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Decoding Ancient Writing Systems
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  • 1. Egyptian symbolic writing of pictures and phonetics
  • 2. Alphabet used by Germanic tribes in Northern Europe
  • 4. Ancient script used by Uralic peoples in present-day Russia
  • 8. Egyptian script combining Greek letters and demotic signs
  • 11. Script of one of the world’s most widely spoken languages
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  • 3. Ancient Semitic script that influenced Greek and Latin alphabets
  • 5. A symbol or character in an ancient writing system
  • 6. Simplified Egyptian script used for daily purposes
  • 7. Name of two ancient scripts used on Crete, A and B
  • 9. Early medieval alphabet used primarily for Irish inscriptions
  • 10. Ancient Indian script considered ancestor of many Asian alphabets
  • 12. One of the earliest writing forms, inscribed on clay tablets
  • 13. Undeciphered script from an ancient South Asian civilization

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