Nat Geo Voc. List # 13

1 iron _____ trade across the Sahara

2 Mansa _____ Discovered iron in West Africa

3 oral tradition _____ a strong, hard gray metal found in rocks

4 terra cotta _____ the period described by the rapid spread of iron tools and weapons

5 Ghana _____ King, title of the ruler of Mali

6 Iron Age _____ history that passes down by word of mouth from one generation to the next

7 Mali _____ baked clay

8 Mansa Musa _____ the first kingdom in Africa, city of gold

9 Nok _____ He established the Kingdom of Mali, Lion King

10 Sub-Sahara Africa _____ valuable product

11 Sundiata Keita _____ Kingdom in West Africa, this kingdom came after Ghana

12 Trans-Saharan _____ Emperor of the Kingdom of Mali, took a pilgrimage to the city of Mecca

13 desertification _____ A group of traders traveling together across the desert

14 commodity _____ the process by which fertile land becomes desert

15 caravan _____ the region south of the Sahara

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