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History of Measurement

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Across:

2.	equivalent to 5.5 yards
7.	the unit of measure for distance with varying number of feet and yards
9.	the earliest known unit of weight
12.	4 rods wide by 40 rods long
15.	the equivalent of twenty-four fingers

16.	the basic unit of weight, ____/Tan
17.	standardized as one-eighth of a mile
18.	the subdivisions of a cubit, supposed to be a finger's breadth
20.	the basic unit of liquid measure
21.	the medieval unit of weight

Down:

1.	the basic unit of liquid measure
3.	the distance from the elbow to the extended fingertip
4.	a multiple of the English pound
5.	the distance covered with the palms of the hand
6.	the basic unit of weight
8.	a troy weight

10.	length of 3 Barley corns
11.	used for goods that had to be weighed
13.	the basic unit of length, ____/Chang
14.	the basic unit of dry measure similar to the modern English quart
17.	the basic unit of length
19.	the standard unit of length equal to 3 feet

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History of Measurement

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Across:

2.	equivalent to 5.5 yards
7.	the unit of measure for distance with varying number of feet and yards
9.	the earliest known unit of weight
12.	4 rods wide by 40 rods long
15.	the equivalent of twenty-four fingers

16.	the basic unit of weight, ____/Tan
17.	standardized as one-eighth of a mile
18.	the subdivisions of a cubit, supposed to be a finger's breadth
20.	the basic unit of liquid measure
21.	the medieval unit of weight

Down:

1.	the basic unit of liquid measure
3.	the distance from the elbow to the extended fingertip
4.	a multiple of the English pound
5.	the distance covered with the palms of the hand
6.	the basic unit of weight
8.	a troy weight

10.	length of 3 Barley corns
11.	used for goods that had to be weighed
13.	the basic unit of length, ____/Chang
14.	the basic unit of dry measure similar to the modern English quart
17.	the basic unit of length
19.	the standard unit of length equal to 3 feet

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