| 1 | Muhammad | | _____ | Of the hightest quality |
| 2 | Africa | | _____ | The prophet of Islam, messanger of god. |
| 3 | Mosque | | _____ | The biggest empire in western Africa |
| 4 | Basin | | _____ | A holy shrine in Makka |
| 5 | Lake | | _____ | to decrease in numbers or quality |
| 6 | Kaaba | | _____ | A series of connected mountains |
| 7 | Nile River | | _____ | The emperor of Mali made a pilgrimage to Makka--richest man-- |
| 8 | Mountain Range | | _____ | The founder of the Mali empire related to Mansa Musa--Lion King-- |
| 9 | Qu'ran | | _____ | 2nd largest continent |
| 10 | Sahara | | _____ | Largest desert in the world in the northern part of Africa |
| 11 | Sunni Ali | | _____ | story teller in Africa |
| 12 | Songhai | | _____ | The most important leader of the Songhai empire |
| 13 | Mali | | _____ | The holy book of Islam. |
| 14 | Ghana | | _____ | large area of water sorrounded by land |
| 15 | Prime | | _____ | larges river in Africa |
| 16 | Diminish | | _____ | The first empire in western Africa--the kingdom of gold-- |
| 17 | Fee | | _____ | low land surrounded by mountains containing a river drainage |
| 18 | Griot | | _____ | a tax or price |
| 19 | Mansa Musa | | _____ | A muslim place of worship |
| 20 | Sundiata Keita | | _____ | Western African empire lead by Mansa Musa |