Across
- 4. Merchant settlements abroad like Arabs in East Africa blending local and foreign cultures
- 6. Focused on faith in the Buddha Amitabha for salvation popular among commoners in East Asia
- 7. Spread of crops and farming methods through Islamic lands boosting food supply
- 12. Japanese form of Buddhism emphasizing meditation and discipline influencing samurai culture
- 13. Bantu language with Arabic influences that grew from East African coastal trade
- 17. Roadside inns for travelers and merchants along trade routes boosting Silk Road commerce
- 19. Tower in Delhi built under Islamic rulers symbolizing Muslim influence in India
- 21. Muslim traveler who documented trade and culture across Africa and Asia
- 24. Ming emperor who promoted maritime expeditions and rebuilt Beijing
- 25. Symbolized simplicity and reliance on donations spreading Buddhist culture across Asia
- 27. Mali emperor famed for his pilgrimage to Mecca displaying Africa’s wealth in gold
- 33. Powerful palace officials who managed imperial affairs in Ming China
- 34. Bacterium causing the Black Death spread via Mongol trade routes
- 35. Trade routes linking China to the Mediterranean spreading goods like silk and ideas like Buddhism
- 36. Promoted trade safe passage and cultural exchange across Eurasia
Down
- 1. Capital of the Mongol Empire hub of administration and trade
- 2. West African storytellers preserving history through oral tradition
- 3. Revival blending Confucian ethics with Buddhist and Daoist ideas shaping Chinese and Korean societies
- 5. Promoted trade safe passage and cultural exchange across Eurasia
- 8. Nickname for Japanese pirates Wokou disrupting East Asian maritime trade
- 9. Major Mississippian city near St. Louis center of mound building and trade
- 10. Mongol tactic using catapults and psychological fear to capture fortified cities
- 11. Javanese Buddhist kingdom that built Borobudur temple showing Indian cultural influence
- 14. Domesticated animal essential for desert trade due to endurance and water storage
- 15. Early Chinese credit system allowing merchants to transfer money without carrying coins
- 16. West African trade and learning center that flourished under Mali and Songhai empires
- 18. Mongol postal network using horse stations for rapid communication across the empire
- 20. Large ships used for Indian Ocean trade carrying heavy goods like spices and ceramics
- 22. Mongol ruler who conquered Persia and Baghdad founding the Ilkhanate
- 23. Mongol dynasty in China founded by Kublai Khan blending Mongol and Chinese governance
- 26. Military camps that became administrative centers in Mongol controlled regions
- 28. Massive HinduBuddhist temple complex in Cambodia symbol of Southeast Asian syncretism
- 29. Maritime trade routes across the Indian Ocean linking East Africa the Middle East South Asia and Southeast Asia
- 30. TransSaharan trade routes connecting West Africa to North Africa and the Mediterranean
- 31. Network of pueblos in the American Southwest linked by roads and trade in turquoise and pottery
- 32. Chinese Muslim admiral who led Ming treasure voyages expanding maritime connections