1	Hajj		_____	different
2	benefit		_____	group of tribes link by blood or marriage
3	element		_____	to decrease in numbers or quality
4	accompany		_____	to go along with
5	vary		_____	The founder of the Mali empire related to Mansa Musa--Lion King--
6	clan		_____	something good, positive gained from something
7	swahili		_____	Largest desert in the world in the northern part of Africa
8	Mountain Range		_____	The holy book of Islam.
9	Qu'ran		_____	The biggest empire in western Africa
10	Sahara		_____	story teller in Africa
11	sultan		_____	part, section, portion of something
12	Songhai		_____	A general in Sunni Ali's army
13	Mali		_____	Holy pilgrimage to Makka
14	Ghana		_____	political leader or country
15	Askia Muhammad		_____	A series of connected mountains
16	Diminish		_____	The first empire in western Africa--the kingdom of gold--
17	Ibn Battuta		_____	He explored the Muslim territory
18	Griot		_____	Western African empire lead by Mansa Musa
19	Mansa Musa		_____	The emperor of Mali made a pilgrimage to Makka--richest man--
20	Sundiata Keita		_____	African language, culture