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Ancient Trade Tongues Revealed
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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Across
  • 1. Common dialect that spread through Hellenistic trade networks
  • 2. Sea snail used by ancient traders for a prized purple dye
  • 3. Early language that shows influences from ancient Indian traders
  • 5. Relating to a maritime trading people known for their alphabet
  • 7. Early Islamic dynasty with a distinctive script used in trade
  • 9. Ancient script found on pottery in the Persian Gulf region
Down
  • 4. Script associated with an ancient civilization along the river of the same name
  • 6. Lost script found in trading centers of the Arabian Peninsula
  • 8. Semitic language widely used across Near Eastern trade routes
  • 10. Term referring to ancient languages or dialects spoken around Carthage
  • 11. Abbreviation for the culture linked to a mysterious undeciphered script

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