Paddock WH U2a w/out Religions Pre-Quiz Crossword

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  1. 5. Period of artistic and intellectual growth in India after the conquest by Tamerlan (Timur)
  2. 6. Large, flat, elevated area in the center of Southern India; bordered by the Western Ghat and Eastern Ghat mountain ranges
  3. 9. Groups of tribes (or clans) in central Asia that valued courage, discipline and fighting skills on horseback, but created a prosperous time during Pax Mongolica
  4. 10. Incredibly wealthy and generous leader of the Mali empire about 1,000 years ago
  5. 13. Ancient transportation network that linked India to the Middle East and China
  6. 14. ___ Of The Ten Princes: Story written by Dandin about men searching for love and power
  7. 16. African ethnic group that spread their culture as they migrated South and East
  8. 17. Leader of Islam that rules a Caliphate
  9. 18. Which of the Crusades had the best chance for a lasting peace due to Richard the Lion heart's truce with Saladin of Egypt
  10. 20. African cultural identity that emerged with the blending of Bantu and Arabic cultures
  11. 21. Pre-fix that relates to motherhood
Down
  1. 1. Traditional history tellers in some African societies
  2. 2. A unique period of Chinese history when the country was ruled by Mongols and Kublai Khan
  3. 3. What was one of the roles allegedly held by Marco Polo in China
  4. 4. Massive natural barrier that divides Northern Africa
  5. 7. Region that lies on the equator in the middle of Africa
  6. 8. Religious ideas, native to Africa, that teach the presence of spirits in Animals, rivers and other parts of the natural world
  7. 11. Leader of the powerful Songhai Empire of West Africa that defeated and replaced the Empire of Mali
  8. 12. Nomadic Arabs that traded horses, hides and camels on the Western edge of the Silk Road
  9. 15. City in the region of Palestine that is considered sacred by Jews (Solomon's Temple), Christians (Jesus' Crucifixion) and Muslims (Dome of the Rock)
  10. 19. Pre-fix that relates to fatherhood