The Middle Ages

4. People who bought and sold goods and helped trade grow between regions.
10. The leader of the Mongols during the Rise of the Mongol Empire.
11. A poor farmer who worked the land for a lord during the Middle Ages.
13. A major world religion that began in the Middle East.
14. A Japanese warrior who followed a strict code of honor.
15. The Holy Land for the Abrahamic Religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam).
16. The founder and prophet of Islam.
18. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
19. The first Chinese Dynasty that needed to rebuild after the collapse of the Mongol Empire.
20. The large palace complex built for Chinese emperors in Beijing.

1. Religious wars fought between Christians and Muslims for control of the Holy Land.
2. A powerful Turkish empire that captured Constantinople in 1453.
3. A system where people traded land for loyalty and work.
5. A Muslim traveler and explorer who journeyed across Africa and Asia.
6. A document signed in 1215 that limited the power of the English king.
7. The eastern continuation of the Roman Empire that lasted for about 1,000 years.
8. A Chinese admiral who led large sea voyages during the Ming Dynasty.
9. A famous European traveler who wrote about his journeys to Asia and China.
12. The main religion in Europe during the Middle Ages
17. A large farming estate in medieval Europe where peasants lived and worked.