Across
- 3. civilization known for its agriculture and pyramids
- 7. civilization known for its engineers
- 9. a very rich king who often went to Mecca
- 10. empire that controlled Sahara trade routes
- 14. killed about one-half to one-third of the Eurasian population
- 15. series of campaigns for control of the French throne
- 17. very famous explorer who recorded his travels of Eurasia
- 19. term for taking Christian boys from homes to serve as janissaries
- 20. very strict Muslim law that has very harsh punishments
- 21. group of people that had to be covered from almost head to toe
- 22. the governing official of Russia
- 23. the capital of the Aztec Empire
- 24. more advanced boats that were used to trade across the Indian Ocean
- 27. made it possible to mass-produce texts (before the printing press)
- 29. trade route across the Sahara Desert
Down
- 1. civilization with a very complex writing system
- 2. massive Muslim empire
- 4. larger of the 2 groups of Muslims
- 5. religion that believes in many gods
- 6. empire that split off from the Ottoman Empire
- 8. term for the split of Roman Catholic Church
- 11. massive trading ports that made money from port taxation
- 12. also is known as the land road for trade
- 13. represented by workers of one craft
- 16. unbroken line of caliphs for 3 centuries
- 18. trade route across the Indian Ocean
- 25. explosive substance made in China
- 26. group that had much religious tolerance
- 28. pointed arches are what kind of architecture
- 29. the religion blended of Islam and Hinduism