Across
- 4. An invention used to determine how far north or south sailors were from the equator.
- 6. This crop spread from India to China and Vietnam which rapidly increased their populations.
- 10. The connectivity between new places facilitated new goods, people, and _____.
- 11. Swahili's native language _____ was combined with Arabic to access the vast trading network in the IOB through Islam.
- 13. A Chinese invention that gave ships more stability and maneuverability.
- 14. Syncretism of Confucianism with Daoist and Buddhist beliefs.
- 16. A Sunni judge who wrote about his travels to Muslim lands from a Muslim's perspective.
- 17. Margery Kempe was a ______-class woman who wrote a firsthand account of her travels to holy sites in Christianity.
Down
- 1. Networks of exchange led to the increase in ______ , power, and diversity of trading cities.
- 2. Adopted by the lower Chinese class, essentially Buddhism described in Daoist terms by traveling Buddist merchants.
- 3. This African city became a center for Islamic learning.
- 5. Pakistans official language, a blend of Hindi and Arabic.
- 6. A city in present-day Turkey that fell to the Ottomans in 1453.
- 7. First developed in China, this invention fundamentally altered the power structure of the entire world based on who possessed it.
- 8. Located at the southern end of the Grand Canal, this was China's most prominent trading center.
- 9. What deadly disease caused a 1/3 population decrease in Europe?
- 12. The ______ Empire provided stability and protection for traveling merchants on the Silk Road.
- 15. Papermaking technology was invented by the _______ which led to a higher literacy rate in Europe combined with new printing technology.