cities 8. soldier-king, used powerful army to forge the largest state that had ever existed in west africa (2 words) 10. date that arab armies carried islam into North Africa 11. a climate change slowly dried out the sahara 12. valuable product, salt 14. kingdom of Kongo florished in.... 15. excess, food they produced 17. distant military stations 19. city of ancient Jewish roots and Christian traditions, Coptic church 21. conquered and absorbed the ancient Nile kingdom of Nubia (2 words) 23. city which absorbed the ancient Nile kingdom of Nubia 24. adapted to the harsh conditions of the Kalahari desert 25. meaning king

Down 2. method of clearing then burning the remains using the ash for fertilizer 4. greatest emperor of Mali (2 words) 5. date which Nubian rulers moved their capital to Meroe 6. seemed to have absolute power, but acually that power was very limited 7. disputes over succession weakened Mali 9. Zimbabwe was in decline 13. a lion-headed warrior god 15. fused many arabic words onto a Bantu base and was written in Arabic script 16. city, means - great stone buildings 18. kingdom which rose in the rain forests of the Guinea coast 20. conqured Egypt in 750bc 22. group of households who claimed a common ancester