Mesoamerica and Africa

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Across
  1. 2. no written language
  2. 4. controlled the Trans Saharan trade route.
  3. 8. The Incan empire expanded quickly under his leadership.
  4. 11. conquered the Mali Empire and continued the gold-salt trade.
  5. 12. traded along the silk road.
  6. 13. based in southern African and had a society built on farming and trading
  7. 15. Mali's city that was the center for trade and learning
  8. 16. Shinto religion, power help by a shogun
  9. 18. empire united by Islam, traded coffee and ceramics, and had a capital of Istanbul.
  10. 20. was the capital city of the Aztecs
  11. 21. oldest civilization in present day Mexico
Down
  1. 1. richest leader to ever exist, leader of the Mali empire
  2. 3. The people of Axum converted to this religion.
  3. 5. this civilization controlled and taxed the gold-salt trade
  4. 6. another name for farming
  5. 7. Famous city of the Mayan civilization
  6. 9. The Aztec _____________________ ended when Moctezuma was taken hostage by Spanish, neighboring tribes back Cortes, and most Aztecs were killed by disease.
  7. 10. built Taj Mahal, spice trade with Europe along with gems.
  8. 14. Aztecs unified these to make a powerful empire
  9. 17. 1200's-1521 was the major time period of this Mesoamerican empire
  10. 19. made their living off of agriculture and trade.