Across
- 7. Groups of people centered around herding and following their animals, as agriculture was not possible due to their location.
- 9. The Song Dynasy ruled southern China, while pasotral Jurchen peoples ruled northern China.
- 10. Over 1000 Chinese artillery crews assisted the invasion of Persia, as this technique easily countered walled cities and forts.
- 12. Located near present St. Louis, one of the four major American trade networks.
- 13. These stations were a day apart from each other, and fostered Mongol communication and rapid trade.
- 15. Wat Largest religious structure in the modern world, located in the Khmer Kingdom of Angkor. Sought to express a Hindu understanding of the Cosmos.
- 17. The Chinese dynasty after the century-long Mongol rule, left with dealing with the aftermath of the Mongols.
- 20. Leaders shared the hardships of their mean, and any units who deserted during battle were subject to the death penalty.
Down
- 1. Inns or guesthouses located throughout the Silk Roads where merchants rested and exchanged goods.
- 2. Musa The ruler of Mali, and maybe the richest man ever to live, went on the Hajj in 1324 and he visited many Islamic civilizations along the way.
- 3. Wind currents that blew northeast during the summer and southwest during the winter, allowing for improved trade along the Indian Ocean Basin.
- 4. Mongol Chinese dynastic title, transferred the Mongol capital from karakorum to modern Beijing.
- 5. The Chinese emperor of the Ming Dynasty who started the Chinese fleet control over the Indian Ocean basin, and the expedition died with him.
- 6. of Malacca The chokepoint of Indian Ocean trade to the fulcrum of India, ports along the way flourished.
- 8. Rejected religious sides of Buddhism and Daoism, but used their standards combined with the classical Confucian texts.
- 11. sponsored and encyclopedia with 11000 volumes, ordered the building of the Forbidden City, dispatched Chinese fleets to the Indian Ocean.
- 14. Camel Camels could go ten days without water, allowing for trans-Saharan trade possible.
- 16. Buddhism Believes the Buddha was a deity rather than a man, and showed an emphasis upon compassion. Spread along the Silk Roads.
- 18. The Mongol capital city, with a centralized bureaucracy and specialized offices.
- 19. State-approved associations of merchants who pooled their resources to limit their losses if a caravan failed.