The Silk Roads Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• china: this was the country that silk originally came from
• camels: these humped mammals were crucial for transporting goods
• alexander: <blank> the great had conquered a huge empire by the age of 32
• crossbow: this weapon was an example of some of the technology that spread along the silk roads
• buddhism: this eastern religion spread along the silk roads
• zhangqian: the official sent out by the han emperor to make contact with the west
• roman: the glassware from this empire became a popular trade good
• paper: money made from this made trade quicker and easier
• mongols: the fall of this group made trade along the silk roads more dangerous
• persia: another ancient empire, this area is now known as iran
• marcopolo: this famous italian adventurer travelled the silk roads
• cinnamon: this delicious, sweet spice came from sri lanka and was highly prized
• siberia: far to the north, warm furs from this place were a favourite of genghis khan
• syria: the mughal emperor sharjahan used glass from this place to build the shish mahal palace
• constantinople: now called istanbul, this city was an important western trading centre