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Travels of the Lute Crossword Puzzle – Answer Key
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4 Fez / This city was vital in introducing Arab culture to the Berbers (an ethnic group from North Africa).
9 Baghdad / This city was the capital of the Abbasid Empire and is the capital of modern Iraq.
10 The Rihla / In 1534, after Ibn Battuta returned to his native Morocco, he wrote this book which includes accounts of his travels to
the eastern Mediterranean, the Middle East, Central Asia, India, Indonesia, and China.
12 Mongol Empire / At its peak in the mid-13th century, the ____________________encompassed territory from the Yellow Sea in
the East to Budapest in the West, including China, Iran, much of the Near East and Russia. Many travellers to this empire noted its
love for musical performances.
13 Damascus / This city is located on the crossroads between Egypt, Arabia, Mesopotamia, Asia Minor, and the Mediterranean.
16 Marco Polo / He is one of the most well known of all medieval travellers. He wrote about his travels eastward to places such
Japan, Sumatra, and various islands in the Indian Ocean. His work became one of the most influential books in Europe and helped
form the environment in which European explorations would develop.
19 Elizabeth I / This Queen reigned during her country's golden age where music and literature flourished.
20 Ibn Sina / This writer was known as Avicenna. His most influential work is Canon on Medicine, which brought together medical
knowledge of ancient Greeks, Romans, and recent discoveries of Arabic physicians. His Canon on Medicine became essential for
the practice of medicine in Europe after its translation into Latin in the 12th century.
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1 Mecca / This city was the birthplace of the prophet Muhammad and is the holiest city in Islam. It was also an important trading hub
during the Pre-Islamic period.
2 Johnne Broune / This lutenist (lute player) studied abroad and was sent a barrel of salmon, maybe because he was homesick.
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3 Cytharizatur / This word translated into English means “guitar playing”. John of Plano Carpini (an Italian friar) used this word to
describe his observations of a lute-like instrument being played at the Mongol royal court.
5 Zither / This instrument is similar to the lute, but unlike the lute, this instrument is without a neck. It was probably played in the
Mongol Empire.
6 Daidu / Modern day Beijing was once called this.
7 Genghis Khan / The Mughal Empire gets its from the ‘Mongol Empire’ because its leaders are considered to be descended from
this leader, who was the founder of the Mongol Empire.
8 Hangzhou / This city was the capital of the Southern Song dynasty.
11 Istanbul / This modern city was known as Byzantium in the ancient world, and Constantinople when it was the capital of the Roman
Empire. Its location between two continents and its proximity to a body of water made it a trading hub in the ancient world.
14 Samarkand / This city in Central Asia was first established in the 7th century BCE and was conquered by various groups, such as
the Persians, Greeks, and Mongols.
15 Qunburi / This "gold and silver stringed instrument" may have been the West African version of a lute.
17 Central / Which part of Asia did Genghis Khan come from?
18 Pipa / This stringed instrument was played in China, in Chang’an in particular.
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Please cite this resource as:
Hleyhel, Sarah. “Travels of the Lute Crossword Puzzle Answer Key.”, from Travels of the Lute: A Digital Humanities Resource for
Teaching and Learning World History, directed by Mairi Cowan and Elaine Goettler. Toronto: University of Toronto,
2014.
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