Silk Road Crossword

5. The preferred animals used as the primary method of transportation across deserts and mountains.
6. Plague A deadly disease that later spread to Europe along the Silk Road routes.
8. Dynasty The Chinese dynasty during which the Silk Road trade network originally started.
11. Along with harsh weather and rough terrain, these outlaws made travel along the Silk Road very dangerous.
12. The mathematical concept, along with the decimal system, that was shared through cross-regional interaction.
13. The leaves of this tree are eaten by the worms whose cocoons are used to spin silk.
14. An ancient religion that spread east into Asia via merchant and cultural interactions.

1. The Byzantine ruler whose Code contributed legal concepts that spread along the trade network.
2. Roadside roadside inns or settlements formed to provide food, rest, and safety for traveling merchants.
3. Nomadic livestock from Central Asia that the Chinese traded silk to acquire.
4. The role played by Central Asians as items were traded from station to station.
6. A major world religion that spread across Asia along the trade network.
7. One of the major Chinese inventions exposed to the rest of the world, along with paper and the compass.
9. A luxurious product from the East traded westward alongside jade and spices.
10. A mathematical field that advanced and spread as ideas moved along the trade routes.