Silk Road Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. Maritime (sea) routes of the Silk Road that connected East Africa, India, and China.
  2. 6. Religion that spread by merchants and traders from India.
  3. 9. Part of the Silk Road where thousands of tiny islands were located in the South China Sea.
  4. 10. Religion that started in the Middle East and spread thanks to Muslim traders.
  5. 12. Trading good that cane from various parts of the Silk Road, such as silk clothing from China.
  6. 14. Invention made in China that uses the Earth's magnetism to help determine direction.
  7. 17. Main part of the Silk Road connected to places in China with this area around the _____.
  8. 18. Part of the globe the Silk Road is located, connecting Europe, Asia, and Africa.
  9. 19. Invented in the Middle East to use moving water to help process food.
Down
  1. 1. Invented in India to use the wind to power ships.
  2. 3. Part of the Silk Road where the Trans-Saharan routes connected East Africa and West Africa.
  3. 4. Invented in the Middle East to use the wind to help process food.
  4. 5. Part of the Silk Road that was linked through the Black Sea through rivers.
  5. 7. The Silk Road was most popular between 1000 CE and 1500 CE during the Late _____.
  6. 8. Resource from India that improves the taste of food and drinks.
  7. 11. Trading good from China and Persia that uses a special clay to make dishes and jewelry.
  8. 13. Religion from India that spread thanks to Indian and Chinese missionaries.
  9. 15. Trading good that came from lands around the Indian Ocean, such as pepper.
  10. 16. Technology invented in China to keep records.