Silk Road Trade

4. – Chinese ceramic prized on the Silk Roads, tied to the *protoindustrial* expansion of China’s economy.
6. – Key Silk Road city that thrived as a trading hub connecting East and West.
7. – Period of Mongol peace that secured trade and cultural exchange across Eurasia.
10. – Deadly plague that spread along the Silk Roads, devastating populations in Europe and Asia.
13. – Roadside inns where travelers and merchants could rest and exchange goods and ideas.
14. – Financial document that allowed merchants to trade without carrying large amounts of coin.
15. – Valuable Chinese textile that gave the Silk Roads their name and drove interregional demand.
16. – Mongol leader whose conquests united much of Eurasia and secured Silk Road trade.
18. – Venetian traveler whose accounts increased European interest in Asian goods and cultures.
19. – Economic system based on currency and credit rather than bartering.

1. – Vast empire that expanded across Eurasia and safeguarded Silk Road routes.
2. – Religion that spread from India into Central and East Asia along Silk Road trade routes.
3. – Mongol dynasty in China that promoted Silk Road trade and integrated diverse cultures.
5. – High-value trade items such as silk, spices, and porcelain that dominated Silk Road commerce.
8. – Desired commodities like cinnamon and pepper that drew European merchants to Asian markets.
9. – Central Asian city that prospered as a cultural and commercial hub along the Silk Roads.
11. – Religious wars that indirectly stimulated European demand for Asian goods.
12. – Early Chinese system of credit that allowed merchants to deposit money in one location and withdraw it elsewhere.
13. – Process by which states, including the Mongols, consolidated authority to manage trade routes.
17. – Chinese innovation that replaced heavy coins, supporting long-distance trade.