The Mongols Connect Eurasia

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Across
  1. 4. At its peak, the Mongolian Empire conquered large sections of Asia and the Middle East, and even parts of...
  2. 5. The Mongols made this safer, which allowed merchants to travel across Eurasia freely.
  3. 7. The period of stability under Mongol rule that allowed trade and cultural exchange to flourish across Eurasia.
  4. 8. The Mongols took Chinese __________ and traded them with the West, spreading knowledge and technology.
Down
  1. 1. In addition to being a conquering force, the Mongol Empire was a bridge between ___________, connecting the people, inventions, and ideas of Eurasia.
  2. 2. A Chinese invention that revolutionized warfare and eventually reached Europe, making old defense strategies no longer effective.
  3. 3. The deadly disease spread along the Silk Road, carried by rats and camels, devastating Europe.
  4. 6. With the invention of gunpowder, invaders could use cannons to break through stone castle ___________.
  5. 9. A group distracted by fighting off Christian Crusaders trying to take Jerusalem, which prevented them from limiting Mongol expansion.