A.O.E PUZZLEE

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Across
  1. 3. The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian in Greenwich, England, expressed in degrees (0-180). On a map or globe, longitude lines are drawn running north and south.
  2. 4. Flower of a tree picked before it opens and dried in the sun. It had medicinal value because it can numb skin and be used for tooth aches. It was used to make an air freshener, known as a pomander.
  3. 6. Originally from Ethiopia, Africa, these beans are fermented, dried, and roasted. The beverage was created by people on the Arabian Peninsula.
  4. 7. One of the oldest recorded spices, it was in use in 3000 B.C. Mesopotamia. It is the inner bark of an evergreen tree, which is stripped and the dried in the sun. It is used as a seasoning, perfume, preservative.
  5. 9. To be the first to find out, or see something.
  6. 10. Chocolate. Columbus knew the natives used the bean as money. It was not until Cortez brought back sacks from the Aztec civilization that the Spanish learned how to make chocolate.
  7. 12. This plant root has a hot (spicy) sensation. We see it fresh in markets but explorers shipped it dried or crystallized. It is the underground stem of a plant originally from China.
  8. 13. China held the secret for turning caterpillar cocoons into this fabric.
  9. 14. Navigation instrument used to measure the altitude of the stars.
Down
  1. 1. The imaginary line running east/west around the world midway between the North and South Poles. The equator divides the earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere
  2. 2. Oldest spice known to man, and in the past one of the most valuable. The spice is made from ripened berries of a climbing shrub, dried in the sun. It originated in Eastern Asia.
  3. 4. Columbus Conceived a plan to sail WEST in order to reach the EAST.
  4. 5. The northern or southern half of the earth as divided by the equator or the eastern or western half as divided by a meridian.
  5. 8. An East Indies spice introduced to the west by Arab traders. It is the seed of a fruit. It is used to flavor wine and food, and was so popular it became very expensive in the 14th Century.
  6. 11. Plant native to Central America and the West Indies. It has the combined flavor of nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves, giving it its name.