Across
- 4. Chinese exam built to reflect one's understanding of confusion texts and can be used to determine social position in society
- 6. Group of nomads that eventually formed the largest land empire to exist
- 8. Empire formed by Turkish and sunni Persians
- 9. Capital city of the Aztecs
- 11. Holy book of Islam
- 12. Name for a Mongol ruler
- 13. Tax that all non-muslims had to pay
- 14. Mystical muslim beliefs
- 17. Canal built in China to allow more trade to flow throughout the country
- 18. A pilgrimage to Mecca
- 19. Oldest type of Buddhism
Down
- 1. Paper money used in tang dynasty for exchange
- 2. Rest stations for caravans around 100 miles apart throughout the Silk Road
- 3. Drought resistant rice that allowed for more harvests in shorter periods of time
- 5. Straight in the Mediterranean sea in which Constantinopleble lies next to
- 7. Branch of Islam whose members acknowledge the first 4 caliphates to be the successors of Muhammad
- 10. Tallest mountain range in the world, located to the north of the India Subcontinent
- 13. Type of Chinese ship that was designed for long distance commercial travel
- 15. A virtue of respect for one's elders
- 16. Also known as popular Bhuddism