Across
- 4. Investor corporation limiting risk on voyages.
- 8. Mongol Peace enabling safe Eurasian trade travel.
- 9. Global biological exchange after 1492 contact.
- 16. Muslim dynasty ruling tolerant Hindu-majority India.
- 18. Economic theory maximizing exports for bullion accumulation.
- 19. Sea network linking Africa, Arabia, India, East Asia.
- 20. Shia Persian empire challenging Sunni Ottomans.
- 24. Overland routes connecting East Asia to Mediterranean.
- 26. Spanish Native labor system resembling feudalism.
- 29. Gold-salt routes across Sahara linking West Africa.
- 30. Elite Ottoman infantry from Christian devshirme recruits.
- 31. 1494 line dividing New World between Spain/Portugal.
- 32. Monarchs claiming God-given absolute authority.
- 36. Religion/tech/crop spread through expanding trade networks.
- 37. Final Chinese imperial dynasty by Manchu conquest.
- 38. Mesoamerican empire using tribute system and human sacrifice.
- 39. East African ports thriving on Indian Ocean commerce.
- 40. Plague pandemic killing 30-60% of Afro-Eurasia.
Down
- 1. Global commerce dominated by Spanish American silver.
- 2. Ottoman Christian boy levy for elite military service.
- 3. Spanish Pacific ships linking Mexico and Philippines.
- 5. Rational philosophy blending Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism.
- 6. Mali ruler whose pilgrimage demonstrated massive wealth.
- 7. Largest contiguous land empire created by Genghis Khan.
- 10. Ottoman/Safavid/Mughal empires using firearms.
- 11. Military dictator controlling Japan behind symbolic emperor.
- 12. Manor system exchanging land for military service.
- 13. Catholic response via Jesuits and Council of Trent.
- 14. Chinese credit system enabling long-distance commerce.
- 15. Slave-based monoculture agriculture in Americas.
- 17. Transatlantic enslaved African voyage to Americas.
- 21. Andean civilization with mit'a labor and road networks.
- 22. Economic powerhouse with commercialization and merit-based bureaucracy.
- 23. Luther's challenge to Catholic Church authority.
- 25. Multiethnic Islamic empire controlling key trade routes.
- 27. Fortified Silk Road inns protecting merchants.
- 28. Muslim rule introducing Islam to Hindu northern India.
- 33. Atlantic cycle: Europe-Africa-Americas commerce.
- 34. China's massive waterway linking rice south to population north.
- 35. West African gold-salt trade empire led by Mansa Musa.
