discoveries and inventions Crossword Puzzles
Unit 4 Week 3 Inventions 2024-01-29
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- a period of ten years
- shining or glowing
- puttering or keeping busy in an aimless way
- giving instructions, ordering or commanding
- the use of science for practical purposes, especially in engineering or industry
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- turned and twisted the body
- to have looked at or explored in order to bring back information
- work that uses scientific knowledge for practical things such as building bridges or dams
- words that have the same or similar meanings
- a fictional genre that has realistic characters and is set in the past and based on real events
10 Clues: shining or glowing • a period of ten years • turned and twisted the body • puttering or keeping busy in an aimless way • giving instructions, ordering or commanding • words that have the same or similar meanings • to have looked at or explored in order to bring back information • the use of science for practical purposes, especially in engineering or industry • ...
Inventions of the 1920’s 2024-03-28
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- A person being pulled behind something on top of water
- A drug thats used to treat infections by certain bacteria’s
- Used to uncover/decipher words
- Shaves quicker than a razor and reduces skin irritation
- Made for entertainment and showed moving pictures and images on a screen
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- You can cover your own wounds by yourself and is helpful
- Started adding lead to gasoline but stopped around the 70s and 80s
- A kitchen appliance made to blender foods into liquids
- A machine that detects changes in the body when something untrue is said
- Made to keep food frozen, safe, and preserves it so it doesn’t spoil quickly
10 Clues: Used to uncover/decipher words • A person being pulled behind something on top of water • A kitchen appliance made to blender foods into liquids • Shaves quicker than a razor and reduces skin irritation • You can cover your own wounds by yourself and is helpful • A drug thats used to treat infections by certain bacteria’s • ...
History Exam Review 2019-12-16
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- a traditional story about gods, ancestors, or heroes, told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs of a society.(ch5)
- a fertile deposit of windblown soil.(ch2)
- an ancient kingdom north of Greece, whose ruler Philip II conquered Greece in 338 B.C.(ch5)
- marshy region formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of a river.(ch2)
- ways in which people apply knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet their needs.(ch1)
- the adoption of a conqueror’s culture by a conquered people.(ch7)
- a governor of a province in the Persian Empire.(ch4)
- in ancient Rome, a group of three leaders sharing control of the government.(ch6)
- a human-made object, such as a tool, weapon, or piece of jewelry.(ch1)
- a form of a culture characterized by cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, and advanced technology.(ch1)
- West African storyteller.(ch8)
- a decline in the value of money, accompanied by a rise in the prices of goods and services.(ch6)
- a form of government in which power is in the hands of representatives and leaders are elected by citizens who have the right to vote.(ch6)
- a king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader.(ch2)
- an ancient Nubian kingdom whose rulers controlled Egypt between 2000 and 1000 B.C.(ch4)
- series of rulers from a single family.(ch2)
- a language of southern India; also, the people who speak that language.(ch7)
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- a Southwest Asian people who helped to destroy the Assyrian Empire.(ch4)
- the act of moving from one place to settle in another.(ch8)
- a humorous form of drama that often includes slapstick and satire.(ch5)
- the taming of animals for human use.(ch1)
- a government in which the ruler has unlimited power and uses it in an arbitrary manner.(ch4)
- a seafaring people of Southwest Asia, who around 1100 B.C. began to trade and established colonies throughout the Mediterranean region.(ch3)
- the Southwest Asian peninsula now occupied by the Asian part of Turkey— also called Asia Minor.(ch3)
- the bishop of Rome, head of the Roman Catholic Church.(ch6)
- a new form of agriculture in Aksum, in which stepped ridges constructed on mountain slopes help retain water and reduce erosion.(ch8)
- an Aryan society, a member of the social class made up of priests.(ch3)
- mounded stone structures built over Buddhist holy relics.(ch7)
- Greek-speaking people that, according to tradition, migrated into mainland Greece after the destruction of the Mycenaean civilization.(ch5)
- the first five books of the Hebrew Bible—the most sacred writings in the Jewish tradition.(ch3)
30 Clues: West African storyteller.(ch8) • a fertile deposit of windblown soil.(ch2) • the taming of animals for human use.(ch1) • series of rulers from a single family.(ch2) • a governor of a province in the Persian Empire.(ch4) • the act of moving from one place to settle in another.(ch8) • the bishop of Rome, head of the Roman Catholic Church.(ch6) • ...
Inventions of the 1920's 2012-10-31
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- Main form of home entertainment
- Last name of the inventor of present day radio
- Invented by Walter Diemer
- Characteristic color of bubblegum
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- There were over ___ radio stations in 1922
- Was first attached to adhesive tape
- Number of radio stations in 1920
- Wife of the inventor of the bandaid
- Became prevalent with the invention of radio
- Invented by Earle Dickson
10 Clues: Invented by Walter Diemer • Invented by Earle Dickson • Main form of home entertainment • Number of radio stations in 1920 • Characteristic color of bubblegum • Was first attached to adhesive tape • Wife of the inventor of the bandaid • There were over ___ radio stations in 1922 • Became prevalent with the invention of radio • Last name of the inventor of present day radio
Sky-rocketing Industrial Revolution inventions 2023-01-12
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- This invention sped up water transportation and was invented by Robert Fulton.
- Speed of sewing greatly increased after this invention.
- A creation of the Spinning Jenny and the water frame into a single device.increasing the production of fine thread.
- Alexander Graham Bell invented this, which also allowed speech to be heard across continents.
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- Water-powered machine that was too large for a home. This led to factories populating.
- Separated the seeds from the cotton. Invented by Eli Whitney.
- Water-powered device that automatically and quickly wove the thread into cloth.
- Home-based machine which increased the speed of weaving by spinning 8 threads at once.
- This invention was created by Samuel Morse, allowing many people rapid communication across continents.
- The two wright brothers tested this invention in Kitty Hawk, NC.
10 Clues: Speed of sewing greatly increased after this invention. • Separated the seeds from the cotton. Invented by Eli Whitney. • The two wright brothers tested this invention in Kitty Hawk, NC. • This invention sped up water transportation and was invented by Robert Fulton. • Water-powered device that automatically and quickly wove the thread into cloth. • ...
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution 2023-05-15
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- Duke of Bridgewater
- Robert Bakewell
- a lamp that is safe for flammable places,it is enclosed in a wick screen
- used for spinning wool or cotton
- uses electricity in order to produce light
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- John Kay
- used to plant seeds at an even depth
- Richard Arkwright
- the first invention to use fuel for motion
- Lord Townshend
10 Clues: John Kay • Lord Townshend • Robert Bakewell • Richard Arkwright • Duke of Bridgewater • used for spinning wool or cotton • used to plant seeds at an even depth • the first invention to use fuel for motion • uses electricity in order to produce light • a lamp that is safe for flammable places,it is enclosed in a wick screen
Inventions that Changed the World! 2025-10-02
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- Allowed People to Have Conversations from all Over the World
- A Circular Object that Allowed for Easier Travel
- Heat Source and Used for Cooking
- Device to Allow People to See Better
- Self Powered Vehicle Used for Transportation
- Allowed People to See at Night Without a Candle
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- Navigation Device that Always Point North
- Thin Sheet Used for Writing
- The Movement of Electrons
- Communication Device Using Morse Code
10 Clues: The Movement of Electrons • Thin Sheet Used for Writing • Heat Source and Used for Cooking • Device to Allow People to See Better • Communication Device Using Morse Code • Navigation Device that Always Point North • Self Powered Vehicle Used for Transportation • Allowed People to See at Night Without a Candle • A Circular Object that Allowed for Easier Travel • ...
13. Inventions That Use Electricity 2026-01-26
10 Clues: Moves air • Does tasks • Plays music • Makes light • Plays sound • Shows images • Cleans floors • Keeps food cold • Powers batteries • Touch screen device
Space 2023-06-22
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- An object that orbits around a celestial body. Satellites can be natural, like moons, or artificial, which are human-made objects placed in space to perform specific tasks. Artificial satellites are used for communication, weather monitoring, navigation, and scientific research. They are launched into space by rockets and provide valuable data and services to people on Earth.
- A natural satellite that orbits around a planet. Moons are smaller than planets and can have various shapes and sizes. Our planet Earth has one moon, which is an important celestial object that affects ocean tides and has been explored by astronauts. Moons can have diverse landscapes and provide opportunities for scientific research and space exploration.
- A scientist who studies celestial objects, such as stars, planets, galaxies, and other phenomena in space. Astronomers use telescopes, satellites, and computer simulations to observe, analyze, and interpret data about the universe. They make important discoveries, develop theories, and deepen our understanding of the cosmos. Astronomers play a vital role in unraveling the mysteries of space and expanding our knowledge of the vastness beyond Earth.
- Hole A region in space with an extremely strong gravitational pull that nothing, not even light, can escape from. Black holes are formed from the remnants of massive stars that have collapsed under their own gravity. They have a profound influence on their surroundings and play a crucial role in the structure and evolution of galaxies. While they cannot be directly observed, their effects can be detected and studied by scientists using specialized instruments and techniques.
- A vehicle designed to travel and operate in space. Spacecraft can be manned or unmanned and are used for various purposes, such as scientific research, satellite deployment, and exploration missions. They are equipped with advanced technology to withstand the harsh conditions of space and carry out specific tasks. Spacecraft enable us to study distant objects, gather data, and expand our knowledge of the universe.
- A small celestial object that enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up due to friction, resulting in a bright streak of light known as a shooting star. Meteors are often debris from comets or asteroids. They can be observed during meteor showers and provide a captivating display in the night sky. Studying meteors helps scientists understand the composition of celestial objects and their interaction with Earth's atmosphere.
- Station A large structure or spacecraft designed to support human habitation and scientific research in space. Space stations orbit around the Earth and provide living quarters and workspaces for astronauts. They serve as bases for long-duration missions and enable scientists to conduct experiments in microgravity. Space stations are international collaborations and symbolize humanity's achievements in space exploration and cooperation.
- A vast cloud of gas and dust in space. Nebulas are often regions where new stars are formed. They can have different shapes and colors, and some are visible from Earth. Nebulas are captivating subjects for astronomers and provide insights into the life cycle of stars and the dynamics of the universe.
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- An instrument used to observe distant objects in space. Telescopes can collect and magnify light, allowing astronomers to study celestial bodies that are far away. They come in different sizes and types, including optical telescopes and radio telescopes. Telescopes have revolutionized our understanding of the universe and continue to contribute to new discoveries and knowledge about galaxies, stars, and planets.
- A large system of stars, gas, dust, and other celestial objects bound together by gravity. Galaxies can be spiral-shaped, elliptical, or irregular and contain billions or even trillions of stars. Our Milky Way galaxy is home to our solar system, and there are billions of other galaxies in the universe. Galaxies have diverse structures and play a crucial role in shaping the universe and providing a vast canvas for exploration and discovery.
- A vehicle designed to travel through space. Rockets use propulsion systems to generate thrust and lift off from Earth's surface. They carry astronauts, satellites, and other cargo into space. Rockets have played a crucial role in space exploration and have allowed humans to reach the moon and send robotic missions to other planets. They are technological marvels and are essential for launching spacecraft beyond Earth's atmosphere.
- A person who travels to space. Astronauts are highly trained individuals who conduct scientific research, perform experiments, and explore outer space. They travel in spacecraft and may spend time on space stations. Astronauts contribute to our understanding of space, help develop technologies, and inspire future generations to pursue careers in science and space exploration.
- A luminous ball of hot gas that generates its own light and heat through nuclear fusion. Stars are present in galaxies and are incredibly far away from Earth. The Sun is the closest star to us and provides light and heat necessary for life on our planet. Stars come in different sizes, colors, and temperatures, and studying them helps scientists understand the universe's composition and evolution.
- A celestial object composed of ice, dust, and rock that orbits around the Sun. Comets have distinct orbits and sometimes develop a visible coma (a glowing cloud) and a tail when they approach the Sun. They can be observed from Earth during certain periods and have fascinated people for centuries. Comets provide valuable information about the early solar system and its composition.
- A celestial body that orbits around a star. Planets are large and spherical in shape and do not produce their own light but reflect the light of the star they orbit. There are eight known planets in our solar system, including Earth, which is the planet we live on. Planets can have unique features like atmospheres, moons, and different surface conditions. They are fascinating to study and provide insights into the vastness of the universe.
- System The system consisting of the Sun, planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and other celestial objects that orbit around the Sun. Our solar system is just one among many in the universe. It formed approximately 4.6 billion years ago and provides a home for our planet, Earth. The study of the solar system helps us understand the dynamics of planetary systems, the conditions necessary for life, and the unique characteristics of our own celestial neighborhood.
16 Clues: A vast cloud of gas and dust in space. Nebulas are often regions where new stars are formed. They can have different shapes and colors, and some are visible from Earth. Nebulas are captivating subjects for astronomers and provide insights into the life cycle of stars and the dynamics of the universe. • ...
Gabriel Crossword 2022-10-07
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- was a British-born American cigar maker, labor union leader and a key figure in American labor history. Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and served as the organization's president from 1886 to 1894
- Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value. With this definition, entrepreneurship is viewed as change, generally entailing risk beyond what is normally encountered in starting a business, which may include other values than simply economic ones.
- political philosophy and movement that is skeptical of all justifications for authority and seeks to abolish the institutions they claim maintain unnecessary coercion and hierarchy, typically including, though not necessarily limited to, the state and capitalism.
- McCoy was a Canadian-American engineer of African-American descent who invented lubrication systems for steam engines. Born free on the Ontario shore of Lake Erie to parents who fled enslavement in Kentucky, he traveled to the United States as a young child when his family returned in 1847, becoming a U.S. resident and citizen. His inventions and accomplishments were honored in 2012 when the United States Patent and Trademark Office named its first regional office, in Detroit, Michigan, the "Elijah J. McCoy Midwest Regional Patent Office"
- an economic system in which production and prices are determined by unrestricted competition between privately owned businesses
- work stoppage or denial of employment initiated by the management of a company during a labor dispute.
- The Bessemer process was the first inexpensive industrial process for the mass production of steel from molten pig iron before the development of the open hearth furnace. The key principle is removal of impurities from the iron by oxidation with air being blown through the molten iron
- was an American inventor, businessman, and community leader. His most notable inventions were a three-position traffic signal and a smoke hood (a predecessor to the gas mask[1]) notably used in a 1916 tunnel construction disaster rescue.[2] Morgan also discovered and developed a chemical hair-processing and straightening solution. He created a successful company based on his hair product inventions along with a complete line of haircare products and became involved in the civic and political advancement of African Americans, especially in and around Cleveland, Ohio.
- the process of a company increasing production of goods or services at the same part of the supply chain. A company may do this via internal expansion, acquisition or merger. The process can lead to monopoly if a company captures the vast majority of the market for that product or service.
- George Mortimer Pullman was an American engineer and industrialist. He designed and manufactured the Pullman sleeping car and founded a company town, Pullman, for the workers who manufactured it.
- is a left-wing[1] economic philosophy and movement encompassing a range of economic systems characterized by the dominance of social ownership[2] of the means of production[3][4] as opposed to private ownership.[5][6][4] As a term, it describes the economic, political and social theories and movements associated with the implementation of such systems.[7] Social ownership can be state/public, community, collective, cooperative, or employee.[8][9] While no single definition encapsulates the many types of socialism,[10] social ownership is the one common element
- Transatlantic telegraph cables were undersea cables running under the Atlantic Ocean for telegraph communications. Telegraphy is now an obsolete form of communication, and the cables have long since been decommissioned, but telephone and data are still carried on other transatlantic telecommunications cables.
- Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventions, which include the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and early versions of the electric light bulb, have had a widespread impact on the modern industrialized world.
- was an American entrepreneur and inventor. She was the second known African-American woman to receive a United States patent, which she received in 1885.[1] The first known African-American woman to receive a patent was Judy W. Reed in 1884.
- Companies must make business decisions to ensure success in the marketplaces of today and tomorrow. While many companies combine social responsibility goals with their business objectives, the fact remains that companies exist to make money. Many laws and regulations are in place to help manage the economy, protect consumers and ensure a marketplace with competition and choices that keep the power in the hands of the consumer. Some of the most important controlling regulations fall into the category of antitrust laws
- labor strike, labour strike, or simply strike, is a work stoppage, caused by the mass refusal of employees to work. A strike usually takes place in response to employee grievances. Strikes became common during the Industrial Revolution, when mass labor became important in factories and mines.
- was an American business magnate and philanthropist. He has been widely considered the wealthiest American of all time[1][2] and the richest person in modern history.[3][4] Rockefeller was born into a large family in upstate New York that moved several times before eventually settling in Cleveland, Ohio. He became an assistant bookkeeper at age 16 and went into several business partnerships beginning at age 20, concentrating his business on oil refining. Rockefeller founded the Standard Oil Company in 1870. He ran it until 1897 and remained its largest shareholder
- an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state
- ewis Latimer was one of the pioneers in the electric light industry from its creation until it became worldwide in its influence. Latimer’s great sense of accomplishment was outstanding, even in his childhood. His self-made background was indeed one of talent, and his many abilities were destined to bring him recognition. Latimer was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts on September 4, 1848, and reared in Boston. He was the fourth child of George and Rebecca Latimer. His father, a former slave, had fled to Boston from a Norfolk, Virginia plantation during the 1830s to get away from slavery.
- a system for transmitting messages from a distance along a wire, especially one creating signals by making and breaking an electrical connection
- is the practical implementation of ideas that result in the introduction of new goods or services or improvement in offering goods or services
- A labor union is an organization of workers joined to protect their common interests and improve their working conditions.
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- ones of the most succesful banker in history was an American financier and investment banker who dominated corporate finance on Wall Street throughout the Gilded Age. As the head of the banking firm that ultimately became known as J.P. Morgan and Co., he was the driving force behind the wave of industrial consolidation in the United States spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- Originally founded as the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions (FOTLU) in 1881, the federation was reorganized in 1886 and went on to define decades of the labor movement as the American Federation of Labor (AFL). As an advocate for workers' rights, the AFL fought for better working conditions, higher wages, collective bargaining rights, and shorter work days; the AFL was instrumental in codifying so many of these rights for workers.
- the process of a company increasing production of goods or services at the same part of the supply chain. A company may do this via internal expansion, acquisition or merger. The process can lead to monopoly if a company captures the vast majority of the market for that product or service.
- Samuel Finley Breese Morse was an American inventor and painter. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs. He was a co-developer of Morse code and helped to develop the commercial use of telegraphy.
- American labor federation active in the late 19th century, especially the 1880s. It operated in the United States as well in Canada, and had chapters also in Great Britain and Australia. Its most important leader was Terence V. Powderly.
- Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish-born inventor, scientist and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone. He also co-founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company in 1885.
- create the first airplane during Woodrow Wilson presidency.
- consists of the shares of which ownership of a corporation or company is divided.[1] (Especially in American English, the word "stocks" is also used to refer to shares.)[1][2] A single share of the stock means fractional ownership of the corporation in proportion to the total number of shares. This typically entitles the shareholder (stockholder) to that fraction of the company's earnings, proceeds from liquidation of assets (after discharge of all senior claims such as secured and unsecured debt),[3] or voting power, often dividing these up in proportion to the amount of money each stockholder has invested. Not all stock is necessarily equal, as certain classes of stock may be issued for example without voting rights, with enhanced voting rights, or with a certain priority to receive profits or liquidation proceeds before or after other classes of shareholders.
- A corporation is a legal entity that is separate and distinct from its owners. Under the law, corporations possess many of the same rights and responsibilities as individuals. They can enter contracts, loan and borrow money, sue and be sued, hire employees, own assets, and pay taxes.
- Companies owning the whole industry not letting competition in
- was an African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. She is recorded as the first female self-made millionaire in America in the Guinness Book of World Records.[1] Multiple sources mention that although other women (like Mary Ellen Pleasant) might have been the first, their wealth is not as well-documented.
- The Pullman Strike of 1894 was a milestone in American labor history, as the widespread strike by railroad workers brought business to a standstill across large parts of the nation until the federal government took unprecedented action to end the strike. President Grover Cleveland ordered federal troops to crush the strike, and dozens were killed in violent clashes in the streets of Chicago, where the strike was centered.
- A railway air brake is a railway brake power braking system with compressed air as the operating medium.[1] Modern trains rely upon a fail-safe air brake system that is based upon a design patented by George Westinghouse on April 13, 1869.[2] The Westinghouse Air Brake Company was subsequently organized to manufacture and sell Westinghouse's invention. In various forms, it has been nearly universally adopted.
- n economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit. Central characteristics of capitalism include capital accumulation, competitive markets, price system, private property, property rights recognition, voluntary exchange, and wage labor.In a market economy, decision-making and investments are determined by owners of wealth, property, or ability to maneuver capital or production ability in capital and financial markets—whereas prices and the distribution of goods and services are mainly determined by competition in goods and services markets.
- the Homestead steel strike, Homestead massacre, or Battle of Homestead, was an industrial lockout and strike which began on July 1, 1892, culminating in a battle between strikers and private security agents on July 6, 1892.[6] The battle was a pivotal event in U.S. labor history. The dispute occurred at the Homestead Steel Works in the Pittsburgh area town of Homestead, Pennsylvania, between the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers (the AA) and the Carnegie Steel Company. The final result was a major defeat for the union of strikers and a setback for their efforts to unionize steelworkers.
- The U.S had its highest economic growth rate in the last two decades of the Second Industrial Revolution; however, population growth slowed while productivity growth peaked around the mid 20th century.
- refers to various theories and societal practices that purport to apply biological concepts of natural selection and survival of the fittest to sociology, economics and politics, and which were largely defined by scholars in Western Europe and North America in the 1870s
- Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist. Carnegie led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century and became one of the richest Americans in history. He became a leading philanthropist in the United States and in the British Empire
- was an American industrialist and a founder of Standard Oil, which was first based in Ohio. He was also a key figure in the development of the Atlantic coast of Florida and founder of the Florida East Coast Railway. He is also known as a founder of the cities of Miami and Palm Beach, Florida.[1]
- ewww communism a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
- a system of ideas and ideals, especially one which forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy
- the combination in one company of two or more stages of production normally operated by separate companies.
- The mail order houses can be defined as “retail trading concerns doing business by mail wherein orders are received by post and goods are despatched by post parcel or railway parcel and payments are made through post.” The mail order business developed during the end of 19th and beginning of 20th century.
- was an inventor whose lasting machine brought significant change to the manufacturing of shoes.
46 Clues: create the first airplane during Woodrow Wilson presidency. • Companies owning the whole industry not letting competition in • was an inventor whose lasting machine brought significant change to the manufacturing of shoes. • work stoppage or denial of employment initiated by the management of a company during a labor dispute. • ...
Vocab Review 2026-03-31
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- jumped back after hitting something
- hard hats worn for protection
- to put money into something to gain more later
- a person or thing used instead of another
- challenged, having difficulty using the body
- hard mouths of birds
- large black birds
- substances that stick things together
- to trade one thing for another
- a good result or advantage
- a yellow chemical with a strong smell
- to fall down suddenly
- a country in West Africa
- a place to safely cross a road
- a frozen sweet on a stick
- to give something to help others
- sure or certain about something
- units used to measure distance
- a formal event or celebration
- words said to praise success
- people who help without being paid
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- to fix something broken
- different things combined together
- below the surface of the earth
- things that are created for the first time
- a hard outer covering
- an event where people try to win
- in the usual way
- a circular road junction
- shellfish with two hard shells
- broken with lines or splits
- small communities in the countryside
- the usual weather of a place
- to create something new
- black fuel made from burned wood
- a tool used to see tiny things
- long paths for walking or hiking
- a place to stay or live
- a period of 100 years
- important in history
40 Clues: in the usual way • large black birds • hard mouths of birds • important in history • a hard outer covering • to fall down suddenly • a period of 100 years • to fix something broken • to create something new • a place to stay or live • a circular road junction • a country in West Africa • a frozen sweet on a stick • a good result or advantage • broken with lines or splits • ...
Outstanding Physicists 2016-11-27
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- He created the world's first nuclear reactor, the Chicago Pile-1. He has been called the "architect of the nuclear age" and the "architect of the atomic bomb"
- He wrote research on classical conditioning and he was the first Russian Nobel laureate
- His most notable achievement was to formulate the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation, bringing together for the first time electricity, magnetism, and light as manifestations of the same phenomenon. His equations for electromagnetism have been called the "second great unification in physics" after the first one realised by Isaac Newton.
- He is most noted for his discovery of the role oxygen plays in combustion.
- He is a modern scientist, often called “the world’s greatest living theoretical physicist,” thanks to his insights into the fundamental mathematical mechanics of string theory.
- He was a German theoretical physicist whose work on quantum theory won him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918
- He developed the general theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics (alongside quantum mechanics)
- He has been called the "father of observational astronomy",the "father of modern physics", the "father of scientific method",and the "father of science"
- He developed the model of one atom, in which he proposed that energy levels of electrons are discrete and that the electrons revolve in stable orbits around the atomic nucleus but can jump from one energy level (or orbit) to another.
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- He contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. His main discoveries include the principles underlying electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism and electrolysis.
- a Renaissance mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at the center of the universe
- He is remembered for his cosmological theories, which conceptually extended the then novel Copernican model. He proposed that the stars were just distant suns surrounded by their own exoplanets
- He formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation, which dominated scientists' view of the physical universe for the next three centuries.
- He works on gravitational singularity theorems in the framework of general relativity, and the theoretical prediction that black holes emit radiation
- He is the first known to describe completely and in detail the systemic circulation and properties of blood being pumped to the brain and body by the heart
- He is a space observatory launched by NASA to discover Earth-size planets orbiting other stars
- He is a modern physicists, known for his research on the mechanism that defines the way that fundamental particles acquire their masses, making it crucial to all theories of particle physics.
17 Clues: He is most noted for his discovery of the role oxygen plays in combustion. • He wrote research on classical conditioning and he was the first Russian Nobel laureate • He is a space observatory launched by NASA to discover Earth-size planets orbiting other stars • ...
Industrial Revolution 2025-04-07
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- an industry that was a major driver of the Industrial Revolution, with innovations like the spinning jenny and power looms leading to mass production of cloth.
- was a French chemist, pharmacist, and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization, the last of which was named after him.
- a type of manufacturing that involves producing large quantities of goods using the same methods, a hallmark of the Industrial Revolution.
- was prevalent during the Industrial Revolution, with children working long hours in factories, mines, and other dangerous environments.
- a period of significant technological and societal transformation, marked by the shift from agrarian and handicraft economies to industrial economies dominated by machine manufacturing
- in the mid 18th century this country saw the rise of mechanized manufacturing and the beginning of the industrial revolution and spread to other parts of the world, including continental Europe, North America, and Japan.
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- a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist who improved on Thomas Newcomen's 1712 Newcomen steam engine with his Watt steam engine in 1776, which was fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world.
- was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. He is also credited with inventing the first successful light buld.
- was an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing the world's first commercially successful steamboat, the North River Steamboat.
- was an invention created during the Industrial Revolution and radically changed factory production, transportation and other industries, first invented in Britian, and most famously being used in trains.
- was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer during the Industrial Revolution. Renowned as the "Father of Railways" due to him inventing the first the steam locomotive. he was considered by the Victorians as a great example of diligent application and thirst for improvement.
- invented in the industrial revolution are identical components that can be substituted for one another, facilitating mass production and easy replacement.
- an American industrialist and business magnate. As the founder of the Ford Motor Company, he is credited as a pioneer in making automobiles affordable for middle-class Americans through the system that came to be known as Fordism.
- this machine revolutionized the cotton industry by rapidly separating seeds from cotton fibers, boosting cotton production and fueling the Industrial Revolution, particularly in the American South, but also inadvertently strengthening the institution of slavery.
- an economic system where the means of production are privately owned, and resources are allocated through markets and competition, with profit as the primary driver, that was heavily used during the industrial revolution.
15 Clues: was prevalent during the Industrial Revolution, with children working long hours in factories, mines, and other dangerous environments. • a type of manufacturing that involves producing large quantities of goods using the same methods, a hallmark of the Industrial Revolution. • ...
Evolution Crossword Puzzle 2024-04-17
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- Type of effect that happens when a small group starts a new population
- When actions or behaviors separate species cause sexual selection
- What Hardy and Weinberg proposed happens when the alleles are not changing
- Term for the number of alleles in a gene pool
- When a single species evolves into several different species, like the finches. ___ radiation.
- Term for species that are so closely tied together they evolve together
- Isolation that caused the difference between organisms separated by mountain ranges, for example
- Type of selection for polygenic traits that occurs when one end of the curve has highest fitness
- Type of structures that show similar traits from organisms with common ancestry
- Selection that occurs when the average of a trait is best
- Structures that were inherited from a common ancestor, but have since lost their function
- Term for when there is change in alleles caused by random chance. Genetic...?
- What happens when reproductive isolation occurs over time.
- Type of extinction that occurs when a vast majority of the population goes extinct at once.
- Effect that occurs when a natural disaster happens and those who survive are random
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- Term for polygenic traits that the average is least fit, resulting eventually in separate species
- Evolution that occurs after genetic drift or extinction event, ___ equilibrium.
- Type of evolution showed with slow, small changes over time
- DNA evidence is incredibly useful for ancestry analysis, for example studying mutation rates in a ___ clock.
- Scientist who along with Miller studied the early origins of life when they stimulated early atmosphere and made amino acids
- Type of way to analyze fossil age by comparing them to index fossils
- Term for how well an organism can survive and reproduce in an environment
- Type of mating that must occur for a population to change
- Type of isolation that happens when organisms mate at different times of the year.
- What it is called when small numbers of species die off over time, leaving behind a functional ecosystem.
- Theory on how eukaryotes were formed from a close symbiotic relationship with early prokaryotes.
- Type of dating that is used to tell a more exact age of specimen by looking at radiometric isotopes and half lifes.
- One of the most influential naturalists of our time, whose observations and discoveries led to the theory of evolution and Natural Selection
- Term for what happens when a population changes from immigration or emigration. Gene...?
- One of the first scientists to say species changed over time, but inaccurately used acquired chararacteristics
- Structures that look similar in other species despite different ancestry, example of convergent evolution
31 Clues: Term for the number of alleles in a gene pool • Type of mating that must occur for a population to change • Selection that occurs when the average of a trait is best • What happens when reproductive isolation occurs over time. • Type of evolution showed with slow, small changes over time • When actions or behaviors separate species cause sexual selection • ...
CHILE: A COUNTRY OF ASTRONOMICAL DISCOVERIES 2023-08-07
L'industrialisation 2021-05-14
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- La Grande-Bretagne, qui a une économie forte, en a beaucoup de disponibles
- Privés de nourritures et de revenus, ils quittent leurs terres en raison de la nouvelle propriété privée
- Représente le travail de la terre, un secteur qui connaît de nombreuses innovations
- Cette loi permet aux riches propriétaires terriens de clôturer leurs terres
- Repos d'une partie de la terre
- d'œuvre Signifie les travailleurs que la Grande-Bretagne a en abondance
- Premier secteur qui s'industrialise
- Classe sociale qui vit et travaille dans la misère
- Avec les avancées techniques et les nouvelles sources d'énergie, elles produisent plus de bien, et ce, plus rapidement
- rural Phénomène qui fait que la population passe de la campagne à la ville
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- Représente l'utilisation de machines dans la production de biens
- Mode de production suite à la révolution industrielle
- à vapeur Cette invention de 1784 permet de faire de nombreuses inventions, ex : locomotive et machine de tissage et de filage
- moderne Époque durant laquelle s'amorce l'industrialisation
- Représente la concentration de la population dans les villes
- Classe sociale aisée (entrepreneurs, financier et patrons)
- Mode de production avant la révolution industrielle
- Le premier pays qui s'industrialise
- Second secteur qui s'industrialise
- Combustible qui permet la production de la vapeur. La Grande-Bretagne en a abondamment
- démographique Phénomène de croissance de la population, rendu possible en Grande-Bretagne avec les progrès en agriculture
- des cultures Alternance des cultures
22 Clues: Repos d'une partie de la terre • Second secteur qui s'industrialise • Le premier pays qui s'industrialise • Premier secteur qui s'industrialise • des cultures Alternance des cultures • Classe sociale qui vit et travaille dans la misère • Mode de production avant la révolution industrielle • Mode de production suite à la révolution industrielle • ...
6th Grade American History 2021-10-08
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- Gold seeking migrants.
- the two sides that fought in the civil war.
- Lasted from the years 1846-1848.
- Government agency to manage Indian removal to western lands?
- The United States Bought the Louisiana Purchase for $15 ________.
- The Luesisna purchase doubled the size of what.
- This revolution occurred in the 1800s.
- Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement where?
- The winner of the Mexican American war gained more ______.
- The Forty-niners would ________ gold.
- Started in the year 1848-1849.
- Who won the Mexican American war?
- The Indian removal act forced native americans to live where?
- This town was built in 1607.
- What was approved in 1803.
- The industrial revolution was in two countries.
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- What lasted from the years 1865-1877?
- Held in May 1787, to improve the articles of confederation.
- After The civil war _______________ were free.
- The ____________ Began to grow in the mid 1700’s
- Americans fought for ________________ during the revolutionary war.
- two explorers who were tasked to explore the Louisiana purchase.
- The first industrial revolution was the development of new ___________.
- A trail that went from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon.
- One of the many inventions in the transportation revolution.
- What gave the government permission to move Native Americans?
- This war lasted from the years 1775-1777.
- Lasted from the years 1861-1865.
- The transportation revolution brought affordable _____ to the market.
- In the 1800s people started moving ________.
30 Clues: Gold seeking migrants. • What was approved in 1803. • This town was built in 1607. • Started in the year 1848-1849. • Lasted from the years 1846-1848. • Lasted from the years 1861-1865. • Who won the Mexican American war? • What lasted from the years 1865-1877? • The Forty-niners would ________ gold. • This revolution occurred in the 1800s. • ...
Mots Croisés sur L'histoire Technologique 2026-02-11
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- Nationaliste qui s'opposait à l'achat de navires pour l'Empire britannique.
- Énergie produite par l'eau que le Canada maîtrisait et exportait mondialement.
- Action de Wilfrid Laurier face aux intérêts divergents des compagnies de rail.
- Premier ministre représenté dans les caricatures en train de jongler avec les coûts.
- Produit alimentaire qui était déjà fabriqué à 40% en usine dès 1901.
- Type de réseau ferroviaire reliant l'Atlantique au Pacifique.
- Invention qui a favorisé l'entrée des femmes dans le secteur des services.
- Action de regrouper des petites usines pour créer des géants industriels.
- Intellectuel qui ironisait sur le bruit et l'insécurité des nouvelles inventions.
- Transport urbain électrique que le Canada installait jusqu’au Brésil.
- Les employeurs engageaient des femmes au bureau pour réduire ce coût.
- Homme d'affaires influent qui encourageait la création de monopoles.
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- Machine motorisée qui a permis de récolter le blé beaucoup plus rapidement.
- Machine à cartes perforées utilisée pour transformer le travail de bureau.
- DE FER, Moyen de transport qui était le symbole le plus puissant du nouveau pays.
- Matière première essentielle transportée par train pour l'effort de guerre.
- Navire de guerre révolutionnaire qui a rendu les anciens bateaux obsolètes.
- Pays étranger où les entreprises électriques canadiennes investissaient.
- Lieu de travail qui a remplacé la production artisanale faite à la main.
- Ressource naturelle (timber) transportée massivement par le chemin de fer.
- Technologie militaire que le Canada ne possédait pas du tout en 1914.
- Machine agricole qui a radicalement augmenté la productivité des fermiers.
22 Clues: Type de réseau ferroviaire reliant l'Atlantique au Pacifique. • Produit alimentaire qui était déjà fabriqué à 40% en usine dès 1901. • Homme d'affaires influent qui encourageait la création de monopoles. • Technologie militaire que le Canada ne possédait pas du tout en 1914. • Transport urbain électrique que le Canada installait jusqu’au Brésil. • ...
Black History Month Figures 2025-02-10
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- an American politician and lawyer who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 and was the first Black president
- American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968
- American writer and the author of the 1976 book Roots: The Saga of an American Family.
- an American playwright whose A Raisin in the Sun (1959) was the first drama by an African American woman to be produced on Broadway.
- likely the first Black person in the U.S. to receive a patent. In 1821, he was granted a patent for “dry scouring,” a method for cleaning clothes that preceded modern-day dry cleaning.
- American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. Walker is recorded as the first female self-made millionaire in America in the Guinness Book of World Records
- challenged gender stereotypes in American fiction, white privilege in their narratives, and racism in her profession. She helped reshape the genre of science fiction by offering grounded, naturalistic stories
- singer, dancer, actress, composer, and Hollywood's first female black director, but became most famous as a writer, editor, essayist, playwright, and poet, and civil rights activist
- The most important leader of the movement for African American civil rights in the 19th century. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York, during which he gained fame for his oratory and incisive antislavery writings
- earned acclaim as a Black poet, and historians recognize her as one of the first Black and enslaved persons in the United States to publish a book of poems
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- author, educator, orator, philanthropist, he founded in Tuskegee, Alabama, in 1881 Tuskegee University
- American civil rights activist, publisher, journalist, and lecturer who played a leading role in the Little Rock Integration Crisis of 1957.
- invented a device to heat homes more efficiently and safely using natural gas, which became one of the precursors for the development of the modern HVAC system.
- African-American author, feminist, and social activist. Her writing focused on the interconnectivity of race, class, and gender and their ability to produce and perpetuate systems of oppression and domination.
- an African-American writer and civil rights activist who garnered acclaim for his essays, novels, plays, and poems.
- civil rights activist, married to Dr. MLk Jr., founding the MLK Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
- an American political activist, professor, and author who was an active member in the Communist Party and the Black Panther Party.
- American inventor and patent draftsman. His inventions included an evaporative air conditioner, an improved process for manufacturing carbon filaments for electric light bulbs, and an improved toilet system for railroad cars
- led the successful peaceful sit-ins to desegregate lunch counters starting in 1960 and co-founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
- American inventor, aerospace engineer, and entrepreneur, best known for inventing the bestselling Super Soaker water gun in 1989
- discovered and invented a new device and technique for cataract surgery known as laserphaco
21 Clues: American writer and the author of the 1976 book Roots: The Saga of an American Family. • discovered and invented a new device and technique for cataract surgery known as laserphaco • author, educator, orator, philanthropist, he founded in Tuskegee, Alabama, in 1881 Tuskegee University • ...
Sociology: Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective 2024-08-09
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- understanding human behavior by placing it within its broader social context
- Marx's term for the struggle between capitalists and workers
- the growing interconnections among nations due to the expansion of capitalism
- a German word used by Weber that is perhaps best understood as "to have insight into someone's situation"
- communication without words through gestures, use of space, silence, and so on
- the view that a sociologist's personal values or beliefs should not influence social research
- an examination of large-scale patterns of society
- the application of systematic methods to obtain knowledge and the knowledge obtained by those methods
- an examination of small-scale patterns of society
- sociological research for the purpose of making discoveries about life in human groups, not for making changes in those groups
- value neutrality in research
- people who share a culture and a territory
- Marx's term for capitalists, those who own the means of production
- one person's actions influencing someone else
- the meanings that people give their own behavior
- the use of sociology to solve problems - from the micro level of classroom interaction and family relationships to the macro level of crime and pollution
- a theoretical framework in which society is viewed as composed of various parts, each with a function that, when fulfilled, contributes to society's equilibrium
- a statement that goes beyond the individual case and is applied to a broader group or situation
- Marx's term for the exploited class, the mass of workers who do not own the means of production
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- applying sociology for the public good; especially the use of the sociological perspective to guide politicians and policy makers
- capitalism becoming the globe's dominant economic system
- the intellectual and academic disciplines designed to comprehend, explain, and predict events in our natural environments
- a theoretical perspective in which society is viewed as composed of symbols that people use to establish meaning, develop their views of the world, and communicate with one another
- a general statement about how some parts of the world fit together and how they work; an explanation of how two or more facts are related to one another
- Durkheim's term for a group's patterns of behavior
- the repetition of a study in order to test its findings
- the standards by which people define what is desirable or undesirable, good or bad, beautiful or ugly
- the application of the scientific approach to the social world
- the group memberships that people have because of their location in history and society
- those things that "everyone knows" are true
- a theoretical framework in which society is viewed as composed of groups that are competing for scarce resources
- the degree to which members of a group or a society feel united by shared values and other social bonds
- the scientific study of society and human behavior
- the use of objective, systematic observations to test theories
- the intellectual and academic disciplines designed to understand the social world objectively by means of controlled and repeated observations
35 Clues: value neutrality in research • people who share a culture and a territory • those things that "everyone knows" are true • one person's actions influencing someone else • the meanings that people give their own behavior • an examination of large-scale patterns of society • an examination of small-scale patterns of society • ...
Unit 5: INVENTIONS - GRADE 10 2022-08-10
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- A test done in order to learn something or to discover if something works
- A room or building with scientific equipment for doing scientific tests or for teaching science
- A set of necessary tools, clothing, etc for a particular purpose
- The study and development of computer systems that can copy intelligent human behaviour
- Physical and electronic parts of a computer, rather than the instructions it follows
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- An object or machine that has been invented for a particular purpose
- Instructions that control what a computer does; computer programs
- To share or exchange information, news, ideas, feelings
- A vehicle or method of travel
- A machine that is made to look like a human and that can do some things that a human can do
10 Clues: A vehicle or method of travel • To share or exchange information, news, ideas, feelings • A set of necessary tools, clothing, etc for a particular purpose • Instructions that control what a computer does; computer programs • An object or machine that has been invented for a particular purpose • ...
20th Century Inventions - Unit 2. 2021-11-03
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- card a small plastic card that can be used as a method of payment, the money being taken from you at a later time.
- machine a machine for washing clothes, sheets, and other things made of cloth.
- phone a phone that is connected to the phone system by radio instead of by a wire, and can be used anywhere where its signals can be received.
- a piece of kitchen equipment that uses electricity to preserve food at a cold temperature.
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- a device shaped like a box with a screen that receives electrical signals and changes them into moving images and sound, or the method or business of sending images and sound by electrical signals.
- a medicine or chemical that can destroy harmful bacteria in the body or limit their growth.
- a device sent up into space to travel around the earth, used for collecting information or communicating by radio, television, etc.
- a set of pages of information on the internet about a particular subject, published by a single person or organization.
- a system that uses radio waves to find the position of objects that cannot be seen.
- engine a very powerful engine. When fuel is burned inside the engine, hot air and gases are produced and then pushed out of the back of the engine at high speed, forcing the engine forward.
10 Clues: machine a machine for washing clothes, sheets, and other things made of cloth. • a system that uses radio waves to find the position of objects that cannot be seen. • a piece of kitchen equipment that uses electricity to preserve food at a cold temperature. • a medicine or chemical that can destroy harmful bacteria in the body or limit their growth. • ...
Kid Inventions - Words to Know 2013-01-31
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- requesting something in person or in writing
- able to be changed to fit
- a small copy of something
- moving or working by itself
- a refusal to give up
- something new that someone makes or thinks of
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- cut off all or part of an arm or leg
- making things by hand or machine
- a document that allows an inventor to make, use, or sell an invention
- to protect something from being used up
10 Clues: a refusal to give up • able to be changed to fit • a small copy of something • moving or working by itself • making things by hand or machine • cut off all or part of an arm or leg • to protect something from being used up • requesting something in person or in writing • something new that someone makes or thinks of • ...
Horror Movies 2021-11-19
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- A mad doctor tries psychoplasmic therapy on a raging woman.
- After staging his own suicide, a crazed scientist uses his power to become invisible to stalk and terrorize his ex-girlfriend.
- A death Author has to protect herself from a masked intruder.
- An escaped mental patient armed with a knife and a rubber mask.
- During her first week at veterinary school, a vegetarian girl eats raw meat for the first time and experiences terrible consequences as her true self begins to emerge.
- Alone at home, A woman receives many ominous phone calls.
- A farmer conspires to murder his wife for monetary gain, and convinces his teen son to participate.
- A incredibly lonely 12-year-old spends his days plotting revenge on his tormentors and spends his nights spying on other residents of the apartment complex.
- Prisoners are housed in vertical cells.
- A top student of the FBI is to interview a serial killer.
- A woman accidentally kills her husband and she soon becomes delirious.
- On a romantic getaway, a young couple, confronts a young gang, and sufferers brutal consequences.
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- She finds a secret door
- A boy meets a giant, demonic rabbit named Frank.
- Four people hike into the woods to a cabin for a fun night away. There they find an old book whose text reawakens the dead when it's read aloud.
- Careless American military personnel dump chemicals into South Korea's Han River.
- A group of people is being stalked by a killer at a summer camp.
- Two divers are left in open water where sharks are afoot.
- A couple travels to Sweden to visit their friend’s hometown.
- A killer stalks a group of teenagers as they explore haunted attractions.
- A woman goes missing after a fateful encounter at an assuming roadside motel.
- A would-be thief is remanded to the custody of her estranged mother, who turns out to be correct in her assertion that evil spirits are afoot in their family domicile.
- A man discoveries a box of murder films.
- A man is on a quest to be reunited with his mummy.
- A young wife comes to believe that her offspring is not of this world.
- A teenaged girl faces taunting from classmates at school and abuse from her fanatically pious mother.
- A women answers an online ad and drives to a stranger's house to film him for the day. The man wants to make a movie for his unborn child, but his requests become more bizarre as the day goes along.
- When a young woman is killed by a shark while skinny-dipping.
- Two victims are locked in their house with a gang of murderers.
- In 1970s Los Angeles, a ghost is stalking the night and the children.
30 Clues: She finds a secret door • Prisoners are housed in vertical cells. • A man discoveries a box of murder films. • A boy meets a giant, demonic rabbit named Frank. • A man is on a quest to be reunited with his mummy. • Two divers are left in open water where sharks are afoot. • Alone at home, A woman receives many ominous phone calls. • ...
Early Humans and the Rise of Civilization 2023-06-08
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- A collection of written laws and rules
- A person who makes money by selling goods
- An expert who studies the past by examining objects that people have left behind
- A Neolithic town discovered in central Turkey
- One who moves from place to place with no permanent home
- An expert who studies and records the past
- In ancient times, the geographic area located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
- The business of farming; growing crops and raising animals
- One of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from the mountains in Turkey to the Persian Gulf
- A craftsperson
- A symbol that stands for an object
- To move from one geographic region to another
- Relating to a ceremony, such as a religious ceremony
- An arc-shaped region in Southwest Asia, with rich soil
- An expert who studies and creates maps of Earth’s natural and human-made features
- A characteristic of civilization that includes the beliefs and behaviors of a society or group of people
- A city that is the center of government
- An early ancestor of humans
- The use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes
- A means of supplying land with water
- The first period of the Stone Age, called the Old Stone Age, from about 2 million years ago to around 8000 B.C.E.
- Wealth sent from one country or ruler to another as a sign that the other is superior
- A military blockade and attack on a city to force it to surrender
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- Writing that uses wedge-shaped characters
- A scientist who studies human development
- Before written history
- To train a wild animal to be useful to humans
- The way a civilization is organized
- Ability or skill
- An ancient Mesopotamian temple tower with outside staircases and a shrine at the top
- An object made or used by people in the past
- A person who writes
- A wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks
- A society marked by developed arts, sciences, government, and social structure
- Something that can be used to fulfill a need
- An area in southern Mesopotamia, where cities first appeared
- The later part of the Stone Age, called the New Stone Age, lasted from around 8000 to 3000 B.C.E.
- The business of buying and selling or exchanging items
- The way a region or country uses resources to produce and sell or trade goods and services to meet people’s needs and wants
- An early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government
- A large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government
- Fine particles of rock
- One of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from the mountains in Turkey to the Persian Gulf
43 Clues: A craftsperson • Ability or skill • A person who writes • Before written history • Fine particles of rock • An early ancestor of humans • A symbol that stands for an object • The way a civilization is organized • A means of supplying land with water • A collection of written laws and rules • A city that is the center of government • Writing that uses wedge-shaped characters • ...
Early Humans and the Rise of Civilization 2026-01-06
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- one who moves from one place to place with no permanent home
- one of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from the mountains in Turkey to the Persian Gulf
- an arc-shaped region in Southwest Asia, with rich soil
- the first period of the Stone Age, called the Old Stone Age, from about 2 million years ago to around 8000 B.C.E.
- the use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes
- an early ancestor of humans
- fine particles of rock
- a society marked by developed arts, sciences, governmet, and social structure
- an expert who studies the past by examing objects that people have left behind
- an expert who studies and creates maps of Earth's natural and human-made features
- a large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government
- an object made or used by people in the past
- a craftsperson
- an ancient Mesopotamian temple tower with outside staircase and a shrine st the top
- a Neolothic town discovered in central Turkey
- something that can be used to fulfill a need
- the way a region or country uses its resources to produce and sell or trade goods, and services to meet people's needs and wants
- an early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government
- the business of buying and selling or exchanging items
- a military blockade and attack on a city to force it to surrender
- a person who writes
- a means of supplying land with water
- a scientist who studies human developnment
- the way a civilization is organized
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- a person who makes money by selling goods
- wealth sent from one country or ruler to another as a sign that the other is superior
- before written history
- the later part of the Stone Age, called the New Stone Age, lasted from around 8000 to 3000 B.C.E.
- to move from one geographic region to another
- a symbol that stands for an object
- to train a wild animal to be useful to humans
- a wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks
- ability or skill
- a city that is the center of government
- the business of farming, growing crops and raising animals
- a characteristic of civilization that includes the belifs and behaviors of a society or group of people
- writing that uses wedge-shaped characters
- one of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from the mountains in Turkey to the Persian Gulf
- an area in southern Mesopotamia, where cities first appeared
- an expert who studies and records the past
- in ancient times, the geographic area located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
- relating to a ceremony, such as a religious ceremony
- a collection of written laws and rules
43 Clues: a craftsperson • ability or skill • a person who writes • before written history • fine particles of rock • an early ancestor of humans • a symbol that stands for an object • the way a civilization is organized • a means of supplying land with water • a collection of written laws and rules • a city that is the center of government • a person who makes money by selling goods • ...
ENTERTAINMENT & INVENTIONS IN THE MIDDLE AGES 2024-03-12
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- To do this activity you usually use music.It was a very common form of entertainment in Medieval times.
- This invention was very useful for sailors.
- To play this spport you need a bow and an arrow.
- They used a big animal in these real "shows".
- Medieval people could know the time with the new invention: the mechanical...
- Medieval chemist's or pharmacy.
- This sport involved hand-to-hand fighting.
- Sport or competition that used horses and lances.
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- The first hospitals in the Middle Ages were called...
- They were the court fools, like clowns.
- We still play this medieval sport.
- Very useful Medieval invention to help you see better.
- They played this with instruments such as bagpipes and fiddles.Troubadours played it.
13 Clues: Medieval chemist's or pharmacy. • We still play this medieval sport. • They were the court fools, like clowns. • This sport involved hand-to-hand fighting. • This invention was very useful for sailors. • They used a big animal in these real "shows". • To play this spport you need a bow and an arrow. • Sport or competition that used horses and lances. • ...
Les Inventions et la Science 2 2020-10-19
The Most Engaging Crossword Puzzle of All Time 2022-05-18
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- Fight between Texans and the Mexicans.
- His doctrine means "HANDS OFF!"
- Jackson's Nickname.
- Built to connect eastern and western United States.
- Was officially incorporated as an organized territory in 1912.
- The panic was caused by the fall in demand for silver internationally, which followed Germany's decision to abandon the silver standard in the wake of the Franco-Prussian war.
- The new state became a focal point for the emerging oil industry, as discoveries of oil pools prompted towns to grow rapidly in population and wealth.
- Commander of the South during the Civil War.
- A spatial region or conceptual division over which a state or organization has significant cultural, economic, military or political influence.
- Famous crop of the South.
- One of my favorite words.
- Was a derogatory term for southern whites who supported Reconstruction and the Republican Party after the Civil War.
- Known as the "Father of the Constitution."
- Was granted self-governance and retained ʻIolani Palace as the territorial capitol building. Remained a territory for sixty years.
- Laws that governed slaves.
- Is a system of agriculture in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crop produced on the land (e.g. 50% of the crop).
- Extending or going across a continent
- Were state and local laws in the United States enacted between 1876 and 1965. They mandated racial segregation in all public facilities in Southern states of the former Confederacy, with a supposedly "separate but equal" status for black Americans.
- The United States would neither interfere with existing European colonies nor meddle in the internal concerns of European countries.
- Removed Indians from their homeland.
- Sent Lewis and Clark on their journey.
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- First president under the new Constitution.
- Began in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in cities with settlement workers and reformers who were interested in helping those facing harsh conditions at home and at work.
- Invented the telephone.
- Was a pejorative term Southerners gave to Northerners (also referred to as Yankees) who moved to the South during the Reconstruction era.
- Admitted Missouri and Maine into the Union.
- Nemesis of Jackson.
- John Quincy Adams is known for this.
- President during the Mexican-American War.
- To work in harsh conditions without pay or proper care.
- Favored an agricultural system.
- Lost his life at the Alamo.
- Trail people used to move west.
- Invented the cotton-gin.
- Raided Harpers Ferry.
- The creation and/or maintenance of an unequal economic, cultural, and territorial relationship, usually between states and often in the form of an empire, based on domination and subordination.
- Leader at Little Round Top.
- Creator of the Underground Railroad.
- Period of rebuilding the nation after the Civil War.
- Defended the soldiers after the Boston Massacre.
- General direction you would travel to reach Oregon from Pennsylvania.
- Favored a factory system.
- Tax on imports.
- Term that means to break away.
44 Clues: Tax on imports. • Nemesis of Jackson. • Jackson's Nickname. • Raided Harpers Ferry. • Invented the telephone. • Invented the cotton-gin. • Famous crop of the South. • One of my favorite words. • Favored a factory system. • Laws that governed slaves. • Lost his life at the Alamo. • Leader at Little Round Top. • Term that means to break away. • His doctrine means "HANDS OFF!" • ...
1-29 Road to the Civil War/Civil War Unit 2021-04-12
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- cloth
- an end to slavery
- American woman suffrage leader, she organized the Seneca Falls Convention with Lucretia Mott
- a period of religious evangelism that began in the 1790s and became widespread in the United States by the 1830s
- American engineer and inventor, he built the first commercially successful full-sized steamboat, the Clermont, which led to the development of commercial steamboat ferry services for goods and services
- American artist and inventor, he applied scientists' discoveries of electricity and magnetism to develop the telegraph, which soon sent messages all across the country
- an American abolitionist and writer, he escaped slavery and became a leading African American spokesman and writer. He published his biography, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, and founded the abolitionist newspaper, the North Star
- American Educator is considered the father of American public education. He was a leader of the common-school movement, advocating education for all children
- a process developed by Eli Whitney in the 1790s that called for making each part of a machine exactly the same
- The rapid growth in the speed and convenience of transport
- American reformer, she planned the Seneca Falls Convention with Elizabeth Cady Stanton
- American philanthropist and social reformer, she helped change the prison system nationwide
- the use of water-powered textile mills that employed young, unmarried women in the 1800s
- American evangelist and reformer, she was born an enslaved African but was later freed and became a speaker for abolition and women's suffrage
- American inventor; he patented the improved sewing machine and by 1860, was the largest manufacturer of sewing machines in the country
- a rebellion in which Nat Turner led a group of slaves in Virginia in an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow and kill planter families
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- American inventor and industrialist, he invented the mechanical reaper and the harvesting machine that quickly cut down wheat
- a system developed by Samuel Slater in the mid-1800s in which whole families were hired as textile workers and factory work was divided into simple tasks
- the first national women's rights convention at which the Declaration of Sentiments was written
- American abolitionist who escaped slavery and assisted other enslaved Africans to escape; she is the most famous Underground Railroad conductor and is known as the Moses of her people
- a network of people who helped thousands of enslaved people escape to the North by providing transportation and hiding places
- the machine perfected by Samuel F.B. Morse in 1832 that uses pulses of electric current to send messages across long distances through wires
- a period of rapid growth in the use of machines in manufacturing and production that began in the mid-1700s
- American industrialist; he developed a steel plow to ease the difficulty of turning thick soil on the Great Plains
- the machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 to remove seeds from short-staple cotton; revolutionized the cotton industry
- a social reform effort that began in the mid-1800s and promoted the idea of having all children educated in a common place regardless of social class or background
- American journalist and reformer; he published the famous antislavery newspaper, the Liberator, and helped found the American Anti-Slavery Society, promoting immediate emancipation and racial equality
- a social reform effort that began in the mid-1800s to encourage people to drink less alcohol
- a region stretching from South Carolina to East Texas where most U.S. cotton was produced during the mid-1800s
29 Clues: cloth • an end to slavery • The rapid growth in the speed and convenience of transport • American reformer, she planned the Seneca Falls Convention with Elizabeth Cady Stanton • the use of water-powered textile mills that employed young, unmarried women in the 1800s • American philanthropist and social reformer, she helped change the prison system nationwide • ...
Middle Ages Part 2 2016-12-16
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- ____ are Muslims of Spain.
- Songhai’s laws were based on the ___. This helped spread Islam even more.
- ____ inventions, such as gunpowder and the compass, were traded first to Muslims who then traded with Europe.
- When the Turks threatened Constantinople, the Byzantine emperor asked Pope ___ II for help.
- ___ increased as Crusaders returned from the Middle East with a new taste for foreign/Asian goods.
- Pope Gregory VII issued a ruling that stated the Pope had authority over both Church and ___ (non-religious) leaders.
- Europe benefited by being exposed to Muslim culture by gaining _____ and scientific knowledge.
- The 1492 Edict of Expulsion banned all ___ from Spain.
- ____ was the monk who established a set of rules that governed the monastic life in monasteries.
- William of Normandy claimed the English throne because he said that King Edward the Confessor had ____ it to him.
- The Pope was angered by the 4th Crusade because crusaders attacked & looted ______.
- Isabella & Ferdinand brought in Torquemada to lead a series of investigations called the Spanish ____ in order to find and judge heretics.
- The Battle of ___ in 1066 is significant because it ended the Anglo-Saxon rule in England.
- The ___ Tapestry is an embroidered cloth which depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England.
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- Anglo-Saxon and Norman ___ (language) blended together to create the modern English language.
- Pope Gregory VII ____ Henry IV from the Church as punishment for trying to remove Gregory from the office of pope.
- The Song government based its ___ system upon how well people scored on civil service exams.
- During the Spanish Inquisition, many non-Catholics were accused of ____ , which is having a belief that is rejected by official church teachings.
- As a result of the Norman conquest of ___ a strong feudal system developed, great castles were built, Normans held all positions of power, and they stopped using the regular Anglo-Saxon language because it changed so much!
- _____’s empire was ended by the Treaty of Verdun, which split the empire into 3 parts.
- Pope Gregory VII and Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV disagreed about who had the right to choose __.
- Japanese farmers were most likely to attend a _____ performance.
- The Viking ancestors of William the Conqueror became known as the ____.
- The _____ was the movement to drive the Muslims from Spain.
- One important result of the Crusades was that there was an increase in trade and cultural exchange between ____ and the Middle East.
- Otto the Great was the first Holy Roman Emperor. The rulers that came after him were referred to as ___ kings.
- While the crusaders fought in the Holy Land, in Europe ___ on Jews, Muslims and heretics increased.
27 Clues: ____ are Muslims of Spain. • The 1492 Edict of Expulsion banned all ___ from Spain. • The _____ was the movement to drive the Muslims from Spain. • Japanese farmers were most likely to attend a _____ performance. • The Viking ancestors of William the Conqueror became known as the ____. • Songhai’s laws were based on the ___. This helped spread Islam even more. • ...
architecture quotes 2023-05-03
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- Beauty is a by-product.
- The only way to make a building beautiful is to invest in its construction, to use expensive materials and to build it with care
- Always design a thing by considering it in its next larger context – a chair in a room, a room in a house, a house in an environment, an environment in a city plan
- An idea is salvation by imagination
- Space has always been the spiritual dimension of architecture. It is not the physical statement of the structure so much as what it contains that moves us
- The details are not the details. They make the design
- Architecture begins where engineering ends
- To me, the American Dream is being able to follow your own personal calling. To be able to do what you want to do is incredible freedom
- A building is a symbol, as is the act of destroying it. Symbols are given power by people. Alone, a symbol is meaningless, but with enough people, blowing up a building can change the world
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- The fundamental essence of the traditional architect is not so much invention as the ability to control and order the inventions of others
- The future is not some place we are going, but one we are creating
- The reality of architectural experience is more fluid than the neat, fixed idea of the building as an object
- Less is more
- Architecture is really about well-being. I think that people want to feel good in a space… On the one hand it’s about shelter, but it’s also about pleasure
- The difference between a good building and a bad building is the attention paid to the transitions
- Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness
- The home should be the treasure chest of living
- A great building must begin with the unmeasurable, must go through measurable means when it is being designed and in the end must be unmeasurable
- Architecture is a visual art, and the buildings speak for themselves
- Architecture is not an inspirational business, it's a rational procedure to do sensible and hopefully beautiful things; that's all
- I believe that architecture today needs to reflect on the tasks and possibilities which are inherently its own
- Architecture and furniture are art forms when regarded as separate disciplines, but when joined in the service of a common vision, they form a noble art
- The more time you spend contemplating what you should have done... you lose valuable time planning what you can and will do
- Architecture is not about designing buildings, it’s about giving shape to our lives
24 Clues: Less is more • Beauty is a by-product. • An idea is salvation by imagination • Architecture begins where engineering ends • The home should be the treasure chest of living • The details are not the details. They make the design • The future is not some place we are going, but one we are creating • Architecture is a visual art, and the buildings speak for themselves • ...
PSEUDO AND TECHNO 2025-09-09
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- Imitating classical style without being genuinely classical.
- A person who pretends to be intelligent or cultured without real understanding.
- A simplified, informal representation of an algorithm using plain language.
- someone who loves technology and is always excited to try new gadgets or learn about the latest inventions. They’re often the first to get new phones or computers!
- refers to tools, machines, and systems that are created by people to solve problems or make life easier. It includes things like computers, smartphones, cars, and even space rockets!
- Seemingly random but actually generated by a deterministic process.
- A small arachnid resembling a scorpion but lacking a stinger.
- the fear or dislike of technology. Some people might feel nervous or scared when using new gadgets like computers or smartphones because they’re not sure how they work.
- A fruit formed from parts of the flower other than the ovary; a false fruit.
- a system of government or management where people with technical knowledge (like scientists or engineers) are in charge, instead of politicians or regular leaders.
- a special way of doing something to get a good result. For example, in sports, a good technique helps you play better, or in art, a certain technique can make your painting look amazing!
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- A fictitious name used to conceal a person's identity.
- about making really tiny things, much smaller than a speck of dust, and using them to create new products. It could be used to make super-fast computers or tiny robots that can help doctors.
- using living things, like plants, animals, or even tiny microbes, to create products or solve problems. For example, scientists use biotechnology to make medicine or grow food in special ways.
- a special way of making movies and pictures that use bright, vivid colors. It was a famous style of color film used in movies in the 1930s and 1940s to make them look more exciting!
- A system of beliefs or practices mistakenly regarded as being based on the scientific method.
- A mineral that has the outward appearance of another due to alteration.
- a person who uses their knowledge of technology and science to make important decisions or run things, especially in the government or business. They are experts who know a lot about how things work.
- someone who starts a business based on technology. They might create new tech gadgets or build apps to solve problems or help people in a new way.
19 Clues: A fictitious name used to conceal a person's identity. • Imitating classical style without being genuinely classical. • A small arachnid resembling a scorpion but lacking a stinger. • Seemingly random but actually generated by a deterministic process. • A mineral that has the outward appearance of another due to alteration. • ...
Imperialism Terms and Topics 2025-01-27
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- Natural resources taken from the land, such as cotton, coal, or gold, often used to produce goods in factories.
- The earlier phase of imperial expansion, from the 15th to 18th centuries, focused on establishing trade routes and colonies.
- Taking advantage of people or resources unfairly, often for economic gain during imperial rule.
- The people or land that are taken over and controlled by a foreign power.
- A continent heavily colonized during the 19th century for its resources, land, and labor.
- The practice of extending a country's power by taking over other lands and ruling them politically, economically, and socially.
- The act of traveling to unknown regions, often leading to discoveries that fueled imperial expansion.
- A country or person that takes control of another area or group of people for its own benefit.
- Places or groups of people where goods can be sold, often sought by imperial powers to sell their manufactured products.
- To adopt the culture, language, or customs of a dominant group, often forced during imperialism.
- The practice of achieving change through peaceful methods rather than violence or force.
- Referring to the original people living in a region before colonization or conquest.
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- The period in the 19th and early 20th centuries when European powers aggressively expanded their empires in Africa and Asia.
- A region influenced by European imperialism, often through economic and political control rather than colonization in the 19th century.
- A strong sense of pride and loyalty to one's nation, which often drove imperial competition.
- Sensationalized or exaggerated news stories used to influence public opinion, especially during imperial conflicts.
- A policy of avoiding involvement in international or political affairs, often adopted to focus on internal matters.
- The act of establishing control over a foreign land and its people to benefit the colonizing country.
- A philosophy of nonviolent resistance, famously used by Mahatma Gandhi to oppose imperial rule in India.
- A large group of territories or countries ruled by a single authority, such as an emperor or a nation.
- The race among European nations in the late 19th century to divide and claim African territory.
- To add a territory to an existing country, often by force or political agreement.
- Referring to anything from another country or outside one's homeland.
- A person sent to another country to promote religious beliefs, often accompanying imperial expansion.
- The traditions, beliefs, and practices of a group of people, sometimes altered under imperial rule.
- A region or country that is controlled and protected by a more powerful nation but retains some internal autonomy.
- Actions taken by individuals or groups to fight against control by an imperial power.
- The continent where most imperial powers, such as Britain and France, were based.
- A continent targeted by imperial powers for its wealth of resources and strategic trade routes.
- A rebellion or revolt by soldiers or workers, often against imperial or colonial authorities.
30 Clues: Referring to anything from another country or outside one's homeland. • The people or land that are taken over and controlled by a foreign power. • To add a territory to an existing country, often by force or political agreement. • The continent where most imperial powers, such as Britain and France, were based. • ...
INDUSTRAL REVOLUTION PT.2 2022-10-12
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- new forms of business and developments creating a more efficient way of travel and inventions the physical product
- founder of the American Federation of Labor
- invented the air brake for trains multiple railcars connected and controlled by a locomotive
- first African American woman to receive a U.S. patent
- the employers don't allow people to work until an agreement is made
- the process of making steel more economical
- invented a machine that attached the upper part of a leather shoe to the sole
- a new idea
- a strike for an 8 hour work day that lead to deaths of immigrant workers
- beleived workers were oppressed and conditions could be improved without violence
- a company that is septate from the owner and can be held accountable
- A union of workers
- a person owns the raw materials and manufacturing facilities
- ideas or beliefs on how politics or how economics should be
- homes already mapped out and pre-cut like a ordering a house on a catalog house
- when a person or company controls a market
- a wire that could transmit a telegraph to Europe
- economic decisions like pricing based off of other businesses
- A labor union
- a person who owns a business or businesses
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- African American who worked with Thomas Edison and Alexander Gram Bell for producing the carbon filaments in lightbulbs
- African American who invented the safety hood and smoke protectors for fire firghters
- worked in the railroad then qut to bulid the first bridge to support a train using iron across the Mississippi River
- strike
- invented the lightbulb
- invented the telephone
- worked in a bank then worked with Edisson to make a corporation but ended up becoming the founder of Americas first billion-dollar company
- exploiting the workers and the value went to the factory owner
- workers went on strike after their wages went down and refused to lower prices of rent and food
- A labor union for skilled workers consisting of carpenters, cigars, and shoemakers
- built hotels in Florida's St. Augustine, Palm Beach, Miami, crating Florida's tourism industry,and built a railroad going from Jacksonville to Key West
- African American who sold lubricators for steam engines
- the first to invent the telegraph and morse code
- a free market that created opportunities for better goods at a lower cost
- favored abolition of central government with violence
- a communication decide that can send messages though dots and dashes using wires
- when a person or company controles the assets or property on behalf of another party
- legal to have competition as long as the companies commerce
- when one owner controls all companies at one stage of production
- Survival of the fittest of business and other corporations
- invented railroad cars where people could sleep
- a person owns a part of a company and could earn a percent on their earnings
- A mass quit or protest
43 Clues: strike • a new idea • A labor union • A union of workers • invented the lightbulb • invented the telephone • A mass quit or protest • when a person or company controls a market • a person who owns a business or businesses • founder of the American Federation of Labor • the process of making steel more economical • invented railroad cars where people could sleep • ...
AES Digital Citizenship (Russell) 2023-01-05
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- is the stealing of someone else’s words or ideas and presenting them as your own
- is the stealing of copyrighted work by downloading or copying it in order to keep, sell or give away without permission and without paying
- an economic inequality between groups, broadly construed, in terms of access to, use of, or knowledge of information and communication technologies
- represents works whose intellectual property rights have expired or works that have been released by the creator
- gives the creator of an original work exclusive right to that work, usually for a limited time
- the works, inventions or creations of an individual, group or business
- does not give someone the right to bully or harass someone else.
- Attribution is a public copyright license that enables free distribution of copyrighted work WITH the proper credit to the creator.
- thief uses identity to gain medical treatment or commit insurance fraud.
- use upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols. (8 or more characters)
- spread from one machine to another, rapidly, without human action.
- a person who has been exposed to technology from a young age and is pretty comfortable using it
- if the network is _______________, that means the data sent back and forth between your device and wireless router can be viewed by others.
- is an agreement between you and the owner of a software program that allows you to perform certain tasks with the software
- is a computer program that detects, prevents, and takes action to disarm or remove malicious software programs, such as worms and viruses.
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- thief spends another person’s money or opens a line of credit in their name.
- thief uses someone else’s identity to commit a crime.
- digital divide between countries
- is when someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person’s personal data, typically for economic gain
- are what create a digital footprint
- attaches itself to a file or program, enabling it to spread from one computer to another.
- is software that has malicious intent.
- Once information is added to a digital footprint, it may remain there ____________.
- thief uses SSN to file taxes or reap other governmental benefits
- the use of Information Technology to harm or harass other people in a deliberate, repeated, and hostile manner
- All of the information online about a person either posted by that person or others, intentionally or unintentionally.
- is the act of cracking into a computer to steal information.
- textual content, images, and multimedia that the creator must have the right to use.
- any program used by a computer
- The “___________” rule of copyright law explains when free use of copyrighted material is acceptable. This rule applies to any and all copyrighted works.
- The primary goal of an ______________ is to trick someone into giving money or sharing information.
31 Clues: any program used by a computer • digital divide between countries • are what create a digital footprint • is software that has malicious intent. • thief uses someone else’s identity to commit a crime. • is the act of cracking into a computer to steal information. • thief uses SSN to file taxes or reap other governmental benefits • ...
China Review Puzzle 2015-10-31
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- After Emperor __’s death the Ming banned overseas travel and stopped building large ships.
- Central ideas of Confucianism are responsibility and __.
- The Song’s __ system was based on how well people scored on civil service exams and not on social status.
- The merit system contributed to good __ because it ensured that people were hired based on their abilities.
- By controlling how much ___ was mined, Ghana’s rulers kept it an important trade good.
- __ taught that children should respect their parents.
- Which Roman architectural feature allowed for larger rooms and windows?
- To show China’s power and present it as the center of the world Emperor Yongle built the __ City.
- As a result of the Ming Dynasty’s __ policy (avoiding contact & trade with other countries), China did not develop as fast.
- The Tang dynasty is said to have produced the finest examples of __.
- Believers in __ think following the way of nature brings peace.
- Neo-Confucianism __ are influenced by both Daoism and Buddhism.
- Scholar-officials has to pass __ based on the teachings of Confucius.
- Which dynasty reopened the Silk Road?
- Trans-Saharan trade in early West Africa mainly involved the exchange of gold for __.
- The __ is an Islamic text that records the words and actions of Muhammad.
- The fact that __ (language) is still used today, shows that the Roman culture has survived because of its widespread influence.
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- __ is a fragile ceramic (pottery) which was a highly prized Chinese export.
- According to Confucius, a wise rulers should govern through __.
- One of the Ming Dynasty’s projects to revitalized & rebuild China was known as The Great __ of China.
- Chinese __ such as paper were traded 1st to Muslims who then traded with Europe.
- Under the Tang emperors, China was __ and expanded greatly in size.
- The Tang Dynasty strengthened government by bringing back China’s __.
- Neo-Confucianism addresses questions relating to the meaning & purpose of __, while Confucianism doesn’t.
- It was during the __ Dynasty that paper currency was 1st used.
- __ such as Muslim Turks, had a higher social status under the Yuan Dynasty than the Chinese people.
- Calligraphy, poetry and painting where known as the “Three __.”
- Who led a great caravan to Mecca that brought his West African empire to the attention of the Arab and European world? (2 words)
- __ is a religion that believes that people should give up worldly desires and seek enlightenment.
- China invented paper, silk, and __ that enabled merchants to open up trade routes to India & Southeast Asia.
- Woodblock __ increased production of novels and tales of China’s history and increased literacy rates.
- A __ (group of ships) of ships enabled Kublai Khan to conquer Southern Song.
- Which khan untied the Mongols?
- Great advances in farming took place during the __ and Song Dynasties.
34 Clues: Which khan untied the Mongols? • Which dynasty reopened the Silk Road? • __ taught that children should respect their parents. • Central ideas of Confucianism are responsibility and __. • It was during the __ Dynasty that paper currency was 1st used. • According to Confucius, a wise rulers should govern through __. • ...
China Unit Review 2019-10-29
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- Marco Polo's ___ about his travels in China helped spark European interest in China and led to an increase in trade for Chinese goods.
- In the Yuan dynasty _____, such as Muslim Turks, had a higher social status than either the northern or southern Chinese people.
- One idea that ___ (the man)taught was filial piety - that children should respect and take care of their parents/elders.
- Kublai Khan had to build a ___ of ships in order to conquer the southern Song part of China.
- When the Mongols ruled China, they honored/allowed many Chinese ____, but they mostly stayed separated from the Chinese people.
- The invention of woodblock ___ increased production of books and helped increase literacy rates.
- As a result of the Ming Dynasty’s policy of _____ (avoiding contact & trade with other countries), China did not develop as fast.
- The merit system contributed to having a good ____ because it ensured that people were hired based on their abilities.
- When the Tang emperors came into power they ____ China and greatly expanded its size.
- China invented paper, silk, and the __, which enabled merchants to find new trade routes to India & Southeast Asia.
- _____ Khan was the man who united the Mongols.
- After Emperor __’s death the Ming banned overseas travel and stopped building large ships.
- Emperor Yongle sent Zheng He out to sea in order to find new lands and convince them to pay China ____ (gifts given to avoid attack).
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- Which group reopened the Silk Road when they took over China?
- Great advances in ______ took place during both the Tang and Song dynasties.
- The ____ River is sometimes called the "River of Sorrow" due to all the people who have been killed when it has flooded.
- Calligraphy, poetry and painting where known as the “Three __.”
- According to ____ (a religion), people should give up worldly desires and seek inner peace & enlightenment.
- The Song’s __ system was based on how well people scored on civil service exams and not on social status.
- Chinese __ such as paper were traded first to Muslims in the Middle East, who then traded them on to Europeans.
- The Tang Dynasty strengthened government by bringing back China’s ____ (having many departments).
- One of the Ming Dynasty’s projects to revitalize & rebuild China was improving The Great __ of China.
- To show China’s power and present it as the center of the world Emperor Yongle built the __ City.
- The capital of the Tang dynasty was Chang'an. It was both a center of culture and a center of ____ because it was located at the end of the Silk Road AND because so many foreign traders visited there.
- Scholar-officials has to pass __ based on the teachings of Confucius.
- Long distances AND China's natural geography (Himalayan Mts, Tibetan Plateau, Gobi Desert) helped ___ it from contact with the rest of the world.
26 Clues: _____ Khan was the man who united the Mongols. • Which group reopened the Silk Road when they took over China? • Calligraphy, poetry and painting where known as the “Three __.” • Scholar-officials has to pass __ based on the teachings of Confucius. • Great advances in ______ took place during both the Tang and Song dynasties. • ...
islamic golden age 2020-11-25
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- His treatise on Diseases in Children has led many to consider him the "father of pediatrics"
- also known as Taj al-Din Izz al-Dawla, was a prominent slave-general of the Delhi Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khalji
- the 'founding father' of Islamic ecotheology
- also known as Haly Abbas: founder of anatomic physiology
- also known as Ibn al-Bayyiʿ,) was a Persian Sunni scholar and the leading traditionist of his age, frequently referred to as the "Imam of the Muhaddithin
- Also known as Avenzoar. Arab physician and surgeon, known for his influential book Taisir Fil-Mudawat Wal-Tadbeer (Book of Simplification Concerning Therapeutics andDiet).
- Also known as Shams ad–Din. Arab traveler and scholar who wrote one of the most famous travel books in history, the Rihlah.
- Also known as Rhazes. Persian alchemist and philosopher, who was one of the greatest physicians in history,.
- father of sociology, historiography and modern economics. He is best known for his Muqaddimah.
- he found Pascal’s triangle long before him, he made great contributions to algebra and solving higher degree equations. He
- ibn Hayyan, father of chemistry
- famous mathematicians, according to a legend, their father was a robber from Khurasan. Da Vinci used their mathematical theorems in his works.
- Also known as Thebit. Arab mathematician, physician and astronomer; who was the first reformer of the Ptolemaic system and the founder of statics.
- was the fifth Abbasid caliph. His Birth date is debated with various sources giving dates from 763 to 766
- Arab historiographer and historian who developed one of the earliest nonreligious philosophies of history. Often considered as one of the forerunners of modern historiography, sociology and economics.
- father of early modern medicine.[
- exerted a large impact on Spanish agriculture, including the restoration of Roman-era aqueducts and irrigation channels, as well as the introduction of new technologies such as the acequias
- father of medieval aviation.[
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- most renowned as the "father of algebra"
- "father of trigonometry" as a mathematical discipline in its own right.
- was an Iranian Islamic Golden Age polymath, astronomer, agriculturist, botanist, metallurgist, geographer, mathematician, and historian.
- "father of modern surgery"[1] and the "father of operative surgery"
- discovered some of trigonometrical identities, including law of sines for spherical triangles.
- Also known as Averroes. Arab philosopher and scholar who produced a series of summaries and commentaries on most of Aristotle’s works and on Plato’s Republic.
- founder of the Illuminationist school of Islamic philosophy.
- father of comparative religion and "honored in the West as that of the founder of the science of comparative religion"
- Arab scientist, botanist and physician who systematically recorded the discoveries made by Islamic physicians in the Middle Ages.
- was the first of the Islamic peripatetic philosophers, and is hailed as the "fatherofArabphilosophy
- regarded as the "founder of Islamic/Arab Neoplatonism
- "father of circulatory physiology and anatomy.
- the "founder of Indology", "father of comparative religion" and geodesy, and "first anthropologis
- astronomer and mathematician (He develops a hypothesis similar to Galileo Galilei's notion of "circular inertia
- was a Pakistani theoretical physicist.
- established a powerful dynasty among the Mongols of central Asia.
- Also known as Alkindus. Arab philosopher and scientist, who is known as the first of the Muslim peripatetic philosophers.
- "father of modern optics
- Khayyam Persian mathematician, astronomer, and poet, known for his scientific achievements and Rubaiyat (“quatrains”).
- discovered the sum formula for the fourth power, using a method that could be generally used to determine the sum for any integral power.
- poet, mathematician, astronomer, engineer, designer, faghih (religious scientist), and architect
- Father of Automaton and Robotics.
40 Clues: "father of modern optics • father of medieval aviation.[ • ibn Hayyan, father of chemistry • father of early modern medicine.[ • Father of Automaton and Robotics. • was a Pakistani theoretical physicist. • most renowned as the "father of algebra" • the 'founding father' of Islamic ecotheology • "father of circulatory physiology and anatomy. • ...
TCI U1 2023-05-17
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- a characteristic of civilization that includes the beliefs and behaviors of a society or group of people
- before written history
- a scientist who studies human development
- writing that uses wedge-shaped characters
- wealth sent from one country or ruler to another as a sign that the other is superior
- a military blockade and attack on a city to force it to surrender
- an expert who studies and creates maps of Earth’s natural and human-made features
- something that can be used to fulfill a need
- to move from one geographic region to another
- the way a civilization is organized
- a wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks
- the later part of the Stone Age, called the New Stone Age, lasted from around 8000 to 3000 B.C.E.
- the way a region or country uses resources to produce and sell or trade goods and services to meet people’s needs and wants
- a means of supplying land with water
- fine particles of rock
- relating to a ceremony, such as a religious ceremony
- the use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes
- an ancient Mesopotamian temple tower with outside staircases and a shrine at the top
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- an early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government(1 word w/ a "-")
- in ancient times, the geographic area located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
- a collection of written laws and rules (3 words)
- the first period of the Stone Age, called the Old Stone Age, from about 2 million years ago to around 8000 B.C.E
- a Neolithic town discovered in central Turkey (for 2 words, no space, first word is capital, second is not)
- ability or skill
- an arc-shaped region in Southwest Asia, with rich soil
- an area in southern Mesopotamia, where cities first appeared
- a symbol that stands for an object
- one of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from the mountains in Turkey to the Persian Gulf
- an expert who studies and records the past
- one of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from the mountains in Turkey to the Persian Gulf
- a large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government
- an object made or used by people in the past
- a city that is the center of government
- the business of buying and selling or exchanging items
- an early ancestor of humans
- an expert who studies the past by examining objects that people have left behind
- to train a wild animal to be useful to humans
- a society marked by developed arts, sciences, government, and social structure
- a person who makes money by selling goods
- the business of farming; growing crops and raising animals
- a person who writes
- a craftsperson
42 Clues: a craftsperson • ability or skill • a person who writes • before written history • fine particles of rock • an early ancestor of humans • a symbol that stands for an object • the way a civilization is organized • a means of supplying land with water • a city that is the center of government • a scientist who studies human development • writing that uses wedge-shaped characters • ...
Inventions and the Women Who Invented Them 2026-02-13
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- Florence Parpart designed the first electric version of this food cooler
- Letitia Geer designed this injection device to be one-handed operation
- Josephine Cochrane made this automatic kitchen helper
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- Dr. Maria Telkes made this alternative energy available for residential use. 2wds
- Margaret A. Wilcox made this warm addition to vehicles. 2wds
- Maria Beasely made this to prevent shipwreck victims. 2wds
- Anna Connely created this safety addition to multi-story buildings. 2wds
7 Clues: Josephine Cochrane made this automatic kitchen helper • Maria Beasely made this to prevent shipwreck victims. 2wds • Margaret A. Wilcox made this warm addition to vehicles. 2wds • Letitia Geer designed this injection device to be one-handed operation • Florence Parpart designed the first electric version of this food cooler • ...
UNIT 5 VOCAB 2023-12-12
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- lawmaking body
- rule by a hereditary landowning elite
- heart of the Hellenistic world, located in Egypt
- areas dedicated to honor gods and goddesses
- a massive tactical formation of heavily armed foot soldiers
- “Father of history” – visited many lands and collected information from people who remembered the actual events he chronicled
- Socrates Student
- humorous plays that mocked people or customs
- a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena
- rule by a small group of wealthy elite
- rational thinking
- poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey
- ancient Greece city-state ruled by a Democratic government
- ancient Greece city-state where the Dorians settled, had a brutal system of strict control
- Athenian stonemason and philosopher, known widely for his teaching method still popular today
- studied the causes of illnesses and looked for cures
- people who gained power by force
- narrow water passages
- large palace where the rulers of Crete lived
- the process of citizens voting to banish, or send away, a public figure whom they saw as a threat to their democracy
- to absorb or adopt another culture
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- wise and skillful leader of Athens, led during the Golden Age of Athens
- a free native or resident of a town or city
- Plato’s Student
- fixed salary
- citizens take part in day-to-day affairs of the government
- highest and most fortified point within a Greek city-state
- the murder of a public figure, usually for political reasons
- formal agreement between two or more nations or powers to cooperate and come to one another’s defense
- “lovers of wisdom”
- derived a formula to calculate the relationship between the sides of a right triangle
- THE GREAT tutored by Aristotle, conquered Persia, put on the throne at only 20 years old
- a group of people who have the authority to make a decision in a legal case
- II Alexander the Greats father, assassinated at his daughters wedding, set up Greece to one day conquer Persia
- a government ruled by the people
- city-state in ancient Greece that was typically built on two levels, made up of a major city or town and its surrounding country-side
- the art of skillful speaking
- applied principles of physics to make practical inventions
- sun-centered
- watercolor paintings done on wet plaster
- a government in which a hereditary ruler exercises central power
- the Myceneans are best known for the _________
- plays that told stories of human suffering that usually ended in disaster
43 Clues: fixed salary • sun-centered • lawmaking body • Plato’s Student • Socrates Student • rational thinking • “lovers of wisdom” • narrow water passages • the art of skillful speaking • a government ruled by the people • people who gained power by force • to absorb or adopt another culture • rule by a hereditary landowning elite • rule by a small group of wealthy elite • ...
Ch 9 MA Part 2 Review Puzzle 2015-12-07
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- The _ Tapestry is an embroidered cloth which depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England.
- During the Spanish Inquisition, many non-Catholics were accused of _ , which is having a belief that is rejected by official church teachings.
- Pope Gregory VII issued a ruling that stated the Pope had authority over the Church and __ (non-religious) leaders.
- While the crusaders fought in the Holy Land, in Europe _ on Jews, Muslims and heretics increased.
- When the Turks threatened Constantinople, the Byzantine emperor asked Pope _ II for help.
- _’s empire was ended by the Treaty of Verdun, which split the empire into 3 parts.
- The Song government based its _ system upon how well people scored on civil service exams.
- The Pope was angered by the 4th Crusade because crusaders attacked & looted _.
- The Viking ancestors of William the Conqueror became known as the _.
- _ are Muslims of Spain.
- _ inventions such as gunpowder, were traded first to Muslims who then introduced them to Europe.
- Japanese farmers were most likely to attend a _ performance.
- Otto the Great was the first Holy Roman Emperor. His descendants were referred to as _ kings.
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- Pope Gregory VII and Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV disagreed about who had the right to choose __.
- The _ Book was census ordered by King William the Conqueror.
- What culture developed in East Africa as a result of the region’s role in overseas trade (mixture of Islam & native African).
- One important result of the Crusades was that there was an increase in trade and cultural exchange between _ and the Middle East.
- The _ was the movement to drive the Muslims from Spain.
- Pope Gregory VII __ Henry IV from the Church as punishment for trying to remove Gregory from the office of pope.
- The Battle of _ in 1066 is significant because it ended the Anglo-Saxon rule in England.
- As a result of the Norman conquest of _ a strong feudal system developed, great castles were built, Normans held positions of power, and the language of government was French.
- _ is a monk who established a set of rules that governed the monastic life in monasteries.
- Isabella & Ferdinand brought in Torquemada to led a series of investigations called the Spanish _ in order to find and judge heretics.
- William of Normandy claimed the English throne because he said that King Edward the Confessor had __ it to him.
- Anglo-Saxon and Norman _ (language) blended together to create the modern English language.
- The 1942 Edict of Expulsion banned all __ from Spain.
- Europe benefited by being exposed to Muslim culture by gaining _ and scientific knowledge.
- _ increased as Crusaders gained a taste for Asian goods.
28 Clues: _ are Muslims of Spain. • The 1942 Edict of Expulsion banned all __ from Spain. • The _ was the movement to drive the Muslims from Spain. • _ increased as Crusaders gained a taste for Asian goods. • The _ Book was census ordered by King William the Conqueror. • Japanese farmers were most likely to attend a _ performance. • ...
UNIT 5 VOCABULARY 2023-12-12
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- Socrates Student
- Athenian stonemason and philosopher, known widely for his teaching method still popular today
- a government ruled by the people
- the process of citizens voting to banish, or send away, a public figure whom they saw as a threat to their democracy
- rule by a hereditary landowning elite
- narrow water passages
- to absorb or adopt another culture
- heart of the Hellenistic world, located in Egypt
- watercolor paintings done on wet plaster
- lawmaking body
- THE GREAT tutored by Aristotle, conquered Persia, put on the throne at only 20 years old
- sun-centered
- fixed salary
- “Father of history” – visited many lands and collected information from people who remembered the actual events he chronicled
- studied the causes of illnesses and looked for cures
- the Myceneans are best known for the _________
- a group of people who had the authority to make a decision in a legal case
- the art of skillful speaking
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- a massive tactical formation of heavily armed foot soldiers
- derived a formula to calculate the relationship between the sides of a right triangle
- humorous plays that mocked people or customs
- poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey
- DEMOCRACY citizens take part in day-to-day affairs of the government
- II Alexander the Greats father, assassinated at his daughters wedding, set up Greece to one day conquer Persia
- applied principles of physics to make practical inventions
- ancient Greece city-state ruled by a Democratic government
- the murder of a public figure, usually for political reasons
- a government in which a hereditary ruler exercises central power
- areas dedicated to honor gods and goddesses
- city-state in ancient Greece that was typically built on two levels, made up of a major city or town and its surrounding country-side
- “lovers of wisdom”
- a free native or resident of a town or city
- a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena
- wise and skillful leader of Athens, led during the Golden Age of Athens
- Plato’s Student
- highest and most fortified point within a Greek city-state
- rational thinking
- rule by a small group of wealthy elite
- ancient Greece city-state where the Dorians settled, had a brutal system of strict control
- people who gained power by force
- plays that told stories of human suffering that usually ended in disaster
- formal agreement between two or more nations or powers to cooperate and come to one another’s defense
- large palace where the rulers of Crete lived
43 Clues: sun-centered • fixed salary • lawmaking body • Plato’s Student • Socrates Student • rational thinking • “lovers of wisdom” • narrow water passages • the art of skillful speaking • a government ruled by the people • people who gained power by force • to absorb or adopt another culture • rule by a hereditary landowning elite • rule by a small group of wealthy elite • ...
9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4 2023-06-01
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- new kind of economy that creates, distributes, and uses knowledge and information
- a revolution that brought possible long-term response to hunger, where scientists developed new varieties or wheat, rice, and other grains that had higher yields and greater resistance to pests, diseases, and drought
- the manipulating of a cell or organism to change its basic characteristics
- breeding two varieties of a plant to create a hybrid
- can stop HIV from weakening the immune system, allowing patients with HIV to live with HIV for many years
- one of the first major discoveries against heart disease, first performed by Christiaan Barnard
- an increase in the average temperature of the world
- a corporation that is legally incorporated in one country but makes or sell goods or services in one or more other countries
- epidemic diseases that spread across national borders
- brought news, music, and cultural events to a wide range of people
- source of energy including coal,oil, petroleum, and natural gas
- taxes on foreign imports; by lowering these, international trade and economic prosperity was promoted
- large stanard-sized units that could be carried on a truck or train or stacked on ship, which promoted the widespread movement of people and goods
- a disease caused by water contaminated by a virus transmitted in fecal matter, and can result in paralysis or sometimes death
- economic systems based on supply and demand, with a little government control as possible, wanted by Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher
- also known as WTO, made rules that governed more that 90 percent of international trade, but became controversial because of how much power it held
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- energy derived from resources that are continuously replenished, such as wind, solar, tidal, and geothermal power
- a disease that typically doesn't develop until later in life, arose following better healthcare which led to longer lifespans, associated with lifestyle, genetics, and increased longevity
- a groundbreaking medical advance that led to declining fertility rates and helped reshape gender roles
- also known as HIV, it weakens the immune system so that people more easily succumb to other illnesses
- a bacterial disease that spreads through contaminated water and affects mainly poor people in developing countries
- gases that build up in the atmosphere and let the heat of the sun heat Earth but trap it from escaping Earth, such as carbon dioxide
- form of dementia that mostly affects elderly and some middle-aged people, that causes patients with the disease to progressively lose their memory, eventually coming to a stage where they cannot even recognize their close loved ones
- disease that plagued the ancient Egyptians and devastated the native population of the Americas and Australia
- movement to protect wilderness areas from urban growth, and has planted over 51 million trees in Kenya
- removal of natural vegetation cover through expansion and intensive use of agricultural lands in arid and semi-arid lands
- deadly disease caused by a virus that infects the African fruit bat, humans, and other primates, and is transmitted through exposure to fluids of infected people or animals
- loss of Earth's trees as a result of human activity of cutting down trees in order to create more open land for agriculture
28 Clues: an increase in the average temperature of the world • breeding two varieties of a plant to create a hybrid • epidemic diseases that spread across national borders • source of energy including coal,oil, petroleum, and natural gas • brought news, music, and cultural events to a wide range of people • ...
Black month 2025-11-06
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- Month celebrating Black history
- W.E.B. Du Bois, civil rights activist and scholar
- Courage to stand up for rights
- Liberty and justice for all
- Inspire the next generation
- Equal justice under the law
- Langston Hughes, Harlem Renaissance poet
- Jackie Robinson, broke baseball color barrier
- Strength through struggle
- Honor Black history and heroes
- Black inventors and creators
- Overcoming hardship
- Birthplace of Martin Luther King Jr.
- Lincoln University, historic Black college
- Strength through faith
- Social change and equality
- Learn and grow together
- Black poetry and spoken word
- Teach Black history
- Symbol of slavery
- African diaspora communities
- Cotton fields and slavery
- Respect for all people
- Right to vote
- March on Washington
- Black pride and empowerment
- Progress toward equality
- Freedom songs of hope
- Strong Black communities
- Civil rights protests in Alabama city
- Learn about Black achievements
- Rosa Parks, refused to give up her seat
- Martin Luther King Jr., leader of the Civil Rights Movement
- Together we rise
- Human rights for everyone
- Celebrate Black excellence
- Montgomery Bus Boycott
- Black military pilots of WWII
- Sojourner Truth, women’s rights and abolition advocate
- Unity in the community
- Rap music as expression
- Harriet Tubman, Underground Railroad leader
- Rhythm and blues genre
- Freedom Riders of the 1960s
- Nelson Mandela, South African anti-apartheid leader
- Freedom seekers heading North
- Rich Black culture and heritage
- Enslaved people seeking freedom
- Spelman College, all-women’s HBCU
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- Blues music from deep emotion
- Black History Month celebration
- Ancestral homeland of many
- Frederick Douglass, abolitionist and writer
- Montgomery Bus Boycott city
- Black athletes in history
- Equality and fairness
- End of slavery movement
- Soul music of the 60s
- Marcus Garvey, Pan-African leader
- Maya Angelou, poet and author
- Selma march for voting rights
- Hip-hop culture and music
- Black writers’ stories
- African dance traditions
- Oprah Winfrey, media icon and philanthropist
- Black authors and literature
- Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights icon
- Michelle Obama, lawyer and former First Lady
- Plantation system of forced labor
- Peaceful protest and progress
- “I Have a Dream” speech
- Emancipation Proclamation, freedom from slavery
- Tuskegee Airmen, WWII pilots
- George Washington Carver, agricultural scientist
- Civil Rights Movement for equality
- Morehouse College, MLK’s alma mater
- Black achievement and success
- Proud African heritage
- Black cinema and storytelling
- Booker T. Washington, educator and reformer
- Black scientists’ discoveries
- Howard University, historic Black college
- Coretta Scott King, civil rights activist
- Share knowledge proudly
- Struggles of the past
- Underground Railroad for escape
- Lasting legacy of leaders
- Barack Obama, first African American U.S. President
- Empower future generations
- Gospel spiritual music
- Black doctors saving lives
- Hope for a better future
- Thurgood Marshall, first African American Supreme Court justice
- Freedom for all people
- Remember those who fought
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities
- Black visual art and creativity
- Nonviolent protest movement
- Black educators guiding youth
- Tool of oppression in slavery
- Malcolm X, influential Black nationalist leader
- Sit-in protest tactic
- Jazz music from African American roots
103 Clues: Right to vote • Together we rise • Symbol of slavery • Overcoming hardship • Teach Black history • March on Washington • Equality and fairness • Soul music of the 60s • Freedom songs of hope • Struggles of the past • Sit-in protest tactic • Black writers’ stories • Strength through faith • Respect for all people • Proud African heritage • Gospel spiritual music • Montgomery Bus Boycott • ...
Renaissance Crossword 2023-12-01
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- a Flemish painter. He is often known as the "father of oil painting" because of all the new techniques and advances he made in oil painting
- one of the last great Renaissance artists. He was known for his realistic physical and emotional paintings. He also made use of light in his painting for added drama. His art influenced the next era of painting called the Baroque style of painting
- Astronomer who made many discoveries about the planets and stars
- sort of like chemistry, but generally wasn't based on a lot of scientific facts. A lot of people thought that there was a single substance from which all other substances could be made. Many hoped to find a way to make gold and become rich
- This chapel is said to be a masterpiece of the simple form of the architecture of the time. It is thought that the original design was by Filippo Brunelleschi even though the building wasn't finished until nearly 20 years after his death
- Originally built in 1458 for Florence banker Luca Pitti, this palace later became part of the Medici family empire
- This majestic building was built in the late 1500s as the palace of the King of Spain. It is laid out in orderly symmetric squares as shown in the picture below. Some believe that the floor plan was to mimic Solomon's Temple
- Playwright considered the greatest writer in the English language
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- A chapel that is part of the official residence of the Pope in Vatican City, this building is most noted for its ceilings painted by Michelangelo
- Inventor of the printing press
- developed during the Renaissance. Galileo used controlled experiments and analyzed data to prove, or disprove, his theories. The process was later refined by scientists such as Francis Bacon and Isaac Newton
- a sculptor and one of the pioneers in Renaissance art. He lived in Florence, Italy at the start of the Renaissance. He was a humanist and interested in Greek and Roman sculpture. He introduced new ways of creating depth and perspective in art
- a Swiss scientist and botanist who helped to make many advances in medicine. He studied current practices in medicine and found that most doctors actually made patient's conditions worse rather than healing them
- a German theologian and priest. He objected to many of the practices of the Catholic Church such as paying to get into heaven and the authority of the Pope
14 Clues: Inventor of the printing press • Astronomer who made many discoveries about the planets and stars • Playwright considered the greatest writer in the English language • Originally built in 1458 for Florence banker Luca Pitti, this palace later became part of the Medici family empire • ...
Study Game 2023-09-26
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- an unbiased sample, can think of it as putting a bunch of different names into a hat and selecting “n” of them
- A study of milkshake sales and reported jellyfish stings is conducted. When doing this research, the researchers discovered that milkshake sales increased when reported jellyfish stings increased. Just because milkshake sales and jellyfish stings correlate, that does not mean they cause each other. The third variable in this study is called the…
- In an experiment where a researcher is testing whether the increased use of social media in students leads to poor test scores. The test scores of the students would be an example of a…
- An example would be a quick questionnaire that asks you about your experience after making a large purchase. This is a very efficient and low cost method of collecting data but suffers from response and selection bias.
- A group of 50 people are randomly selected individually to either play a football video game or hockey video game. This type of study is called what?
- Three requirements; covariation between variables, causes must precede effects, and alternative causes must be eliminated.
- In a study, the entire population of New York is separated into three groups: people who live in urban areas, suburbs, and rural areas. Then, 20% of people from each group are selected at random and asked how much they weigh. This study is an example of…
- A variable that is manipulated by the experimenter, has at least two different conditions.
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- A group of 50 people are separated into two groups of 25. One group is assigned to play a football video game and the other group is assigned to play a hockey video game. This type of study is called what?
- Part of the population that we take out to examine and draw conclusions from
- Describes the relationship between two variables. Can range between -1 and 1, Negative vs. positive.
- A scientific claim that “Minnesota winters are more unbearable than Wisconsin winters”. This is not a measurable claim. “Unbearable” could mean different things to other people. It could mean that there is more snow, ice, or the weather is colder. The claim is not specific enough and only offers fixed ideas and a ball-park measurement. This is an example of…
- willingness to change with new evidence, ruthless peer review, takes account of all new discoveries, invites criticism, verifiable results, limits claims of usefulness, and accurate measurement.
- The group of things experimenters want information about
14 Clues: The group of things experimenters want information about • Part of the population that we take out to examine and draw conclusions from • A variable that is manipulated by the experimenter, has at least two different conditions. • Describes the relationship between two variables. Can range between -1 and 1, Negative vs. positive. • ...
Renaissance and Middle Ages key words 2021-10-27
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- During the Renaissance, great advances occurred in geography, astronomy, chemistry, physics, mathematics, anatomy and engineering; which are branches of ...
- was a fervent period of European cultural, artistic, political and economic “rebirth” following the Middle Ages. Generally described as taking place from the 14th century to the 17th century, it promoted the rediscovery of classical philosophy, literature and art.
- the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline.
- the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.
- not connected with religious or spiritual matters.
- lasted from the end of the Middle Ages to the middle of the 20th century
- a rationalist outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters.
- a European country with a long Mediterranean coastline, has left a powerful mark on Western culture and cuisine. Its capital, Rome, is home to the Vatican as well as landmark art and ancient ruins. Other major cities include Florence, with Renaissance masterpieces such as Michelangelo’s "David" and Brunelleschi's Duomo; Venice, the city of canals; and Milan.
- was a civilization that dominated much of the Mediterranean thousands of years ago. It formed the foundation of much of Western culture today. Everything from government, philosophy, science, mathematics, art, literature, and even sports was impacted by them.
- was the set of European artifacts and inventions which spread through the Renaissance period, roughly the 14th century through the 16th century.
- a 16th-century movement for the reform of abuses in the Roman Church ending in the establishment of the Reformed and Protestant Churches.
- a city in central Italy, on the River Arno in Tuscany: became an independent republic in the 14th century; under Austrian and other rule intermittently from 1737 to 1859; capital of Italy 1865–70. It was the major cultural and artistic centre of the Renaissance and is still one of the world's chief art centres.
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- a philosophical movement that dominated in Europe during the 18th century, was centered around the idea that reason is the primary source of authority and legitimacy, and advocated such ideals as liberty, progress, tolerance, fraternity, constitutional government, and separation of church and state.
- the study of the nature of God and religious belief.
- was an artist and engineer who is best known for his paintings, notably the Mona Lisa (c. 1503–19) and the Last Supper (1495–98).
- was the period in European history from the collapse of Roman civilization in the 5th century CE to the period of the Renaissance
- a building used for public Christian worship.
- continent in which the renaissance took place
- a civilization from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD
- the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.
20 Clues: a building used for public Christian worship. • continent in which the renaissance took place • not connected with religious or spiritual matters. • the study of the nature of God and religious belief. • lasted from the end of the Middle Ages to the middle of the 20th century • ...
Roaring 20's 2025-04-09
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- Darrow: most famous trial lawyer of the day, hired by ACLU to defend John T. Scopes
- Kennedy “Duke” Ellington: jazz pianist and one of America’s greatest composer, led his orchestra at the Cotton Club
- Garvey: founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) and led the back to Africa movement, left behind a powerful legacy of black pride and economic independence
- underground or hidden saloons and nightclubs serving liquor illegally
- G. Harding: US President in 1921 slogan a “return to normalcy” one of the least successful presidents
- Protestant movement grounded in a literal, or non-symbolic, interpretation of the Bible, skeptical of some scientific discoveries and theories
- trial: 1925 Dayton Tennessee, was a fight over evolution vs. creation and the role of science and religion in public schools and in American society
- Lewis: First American to win Nobel Prize in literature
- and Vanzetti: Italian immigrants and anarchists arrested and charged with robbery and murder. They asserted their innocence & provided alibis although evidence against them was circumstantial they were found guilty and executed
- Hemingway: famous American writer who criticized the glorification of war through a tough and simplified style of writing setting a new literary standard
- American social movement or policy of pulling away from involvement in world affairs
- people who smuggled liquor into the US from Canada, Cuba and the West Indies
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- Renaissance: a literary and artistic movement celebrating African-American culture
- A. Lindbergh: flew the Spirit of St. Louis from New York to Paris nonstop solo transatlantic, American most beloved hero
- sprawl: through increased mobility due to the automobile allowed workers to live miles from their jobs thus cities spread in all directions
- an economic and political system based on a single-party government ruled by a dictatorship with no private property and government owned businesses
- O’Keeffe: famous American painter who produced intensely colored canvases which captured the grandeur of New York
- people who opposed any form of government
- an emancipated young woman who embraced the new fashions and urban attitudes of the day, short hair, close-fitting hats, waist-less dresses an inch above the knee, silk stocking & sleek pumps
- Dome scandal: The most spectacular example of corruption. Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall who leased Teapot Dome, Wyoming & Elk Hills, Ca., oil rich public lands, to two private oil companies while receiving more than $400,000 in loans, bonds & cash. Later convicted of a felony.
- January 1920 Eighteenth Amendment during which the manufacture, sale and transportation of alcoholic beverages were legally prohibited
- Evans Hughes: Secretary of State under Pres. Harding urged no more warships be built for ten years
- Coolidge: pro-business Republican President who favored government policies keeping taxes down and business profits up and continued high tariffs on foreign imports
- Hughes: best-known poet, described the difficult lives of working class African Americans
- American social movement based on prejudice against foreign-born people
- Armstrong: most important and influential musician in the history of jazz, made personal expression a key part of jazz
- plan: enabled people to buy goods over an extended period, without having to put down money at the time of purchase
- Gershwin: famous American composer who merged traditional elements with American Jazz
28 Clues: people who opposed any form of government • Lewis: First American to win Nobel Prize in literature • underground or hidden saloons and nightclubs serving liquor illegally • American social movement based on prejudice against foreign-born people • people who smuggled liquor into the US from Canada, Cuba and the West Indies • ...
Inventions by Jaime Segura 2021-11-27
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- Surname of the person who created the formula for an atomic bomb
- The day that Anna Jarvis created was a special day for...
- Company that released the first e-reader
- Place where BHP Billiton Awards Ceremony takes place
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- Name of the invention that Percy Spencer created
- Name of the invention which Maddison King created was the clever...
- Name of the person who invented the safety glass
7 Clues: Company that released the first e-reader • Name of the invention that Percy Spencer created • Name of the person who invented the safety glass • Place where BHP Billiton Awards Ceremony takes place • The day that Anna Jarvis created was a special day for... • Surname of the person who created the formula for an atomic bomb • ...
Inventions by Marisa Sánchez 2021-11-28
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- The Anna Jarvi's job when the civil war ended
- The invention that the engineer Percy Spencer invented
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- The invention that Ethan Zuckerman invented
- The name of the inventor who invented the safety glass
- Example of one digital assistant that have the phone
- The invention that invented Madisson
- The first company whose invented an e-reader
7 Clues: The invention that invented Madisson • The invention that Ethan Zuckerman invented • The first company whose invented an e-reader • The Anna Jarvi's job when the civil war ended • Example of one digital assistant that have the phone • The name of the inventor who invented the safety glass • The invention that the engineer Percy Spencer invented
inventions marco/ainoa/andres 2022-11-21
7 Clues: who invents the light • you can heat up food when you want • He was who invents the mobile phone • He was who invents the PRINTING PRESS • we used to connect it with the speaker • for ubicate when you don't know where do you stay • you can use this when you go to the another country
inventions marco/ainoa/andres 2022-11-21
7 Clues: who invents the light • you can heat up food when you want • He was who invents the mobile phone • He was who invents the PRINTING PRESS • we used to connect it with the speaker • for ubicate when you don't know where do you stay • you can use this when you go to the another country
Star Trek Deep Domain 2020-04-26
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- A Planet that is 97 percent water, whose total land mass is the size of Australia.
- Scott, The main engineer onboard the Enterprise.
- scientist
- cutters, Military boats used by the Akkallan military
- a Federation of Planets Warship, sent to Akkalla to evaluate a group of scientists.
- the Science and learning department of Akkalla
- The parliament of Akkalla
- kirk: Admiral of the USS Enterprise, born on Earth, and sent to Akkalla to evaluate a group
- a young science officer onboard the Enterprise, although she is from a desert planet, she loves the ocean.
- Hhayd, leader of the Grollian Guard, was executed for an assaination attempt against the Publicion
- A once thought mythical creature that lived in the water. After scientific discoveries led by Admiral Kirk, they learned that the Wwafdia were actually Akkallans.
- fleet, fleets from Chorymi that are sent to Akkalla to steal some of the nutrients from the ocean,
- McCoy, The head doctor on the USS Enterprise. One of Admiral Kirk's most trusted companions.
- sea, Akkallans version of god
- state marshal order, The order that all Political leaders in the synod must be imprisoned
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- island, The island of which the Collegium stands on
- Ffaridor, the Leader of Akkalla, the Publicion, was seduced by Vvox to make really bad choices.
- a pistol like weapon which shoots a laser that can stun, or kill someone
- Kkayn, a scientist who became a rebel leader, he thought that the government was to corrupt to be saved, and a revolution was the only way to help his country
- alliance, A rebel group that wants to make the government fair again
- guard, the Akallan high honor guard. The most powerful army in Akkalla
- the Enterprises science craft with many purposes.
- mainland, the land where all of the cities are. The main country,
- Kkayn, Preceptor of the Collegium, a scientist who tries to find a civilised way to solve a problem.
- Spock. The first officer on board the Enterprise. He is the only Vulcan on the Ship and only looks at every situation the logical way.
- a prison that was meant for extremely bad criminals
- Vvox, The head military leader of Akkalla, she pretended to be the Publicions faithful advisor, just to gain power over her Planet
- Checkov, an officer onboard the Enterprise, A russian man who adores Vodka
- A neighboring planet to Akkalla, the Corymians were extremely advanced people, and they were never interested in joining the confederation
- animals that dwelled in the sea like whales, enormous animals with no natural predator
- raid, when the Chorymi harvest ships come and steal the nutrients from the ocean
31 Clues: scientist • The parliament of Akkalla • sea, Akkallans version of god • the Science and learning department of Akkalla • Scott, The main engineer onboard the Enterprise. • the Enterprises science craft with many purposes. • island, The island of which the Collegium stands on • a prison that was meant for extremely bad criminals • ...
Tech Terms 2022-05-10
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- A device that connects two or more packet-switched networks or subnetworks.
- personal identifiable information
- Ip address
- connects all of the parts of the computer together.
- A family of wired computer networking technologies used in local area networks.
- Central Processing Unit
- Software that prevents malicious malware.
- A way of scrambling data so that only authorized parties can understand the information.
- restart
- domain name system
- portable document format
- computer programming language consisting of binary instructions which a computer can respond directly to.
- Online journal where an individual, group, or corporation presents a record of activities, thoughts, or beliefs
- takes the signals that come from your ISP and translates them into an Internet connection for your Wi-Fi router to broadcast.
- An example of a search engine
- Computer-generated environment with scenes and objects that appear to be real.
- HyperText Markup Language
- Computers that run services to serve the needs of other computers.
- one thing that a computer does
- When the computer receives data from the internet.
- keyboard shortcut for print
- a way to back up your information on a computer
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- start
- keyboard shortcut for copy
- an example of an input device
- A network that connects computers from all over the world
- an example of an output device
- part of the computer that you can touch
- random access memory
- what is in the computer that you are not able to touch
- An example of a browser
- Uniform Resource Locator
- Creations of the mind such as inventions
- what is in your computer that stores all of your data/information.
- open source software
- The most important software that runs on a computer
- keyboard shortcut for paste
- 1 million bytes
- Pieces of code that come in when you get on a website.
- malicious software
- a binary digit
- a group of bits
- read only memory
- World Wide Web
44 Clues: start • restart • Ip address • a binary digit • World Wide Web • 1 million bytes • a group of bits • read only memory • domain name system • malicious software • random access memory • open source software • An example of a browser • Central Processing Unit • Uniform Resource Locator • portable document format • HyperText Markup Language • keyboard shortcut for copy • keyboard shortcut for paste • ...
Chemistry Vocabulary Review 2023-12-13
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- The topic of naming ions and compounds; involves identifying the name or formula
- _____ diagrams are used to show the order of orbitals are filled when writing electron configurations
- A substance made up of multiple atoms bonded together
- After electrons get excited, they release energy called atomic ______ to return to their original energy level
- The agreement of a set of measurements with the true/right value
- _______ of a chemical reaction are signs that the reaction has occurred. These include a change in odor, emission of energy, and gas production
- The percent __________ describes the relative amounts of the elements in compound, which helps show the compound’s makeup
- Measures heat and can be measured in 3 different units: Kelvin, Celsius, and Fahrenheit
- Nuclear _______ can be found as three types, Alpha, Beta, and Gamma.
- Matter can be found in four main _____, solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. This describes the phase that the matter is in.
- This type of formula is the simplified version of a chemical formula
- A version of an atom that has the same number or protons but a different number of neutrons
- Percent _____ shows how accurate/correct your experimental data is compared to the known, accepted value.
- Safety ______ are a type of lab equipment, used to protect the eyes from fumes, chemicals, and/or glass.
- ______ electrons are the electrons found in the outermost shell of an atom
- The ____ of reaction measures the speed at which a chemical reaction happens
- The scientific field that is centered around the study of matter
- This type of element is a good conductor that is malleable and ductile, and typically a cation
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- The _______ Table is an organized array that features all of the elements, organized by atomic number.
- A tightly bound group of atoms that form a single unit with a charge
- Light can be modeled as a ____, which has a wavelength, amplitude, and frequency
- Scientific ______ is a way to report numbers in the form _.______ x 10_
- Lab ___ describes the materials and tools used when performing an experiment
- The SI unit for amount in a sample. The number of particles in one of these is equal to Avogadro’s Number
- This type of bond occurs between a metal and a nonmetal and involves the giving of electrons
- _____ Particles are smaller pieces within atoms, namely protons, neutrons, and electrons
- This is a bonding theory that helps to identify electron pair geometry and molecular geometry of a compound
- This type of element is a poor conductor that is brittle and dull, and typically an anion
- The Scientific _______ is a process with 6 steps that is important for all scientific discoveries
- Describes how much matter is fit into a certain amount of space.
- The _____ Spectrum includes waves of various wavelengths and frequencies, ranging from Gamma rays to radio waves
- A cylindrical glass container that can be used to store, heat, and mix substances
- Components of an atom in which electrons are held. Types are s, p, d, f, and g
- This type of bond occurs between two nonmetals and involves the sharing of electrons
- A chemical _____ outlines the reactants and products of a reaction separated by an arrow; acts as a recipe
- Anything that has mass and takes up space
36 Clues: Anything that has mass and takes up space • A substance made up of multiple atoms bonded together • The agreement of a set of measurements with the true/right value • Describes how much matter is fit into a certain amount of space. • The scientific field that is centered around the study of matter • ...
Unit 4 Vocabulary Review: Lessons 3-5 2013-05-09
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- something made or invented for a particular purpose
- a general idea; a thought
- a group of things or people who make something work
- the act of making or creating something
- a load of electricity
- a darkening or hiding of the sun by the moon or of the moon by Earth's shadow
- a metal conductor installed to divert lightning away from a structure
- to develop or devise a system or method
- a careful examination and study of something
- a large ship powered by steam
- a person who uses power in a cruel or unjust way
- having a part or parts that turn or rotate
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- a person who knows a great deal about some special thing
- a person who works or specializes in chemistry
- a building where machines make raw materials into finished products
- relating to a colony; relating to the thirteen British colonies that became the United states of America
- the hard, woody, often hollow stem of a specific tropical plant
- a prediction about what will happen based on evidence
- to keep something from happening
- a thing that is made of thought of for the first time
- a set of instructions for making or preparing something
- a piece of paper issued to a person or company by the government. It gives someone the right to be the only one to make, use, or sell a new invention for a certain number of years.
- real; true
- method; way of doing things
- someone selling goods or services in the same market as another person
- a private high school; a school that trains people in a special field or subject
- to lie hidden; to move quietly; to sneak
- a tall pointed structure on the rooftop of a church
- to look closely
- a pole that holds sails
30 Clues: real; true • to look closely • a load of electricity • a pole that holds sails • a general idea; a thought • method; way of doing things • a large ship powered by steam • to keep something from happening • the act of making or creating something • to develop or devise a system or method • to lie hidden; to move quietly; to sneak • having a part or parts that turn or rotate • ...
Canterbury Tales Vocab List 2013-09-26
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- economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful thrifty
- a particular occupation or profession; calling. a strong impulse or inclination to follow a particular activity or career
- an effort to appear to have a quality not really or fully possessed; the pretense of actual possession
- intended to entrap or beguile; stealthily treacherous or deceitful
- telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful: false or untrue
- having or regarding the self or individual as center of all things
- a discussion or conference. To hod an informal conference with an enemy under a truce, as between active hostilities
- a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is particular to an individual
- eager or excessive desire, especially to possess something; greed; avarice
- pertaining to worldly things not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal
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- to instruct or benefit, especially morally or spiritually; uplift
- to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast
- appearance, especially the look or expression of the face: to permit or tolerate
- to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn. to think unworthy of notice, response, etc.; consider beneath oneself. a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy; haughty contempt; scorn
- an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident. good fortune; luck
- vile, shameful, or base character; depravity. a vile or depraved act
- habitual disinclination to exertion; laziness
- inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd
- traveling from place to place, especially on a circuit, as a minister, judge, or sales representative
- a man given to excessive sexual indulgence; a lascivious or licentious man. to engage in lechery
20 Clues: inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd • habitual disinclination to exertion; laziness • to instruct or benefit, especially morally or spiritually; uplift • intended to entrap or beguile; stealthily treacherous or deceitful • having or regarding the self or individual as center of all things • vile, shameful, or base character; depravity. a vile or depraved act • ...
Occupations 2023-06-16
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- A person who prepares delicious meals and creates recipes. Chefs work in restaurants or hotels, and they are skilled in cooking, seasoning, and presenting food in an appetizing way.
- A person who operates an aircraft and flies passengers or cargo to different destinations. Pilots are trained in flying and navigation and work for airlines or private aviation companies.
- A brave person who helps extinguish fires and rescues people in emergency situations. Firefighters wear special gear, use fire engines, and work as a team to keep communities safe.
- A person who travels and works in space. Astronauts undergo extensive training to operate spacecraft and conduct scientific experiments in space stations or during space missions.
- A person who designs and builds structures, machines, or systems. Engineers use their knowledge of science and math to solve problems and create new inventions. They work in various fields, such as civil, mechanical, or electrical engineering.
- A person who uses words to create stories, poems, or informative texts. Writers have a way with words and can captivate readers' imaginations through their writing skills and storytelling abilities.
- A person who plays a musical instrument or sings. Musicians create and perform music, entertain audiences, and express their emotions through melodies and lyrics. They can perform solo or as part of a band or orchestra.
- A person who participates in sports and engages in physical activities. Athletes train hard to excel in their chosen sports and compete in events, showcasing their skills and dedication.
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- A person who provides care and assistance to patients in hospitals, clinics, or other healthcare settings. Nurses help with medical procedures, administer medications, and support doctors in treating patients.
- A person who helps students learn and gain knowledge. Teachers work in schools and classrooms, creating lesson plans, teaching subjects, and guiding students in their educational journey.
- A person who studies and investigates the natural world. Scientists conduct experiments, make observations, and discover new knowledge in fields such as biology, chemistry, or physics.
- Officer A person who maintains law and order in a community. Police officers enforce laws, investigate crimes, and protect people. They wear uniforms and work in police stations and patrol cars.
- A person who takes care of people's health. Doctors diagnose illnesses, provide treatments, and help people stay healthy. They work in hospitals, clinics, and private practices.
- A person who takes care of animals' health and treats them when they are sick or injured. Veterinarians work in clinics or animal hospitals and ensure the well-being of pets, farm animals, or wildlife.
- A creative person who expresses themselves through various forms of art, such as painting, sculpting, or drawing. Artists use their imagination and skills to create beautiful and meaningful works of art.
15 Clues: A person who takes care of people's health. Doctors diagnose illnesses, provide treatments, and help people stay healthy. They work in hospitals, clinics, and private practices. • ...
Digital Rights, Responsibilities, and the Law 2025-05-09
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- - Your right to be part of a group and take action within that group.
- - a symbol, word, or words legally registered or established by use as representing a company or product. Ex.) Nike Swoosh
- - refers to creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce.
- - the correct or acceptable way of communicating on the Internet.
- Direct or first-hand stories that come from the time period when the event being discussed happened.
- - nonprofit organization that offers copyright licenses for digital work. It allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon work for non-commercial purposes, as long as they credit the creator and license any new creations under the identical terms.
- - honest, fair, honorable, good moral standards of conduct
- - Things that talk about or explain primary sources and are created by someone who didn’t participate in the event.
- - belonging or being available to the public as a whole, and therefore not subject to copyright.
- - taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as your own.
- - a government authority or license conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention.
- Yeti Tumblers
- - a law that gives the owner of a work (for example, a book, movie, picture, song or website) the right to say how other people can use it.
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- - a secret device or technique used by a company in manufacturing its products. Ex.) formula for Coca-Cola
- - Your right to express your ideas and opinions through the things you say, write or create.
- - Content that you share, but didn’t create yourself.
- - any copying of a portion of copyrighted material done for a limited and “transformative” purpose, such as to comment upon, criticize, or parody a copyrighted work. Such uses can be done without permission from the copyright owner.
- - When we determine that a source is "good," we say that it has validity. Who is the author? Where did the author get the information? Does the author list references?
- - the way you tell your readers that certain material in your work came from another source.
- a set of rules applied by the owner, creator or administrator of a network, website, or service, that restrict the ways in which the network, website or system may be used and sets guidelines as to how it should be used
- - original content that is written or produced by your company and lives on your website, blog, YouTube channel, etc. When you create your own content, you own it. Every piece of content you create represents your company's unique expertise, products, services, insights, and opinions.
- - a new, original product that includes aspects of a preexisting, already copyrighted work. Ex.) Remixing previously released music.
22 Clues: Yeti Tumblers • - Content that you share, but didn’t create yourself. • - honest, fair, honorable, good moral standards of conduct • - the correct or acceptable way of communicating on the Internet. • - Your right to be part of a group and take action within that group. • - taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as your own. • ...
Economics First Two Chapters 2025-09-11
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- Goods, such as tools or machinery, used to produce consumer goods.
- The cost of producing one item, A, expressed in terms of the numbers of another item, B, which must be given up to produce A (that is, A’s opportunity cost).
- A method of study used to make discoveries in natural science and social sciences (such as economics) that has four steps: observation, data collection, explanation, and verification.
- The study of the way society makes decisions about the use of scarce resources.
- The use of a bare minimum of resources to achieve a desired end, such as consumption.
- A positive relashionship between two variables where when one variable is increased the other variable also increases, and when one variable is decreased the other also decreases.
- The value or benefit that must be given up to achieve something else. For example, by choosing to produce item A, a business gives up the benefit that it could have gained from producing item B using the same resources.
- The usefulness, satisfaction, or benefit derived from each available option to help make a rational choice among them.
- The branch of economics that deals with facts and direct observation of the world.
- The branch of economics that deals with value judgements about economic subjects rather than facts and observations.
- The sacrifice of one resource or production choice for another.
- A hypothesis that has been proven false but is still accepted by many people because it appears to be true
- The result, effect, or outcome of an action taken or the refusal to take an action.
- As used in graphs, the point at which the vertical and horizontal axes meet.
- A self-sustaining system in which many independent transactions in a society create distinct flows of money and products or services.
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- The favouring of one available option over another in making a decision or choice.
- A graphical representation of the production choices facing an economy.
- Sciences, such as economics, history, and sociology, that study some aspect of human behaviour.
- a fallacy where one believes what's good for the individual is good for everyone
- A fallacy based on oversimplification, that a particular event has one cause rather than several causes.
- A theoretical unit of satisfaction that a person gains from consuming an item.
- A fallacy where one believes that what occurs before some event is logically the cause of it.
- A negative relashionship between two variables where when one variable is increased the other decreases, and when one variable is decreased the other increase.
- To use limited resources efficiently in production.
- A person with a vested or personal interest (or stake) in an economic decision.
- A particular use of resources that achieves a desired end, such as consumption.
- goods or services that an economy produces to satisfy human needs.
27 Clues: To use limited resources efficiently in production. • The sacrifice of one resource or production choice for another. • Goods, such as tools or machinery, used to produce consumer goods. • goods or services that an economy produces to satisfy human needs. • A graphical representation of the production choices facing an economy. • ...
hannah mcarthur 15 points 2015-11-05
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- a person who speaks formally before an audience; lecturer; orator.
- a person who decorates.
- a person or thing that creates.
- of or relating to Australia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
- some one who stays alive
- a person trained in library science and engaged in library service.
- to ward off attack from; guard against assault or injury
- to regard with wonder, pleasure, or approval
- to have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so:
- a person who invents, especially one who devises some new process, appliance, machine, or article; one who makes inventions.
- a person who is not on active duty with a military, naval, police, or fire fighting organization.
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- a person who visits, as for reasons of friendship, business, duty, travel, or the like.
- a person who guards, protects, or preserves
- to set upon in a forceful, violent, hostile, or aggressive way, with or without a weapon; begin fighting with:
- an expert in history; authority on history a writer of history; chronicler.
- a person, usually a member of a group, who uses or advocates terrorism.
- a person entitled to participate in the final or decisive contest in a series, as in musical or athletic competition.
- of, belonging to, or characteristic of Asia or its inhabitants.
- a person who devotes himself or herself to one subject or to one particular branch of a subject or pursuit.
- a person who travels or has traveled in distant places or foreign lands.
- a person who is confined in prison or kept in custody, especially as the result of legal process.
- a person or thing that directs.
- a singer.
- a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
24 Clues: a singer. • a person who decorates. • some one who stays alive • a person or thing that creates. • a person or thing that directs. • a person who guards, protects, or preserves • to regard with wonder, pleasure, or approval • to ward off attack from; guard against assault or injury • of, belonging to, or characteristic of Asia or its inhabitants. • ...
Inventions: What is it? 2015-01-05
Inventions by Noelia Díaz 2021-11-27
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- She developed an invention for people who are more sensitive to frequences of the clasic music instruments.
- Einstein warned United States from an object which Germans were going to use against them.
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- It's the inventor of the project "International Baccalaureate.
- That's the place where the first Mother's day was celebrated.
- He invented the project called PROTEGO.
- This invention is used for safely transport of things.
- This is the person who created the Mother's day.
7 Clues: He invented the project called PROTEGO. • This is the person who created the Mother's day. • This invention is used for safely transport of things. • That's the place where the first Mother's day was celebrated. • It's the inventor of the project "International Baccalaureate. • ...
SOME PRACTICAL INVENTIONS QUIZ 2022-10-10
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- Which is a method of graphic tracing of the electric current generated by heart muscle during a heartbeat, first developed by Dutch physiologist Willem Einthoven in 1903?
- Which diagnostic imaging method uses a low-dose beam of X-rays that crosses the body in a single plane at many different angles?
- In 1914 the world’s first two electric traffic lights were installed in which American city?
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- Which electrostatic dry-copying process, invented by Chester F. Carlson, was used to quickly create reproductions of documents?
- In 1908 Swiss chemist Jacques E. Brandenberger designed a machine for continuous production of which strong transparent film?
- In the 1940s Swiss engineer George de Mestral saw tiny hooks on the burrs clinging to his hunting jacket and invented the hook-and-loop fastener system known as what?
- Which was the first practical color photography process, introduced in France in 1907 by Auguste and Louis Lumière?
7 Clues: In 1914 the world’s first two electric traffic lights were installed in which American city? • Which was the first practical color photography process, introduced in France in 1907 by Auguste and Louis Lumière? • In 1908 Swiss chemist Jacques E. Brandenberger designed a machine for continuous production of which strong transparent film? • ...
inventions marco/ainoa/andres 2022-11-21
7 Clues: who invents the light • you can heat up food when you want • He was who invents the mobile phone • He was who invents the PRINTING PRESS • we used to connect it with the speaker • for ubicate when you don't know where do you stay • you can use this when you go to the another country
inventions marco/ainoa/andres 2022-11-21
7 Clues: who invents the light • you can heat up food when you want • He was who invents the mobile phone • He was who invents the PRINTING PRESS • we used to connect it with the speaker • for ubicate when you don't know where do you stay • you can use this when you go to the another country
For Innovation and Inventions by Chan Park 2022-10-20
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- is a sequence of steps designed to accomplish a specific task.
- software used to create a three dimensional object in a virtual environment before manufacturing it.
- focuses on industrial applications of computer science, such as installing software rather than creating it.
- the study of computers and algorithmic processes.
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- is an approach to solving problems in a way that can be implemented with a computer.
- refers to the appropriate and responsible use of technology, such as choosing an appropriate password and keeping it secure.
- software used for creating and designing.
7 Clues: software used for creating and designing. • the study of computers and algorithmic processes. • is a sequence of steps designed to accomplish a specific task. • is an approach to solving problems in a way that can be implemented with a computer. • software used to create a three dimensional object in a virtual environment before manufacturing it. • ...
Islam in Medieval Times 2018-01-17
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- A holy city to Muslims. This is where Muhammad was born, and where the Hajj takes place.
- Islamic mysticism. Focuses on intense personal connections with God.
- al-Din Known as being the greatest Muslim leader during the crusades. He united the Muslim people and fought against the Christians.
- Khan Leader of the Mongols during the 13th century. Under his rule, the mongols conquered a lot of land.
- Learned about this navigational tool from the Chinese. Used to find the cardinal directions using the Earth magnetic pull.
- This is what rulers of the Ottoman empire were called.
- Series of wars fought over the Holy Lands, Jerusalem. Muslims and Christians had three major wars, and other smaller revolts
- Muslims used this to make the most of their scarce water. They built dams and aqueducts to bring water to cities and homes.
- A known scholar who is best known for his work in astronomy and geography. He write about many different branches of science as well. Some of his more famous works are Suwar al-aqalim and Masalih al-Abdan wa al-Anfus.
- Fourth pillar of Islam. A period of fasting during the 9th month in the Islamic calendar, Ramadan
- Known as the Father of Algebra, the Prince of Physicians, & Algoritmi. Known for his work in mathematics, astronomy, geography, and medicine.
- The head of the Islamic religion. Known as the rightly guided.
- Third pillar of Islam, meaning purification. Urges Muslims to donate at least 2.5% of their wealth yearly.
- A government with the leaders being Caliphs.
- Belief in one god.
- A person who follows or practices Islam.
- The second pillar of Islam, which is daily prayer. Muslims pray 5 times a day, depending of sunrise and sunset.
- The Holy book of Islam that contains revelations from God.
- The first pillar of Islam. The affirmation of faith were a person exclaims, “I bear witness that there is no god but God, and that Muhammad is the messenger of God”.
- This was an important field of study to Muslims. They found many ways to help cure people and perform difficult procedures.
- A city in Spain that was under Muslim control for many years. Flourished as a center of culture and knowledge.
- This is the study of animals. Muslims wrote books on animals and how they functioned.
- Known as the round city. Developed in the mid 7th century by Caliph al-Mansur. This city was a center of learning and culture.
- The party of Ali. Minority of Muslims who believe that Caliphs must be a descendant of Muhammad through his daughter Fatima.
- This is an important business to many muslims in the medieval times. There were many merchants who took part in this action. This is also how Muslim culture spread to other places.
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- A monotheistic religion started by Muhammad in the 7th century. One of the largests religion today.
- A simulation of battle. Uses a person's will to win the game. Most likely brought by the Persians, and is still very popular to this date.
- Muslims developed a system that is used to express the value or quantity of things. We use this system today.
- A game create by the Persians. Players ride on horseback and hit a small ball with long mallet.
- This is what rulers of the Safavid empire were called.
- A place of worship for Muslims. The equivalent of a church, in christianity, or a temple, in Judaism.
- A compilation of the credible hadiths, or verified stories about Muhammad’s life. Meant to set an example of how to live based on the Qur’an’s instructions.
- There were many of these people in the Muslim empires. They specialized in math, science, medicine, as well as many other topics. There were locations were these people would meet, such as the House of Wisdom.
- A fancy way of writing.Used Often by the Islamic people to write out phrases of the Qur’an
- Majority of Muslims who believe that it doesn't matter whether or not caliphs are related to Muhammad. They have had a schism with the Shi’ites since the late 7th century
- The ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. In his mouth muslims carry out the 4th pillar of Islam and fast.
- A body of laws used to interpret the instructions from God. Based on both the Sunnah and the Qur’an. In this court, a qadi would hear trials and distribute justice.
- Muslims made many discoveries in this field. Such as the creation of Arabic numerals and the discovery of algebra.
- Most likely invented by the greeks, but improved upon by the Muslims. Used to find latitude given the time of day.
- A style of art that focuses on plants. The have flowers, stems, leaves and tendrils in a repeating pattern.
- Muslim scholar, known for his work in science and langue. He theorized evolution, more than 1,000 years before Darwin did.
- This is the study of objects in the universe. Muslims used their discoveries in this field to tell the exact times for prayers and the months in the Islamic calendar.
- Known as the lesser pilgrimage. Similar to Hajj but not mandatory and also occurs whenever the pilgrim chooses. This first occurred in 629 A.D.
- Islamic prophet. Began Islam in Mecca in the early 7th century.
- A structure that is believed to have been built by Adam for God, then rebuilt by Abraham. Muhammad cleansed the shrine of false idols and rededicated it to God. It is a holy place for Muslims. It is located in Mecca.
- A group of nomads from China. They began their conquest in the 13th century under Genghis Khan.
- A person who has been contacted by God. Muhammad was one of these people who is believed to have been confronted by a divine being.
- A famous musician from Baghdad, who started a conservatory in Cordoba. Many musicians came to learn from him.
- Means to strive. Represents Muslims’ struggles to please God and their struggles within themselves. This was used to justify many different religious wars.
- Fifth pillar of Islam in which Muslims must take a pilgrimage once in their life. During the pilgrimage they circle the Ka’bah a total of 14 times, run along two hills, drink from the Zamzam river, climb the Arafat mountains, and throw rocks at pillars that represent Satan
50 Clues: Belief in one god. • A person who follows or practices Islam. • A government with the leaders being Caliphs. • This is what rulers of the Safavid empire were called. • This is what rulers of the Ottoman empire were called. • The Holy book of Islam that contains revelations from God. • The head of the Islamic religion. Known as the rightly guided. • ...
Paddock WH U1 (w/o Religions) Pre-Quiz Crossword 2024-08-09
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- A large arc of rich farmland in the Middle East
- The Chinese scholar who believed harmony results when society is organized around five basic relationships
- the world's first system of writing - from Sumer
- ___ Revolution: (10,000 - 8,000 BCE) The development of agriculture and the domestication of animals as a food source. This led to the development of permanent settlements and the start of civilization.
- the period of time before written records
- A skilled craftsperson
- Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia (died 1750 BC)
- A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside
- objects made by humans
- God's bringing forth the universe and all its inhabitants into being out of nothing
- center for trade with a large population and an organized government
- rise and fall of Chinese dynasties according to the Mandate of Heaven
- rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains and flooding
- method of tracking important notes about a civilization
- a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line
- ___ Institutions: a long-lasting pattern of organization in a community (government or religion)
- People who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive
- The gradual change in a species, like humans, over time
- Applying knowledge, tools, or inventions to meet your needs
- people who move from place to place
- A king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader.
- People who have 1 job to do and they get really good/efficient at that job
- A government controlled by religious leaders
- A process of embalming and drying corpses to prevent them from decaying in order to extend the afterlife
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- respect shown by children for their parents and elders
- Egyptian writing that involved using pictures to represent words.
- the belief that the Chinese Emperor's right to rule came from the ancestors
- Indus Valley city laid out in a grid pattern. Had a complex irrigation and sewer system.
- Connected China, India, and the Middle East. Traded goods and helped to spread culture.
- a person who writes things down
- belief in more than one god
- ___ and Laetoli footprints: Prehistory Hominids
- Combinations of simple technologies that make work more efficient
- An epic poem from Mesopotamia, and among the earliest known works of literary writing.
- A series of rulers from the same family
- massive pyramidal stepped tower made of mudbricks. It is associated with religious complexes in ancient Mesopotamian cities
- a set of rigid social categories that determined not only a person's occupation and economic potential, but also his or her position in society
- united the kingdoms of lower and upper Egypt and created first Egyptian dynasty
- "land between the rivers"
- humans and other creatures that walk upright on 2 legs
40 Clues: A skilled craftsperson • objects made by humans • "land between the rivers" • belief in more than one god • a person who writes things down • people who move from place to place • A series of rulers from the same family • the period of time before written records • A government controlled by religious leaders • A large arc of rich farmland in the Middle East • ...
Chapter 6-Distribution,Promotion,and Selling 2024-03-17
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- Supply ________ Management is the coordination of manufacturers, suppliers, and retailers working together to meet a customer need for a product or service.
- A ________ is a refund offered by the retailer or manufacturer to people who purchase a product.
- _________ ads are a common type of display advertisement that are displayed before a user can access content requested through a link.
- A sales _________ is the act of offering an incentive to customers in order to increase sales.
- A nonpaid form of communication that calls attention to your business through media coverage.
- Using the phone to market your product or service.
- ___________ distribution includes not only transportation but also storage and handling of products and packaging within a channel of distribution.
- Public _________ is the act of establishing a favorable relationship with customers and the general public.
- _________ buying decisions are based on the logical reasoning of customers.
- _________ selling is direct communication between a prospective buyer and a sales rep.
- ___________ is a paid form of communication sent out by a business about a product or service.
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- A __________ channel moves product directly from the manufacturer to the consumer.
- An important component of supply chain management that involves the locations and methods used to make products and services available to customers.
- Intellectual __________ (IP) is the original, creative work of an artist or inventor and may include things such as songs, novels, artistic designs, and inventions.
- _________ buying decisions are based on the desire to have a specific product or service.
- _________ ads are a common type of display advertisement that uses graphic images or animation displayed within a rectangular box across the top or down the side of a web page.
- The advantages that could result from the product features or capabilities.
- _________ of distribution are the routes that products and services take from the time they are produced to the time they are consumed.
- The physical characteristics or capabilities of the product or service.
- An _________ channel uses intermediaries-people or businesses that move products between the manufacturer and the consumer.
- _________ ads are a common type of display advertisement where the ad moves across the screen or floats above the page content.
- Product ________ are items offered in addition to the product to make it more attractive to the target market.
- _________ ads are a common type of display advertisement that are displayed in a new window that opens in front of the current window.
- _________ media is any means of communication that reaches very large numbers of people, such as the internet, television, radio, and print publications.
- _________ marketing involves the use of visual media to promote, sell, and distribute a product or service to a targeted audience.
- A ______ release is a written statement meant to inform the media of an event or product.
26 Clues: Using the phone to market your product or service. • The physical characteristics or capabilities of the product or service. • The advantages that could result from the product features or capabilities. • _________ buying decisions are based on the logical reasoning of customers. • ...
inventions of 1920's 2023-03-04
9 Clues: Television • Wave Television • T Automobile • T large crowd car • Production 1928 • waves transmit pictures • Ford Ford Motor Company • Motor Company Automobile • automobile Steel
inventions marco/ainoa/andres 2022-11-21
7 Clues: who invents the light • you can heat up food when you want • He was who invents the mobile phone • He was who invents the PRINTING PRESS • we used to connect it with the speaker • for ubicate when you don't know where do you stay • you can use this when you go to the another country
Industrial Inventions: Daily Puzzle 2025-10-28
7 Clues: This is a form of engine • Used to weave heavy cloth • Used to mass produce strong cotton • Used to defeat Napoleon's rule of France • This is used to spin thread for clothing • Invented for the mass production of steel • Used to separate cotton fiber from their seeds
US history 2022-10-07
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- the process of a company increasing production of goods
- invented the railway air brake
- first female self-made millionaire in America
- the combination in one company of two or more stages of production
- His inventions included an evaporative air conditioner
- second known African American woman to receive a patent
- the theory that individuals, groups, and peoples are subject to the same laws of natural selection
- a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest
- a political theory, advocating class war and leading a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs
- possession or control of the supply of or trade
- economic system where production is determined
- the goods or merchandise kept on the premises of a business or warehouse and available for sale or distribution
- an arrangement whereby a person holds property as its nominal owner for the good of one or more beneficiaries
- political system in which a country's trade
- manufactured the Pullman sleeping car
- a person who organizes and operates a business
- inventor whose lasting machine brought significant change to the manufacturing of shoes
- invented lubrication systems for steam engines
- the action or process of innovating
- an American financier and investment banker
- an industrial lockout and strike
- invented a single-wire telegraph system
- inventors of the first airplane
- the exclusion of employees by their employer from their place of work until certain terms
- a landmark U.S. law that banned businesses from colluding or merging to form a monopoly
- co-founder of the American telephone
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- a company that sells or manages mail-order advertising or a mail-order business
- a widespread strike by railroad workers
- a system of ideas and ideals, especially one which forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy
- labor union leader
- violent confrontation between police and labour protesters in Chicago on May 4, 1886
- also known as the technical revolution
- an organized association of workers, often in a trade or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests
- a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole
- led the expansion of the American steel industry
- considered the wealthiest American of all time and the richest person in modern history
- a national federation of labor unions
- an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit
- system for transmitting messages
- the abolition of hierarchical government
- inventor of the lightbulb
- steel making process
- group of people authorized to act as a single entity and recognized as such in law
- inventor of the smoke hood
- submarine communications cable
- an American industrialist and a founder of Standard Oil
- an American labor federation
47 Clues: labor union leader • steel making process • inventor of the lightbulb • inventor of the smoke hood • an American labor federation • invented the railway air brake • submarine communications cable • inventors of the first airplane • system for transmitting messages • an industrial lockout and strike • the action or process of innovating • co-founder of the American telephone • ...
Classwork - Chapter 24 Crossword Puzzle 2018-04-15
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- the rotating coil or coils of a dynamo or electric motor.
- was an English scientist who contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. His main discoveries include the principles underlying electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism and electrolysis.
- The magnetic force on a current-carrying wire is perpendicular to both the wire and the magnetic field with direction given by the right hand rule
- A geomagnetic reversal is a change in a planet's magnetic field such that the positions of magnetic north and magnetic south are interchanged, while geographic north and geographic south remain the same
- pushing an object away from the subject
- are constructed with brushes and a commutator, which add to the maintenance
- a rock mineral that it is attracted to a magnet and can be magnetized to become a permanent magnet itself
- is a region within a magnetic material in which the magnetization is in a uniform direction. This means that the individual magnetic moments of the atoms are aligned with one another and they point in the same direction.
- an instrument for detecting and measuring small electric currents.
- Magnetic field lines are closed curves leaving from North pole and entering the South pole when you follow them on the outside the magnet
- was a great Chinese explorer and fleet commander. He went on seven major expeditions to explore the world for the Chinese emperor and to establish Chinese trade in new areas
- do not use brushes; they are very rugged and have long life expectancies
- having a high susceptibility to magnetization, the strength of which depends on that of the applied magnetizing field, and that may persist after removal of the applied field. This is the kind of magnetism displayed by iron and is associated with parallel magnetic alignment of neighboring atoms.
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- a soft metal core made into a magnet by the passage of electric current through a coil surrounding it.
- bringing an object closer toward the subject
- any interaction that, when unopposed, will change the motion of an object. A force can cause an object with mass to change its velocity, i.e., to accelerate. Force can also be described intuitively as a push or a pull
- the formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at midocean ridges and its subsequent outward movement on either side.
- is a device that converts motive power into electrical power for use in an external circuit
- an instrument containing a magnetized pointer that shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it.
- a cylindrical coil of wire acting as a magnet when carrying electric current.
- each of the points near the extremities of the axis of rotation of the earth or another celestial body where a magnetic needle dips vertically.
- a Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields
- through a surface is the surface integral of the normal component of the magnetic field B passing through that surface
- to determine the direction of the magnetic force on a positive moving charge, ƒ, point the thumb of the right hand in the direction of v, the fingers in the direction of B, and a perpendicular to the palm points in the direction of F.
- a silicate mineral or igneous rock that is rich in magnesium and iron
- the process or action of bringing about or giving rise to something.
26 Clues: pushing an object away from the subject • bringing an object closer toward the subject • the rotating coil or coils of a dynamo or electric motor. • an instrument for detecting and measuring small electric currents. • the process or action of bringing about or giving rise to something. • a silicate mineral or igneous rock that is rich in magnesium and iron • ...
Occupations 2023-06-16
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- A person who prepares delicious meals and creates recipes. Chefs work in restaurants or hotels, and they are skilled in cooking, seasoning, and presenting food in an appetizing way.
- A person who operates an aircraft and flies passengers or cargo to different destinations. Pilots are trained in flying and navigation and work for airlines or private aviation companies.
- A brave person who helps extinguish fires and rescues people in emergency situations. Firefighters wear special gear, use fire engines, and work as a team to keep communities safe.
- A person who travels and works in space. Astronauts undergo extensive training to operate spacecraft and conduct scientific experiments in space stations or during space missions.
- A person who designs and builds structures, machines, or systems. Engineers use their knowledge of science and math to solve problems and create new inventions. They work in various fields, such as civil, mechanical, or electrical engineering.
- A person who uses words to create stories, poems, or informative texts. Writers have a way with words and can captivate readers' imaginations through their writing skills and storytelling abilities.
- A person who plays a musical instrument or sings. Musicians create and perform music, entertain audiences, and express their emotions through melodies and lyrics. They can perform solo or as part of a band or orchestra.
- A person who participates in sports and engages in physical activities. Athletes train hard to excel in their chosen sports and compete in events, showcasing their skills and dedication.
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- A person who provides care and assistance to patients in hospitals, clinics, or other healthcare settings. Nurses help with medical procedures, administer medications, and support doctors in treating patients.
- A person who helps students learn and gain knowledge. Teachers work in schools and classrooms, creating lesson plans, teaching subjects, and guiding students in their educational journey.
- A person who studies and investigates the natural world. Scientists conduct experiments, make observations, and discover new knowledge in fields such as biology, chemistry, or physics.
- Officer A person who maintains law and order in a community. Police officers enforce laws, investigate crimes, and protect people. They wear uniforms and work in police stations and patrol cars.
- A person who takes care of people's health. Doctors diagnose illnesses, provide treatments, and help people stay healthy. They work in hospitals, clinics, and private practices.
- A person who takes care of animals' health and treats them when they are sick or injured. Veterinarians work in clinics or animal hospitals and ensure the well-being of pets, farm animals, or wildlife.
- A creative person who expresses themselves through various forms of art, such as painting, sculpting, or drawing. Artists use their imagination and skills to create beautiful and meaningful works of art.
15 Clues: A person who takes care of people's health. Doctors diagnose illnesses, provide treatments, and help people stay healthy. They work in hospitals, clinics, and private practices. • ...
Chapter 6 History Vocab 2021-10-20
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- economic control of an industry
- Irish Catholic machinist and the mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania, became leader of the Knights of Labor. Under his leadership, membership was expanded rapidly.
- theory that proposes that all people should collectively own property as the means of production and that individual ownership should not be allowed.
- the iron and steel business in the early 1860s. A Scottish-born American industrialist and philanthropist who founded the Carnegie Steel Company in 1892. His company dominated the steel industry. In 1902, he sold his company to J.P. Morgan for nearly $500 million. He retired the world's richest man. He donated more than $350 million to charity.
- of intense worker strikes and violent labor confrontations in the united States.
- that the economy will prosper if businesses are left free from government regulation and allowed to compete in a free market.
- of several companies that make the same product
- the telephone in March 1876
- of the first national labor unions in the United States, organized in 1869, after 1879 it included workers of different races, genders, and skills
- the sells shares of ownership called stock to investors in order to raise money
- system in which private business runs most industries, and competition determines how much goods cost and workers are paid.
- adapted by philosopher Herbert Spencer from Charles Darwin's theory of evolution; argued that society progresses through completion, with the fittest rising to positions of wealth and power.
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- method of making steel; developed by British inventor Henry Bessemer and American inventor William Kelly in the 1850s.
- in which a bomb exploded during a labor protest held in Haymarket Square in Chicago, killing several police officers.
- patented by Samuel Morse in 1837; sent messages over long distances by using electric current to transmit a system of dots and dashes over wire
- founder of the Standard Oil Company. After earning a small fortune in the wholesale food businesses, he entered the growing oil refining industry in 1863. He used vertical integration to make his company more competitive.
- that crossed the continental United States; completed in 1869
- of businesses involved in each step of a manufacturing process
- pioneer of the railroad industry. By 1869, he had gained control over the New York Central Railroad and two other lines that connected the Central with New York City. He also controlled lines between Chicago, Cleveland, New York and Toledo. At the time of his death in 1877, he controlled more than 4,500 miles of railroad track. His personal fortune was estimated at $100 million.
- founded in 1886 by Samuel Gompers for skilled workers
- another pioneer of communications technology. His first major invention was a telegraph that could send up to four messages over the same wire simultaneously. He and his fellow researchers made significant discoveries and advances in electricity, lightbulbs, phonographs, and early motion pictures.
- a prominent role in the union and became an organizer for the Knights of Labor in the 1870s. Her ambitious drive to educate and organize laborers was so effective that some her opponents called her "the most dangerous woman in America." She was also known as Mother Jones.
- right to manufacture or sell an invention
- prohibiting monopolies and trusts that restrained trade
- of the American Railway Union (ARU), he supported the Pullman strikers.
25 Clues: the telephone in March 1876 • economic control of an industry • right to manufacture or sell an invention • of several companies that make the same product • founded in 1886 by Samuel Gompers for skilled workers • prohibiting monopolies and trusts that restrained trade • that crossed the continental United States; completed in 1869 • ...
invention 2023-07-12
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- 2: Additional Inventions
- Bulb A light bulb is a device that produces light when electricity passes through it. It brightens up our homes, schools, and streets, allowing us to see and do things even in the dark. Thomas Edison is credited with inventing the practical light bulb.
- Television, also known as TV, is a device that displays moving pictures and sound. It allows us to watch shows, movies, and news from the comfort of our homes. The TV was invented by various inventors, including John Logie Baird and Philo Farnsworth.
- A computer is an electronic device that can perform various tasks. It helps us write, create art, play games, and access information on the internet. Computers were invented by many people, including Charles Babbage and Alan Turing.
- The telephone is a device that allows people to talk to each other, even when they are far apart. It was invented by Alexander Graham Bell and has evolved from the early models to the smartphones we use today.
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- Electricity is a type of energy that powers many things we use every day. It allows us to light up our homes, use appliances, watch TV, and charge our devices. It was discovered by Benjamin Franklin and is harnessed through power plants and batteries.
- A bicycle is a two-wheeled vehicle that we ride by pedaling. It is a fun and eco-friendly way to travel short distances. Bicycles help us stay active and enjoy outdoor adventures. The first bicycle-like design was created by Karl Drais.
- An airplane is a vehicle that can fly in the sky. It allows us to travel long distances quickly. The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, invented and built the world's first successful airplane.
- The internet is a global network of computers that allows people to connect and share information. It enables us to send emails, browse websites, watch videos, and communicate with others around the world. The internet was developed by scientists and engineers.
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10 Clues: Description • 2: Additional Inventions • An airplane is a vehicle that can fly in the sky. It allows us to travel long distances quickly. The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, invented and built the world's first successful airplane. • ...
Countries of the World 2025-12-10
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- A large country north of the United States known for maple syrup.
- The world’s largest island country with many volcanoes.
- A Caribbean island known for reggae music.
- A country located in both Europe and Asia with rich history.
- A country made of thousands of islands in Southeast Asia.
- The biggest country in South America and home to the Amazon Rainforest.
- A Southeast Asian country known for beaches and spicy food.
- A Scandinavian country known for fjords and mountains.
- A European country known for the Eiffel Tower and delicious pastries.
- One of the world’s oldest civilizations and home of the Great Wall.
- A North African country known for deserts and colorful markets.
- A large European country known for fertile farmland and history.
- An East African country known for safaris and wildlife.
- A West African country known for the ancient city of Timbuktu.
- A Caribbean nation that shares an island with the Dominican Republic.
- A long, skinny country on the west coast of South America with many climates.
- A South American country known for coffee and mountains.
- The largest country in the world, stretching across Europe and Asia.
- A West African country mostly covered by the Sahara Desert.
- A Southeast Asian nation known for rice paddies and long coastlines.
- A small Himalayan country focused on “Gross National Happiness.”
- A country in the Andes Mountains and home to Machu Picchu.
- A Himalayan country home to Mount Everest.
- A large European country known for castles, forests, and fast highways.
- A coastal nation known for early explorers and sea voyages.
- A northern country known for saunas and thousands of lakes.
- A West African nation known for gold and vibrant culture.
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- A European country known for the Alps and classical music.
- An island nation known for sushi, anime, and technology.
- A boot-shaped country known for pizza, pasta, and ancient Rome.
- A country and continent known for kangaroos and the Outback.
- A huge South Asian country known for the Taj Mahal.
- A Central European country known for its history and hearty food.
- A sunny European country known for flamenco dancing and soccer.
- A northern European country known for cold winters and inventions.
- A South American country known for tango dancing and gauchos.
- A European country known for ancient ruins and mythology.
- A European country known for castles and the legend of Dracula.
- A large North African country with both desert and mountains.
- A North African country known for ancient ruins and beaches.
- The country south of the United States with famous ancient pyramids.
- A Scandinavian country known for Vikings and cozy “hygge.”
- A small Middle Eastern country known for its futuristic skyline.
- A Caribbean island known for old cars and music.
- A volcanic island country known for hot springs and geysers.
- A Middle Eastern country with deserts, mountains, and old forts.
- A large Asian country known for wide grasslands and horse culture.
- A North African country famous for pyramids and the Nile River.
- An island nation known for green hills and folklore.
- The most populated country in Africa, known for Nollywood films.
- A Central European country known for the Danube River and paprika.
- A country in North America with 50 states.
52 Clues: A Caribbean island known for reggae music. • A Himalayan country home to Mount Everest. • A country in North America with 50 states. • A Caribbean island known for old cars and music. • A huge South Asian country known for the Taj Mahal. • An island nation known for green hills and folklore. • A Scandinavian country known for fjords and mountains. • ...
Economics and Trade Review 2022-11-15
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- Political economic system with private property and competition. Consumers have control.
- Stage of the business cycle that shows an increase in positive economic indicators with a booming economy
- Category of economy where decisions are made by religious and/or cultural beliefs
- Means "per person"
- Used to produce the goods and services that satisfy our needs and wants
- The organized way we use resources to meet our needs and wants
- People are free to work and spend their money as they see fit
- Legally binding agreements between individuals and business owners
- Category of economy where decisions are made by private companies and consumer demand
- Measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI)
- Category of economy where decisions are made by the government
- Political economic system with high taxes and government programs to redistribute wealth
- Type of intellectual property protects company names, logos, and slogans
- Type of intellectual property protects creative work
- Type of trade barrier that totally bans trade
- Type of trade barrier that limits the availability of a good
- When the amount of product supplied is less than the amount demanded
- The study of how resources are used and distributed
- Stage of the business cycle that shows the economy reaching its maximum level of growth
- Category of economy with elements of both a command and market economy
- Stage of the business cycle that marks the end of one cycle
- Making products that match the local preferences of a country
- The value of goods and services produced by a country's businesses
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- Type of intellectual property protects inventions
- Property is owned by an individual and they choose how to use it
- The factor of production that includes the people who have ideas for new businesses
- The factor of production that includes the people who work
- The factor of production that includes everything found in the earth and seas
- Consumers & producers freely and willingly engaging in market transactions
- The factor of production that includes the money required to start a new business
- Political economic system with the goal of a classless society with government owned property and government control.
- The value of goods and services produced within a country's borders
- When the amount of product supplied equals the amount demanded
- There are limited resources to meet our unlimited needs and wants
- Type of trade barrier that increases the cost of a good through taxes
- Creates incentive to make new and better products
- When the amount of product supplied exceeds the amount demanded
- The role of the government in private property is to ________ it through laws
- The main motive in a free enterprise system
- Type of intellectual property protects private information that gives a company a competitive advantage
- Stage of the business cycle that occurs after two quarters of economic contraction
- Stage of the business cycle that is when the economy is at its lowest point
42 Clues: Means "per person" • The main motive in a free enterprise system • Type of trade barrier that totally bans trade • Type of intellectual property protects inventions • Creates incentive to make new and better products • The study of how resources are used and distributed • Type of intellectual property protects creative work • ...
Films 2024-02-15
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- a description, for example on the radio or television, of what the weather will be like tomorrow or for the next few days
- a television programme about ordinary people who are filmed in real situations
- a play, film or TV show that is intended to be funny, usually with a happy ending
- a show or event, for example on television or in a school, in which people compete to show how well they can sing, dance, play a musical instrument, entertain by telling funny jokes or stories, etc.
- a regular comedy programme on television that shows the same characters in different funny situations
- an informal television or radio programme on which famous people are asked questions about themselves and their work
- a type of book, film, etc. that is based on imagined scientific discoveries of the future, and often deals with space travel and life on other planets
- a written text of a play, film, broadcast, talk, etc.
- a television or film production set in a period in the past
- all the music, speech and sounds that are recorded for a film
- a film in which drawings, models or images of people and animals seem to move
- a film or book about life in the US in the nineteenth century, usually involving cowboys
- the activity or profession of performing in plays, films, etc.
- a film or a radio or television programme giving facts about something
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- a short news programme on television or radio, often about something that has just happened
- a film or play that deals with love in a light, humorous way.
- the series of events that form the story of a novel, play, film, etc.
- a play or film in which part or all of the story is told using songs and often dancing
- a part of a film, play or book in which the action happens in one place or is of one particular type
- a television programme in which people play games or answer questions to win prizes
- the last part of a story, film, etc.
- a type of film in which a lot of exciting things happen
- a type of book, film, etc. that is designed to frighten people
- a story about the lives and problems of a group of people that is broadcast every day or several times a week on television or radio
- unusual or exciting pieces of action in films or television programmes, that are created by computers or clever photography to show things that do not normally exist or happen
- a type of story that is set in a world, or a version of our world, that does not really exist and involves magic, monsters, etc.
- a book, play or film with an exciting story, especially one about crime or spying
27 Clues: the last part of a story, film, etc. • a written text of a play, film, broadcast, talk, etc. • a type of film in which a lot of exciting things happen • a television or film production set in a period in the past • a film or play that deals with love in a light, humorous way. • all the music, speech and sounds that are recorded for a film • ...
Enlightenment 2020-08-18
inventions marco/ainoa/andres 2022-11-21
7 Clues: who invents the light • you can heat up food when you want • He was who invents the mobile phone • He was who invents the PRINTING PRESS • we used to connect it with the speaker • for ubicate when you don't know where do you stay • you can use this when you go to the another country
Inventions by Carla González 2021-11-28
Across
- name of the person who they didn’t want to include in a project that was confidential to study and develop an atomic weapon.
- country where the BHP Billiton Awards Ceremony are held every year
- company which sony was surpassed after its debut in 2007
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- 1980 was the year when this invention was created
- surname of the person who invented the pop-ups ads
- digital assistant whose creator is Microsoft
- month when the first official Mother’s Day was celebrated
7 Clues: digital assistant whose creator is Microsoft • 1980 was the year when this invention was created • surname of the person who invented the pop-ups ads • company which sony was surpassed after its debut in 2007 • month when the first official Mother’s Day was celebrated • country where the BHP Billiton Awards Ceremony are held every year • ...
BTEC DIT Component 3 Key Terms Crossword 2026-04-17
Across
- A type of network set up for a specific, immediate purpose such as a personal hotspot.
- A method of identifying and protecting an organisation's unique symbols or brand.
- Meeting legal obligations through features like screen reader support and alt text.
- A period when software updates or maintenance make a digital system unavailable.
- A requirement that data stored about an individual must be correct and kept up to date.
- A legal right that protects original materials from being used without permission or licensing.
- An external threat where a system is attacked for industrial or financial gain.
- Visual representations, such as data flow or system maps, used to communicate technical information.
- A specific type of malware that restricts access to data until a sum of money is paid.
- An attack using emails, texts, or phone calls to trick users into providing data.
- The act of gaining unauthorised access to a digital system.
- The process of securing a device by reducing its vulnerabilities through specific parameters.
- Potential penalties defined in an acceptable use policy if unacceptable behaviour occurs.
- The ability to increase or decrease cloud storage by renting or freeing space to save money.
- A type of property, such as a trademark or patent, that belongs to an organisation.
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- The principle that ensures an organisation collects only the information that is specifically needed for a task.
- The first action to take after a cyber attack to establish the severity and nature of the breach.
- A user access restriction method that uses physical characteristics like fingerprints for authentication.
- A form of notation used by organisations to explain processes or the flow of data.
- The process of scrambling stored or transmitted data so it can only be read by authorised parties.
- Hardware or software used as a data level protection measure to block unauthorised traffic.
- Facilitation of a team member's needs through technology to ensure they are not bound by geographical or physical restrictions.
- Tools or features within cloud computing that allow multiple people to work together on a single shared file.
- The part of a policy where an individual signs or clicks to acknowledge they will abide by the rules.
- Small files used to track transactional data and exchange information between services.
- The principle that internet service providers should enable access to all content and applications regardless of the source.
- A legal method used by organisations to protect their inventions or new processes.
- An external threat used to redirect users to a fraudulent website.
- A general term for software such as viruses, worms, and botnets designed to damage systems.
- A data protection principle stating that processing must be done in a legal and fair manner.
30 Clues: The act of gaining unauthorised access to a digital system. • An external threat used to redirect users to a fraudulent website. • An external threat where a system is attacked for industrial or financial gain. • A period when software updates or maintenance make a digital system unavailable. • ...
final review 2013-05-20
Across
- a nation and a state occupy the same territory
- cut trees and burn debris to clear fields for farming
- political unit made up of a city and its surrounding area
- factories in Mexico close to U.S. border to cut shipping costs
- major economic sector in the Caribbean and Central America
- colorful feast day in Brazil
- a group that shares a language,customs, and common heritage
- consists of basic facilities, services, and machinery to function
- dominant sector in the U.S. economy
- treaty between Spain and Portugal that divided land in L.Am
- vast desert the size of Texas on the Arabian peninsula
- organization to help members contorl worldwide oil prices
- most rapidly growing subregion in the U.S.
- columbian exchange is an example of this theme of geography
- economic activity that involves providing professional services
- forma of oxygen that causes health problems
- includes the crust and uppermost mantle
- important trading area to Latin America
- taking existing technology and resources and creating something new
- belief that people should be loyal to their nation whom share culture
- number of deaths among infants under age one per 1000 births
- native peoples whom lived in Peru that were conquered by Piazrro
- plates colide causing subduction or collision
- structure built to divide communist Europe from democratic Europe
- provides the precious resource of water and is a place of dispute
- government in Rome with representatives
- forms with St. Lawrence as one of the world's major shipping route\
- weather conditions at a particular location over a long period of time
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- harsh military gov in which it is run by generals
- economic system where consumers determine production of goods & services
- subregion in Canada that includes Quebec and Ontario
- environmental problem in the Black Forest in Germany
- eastern nations dominated by the USSR during their reign
- refer to bacteria and viruses that is used in terrorism
- drift earth was once a supercontinent that drifted apart
- people of mixed French and native heritage
- nation of people without a land to legally occupy
- spread of ideas, inventions, or patters of behavior
- shows the average number of children a woman would have
- subtract mortality rate from birthrate to see growth
- style of music that deals with social and political problems
- average number of people who live in a measurable area
- time of rebirth of Greek and Roman classics
- subregion in the U.S. where 1/3 of population lives
- movement to create and support a Jewish homeland in Palestine
- major issue in which the rich hold most of the wealth in L Am.
- all political power and means of production is controlled by gov.
- total value of all goods and services produced within a country
- period where the Catholic Church broke up because of Martin Luther
- political units in Canada
- political group in Afghanistan that protected al-Qaeda and bin Laden
51 Clues: political units in Canada • colorful feast day in Brazil • dominant sector in the U.S. economy • includes the crust and uppermost mantle • important trading area to Latin America • government in Rome with representatives • people of mixed French and native heritage • most rapidly growing subregion in the U.S. • time of rebirth of Greek and Roman classics • ...
Test 6 2026-03-29
Across
- created to regulate the stock market requiring honest financial reporting from companies and preventing the reckless gambling that led to Black Tuesday.
- When a bank runs out of money and cannot return deposits to its customers. Over 9,000 U.S. banks failed during the Great Depression.
- The nickname for the 1920s. A decade of economic growth, new inventions, and social change in America.
- President FDR's series of programs and reforms passed during the Great Depression. Designed to provide relief to suffering Americans, recover the economy, and reform the system to prevent another crash.
- purchasing stocks by only paying a small portion upfront, borrowing the rest.
- The 31st President of the United States (1929–1933). He was president when the Great Depression began and struggled to respond effectively.
- October 29, 1929. The day the stock market collapsed. Billions of dollars were wiped out in a single day.
- The condition of being without a job. During the Great Depression, 1 in 4 American workers had no job.
- insures people's bank deposits meaning if your bank fails, the federal government guarantees your money is safe (up to a limit).
- The severe worldwide economic crisis that lasted from 1929 to the late 1930s, marked by massive unemployment, bank failures, and widespread poverty.
- Shantytowns made of cardboard and scrap metal built by homeless Americans during the Depression named after the president many blamed for their suffering.
- The largest New Deal program. Employed millions of Americans to build roads, bridges, schools, post offices, airports, and public buildings.
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- Put young, unemployed men to work outdoors planting trees, building national parks, fighting soil erosion, and constructing trails and bridges. About 3 million men went through the program.
- Created a federal system of payments to retired workers (when they can no longer work), unemployed workers (between jobs), and disabled Americans (who cannot work).
- A place where people buy and sell shares (small pieces of ownership) in companies. When stock prices rise, investors make money; when they fall, investors lose money.
- A time of economic success when many people have jobs, money, and a good standard of living.
- The 32nd President of the United States (1933–1945). He led the country through the Great Depression with the New Deal, and later through World War II.
- Borrowing money now and promising to pay it back later. Many Americans bought goods on credit during the 1920s, taking on more debt than they could handle.
- paid farmers to produce LESS - reducing supply to raise prices and stabilize farm income.
- Hoover's core belief that Americans should solve their own problems through hard work and self-reliance - and that government handouts would create weakness and dependency.
- producing more goods than Americans could afford to buy.
- buying stocks with borrowed money, betting prices would keep rising.
- About 20,000 World War I veterans who marched to Washington D.C. in the summer of 1932, demanding early payment of bonuses the government owed them from WWI.
23 Clues: producing more goods than Americans could afford to buy. • buying stocks with borrowed money, betting prices would keep rising. • purchasing stocks by only paying a small portion upfront, borrowing the rest. • paid farmers to produce LESS - reducing supply to raise prices and stabilize farm income. • ...
Test 6 2026-03-29
Across
- created to regulate the stock market requiring honest financial reporting from companies and preventing the reckless gambling that led to Black Tuesday.
- The nickname for the 1920s. A decade of economic growth, new inventions, and social change in America.
- President FDR's series of programs and reforms passed during the Great Depression. Designed to provide relief to suffering Americans, recover the economy, and reform the system to prevent another crash.
- purchasing stocks by only paying a small portion upfront, borrowing the rest.
- October 29, 1929. The day the stock market collapsed. Billions of dollars were wiped out in a single day.
- The severe worldwide economic crisis that lasted from 1929 to the late 1930s, marked by massive unemployment, bank failures, and widespread poverty.
- insures people's bank deposits meaning if your bank fails, the federal government guarantees your money is safe (up to a limit).
- The condition of being without a job. During the Great Depression, 1 in 4 American workers had no job.
- The 31st President of the United States (1929–1933). He was president when the Great Depression began and struggled to respond effectively.
- Created a federal system of payments to retired workers (when they can no longer work), unemployed workers (between jobs), and disabled Americans (who cannot work).
Down
- Put young, unemployed men to work outdoors planting trees, building national parks, fighting soil erosion, and constructing trails and bridges. About 3 million men went through the program.
- A place where people buy and sell shares (small pieces of ownership) in companies. When stock prices rise, investors make money; when they fall, investors lose money.
- A time of economic success when many people have jobs, money, and a good standard of living.
- Failure When a bank runs out of money and cannot return deposits to its customers. Over 9,000 U.S. banks failed during the Great Depression.
- Borrowing money now and promising to pay it back later. Many Americans bought goods on credit during the 1920s, taking on more debt than they could handle.
- paid farmers to produce LESS - reducing supply to raise prices and stabilize farm income.
- Hoover's core belief that Americans should solve their own problems through hard work and self-reliance - and that government handouts would create weakness and dependency.
- The 32nd President of the United States (1933–1945). He led the country through the Great Depression with the New Deal, and later through World War II.
- buying stocks with borrowed money, betting prices would keep rising.
- The largest New Deal program. Employed millions of Americans to build roads, bridges, schools, post offices, airports, and public buildings.
- producing more goods than Americans could afford to buy.
- About 20,000 World War I veterans who marched to Washington D.C. in the summer of 1932, demanding early payment of bonuses the government owed them from WWI.
- Shantytowns made of cardboard and scrap metal built by homeless Americans during the Depression named after the president many blamed for their suffering.
23 Clues: producing more goods than Americans could afford to buy. • buying stocks with borrowed money, betting prices would keep rising. • purchasing stocks by only paying a small portion upfront, borrowing the rest. • paid farmers to produce LESS - reducing supply to raise prices and stabilize farm income. • ...
Ancient China Inventions 2022-01-06
5 Clues: A tool you use to find your way. • A White material used to make clothes. • A sheet of material that you use to write on. • A powder that is used to light up fireworks and power cannons. • A technology that you use to copy information from one place to another.
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Ancient China inventions 2023-10-06
1800's Inventions 2021-10-26
5 Clues: horseless carriage • inventor of the typewriter • 2 wheeled way to move around • steam-powered flying machine • the musical ‘new wonder of the day’
The New Inventions! 2022-10-16
5 Clues: Communicate anytime, anywhere • Listen to music anytime you like • Provide bright,long lasting,safe light • Lifts people and objects up and down quickly • Better tool of taking photos:easier to carry and can save more photos
World History - Vocabulary (Part Two) 2024-12-04
Across
- The idea that government and religion should be separate and not interfere with each other
- The American plan to rebuild Western Europe's economy and society after World War II
- Known as the Liberator of Latin America for his leadership of Spanish colonies against Spain itself
- The philosophical movement that sought to expand human rights and challenge Absolutism
- The treaty that ended World War I, and blamed Germany which lost territory, all colonies, and limited their army size
- Invention that enabled knowledge, like non-Latin Bibles, to spread more easily
- An island off the coast of China in which the losing Nationalist forces (KMT) fled after losCommunists Communsits in the Chinese Civil War
- German monk who split from the Catholic Church and formed Protestantism
- Pact a treaty between two or more countries that promises the signatories will not attack each other
- a system of government characterized by strong, often dictatorial control of political and economic affairs, and often by warlike nationalism and brutal suppression of political protestors and ethnic minorities
- The location of the World War II allied conference in which they decided to split Germany into four occupation zones.
- the process through which cities grow, and higher percentages of the population come to live in the city.
- The most popular religion of India, with Brahmin priests
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- The most popular religion of South-EGautamaica, inspired by the teachings if Siddartha Guatama (The Buddha)
- Last great empire of India before it the entire area was turned into a British colony
- One of the first industrial inventions, which was first used to help pump water from coal mines in England
- The phenomenon of the 1950s to the present day in which European colonies in Africa and Asia finally gained independence and self-government
- Meeting between European powers after Napoleon was defeated that sought to quell increasing Nationalism and establish a balance of power
- not considered an ally of another nation, especially in reference to the Cold War and refusing to align with either the United States or Soviet Union
- The 1911 revolution that saw lower classes revolt against upper classes, and led to the nationalization of Mexico's oil
- The Modernization period of Japan which led to two civil wars and the rapid industrialization of Japan starting in 1868
- a war or armed conflict fought between two states that each represent or are backed by a larger power that is not directly involved in the conflict
- information or opinions that are made public to promote or attack a movement, cause, or person
- to bring under government ownership or control
- The Soviet plan to rebuild Eastern Europe's economy and society after World War II
- The Communist political party of Russia that overthrew the Provisional Government and established the Soviet Union (USSR)
- The law that created the Japanese policy of remaining isolated/secluded from all nations except East Asian ones
- The acronym for the Holy Roman Empire
28 Clues: The acronym for the Holy Roman Empire • to bring under government ownership or control • The most popular religion of India, with Brahmin priests • German monk who split from the Catholic Church and formed Protestantism • Invention that enabled knowledge, like non-Latin Bibles, to spread more easily • ...
Trade and Trade Agreements 2024-05-14
Across
- When a country sells more goods to other countries than it buys from them, earning more money from exports than it spends on imports
- When a country spends more money buying things from other countries than it earns by selling its own goods to them
- The practice of owning people and forcing them to work without pay, often under harsh and abusive conditions
- When countries or groups agree to work together and support each other, usually for mutual benefit or protection
- The money earned by a business or individual after subtracting expenses from revenue
- The rights of workers to fair treatment, safe working conditions, and just compensation for their labor
- The system of production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services within a community or country
- Buying, selling, or exchanging goods and services over the internet or other digital platforms
- Ideas, inventions, designs, and creative works that are protected by law from being copied or used without permission, including patents, copyrights, and trademarks
- Catching too many fish from a body of water, leading to declines in fish populations and ecological imbalance
- Goods and services that a country sells to other countries and sends outside its own borders
Down
- Heavy material carried by ships to help maintain stability, often water or rocks, but sometimes harmful species can be inadvertently carried in ballast water
- The process of making goods by using machines, tools, and labor, usually in factories or workshops
- Putting money, time, or resources into something with the expectation of getting a return or benefit in the future
- Materials, energy, or other assets that can be used to produce goods and services, including things like minerals, sunlight, wind and water
- A situation where a country's exports are equal to its imports leading to a stable trade relationship
- Small freshwater mussels with striped shells that are invasive species and can harm ecosystems by clogging pipes and outcompeting native species
- Tools, machines, systems, and methods used to solve problems or accomplish tasks, often involving electronics or advanced scientific knowledge
- Plants, animals, or other organisms that are not native to a specific ecosystem and can cause harm to the environment, economy, or human health
- A period of rapid economic growth, usually marked by increases in production, employment, and income levels
- A system of buying and selling goods that ensures fair prices and working conditions for producers in developing countries, often focusing on sustainability and social responsibility
- Goods and services that a country buys from other countries and brings into its own borders
- The use of technology, such as robots or computers, to perform tasks that were once done by humans
- The buying, selling, or exchanging of goods and services between people, businesses, or countries
- The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem, including different species of plants, animals, and microorganisms
- The North American Free Trade Agreement, a trade deal between the United States, Canada, and Mexico aimed at reducing trade barriers and increasing economic cooperation
- Taxes or fees that governments place on imported or exported goods, often to protect domestic industries or to raise revenue
- A state of being extremely poor, lacking basic necessities such as food, shelter, and clothing
- The system of trade, businesses, and money that connects countries all around the world
29 Clues: The money earned by a business or individual after subtracting expenses from revenue • The system of trade, businesses, and money that connects countries all around the world • Goods and services that a country buys from other countries and brings into its own borders • ...
Trade and Trade Agreements 2024-05-14
Across
- Goods and services that a country buys from other countries and brings into its own borders
- A period of rapid economic growth, usually marked by increases in production, employment, and income levels
- Materials, energy, or other assets that can be used to produce goods and services, including things like minerals, sunlight, wind and water
- Tools, machines, systems, and methods used to solve problems or accomplish tasks, often involving electronics or advanced scientific knowledge
- Plants, animals, or other organisms that are not native to a specific ecosystem and can cause harm to the environment, economy, or human health
- When countries or groups agree to work together and support each other, usually for mutual benefit or protection
- Buying, selling, or exchanging goods and services over the internet or other digital platforms
- When a country sells more goods to other countries than it buys from them, earning more money from exports than it spends on imports
- The practice of owning people and forcing them to work without pay, often under harsh and abusive conditions
- The North American Free Trade Agreement, a trade deal between the United States, Canada, and Mexico aimed at reducing trade barriers and increasing economic cooperation
- The system of trade, businesses, and money that connects countries all around the world
- The rights of workers to fair treatment, safe working conditions, and just compensation for their labor
- The process of making goods by using machines, tools, and labor, usually in factories or workshops
- A situation where a country's exports are equal to its imports leading to a stable trade relationship
- A system of buying and selling goods that ensures fair prices and working conditions for producers in developing countries, often focusing on sustainability and social responsibility
- Catching too many fish from a body of water, leading to declines in fish populations and ecological imbalance
Down
- The use of technology, such as robots or computers, to perform tasks that were once done by humans
- A state of being extremely poor, lacking basic necessities such as food, shelter, and clothing
- The buying, selling, or exchanging of goods and services between people, businesses, or countries
- The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem, including different species of plants, animals, and microorganisms
- Taxes or fees that governments place on imported or exported goods, often to protect domestic industries or to raise revenue
- Heavy material carried by ships to help maintain stability, often water or rocks, but sometimes harmful species can be inadvertently carried in ballast water
- Small freshwater mussels with striped shells that are invasive species and can harm ecosystems by clogging pipes and outcompeting native species
- Goods and services that a country sells to other countries and sends outside its own borders
- When a country spends more money buying things from other countries than it earns by selling its own goods to them
- Ideas, inventions, designs, and creative works that are protected by law from being copied or used without permission, including patents, copyrights, and trademarks
- The system of production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services within a community or country
- Putting money, time, or resources into something with the expectation of getting a return or benefit in the future
- The money earned by a business or individual after subtracting expenses from revenue
29 Clues: The money earned by a business or individual after subtracting expenses from revenue • The system of trade, businesses, and money that connects countries all around the world • Goods and services that a country buys from other countries and brings into its own borders • ...
AP US History Periods 2-5 Vocabulary #2 2021-05-07
Across
- During the ___ Creek Massacre,over 200 Native Americans were killed by federal troops.
- The former governor of Massachusetts who referred to the Massachusetts Bay colony as the "city upon a hill".
- The act that gave settlers cheap land to move west.
- Andrew Jackson forcibly removed Native Americans from their lands in the Trail of ___.
- The War that took place from 1861-1865.
- The ___th amendment abolished slavery in the US.
- The Kansas-___ Act overturned the Missouri Compromise.
- In the ___ of 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the president of the US.
- A revolution in which there was an increase in industrialization due to new inventions and expansions.
- The ___ Proviso was a bill to ban slavery in the Mexican Cession. It did not pass in the Senate.
- The hatred or mistrust of immigrants, caused the Know-Nothing Party.
- The first Republican president of the US.
- The ___ Falls convention was a meeting to promote women's rights and suffrage.
- In the Supreme Court case ___ v. Madison, the judiciary power of judicial review was established.
- The ___ Act of 1789 established and outlined the federal court system.
- Also called Democratic-Republicans, these political party members opposed the Bank of the US and were pro-French.
- The ___ Compromise made Maine a free state, Missouri a slave state, and everything north of the 36 30 line to be free.
- The ___ of 1877 ended the Reconstruction era by withdrawing Southern troops.
- The cotton gin and interchangeable parts were invented by Eli ___.
- The ___th amendment gave citizenship to those born or naturalized in the US.
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- After the 1830s, Southerners justified slavery by saying that it was a "positive ___".
- William Lloyd ___ advocated for the abolition of slavery without compensation, and wrote "The Liberator" newspaper.
- ___ Taxes were one of the loopholes used by the South during Reconstruction to try to continue restricting African-Americans from voting.
- Maryland's Act of ___ allowed freedom of religion to all Christians only.
- Henry Clay's ___ System to improve the economy included a 2nd BUS, tariffs, and internal improvements.
- the renting of land to former slaves, draws comparisons to slavery itself.
- The era after the Civil War, where the US was "pieced back together".
- A new political party created in response to disagreements with Andrew Jackson.
- ___ Destiny was the belief that it was "God´s will" for the US to expand westward.
- The doctrine that warned Europe not to interfere or colonize in the Western Hemisphere.
- The ___th amendment gave African-Americans suffrage.
- "___" Immigrants came mainly from Northwestern Europe for economic opportunities, more land, etc.
32 Clues: The War that took place from 1861-1865. • The first Republican president of the US. • The ___th amendment abolished slavery in the US. • The act that gave settlers cheap land to move west. • The ___th amendment gave African-Americans suffrage. • The Kansas-___ Act overturned the Missouri Compromise. • ...
