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4. The plauge that originated in China and spread through Eurasia due to the rapid trade.
6. A Great Chinese admiral who commanded a huge fleet of ships in a series of voyages in the Indian Ocean that began in 1405.
7. Inns or guesthouses where merchants could rest, exchange goods with local people and other traders, and resupply their animals.
9. Merchants who learned local languages, cultures, ad trading practices while also retaining links to their home societies.
11. Ancient city in Mali which was vital for commerce and was a hub for Islamic scholarship and trade.
12. The increase in food production, as well as to population growth , urbanization, and industrial development across the Islamic world.
14. The dynasty that was established by Genghis Khan's grandson, Khubilai Khan in the second half of the thirteenth century.
15. The ruler of Mali who took pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca.
18. Outlook that rejected the religious aspects of Buddhism and Daoism but appreciated the high moral standards of Buddhist teachings, while returning to classical texts of Confucianism.
19. The largest religious structure built in the premodern world, this temple was built by the powerful Angkor kingdom in the twelfth century C.E. to express a Hindu understanding of the cosmos, later used by Buddhists also.
20. Sped up communication across the Mongol Empire and also fostered trade.

1. One of the largest series of chiefdoms emerged in eastern woodlands which was located near modern St. Louis, which flourished around 1200 C.E.
2. Used triangular sails and were. constructed without nails by sewing or stitching the boards of the hull together with fibers, cords, or thongs.
3. Widely spoken in Easy Africa today, was grammatically an African tongue within the larger bantu family of languages, but was written in Arabic and has many Arabic loan words.
5. An Arab scholar, merchants, and public official.
8. A military strategy to capture fortified places by surrounding them to cut off supplies and force surrender.
10. Grandson of Genghis Khan who because the first il-Khan (subordinate khan) of Persia.
13. The development of a complex society in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, from 860 to 1130 C.E.
16. Introduced to North Africa and the Sahara in the early centuries of the Common Era, this animal made trans-Saharan commerce possible by 300 to 400 C.E.
17. Vital West African oral histories, storytellers, and musicians who preserved and transmitted history, culture, and genealogies through spoken word and music.