Across
- 2. Developed in China, made for simpler and more advanced economic development
- 3. Mongol territories
- 6. Western African kingdom that conquered Mali
- 7. Western African kingdom, ruled at one point by Mansa Musa
- 8. Military tools used to conquer
- 9. winds merchants and sailors relied on to carry them across the indian ocean basin
- 12. Center of spice trade in SE Asia
- 15. United the Mongols and began the Mongol Empire
- 18. lighter to carry on travels than coins or gold
- 19. A Muslim explorer who's travels are well documented in Africa and Asia
- 20. A sail that was triangular shaped and helped ships sail faster
- 21. used to make camels more comfortable and able to carry more goods
- 23. Western African center of trade and Islamic learning
- 24. A community of people who have settled far from their home territories
- 25. Another name for the plague
- 26. located in a desert area, there was water and access to food
- 27. Chinese ship
- 29. a leader of of the Mongol tribes
- 33. Navigational tech for steering ships
- 34. System of payment that involved paper instead of cowery shells or salt
- 35. Chinese Muslim General who travelled with treasure ships
- 37. Trading City-states on the Eastern coast of Africa
- 42. Richest man in the world..ever
- 43. largest land empire ever
- 45. A trade city on the coast of India
- 46. The Islamic Mongol territories
- 47. navigational tool used to map the sky and travel long distances
- 48. institution that insured the money economy
- 49. Capital city of the Byzantine Empire
Down
- 1. Herds of animals eat too much
- 4. Silk Road trading city in Western China
- 5. A time of peace and prosperity in the Mongol Empire
- 10. Traveler's rest stop or inn
- 11. Capital city in China
- 13. Removing too much of the trees in an area to maintain the environment
- 14. A society that developed to over throw the Yuan dynasty in China
- 15. Became a rich trading nation on the coast of India
- 16. League of Northern European countries
- 17. over farming without letting the land recover
- 22. Silk Road trading city in modern day Uzbekistan
- 25. document legally promising a traveler payment
- 28. Syncretic form of writing. Persian influenced, Hindi language, Arabic Characters
- 30. Navigational technology for direction using magnetic north
- 31. began the Yuan Dynasty in China
- 32. Weapon used to attack from a distance with projectile
- 36. A special type of rice that grows quickly and is drought resistant
- 38. She travelled from Europe along the Silk Road
- 39. alphabet used by the Mongols
- 40. Another name for the plague
- 41. Italian explorer who spent time in China and other Asian territories
- 44. Dynasty that replaced the Yuan in China