CrossWorld Puzzle
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HINTS

Useful Vocabulary Hints
(Use these hints at your discretion – beware, the answers are contained in the hints!)

Aswan Dam - A body of water, which covered the land of Nubia, built to control the floodwaters of the Nile River.

Boleadoras – Originally a weapon used by the indigenous people of Argentina, Uruguay, and Southern Brazil. They were made of 3 stones or wood and are now used in a dance called Malambos.

Gaucho – "Cowboys" of the South American plains, of indigenous and/or European descent

Maculele – A martial dance performed with sticks, which comes from Bahia, Brazil.

Mbira – A musical instrument, dance style, and ceremony from Zimbabwe.

Physically integrated dance – A dance form in which dancers with and without disabilities dance together.

Poi – Balls on strings used in Maori dance from New Zealand.

Ribbon Dance – A classical dance from China that is depicted in paintings from the Tang dynasty, A. D. 618 – 907.

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