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Ancient Landmarks Measurement Units Crossword Puzzle for High School is a hard crossword puzzle with 16 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Ancient Landmarks Measurement Units Crossword Puzzle for High School
Challenge your high school knowledge of ancient measurement units used in famous landmarks with this hard crossword. Includes technical terms and historical references.
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- 1. An obscure ancient Persian unit of length, often used in land surveys
- 4. unit of distance approximately one-third of a mile
- 5. Old English unit originating from the length of a furrow in a ploughed field
- 6. Alternate spelling of stadia, used in Greek and Roman length measures
- 7. Greek unit of length roughly equal to 600 feet, used for measuring stadium tracks
- 8. Biblical length measurement associated with vineyard plots
- 9. Nautical measure originally based on the span of outstretched arms
- 11. Basic unit of Roman surveying, roughly five feet
- 14. Land measure similar to a rod, used also as an area unit
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- 2. Ancient Egyptian length unit based on the forearm's length
- 3. Ancient Mesopotamian unit of weight and length used in trade
- 10. Ancient Nubian land measure roughly equivalent to a furlong
- 12. Semitic unit of length roughly equivalent to a cubit
- 13. Roman measurement unit equivalent to two steps
- 15. Medieval English unit of length equal to 16.5 feet, used in land measurement
- 16. English unit of length standardized to 36 inches, origin debated
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