Growth in Trade and Cultural Interaction

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  1. 2. Popular Chinese take on this Indian religion which focuses on rebirth in a Pure Land-- a kind of Buddha heaven.
  2. 6. Associations for merchants that promoted caravan trading along the roads.
  3. 8. Buddhism from China that spread and became influential among Japanese samurai warrior class.
  4. 9. Center of religion an d learning with universities attracting scholars from all over.
  5. 11. An area of extremely high trade and a center for Mississippi culture.
  6. 15. A Islamic revolution where new and better agricultural practices were taught and the introduction of new crops were spread past Muslim rule.
  7. 16. A Chinese explorer who traveled 40,000 miles across the South China Seas and the Indian Ocean. His mission was to enroll distant peoples into China's tributary system.
  8. 17. Places for merchants to rest, exchange goods with locals, and resupply their animals. These became centers for interactions between diverse cultures.
  9. 18. Chinese technology that extended to the Mongolians during their reign of rule over China.
  10. 19. Foreign merchants settling at points along the sea routes; they encouraged cultural diffusion along these points.
  11. 20. A means of transportation along the Saharan Desert.
Down
  1. 1. Chinese/Arab ships that had technological improvements like a large storage area or sails that could go against the wind. Falicitated sea trading.
  2. 3. A kingdom in Java that showed hints of Hindu, Buddhism, and Javanese culture among many of it's monuments and temples.
  3. 4. Paper money developed by the Chinese; it was easier to carry than heavy coins. Also, another were a European "contract" which merchants used to set a specific date for paying goods.
  4. 5. Extremely wealthy emperor of Mali Empire who gained control over Mediterranean and West African trade routes.
  5. 7. Relay stations that facilitated trading, making it faster and more efficient by providing communication to traders.
  6. 10. Mongolian diplomatic relationships with areas like Persia, Russia and Chins.
  7. 12. A disease spread along the trade routes through Mongolia. This plague extended to far reaching regions like West Africa.
  8. 13. A Mongol-introduced "new period of Chinese history".
  9. 14. Christian Europe's nickname as they rose to power similar to the Mongolians in their power and expansion.