Ch. Three and Four Crossword puzzle

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  1. 2. A Mongol Khan who conquered much of West Africa and was one of Genghis Khan's sons.
  2. 4. Muslim invention that allowed for more effective sea-based travel.
  3. 6. A trade route that starts at Chang'an and ends at Constantinople.
  4. 7. Chinese mercantile and warships made of bamboo and used battened sails.
  5. 8. A trade route going from the west to the east Sahara.
  6. 12. Capital of the Mongol Empire and the Yuan Dynasty from 1235-1260
  7. 13. A class of traveling poets in West Africa that preserved African culture.
  8. 14. The third great Chinese invention that would be expanded on by Johannes Gutenberg much later and would bring about the European Renaissance.
  9. 17. Spread out trading communities that were huge cultural and religious melting pots, most notably on the Searoad.
  10. 19. A region encompassing most of Central America and North America that was home to many ancient civilizations.
  11. 20. The final great Chinese invention that revolutionized writing by making paper to write on using tree bark.
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  1. 1. An inn on the Silkroad to allow merchants to stay. They were a cultural melting pot due to the many different traders all staying there.
  2. 3. Another one of China's Four Great Inventions, this wouldn't be of much use to China past creating fireworks. This would be expanded by the Muslims then the Europeans.
  3. 5. Originating in the Javan islands, this highly Indianized civilization that is home to the world renowned, Borobudur.
  4. 9. This was the most influential of the Mississippian peoples urban development. It's known as one of the most advanced civilizations in Mesoamerica.
  5. 10. One of China's Four Great Inventions that allowed for better travel and trade.
  6. 11. This dynasty was the first Chinese dynasty ruled by a foreign country. It was ruled by Mongolia from 1279-1368.
  7. 15. A trade route based in the Indian Ocean Basin.
  8. 16. Highly Muslim city located in modern-day Mali, West Africa,which became the Muslim intellectual capital in Africa.
  9. 18. A staple of the Sandroads, this animal can go without water or rest for prolonged periods of time.