World Cultures

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. White seasoning found in the sea (4)
  2. 2. Shiny yellow metal used in jewelry (4)
  3. 5. The Semitic language of the Arabs (6)
  4. 6. The world's longest river (4)
  5. 8. A landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in (8)
  6. 10. A country with a king as head of state (7)
  7. 12. A republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea (7)
  8. 13. A person who is owned by someone (5)
  9. 14. A landlocked republic in West Africa (5)
  10. 15. The domain ruled by an emperor or empress (6)

Down

  1. 1. A republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea (5)
  2. 3. The world's largest desert in northern Africa (6)
  3. 4. A republic in central Africa (5)
  4. 7. A member of a ___ church (8)
  5. 9. Taking a series of rhythmical steps in time to music (7)
  6. 11. Of or relating to or supporting ___ (7)