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Ancient Tongues of Silk Road Journeys
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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  • 1. Ancient Middle Indo-Aryan language often used in Ashokan inscriptions
  • 3. Extinct Indo-European language once spoken in Tarim Basin oases
  • 4. Script and language linked to medieval Uyghur kingdom on Silk Road
  • 5. Language of influential Silk Road merchants from Central Asia
  • 6. Name linked to Buddhist prophetic figure; found in Silk Road sites
  • 8. Iranian language spoken in the ancient kingdom on the southern Silk Road
  • 9. Early Chinese script variant influencing Silk Road inscriptions
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  • 2. Old Turkic script predecessor to Orkhon inscriptions
  • 7. Ancient script used in Gandhara and Central Asia for Prakrit
  • 10. Region and dialect associated with ancient Buddhist texts along the Silk Road
  • 11. Empire whose script and languages shaped Silk Road cultural flow

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