Explore the story of lost languages and alphabets in this medium-difficulty crossword puzzle designed for 3rd to 5th graders. Learn about important historical events and ancient writing systems.
Ancient Scripts and Forgotten Alphabets is a easy crossword puzzle with 19 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Ancient Scripts and Forgotten Alphabets
Perfect for beginners with simple, common vocabulary
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- 1. Ancient Inca knot record (alternative spelling of quipu)
- 2. Person who copied manuscripts long ago
- 3. Part of the name of a key stone for languages
- 4. People who used runes for writing
- 8. First letter of the Greek alphabet
- 10. First part of the word for Egyptian picture writing
- 11. Relating to sounds in spoken language (from phonetic)
- 13. Name linked to an old Slavic alphabet
- 15. South American empire with a unique knot record
- 17. A system of symbols used to share secret messages
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- 5. Egyptian monument linked to old writings
- 6. River near where hieroglyphs were found
- 7. Flat piece of stone or clay for writing
- 9. Carved symbol or picture in writing
- 12. First part of the word for ancient wedge-shaped writing
- 14. Ancient people who used glyph writing
- 16. Used to send messages long ago (short for dove)
- 18. Stone _ with old laws like Hammurabi’s
- 19. Old Germanic letter used in early writing
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