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3. a fertile spot in a desert, where water is found
6. dishes from China
8. A new ship with triangular sails, a rudder, larger hold and sits higher in the water
9. people who will rob goods along the journey
12. sailed for Portugal to India securing an all water route for the country bringing power and wealth.
14. a spice in demand in Europe
18. A system of rule by lords who ruled their lands but owed loyalty and military service to a king.
20. A series of wars fought by Christians to control the Holy lands or Palestine.
22. "rebirth"; following the Middle Ages, a burst of learning and technological innovation in Europe.

1. an instrument used to help sailors determine their latitude at sea.
2. an instrument with a magnetic needle on a compass which points north.
4. new methods and practical ideas
5. the material with which most European clothing was made before the trade route.
7. invention that will help spread literacy in Europe
10. sailed for Portugal to the tip of Africa in 1488
11. a food from the East which Europeans will want.
13. a self sufficient community that includes a castle, church, fields, livestock and serf's dwellings.
15. a new way many European countries will explore to break the overland route monopoly
16. started a school for sailors to teach navigation, astronomy, mathematics, geography, cartography to sailors.
17. groups of people who traveled together on the Silk Road
19. a citrus fruit brought across the Silk Road
21. Road Overland routes that crossed grasslands, mountains and deserts of Central Asia and linked China and the Middle East
23. a type of cloth brought across the land route to Europe