Across
- 4. Military leader who held real political power in feudal Japan
- 7. Massive mountain range that limited interaction between India and China
- 9. Invention that helped spread Reformation ideas quickly across Europe
- 10. Founder and prophet of Islam
- 14. Decorative Byzantine artwork made from small pieces of colored glass or stone
- 16. A Christian group that broke away from the Catholic Church during the Reformation
- 17. West African city known for scholarship and trans-Saharan trade
- 22. Empire located in the Andes Mountains of South America
- 23. Medieval European system based on land ownership and loyalty
- 26. Devastating plague that reduced populations across Europe and Asia
- 30. Payments or certificates believed to reduce punishment for sins
- 31. Period of renewed interest in art, science, and learning in Europe
- 33. Monotheistic religion founded by Muhammad based on the Five Pillars
- 34. Spanish labor system that forced Indigenous peoples to work for colonists
- 36. Chinese philosophy emphasizing respect, education, and social order
- 37. River whose flooding helped shape early Chinese civilizations
- 38. German monk who started the Protestant Reformation
Down
- 1. Mongol leader who united tribes and built a vast empire
- 2. A long period of fighting in the Iberian Peninsula when Christian kingdoms worked to take back land controlled by Muslim rulers
- 3. Byzantine emperor remembered for legal reforms and Hagia Sophia
- 5. English document that limited the king’s power
- 6. model of the universe that places the sun in the center
- 8. Holy book of Islam
- 11. Frankish king who helped spread Christianity and created the Holy Roman Empire
- 12. Major trade city located between Europe and Asia
- 13. Empire established after the conquest of Constantinople
- 15. Religious wars between Christians and Muslims over holy lands
- 18. Religion that spread throughout China before the Tang Dynasty
- 19. Wealthy ruler of Mali famous for promoting Islam and trade
- 20. Harsh desert region that separates northern China from Mongolia
- 21. Chinese dynasty established by Mongol conquerors
- 24. Organized process for experimentation and observation developed during the Scientific Revolution
- 25. Traditional Japanese belief system centered on kami and rituals
- 27. Trade networks that connected Europe and Asia through cultural exchange
- 28. Floating garden farming system used by the Aztec
- 29. Island nation whose culture was shaped by Chinese and Korean influence
- 32. Renaissance belief focusing on human potential and achievement
- 35. Explorer whose voyages led to European contact with the Americas(last name)