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Across 1. extra resources 6. ways of life 8. great Chinese explorer and trader 10. an advanced culture in which people have developed cities, science, and industries 12. the act of taking control of a country, city or people through the use of force 15. a German monk and religious leader who demanded reforms from the Catholic church 16. ruler of the ancient kingdom of Mali 18. the action of buying or selling goods or services 19. long, narrow wooden house with one room for several related families 21. a method to bring water to dry land from rivers or lakes 23. small boats made of animal skins 25. a place where a person lives 26. a form of government in which an assembly of citizens make decisions 27. rounded in shape, shaped like a ball or globe 28. the belief in everlasting life 29. a form of government in which people choose representatives to govern them 30. the first European to sail around the southern point of Africa

Down 2. a ceremony at which the hosts shower their guests with gifts 3. items used as money 4. to take away or keep away from someone 5. founder of the Christian religion 7. the science of locating the reletive or exact location and plotting the course of travel 9. the brother of the king of Portugal who started a school for sailors 10. regions in which groups of people have a similar way of life 11. belief in one god 13. having a great deal of money or wealth 14. founder of Islam 17. sun-dried brick house 20. thick sheets of land ice 22. providing a choice between two or more things or ideas 24. when a king or ruler gives part of his land to others for their farms and for their protection 26. clearly different in quality