It's History

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Across
  1. 1. Trade network connecting China to the Mediterranean (3,4,4)
  2. 8. Tenochtitlan was built on this lake (7)
  3. 9. Alexander the Great's teacher (9)
  4. 10. Ancient Greek name for Greece (6)
  5. 11. Aztec emperor at arrival of the Spanish (9,2)
  6. 14. Elite unit charged with protecting the Roman Emperor (10,5)
  7. 16. Roman goddess of love and beauty (5)
  8. 17. Last imperialist dynasty of China (1644-1912) (4)
  9. 19. First Roman Emperor (8)
Down
  1. 2. Romans believed these arachnid creations could be used to stop bleeding (6,4)
  2. 3. Only the Roman Emperor was allowed to wear this colour (6)
  3. 4. Greek goddess of love and beauty (9)
  4. 5. Historical name for Taiwan (7)
  5. 6. Location of the Forbidden City built by the Ming dynasty(7)
  6. 7. Instrumental in the downfall of the Aztecs (8)
  7. 8. Indigenous enemies of the Aztecs (10)
  8. 12. Native female interpreter for Cortes (9)
  9. 13. Persian king defeated by the Greeks at the Battle of Marathon (6)
  10. 15. Chronicler of the Peloponnesian War (10)
  11. 18. Country governing Taiwan from 1895 to 1945 (5)