A crossword exploring lost and lesser-known languages once spoken along the historic Silk Road trade network.
Echoes of Lost Silk Road Tongues
Explore the ancient and forgotten languages that once thrived along the Silk Road trade routes through this captivating crossword puzzle.
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- 1. Ancient script used in Gandhara and along northwest routes
- 4. Extinct Indo-European language discovered in western China
- 5. Prevalent Iranian language once vital for Silk Road trade
- 7. Iranian language of a Silk Road empire opposing Rome
- 9. Eastern Iranian nomadic language linked to Scythian tribes
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- 2. Lingua franca of many Silk Road communities in antiquity
- 3. Turkic language once widespread in Silk Road oasis cities
- 6. Sassanian Empire’s official language influencing Silk Road culture
- 8. Middle Iranian language used in the Kingdom of Khotan
- 10. Ancient Eastern Iranian language written in Greek script
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