The Fertile Crescent Word Search
Play a The Fertile Crescent word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the terms and ideas of a school subject, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: TIGRIS, EUPHRATES, MESOPOTAMIA, SUMER, BABYLON, ASSYRIA, NILE, IRAQ, JORDAN, LEVANT, CUNEIFORM, ZIGGURAT.
Diagonals are where most players stall. Once you are down to the last word or two, sweep the diagonals deliberately.
The Fertile Crescent word list, defined
- JORDAN /ˈdʒɔːdən/ · noun
- A dated term for a chamber pot or small lavatory, especially one kept in a bedroom. In older usage, it could also refer to a washbasin. Related: chamber pot, commode, lavatory, toilet.
- LEVANT /lɪˈvɑːnt/ (British); /lɪˈvɑnt/ (US) · noun and adjective
- As a proper noun, the Levant denotes the eastern Mediterranean region and the lands bordering it. As a rare adjective, levant can mean rising, light, or boding ill; it is also used archaically in the sense of relating to the Levant. Related: rising, ascending, upward.
- CUNEIFORM /ˈkjuː.nɪ.fɔːm/ · noun, adjective
- As a noun, cuneiform is the wedge-shaped writing system used in ancient Mesopotamia, formed by pressing marks into clay tablets; as an adjective, it describes anything shaped like or relating to a wedge. Related: wedge-shaped, cuneal.
- ZIGGURAT /ˈzɪɡəræt/ · noun
- A ziggurat is an ancient Mesopotamian temple tower built in receding tiers, with sloping walls and a stairway or ramp leading toward its upper level. The term may also be used figuratively for a large, stepped structure. Related: stepped tower, terraced tower, stepped temple tower.
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