Across
- 2. : main cause of Native American population decline
- 6. Factors : reasons that attract people to a new place
- 7. : shared religion of major gunpowder empires
- 12. Road : major trade route linking Europe and Asia
- 14. Labor : forced labor used by empires
- 16. Factors : reasons that force people to leave an area
- 17. Reorganization : how regions or populations change over time
- 19. : maritime empire that built trading-post networks
- 21. Change : shift away from mercantilism toward freer markets
- 23. Monarch : ruler with complete political control
- 24. : spread of Asian goods technologies and ideas westward
- 26. Dynasty : Chinese dynasty that legitimized rule with Confucian ideals
- 28. : system where colonies benefit the mother country
- 30. Change : move toward democratic ideas during the Enlightenment
- 31. of Powers : idea that government should be divided into branches
- 34. : empire that admired and adopted European culture
Down
- 1. : practice of stronger nations controlling weaker regions
- 3. Change : greater focus on equality education and questioning authority
- 4. Rights : life liberty and property
- 5. Split : division in Islam over who should lead
- 8. : maritime empire that used direct political control of colonies
- 9. Exchange : movement of plants animals and diseases across hemispheres
- 10. : people who flee to nearby countries for safety
- 11. Adaptation : changes humans make to the environment that can cause harm
- 13. Peninsula : region where Spain and Portugal are located
- 15. : long-held beliefs challenged by Enlightenment thinkers
- 18. Company : business where investors share risks and profits
- 20. System : trade network linking Europe Africa and the Americas
- 22. : cultural region identified by physical and economic traits
- 25. : movement emphasizing reason and individual rights
- 27. Weapons : technology used by land-based empires to expand
- 29. Gs : motivations for exploration god gold and glory
- 32. Tolerance : policy that made the Mughal Empire more flexible
- 33. : empire that rejected European influence due to cultural superiority