Across
- 5. A Great Chinese admiral who commanded a huge fleet of ships in a series of voyages in the Indian Ocean that began in 1405.
- 6. Inns or guesthouses located all along the trade routes from the Eastern Mediterranean to China.
- 8. A vessel used to gather food during daily alms.
- 10. An an agriculturally rich region closely allied with Srivijaya.
- 12. A thriving, densely populated urban center to a declining and ultimately abandoned settlement.
- 13. A widely traveled Arab scholar, merchant, and public official.
- 14. West African oral historians, storytellers, praise-singers, and musicians who preserved and transmitted cultural heritage.
- 16. A branch of Buddhism in Japan that incorporated the values of Daoism.
- 17. The Mongol Capital.
- 19. A widely spoken in East Africa today, was grammatically an African tongue within the larger Bantu family of languages,
- 20. Constructed during the twelfth century, the most stunning architectural expression of Hinduism in the temple complex.
- 21. It could go for ten days without water, finally made possible the long trek across the Sahara.
- 22. The method of trade across large networks like the Silk Road, where merchants would travel short distances, selling goods and then returning home, while the goods were passed to other merchants to continue the journey.
- 23. A towering victory monument and minaret that showcased the synthesis of Indian and Islamic architectural styles, reflecting the rise of the Delhi Sultanate.
Down
- 1. The ruler of Mali, who in 1324 undertook the hajj accompanied by a huge entourage and enormous quantities of gold.
- 2. The Chinese version of Buddhism.
- 3. Communities that were in a position to facilitate commercial exchange among quite different peoples even as they introduced new religious traditions to their host society.
- 4. Refers to the rise and fall of the Chaco Canyon culture of the Ancestral Puebloans between the 9th and 12th centuries.
- 7. New kinds of Chinese, Indian or Arab ships.
- 9. It was an authentically Chinese version of the Indian faith of Buddhism.
- 11. Paper money called flying cash since it could fly.
- 13. A major transformation in agriculture across the Islamic world from roughly the 8th to 13th centuries.
- 15. It became a renowned center of learning, boasting more than 150 lower-level Quranic schools and several major centers of higher education and attracting thousands of students from all over West Africa and beyond.
- 18. The dominant military tactic for capturing fortified places such as castles and cities.