Across
- 4. nation that first discovered gunpowder
- 6. invention from India that attached devices off a horse to support the rider's feet
- 8. a series of holy wars directed by the latin church in the medieval era
- 9. a Spanish city that was under Muslim rule
- 10. Time period lasting from about 500CE to 1500CE
- 11. "the queen of the sciences" according to some Europeans in the middle ages
- 12. Venetian merchant and traveler famous for his trips to China
Down
- 1. the scientific study of nature
- 2. nation that first invented the spinning wheel
- 3. invention from China that helped spread literacy
- 5. a North American colony briefly established by the vikings
- 6. Chinese imperial dynasty from 960CE to 1279CE
- 7. This city was the main focus of the Crusades