The Sea, Sand and Silk roads. Taddeo:7

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Across
  1. 2. Rest stops on the Silk road located in oases
  2. 4. the capital of the mongol empire
  3. 6. a Javanese Kingdom featuring the temple of Borobudur
  4. 9. Mongolian merchants who facilitated trade
  5. 11. the Mongol dynasty residing over China
  6. 15. the bacteria responsible for the black plague carried on fleas
  7. 16. colonial settlements that spread culture between different lands
  8. 17. The name for European colonizers of Asia
  9. 18. Malis capital, a center of islam
Down
  1. 1. A Chinese explorer and tribute collector
  2. 2. An animal used in the sand and Silk roads due to its ability to live without water and split hooves to walk on sand
  3. 3. Chinese paper money for Europeans to give coins in exchange for cash
  4. 5. a usage of horse riders transferring information throughout the Mongol empire
  5. 7. ships with triangular sails of Arab origin, able to traverse monsoon winds
  6. 8. A battle strategy where armies surround a city and starve them out
  7. 10. an african king whose wealth was known to all around
  8. 12. A Hindu and Buddhist temple in Cambodia and a symbol of cultural diffusion in Indian ocean trade
  9. 13. an African language with Arab influences gained from Indian ocean trade
  10. 14. a Muslim explorer who devoted his life to exploring the Islamic world
  11. 15. Emperor of the Ming dynasty who created the forbidden city