Across
- 2. maritime system linking East Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia through monsoon-based navigation
- 5. Mali emperor whose 1324 pilgrimage to Mecca displayed the empire’s wealth and connected West Africa to Mediterranean markets
- 6. East African region of city-states such as Kilwa and Mombasa that prospered from participation in the Indian Ocean trade
- 8. West African kingdom that grew wealthy from the Trans-Saharan gold-salt trade and provided political stability for merchants
- 9. breakup of Mongol control in the 1300s that weakened protection for merchants and reduced Silk Road stability
- 10. overland route connecting sub-Saharan Africa with North Africa through the exchange of gold, salt, and other goods
- 11. period of peace and stability under Mongol rule that made Silk Road travel safer for merchants
Down
- 1. Chinese innovation under the Yuan dynasty that facilitated commerce across large distances
- 3. deserts and rainforests that limited contact between sub-Saharan Africa and Eurasia
- 4. roadside inn along the Silk Roads where merchants could rest, exchange goods, and resupply their caravans
- 7. pandemic that spread along trade routes in the mid-1300s, devastating populations and disrupting Eurasian exchange
- 8. Eurasian empire that unified vast territories from China to Eastern Europe, protecting and expanding Silk Road trade