Across
- 4. The capital of the Mongol Empire, thriving trade site that attracted merchants from all around
- 7. A network of historical trade routes between China and the Mediterranean Sea
- 12. Guesthouses located along trade routes from the Mediterannean to China
- 13. The development of 5 major pueblos in the region of the Chaco canyon (Northwestern New Mexico)
- 14. State-approved associations of merchants
- 16. Type of Buddhism which believed that faithfully repeating the name of an earlier Buddha ensured rebirth into a beautiful heaven
- 18. The original name for the Chinese innovation of paper money
- 19. An agriculturally rich region that mounted a massive building program, building Hindu temples and Buddhist monuments
- 20. Nomadic people who originated from the steppes of Central Asia
- 21. Bowls used by Buddhist monks to ask for gifts from merchants, artisans, and local rulers
Down
- 1. The trans-Saharan trade routes that connected Africa with the mediterranean world
- 2. An Arab scholar and merchant who traveled 75000 miles across various regions from East Asia to West Africa
- 3. Could go 10 days without water, made the long trek across the Sahara possible
- 5. A warfare technique, used by the Mongols, where the enemy territory is surrounded, cutting off essential supplies
- 6. A system of rapid communication across the empire, facilitating trade
- 8. A network of trade routes that connected the countries and regions around the Indian Ocean
- 9. A meditation-based school of Buddhism, starting in India and moving to Japan, China, Korea
- 10. Muslim eunuch who sought to enroll outside people in the Chinese tribute system
- 11. A religion appreciating the high moral standards of Buddhism, using classical texts of Confucianism
- 15. The Chinese dynastic title the Mongols gave themselves after taking over China
- 17. Permanent settlements of foreign traders along the sea roads