Ch. Three and Four Halloween Crossword puzzle!

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  1. 3. A empire that developed in the Andes region of South America and gradually grew larger through the military strength and diplomacy of their emperors.
  2. 4. Chinese mercantile and warships made of bamboo and used battened sails.
  3. 6. Most famous network of exchange, goods were carried on this network through camel caravans, caravanserai located all along trade route.
  4. 9. The largest religious structure in the premodern world, construction began on this temple located in modern Cambodia in the early 1100s C.E. It was built to express a Hindu understanding of the cosmos, centered on a mythical Mt Meru, the home of the gods in Hindu tradition.
  5. 11. Originating in the Javan islands, this highly Indianized civilization that is home to the world renowned, Borobudur.
  6. 15. 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.
  7. 16. The city of Khan, Capital of the Mongol Empire and the Yuan Dynasty
  8. 17. One of the 4 great Chinese inventions, this wouldn't be of much use to China past creating fireworks. This would be expanded by the Muslims then the Europeans.
  9. 20. A region encompassing most of Central America and North America that was home to many ancient civilizations
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  1. 1. One of the 4 great Chinese inventions that allowed for better travel and trade.
  2. 2. Trade routes crossed the Sahara and linked North Africa and Mediterranean with the interior of West Africa.
  3. 5. One of the 4 great Chinese inventions that revolutionized writing by making paper to write on using tree bark.
  4. 7. Introduction of this species to North Africa and the Sahara was a turning point in African commercial life. Could go 10 days without water. Made trans-Saharan trade possible.
  5. 8. One of the 4 great Chinese inventions that would be expanded on by Johannes Gutenberg much later and would bring about the European Renaissance.
  6. 10. This dynasty was the first Chinese dynasty ruled by a foreign country. It was ruled by Mongolia from 1279-1368.
  7. 12. Spread out trading communities that were huge cultural and religious melting pots, most notably on the Searoad.
  8. 13. Highly Muslim city located in modern-day Mali, West Africa, which became the Muslim intellectual capital in Africa.
  9. 14. An Arabian lateen-rigged ship with one or two masts, used in the Indian Ocean.
  10. 18. Transoceanic trade routes prior to 1500. Sea-based commerce that connected the people between China and East Africa. Carried bulk goods destined for mass market.
  11. 19. A class of traveling poets in West Africa that preserved African culture.