| Hint | Answer |
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| Country | |
| Name of the modern town Petra is located in | |
| The name Petra comes from the Greek word “petros” meaning | |
| Petra entered the written record when Greeks attacked Petra in this year | |
| Petra was the capital of this Middle Eastern culture | |
| Year Petra was invaded by the Romans | |
| Petra was the capital of this Byzantine Province | |
| Became a World Heritage Site | |
| | Hint | Answer |
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| The name of the narrow passage cut through the sandstone through which most visitors enter the site | |
| After you enter the site through the narrow passage, you face this impressive building | |
| Type of stone Petra’s monuments were carved from | |
| Swiss explorer who “rediscovered” Petra | |
| Petra has experienced this kind of geological phenomena on more than one occasion | |
| The nomadic people who most recently called the caves of Petra home | |
| Herman Melville mentions Petra (“Of a Sunday, Wall Street is deserted as Petra….”) in this 1853 short story | |
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