Across
- 2. A cosmopolitan city in Mali, center of Islamic learning
- 4. The variant of Buddhism that reached Japan and focused on meditation and peaceful nature
- 6. Ruler of Mali, gave away large amounts of gold on his hajj in 1324
- 7. The only object in a Therevada Monk's posetion
- 9. Locations along trade routes where Caravans stopped and rested
- 11. A variant of Buddhism found in China and believed in reaching Nirvana through chanting Amitabha's nna
- 13. A school of thought found in China that embraced the moral teachings of Buddhism without the religious aspects of the religion
- 17. Chinese emperor who commissioned the fleet commanded by Ibn Battuta
- 19. An Empire in Southeast Asia
- 20. Chinese dynastic title adopted by the Mongols after conquering China
Down
- 1. Genghis Khan's grandson, first Il-Khan of Persia
- 3. Method of transportation that facilitated trans-saharan trade
- 5. Settlements of people outside of their native land that facilitated trade and cultural diffusion
- 8. Routes established in Mongolia that had frequent, hospitable stops and allowed for the quick transmission of information throughout the large empire
- 10. Capital of the Mongolian Empire
- 12. A very large stone city in Southeast Asia that blended Hinduisma and Buddhism
- 14. Commercial center located in modern St. Louis
- 15. Moroccan explorer who traveled across the world from Morocco to Beijing
- 16. Commander of the massive Chinese fleet, travelled accross Southeast Asia, Indonesia, India, Arabia, and East Africa, and collected tribute
- 18. The ships used by the Chinese fleet that could more optimally traverse large waves