Across
- 3. During the mid-1480s, Portuguese sailors charted the southwest coast of this continent
- 5. The most important events in a village during the Middle Ages took place here
- 6. The development of new farm equipment & increased military strength of Christian kingdoms helped bring an end to this
- 9. relates to the displacement of 10 million people from their native lands
- 15. China became the largest empire in the world during the rule of who
- 16. The Maya inherited much from this culture
- 17. This document guaranteed basic rights to thed move nobles
- 19. signed a charter limiting the power of the English monarchy
- 21. devised a number system that included zero well before the Europeans
- 22. these civilizations in North America could be described as small and spread out over a wide area
- 23. this group was most likely ancestors of the Pueblo
- 25. The Renaissance began in this country
Down
- 1. dramatic change that occurred worldwide as the biggest game died out
- 2. The Arab merchant who founded Islam
- 4. Between 10,000 & 5,000 BC the climate in the Americas grew _____
- 7. wanted to unify Spain by making the nation completely Catholic
- 8. Ruler of the Frankish kingdom who established feudalism
- 10. series of military and religious expeditions conducted to control Palestine
- 11. Most archaeologists believe the first people to enter the Americas came from here
- 12. system of cooperation used by European rulers to combat invaders
- 13. holy book carried by Muslim merchants as they preached their religion
- 14. rebirth of European learning and artistic creativity
- 18. built their capital on an island in Lake Texcoco
- 20. Invented a printing press that used moveable type
- 24. What river did Kush traders use to transport goods to the Mediterranean Sea