Question

empires crossword
across

1. major african export in regional and global trade networks.
2. southern african kingdom with strong indigenous traditions.
3. policy of limiting foreign contact and influence.
4. forced transport of enslaved africans to the americas.
5. west african empire controlling trans - saharan trade routes.
6. songhai city and center of trade and islamic scholarship.

down

1. branch of christianity practiced in ethiopia.
2. coastal outposts in africa and asia for european trade.
3. warrior class of feudal japan.
4. japanese military government enforcing a closed - country policy.
5. manchu - led dynasty, chinas last imperial house.
6. overland trade network connecting east asia to the mediterranean.
7. chinese dynasty known for expansion, trade, and cultural achievements.

Explanation:

1. Across 5: Gold was a major African export in trade networks.
2. Across 6: The Zulu kingdom in southern Africa had strong indigenous traditions.
3. Across 7: The policy of limiting foreign contact is called isolationism or in Japanese - Sakoku.
4. Across 9: The forced transport of enslaved Africans to the Americas is the trans - Atlantic slave trade.
5. Across 13: The Mali Empire (or Songhai in later times) controlled trans - Saharan trade routes.
6. Across 15: Timbuktu in the Songhai Empire was a center of trade and Islamic scholarship.
7. Down 1: Coptic Christianity is practiced in Ethiopia.
8. Down 2: European trading posts in Africa and Asia were called factories.
9. Down 3: The samurai were the warrior class of feudal Japan.
10. Down 4: The Tokugawa shogunate enforced a closed - country policy in Japan.
11. Down 8: The Qing dynasty was the last imperial house in China led by the Manchus.
12. Down 10: The Silk Road was the overland trade network connecting East Asia to the Mediterranean.
13. Down 11: The Tang dynasty in China was known for expansion, trade, and cultural achievements.

Answer:

Across 5: Gold
Across 6: Zulu
Across 7: Isolationism (or Sakoku)
Across 9: Trans - Atlantic slave trade
Across 13: Mali (or Songhai)
Across 15: Timbuktu
Down 1: Coptic Christianity
Down 2: Factories
Down 3: Samurai
Down 4: Tokugawa shogunate
Down 8: Qing dynasty
Down 10: Silk Road
Down 11: Tang dynasty