discoveries and inventions Crossword Puzzles
Final Review, 2025 2025-12-15
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- Mercantilism leads to limited economic opportunities for ______, as they cannot trade with whoever they want, nor manufacture.
- In this religion, beliefs of karma and reincarnation have helped uphold a caste system, in which people live within different social levels of society.
- Martin Luther criticized the Catholic Church for selling ________.
- This person believed that people should support the “general will”; people should give up a little freedom to do what is best for society as a whole.
- The ______ Reformation, which began in the 1500s, led to many different denominations (groups) of Christianity.
- Humanists’ beliefs, such as their support for the scientific study of the natural world, sometimes conflicted with this powerful institution (one word).
- This is the belief in many gods
- Robert Owen started a _______ community, where the people would work together for the benefit of all.
- Adam Smith’s beliefs were associated with this economic system.
- This historical period influenced the American Revolution, French Revolution, Haitian Revolution, and revolutions in Spanish colonies.
- This is when people say they are not sure whether or not there’s a god.
- Cortes did not like the practice of human sacrifice within indigenous religions, and wanted to convert them to his religion, which was….
- Miguel Hidalgo led a movement in this place to try to gain independence from Spain.
- This religion practices Passover, Rosh Hashanah, Hanukkah, and Yom Kippur.
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- The ________ Exchange caused the population in the Americas to decrease as indigenous people caught diseases they were not immune to. On the other hand, people began to live longer in Europe because they obtained nutritious crops they had never had before, such as potatoes and corn.
- Karl Marx supported this system, in which he believed workers would fairly gain the benefits of their work, and all property is shared amongst the community.
- Napoleon lost a lot of support after his disastrous invasion of this country. Even his generals no longer supported him.
- The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was written in this country.
- The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen includes statements expressing that government shall get its power from the _______.
- As an effect of European conquest, Spanish and Portuguese are the two most commonly spoken primary languages in _____ America.
- This is the belief in one god.
- Galileo had supported Nicolaus Copernicus’s ______ model, but later changed his statements to avoid torture.
- This person started the Protestant Reformation in Europe (last name).
- Alexander ______ was a doctor on a slave ship, and provided an explanation of the awful conditions he witnessed on board.
- After this religion began on the Arabian Peninsula, it spread into empires, uniting people by a common faith across the Middle East, Northern Africa, and even part of southern Europe.
- This practice refers to when a mother country of an empire controls the economy of its colonies to benefit the mother country.
- Industrial Revolution inventions led to ___ businesses replacing many small businesses.
- Humanists believed that a well-rounded _______ was important to help humans reach their greatest potential.
28 Clues: This is the belief in one god. • This is the belief in many gods • Adam Smith’s beliefs were associated with this economic system. • Martin Luther criticized the Catholic Church for selling ________. • This person started the Protestant Reformation in Europe (last name). • This is when people say they are not sure whether or not there’s a god. • ...
Entrepreneurship Concepts Crossword Puzzle 2025-11-07
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- young company founded by one or more entrepreneurs to develop a unique product or service and bring it to market.
- private investor who provides capital for a startup, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity, as in __ Investor**."
- strategic process of creating a unique name, image, and identity for a product or company in the consumer's mind."
- capacity of a business model to handle a large and growing amount of work or customers without major upheaval.
- organization that helps new and startup companies to develop by providing services like management training or office space.
- practice of raising small amounts of capital from a large number of people, usually through online platforms."
- income generated from normal business operations, often calculated as the money received from sales of goods or services."
- process of creating and implementing new ideas, products, services, or processes that add value and often disrupt existing markets."
- act of providing funds for a business activity, typically to start or grow a venture."
- early model or sample of a product built to test a concept or process.
- rights granted for creations of the mind, such as inventions, literary and artistic works, and designs, as in __ Property."
- type of organization that uses its surplus revenues to further achieve its purpose or mission, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends."
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- process of determining the present worth of an asset or a business.
- obligation of one party to another, often referring to debts or financial obligations owed by a business."
- capital used to start a new business, typically obtained from the entrepreneur's personal savings, friends, or family."
- methodology that focuses on efficiency and maximizing customer value while minimizing waste in all processes.
- structured course correction designed to test a new fundamental hypothesis about the product, strategy, or engine of growth."
- value of ownership interest in a company, representing the capital contributed by stockholders."
- formal written document detailing the goals of a business and how it plans to achieve them, including financial forecasts."
- activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers."
- focused, targetable segment of a larger market, often with specialized needs or preferences that are currently underserved."
- brief presentation, often created using PowerPoint or Keynote, used to provide a quick, compelling overview of the business plan to potential investors."
- arrangement where workers of different companies share office space, typically offering shared equipment and amenities."
- activity of meeting and interacting with other businesspeople to exchange information and develop contacts.
- individual who starts a business venture with another person or group of people.
- business model where an established company licenses its business operations, brand, and knowledge to a third party."
- resource with economic value that an individual or corporation owns or controls with the expectation that it will provide a future benefit.
- force or speed of movement; in business, often referring to the acceleration of sales or user growth."
28 Clues: process of determining the present worth of an asset or a business. • early model or sample of a product built to test a concept or process. • individual who starts a business venture with another person or group of people. • act of providing funds for a business activity, typically to start or grow a venture." • ...
Entrepreneurship Concepts Crossword Puzzle 2025-11-07
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- young company founded by one or more entrepreneurs to develop a unique product or service and bring it to market.
- private investor who provides capital for a startup, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity, as in __ Investor**."
- strategic process of creating a unique name, image, and identity for a product or company in the consumer's mind."
- capacity of a business model to handle a large and growing amount of work or customers without major upheaval.
- organization that helps new and startup companies to develop by providing services like management training or office space.
- practice of raising small amounts of capital from a large number of people, usually through online platforms."
- income generated from normal business operations, often calculated as the money received from sales of goods or services."
- process of creating and implementing new ideas, products, services, or processes that add value and often disrupt existing markets."
- act of providing funds for a business activity, typically to start or grow a venture."
- early model or sample of a product built to test a concept or process.
- rights granted for creations of the mind, such as inventions, literary and artistic works, and designs, as in __ Property."
- type of organization that uses its surplus revenues to further achieve its purpose or mission, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends."
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- process of determining the present worth of an asset or a business.
- obligation of one party to another, often referring to debts or financial obligations owed by a business."
- capital used to start a new business, typically obtained from the entrepreneur's personal savings, friends, or family."
- methodology that focuses on efficiency and maximizing customer value while minimizing waste in all processes.
- structured course correction designed to test a new fundamental hypothesis about the product, strategy, or engine of growth."
- value of ownership interest in a company, representing the capital contributed by stockholders."
- formal written document detailing the goals of a business and how it plans to achieve them, including financial forecasts."
- activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers."
- focused, targetable segment of a larger market, often with specialized needs or preferences that are currently underserved."
- brief presentation, often created using PowerPoint or Keynote, used to provide a quick, compelling overview of the business plan to potential investors."
- arrangement where workers of different companies share office space, typically offering shared equipment and amenities."
- activity of meeting and interacting with other businesspeople to exchange information and develop contacts.
- individual who starts a business venture with another person or group of people.
- business model where an established company licenses its business operations, brand, and knowledge to a third party."
- resource with economic value that an individual or corporation owns or controls with the expectation that it will provide a future benefit.
- force or speed of movement; in business, often referring to the acceleration of sales or user growth."
28 Clues: process of determining the present worth of an asset or a business. • early model or sample of a product built to test a concept or process. • individual who starts a business venture with another person or group of people. • act of providing funds for a business activity, typically to start or grow a venture." • ...
Duyên: SGK - Unit 5: Inventions - Tuesday, 3/12 2024-12-05
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- (n): giáo dục
- (n/v): giá trị / trân trọng
- (v/adj): hoàn thành/hoàn toàn
- (adj): phù hợp
- (n/v): thay đổi
- (adj): tiện lợi
- (v): phát minh
- (adj): thuộc về giáo dục
- (v): cho phép
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- (v) quyết định
- (n): sự tiện lợi
- (v): giáo dục
- (adj): có giá trị
- (n)sự phát minh
- (adv): có lẽ
- (adv): có lẽ
- (v): cải thiện
- (n) sự quyết định
- (n)nhà phát minh
19 Clues: (adv): có lẽ • (adv): có lẽ • (v): giáo dục • (n): giáo dục • (v): cho phép • (v) quyết định • (v): cải thiện • (adj): phù hợp • (v): phát minh • (n)sự phát minh • (n/v): thay đổi • (adj): tiện lợi • (n): sự tiện lợi • (n)nhà phát minh • (adj): có giá trị • (n) sự quyết định • (adj): thuộc về giáo dục • (n/v): giá trị / trân trọng • (v/adj): hoàn thành/hoàn toàn
Intellectual Property Law 2020-04-15
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- A legitimate trademark owner can sue under the act to stop __________ even when the disputed ownership of the name cannot be found or cannot be served in the United States.
- Right of __________ is not produced under federal law; instead, many states have recognized the Right by common law or included it in their state statutes.
- __________ is any word, name, symbol, or device that an organization uses to identify and distinguish its services from the services of another organization and to indicate the source of the service.
- This mark is the most common mark, so common they cannot receive federal trademark protection.
- __________ Property is the rights over artistic and commercial assets.
- To ensure that your organization also benefits from the relationship, you may wish to grant those businesses with __________ so that they can use your organization's trademarks for a fee.
- __________ mark have no direct relationship to product itself.
- A __________ claim could be important to a sports organization that is attempting to protect its trademarks rights, specifically because the organization will not need to demonstrate a likelihood of confusion.
- __________occurs whether the mark used in association with unwholesome or shoddy goods and services.
- __________ mark is similar to a trademark, except it identifies a service rather than goods.
- __________ mark may hint at the characteristics of the goods or services but require some imagination to understand the products they stand for.
- Institutions that are currently using Native American __________ are required to take reasonable steps to conceal the label or may be prohibited from wearing them altogether.
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- Copyright __________ is the unauthorized use of copyrighted material in a way that violates one of the owner's exclusive rights in the copyright.
- This mark can only be given trademark protection if they obtain secondary meaning.
- This law does not protect intangible ideas; rather, it protects ideas or other items that can be identified on tape, on paper, or on-screen.
- __________ mark is a trademark used by the members of a cooperative, association or other collective organization to indicate membership in that organization.
- Trademarks, Copyrights, insurance are __________ sources?
- __________ Act is known to protect the owner's trademarks.
- __________ law is designed to advance science and inventions by providing protection to those who create new things.
- __________occurs when a party uses or modifies a mark in such a way that the user creates the possibility that the original mark will lose its ability to serve as a unique identifier for the trademark owner.
- The likelihood that the owner will expand the use of his/her marks on other products in the future is a factor that determines Trademark __________?
21 Clues: Trademarks, Copyrights, insurance are __________ sources? • __________ Act is known to protect the owner's trademarks. • __________ mark have no direct relationship to product itself. • __________ Property is the rights over artistic and commercial assets. • This mark can only be given trademark protection if they obtain secondary meaning. • ...
Cities 2023-06-13
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- A big and busy place where many people live and work. Cities have lots of buildings, streets, and exciting things to do and see. It's like a whole world in one place!
- A fun area in the city where you can play, run, and have a great time. Playgrounds have swings, slides, and climbing structures to keep you active and entertained, like a magical play wonderland.
- A tall and strong structure where people live, work, or do things. Buildings have many floors, like giant towers reaching for the sky. Some are homes, some are offices, and some are places for fun and shopping.
- A super tall building that reaches high into the sky. Skyscrapers make the city look so grand and impressive, like giants standing together, trying to touch the clouds.
- A special place in the city where you can go to eat delicious food. Restaurants have menus with many yummy options, like a food treasure trove waiting for you to explore and enjoy.
- An underground train system that runs beneath the city. Subways are like secret tunnels that take you to different places in the city quickly, like a hidden super-fast way to travel.
- A special place in the city where you can watch exciting plays, movies, or performances. Theaters have stages and comfortable seats for you to enjoy the show and be part of the audience's applause.
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- All the cars, buses, and vehicles moving on the streets of the city. Sometimes there are so many vehicles that it can get very busy and crowded, like a big parade of cars and buses.
- A lively place in the city where you can find fresh fruits, vegetables, and other things to buy. Markets have stalls and shops with colorful displays, like a treasure hunt for the best goodies.
- A road in the city where cars, buses, and people move. Streets have sidewalks where you can walk and shops where you can buy things. They're like the city's busy and bustling pathways.
- A special structure that connects two parts of the city separated by water, like a river or a lake. Bridges help people cross over the water, like a magical path that brings the city together.
- A place in the city where you can see interesting things like art, history, or cool inventions. Museums have amazing displays and artifacts that tell stories from long ago and far away.
- A special green area in the city where you can relax, play, and enjoy nature. Parks have trees, grass, and sometimes swings and slides. They're like the city's peaceful and refreshing oases.
13 Clues: A big and busy place where many people live and work. Cities have lots of buildings, streets, and exciting things to do and see. It's like a whole world in one place! • A super tall building that reaches high into the sky. Skyscrapers make the city look so grand and impressive, like giants standing together, trying to touch the clouds. • ...
Inventors/Inventions of 1800s Notes 2024-11-06
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- 1837, John _________ invented a steel plow that efficiently turned the hard and heavy prairie soil found on the Great Plains.
- The ______________ jenny was a hand-powered machine that could easily spin cotton into thread. It was invented by a British carpenter and weaver in 1764
- The McCormick __________ made it easier for farmers to harvest their crops. It was invented by Cyrus McCormick and Jo Anderson, a slave.
- The first ________-powered locomotive in the United States was the Tom Thumb, built for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1829 by Peter Cooper, an American industrialist and inventor. Known as the "iron horse."
- ________ Morse was an American inventor and painter who is most often associated with the invention of the single-wire telegraph. Created his own code, known as Morse code, to send messages through his invention.
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- Eli _____________ invented the cotton gin in 1793. Prior to this invention, cotton was cleaned by hand, and the process of separating the seeds from the fibers was very time consuming.
- Before the use of __________________ parts, many types of goods were custom made, and it was quite difficult to make repairs if something broke. When people began using parts that were the same, people could simply change a single part that needed to be replaced instead of having to repair the entire machine or object.
- In 1807, Robert Fulton built and launched the first ____________, called the Clermont, on the Hudson River.
8 Clues: In 1807, Robert Fulton built and launched the first ____________, called the Clermont, on the Hudson River. • 1837, John _________ invented a steel plow that efficiently turned the hard and heavy prairie soil found on the Great Plains. • ...
inventions in the 20th century 2016-05-26
8 Clues: PC • acomputercompany • thefirstPCwasvery • youcanwatchmoviesonit • thenameofafamouscarcompany • inventorsofthefirstairplane • itmakestravelingquickandsafe • thenewinventionwhichisfasterthanahorse
Greek Inventions Cross-Word Puzzle 2021-02-19
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- A project that took 12 years to build and would be the template for all future lighthouses: Light house of....
- One of the greatest sports competitions held around the world every four years. Includes both summer and winter sports.
- Measures the distance traveled by a vehicle such as a bicycle or an automobile
- used to remove water from large ships
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- A giant metal thing that sinks to the bottom of water Used to hold ships in one place
- When the Greeks mixed clay and limestone it formed something you walk on almost every day
- In the 3rd century B.C this man fitted his water clock with an alarm system. His system dropped pebbles onto a gong or sounded trumpets: Created one of the first alarm clocks
- A form of government where the citizens have power and the government officials are elected
8 Clues: used to remove water from large ships • Measures the distance traveled by a vehicle such as a bicycle or an automobile • A giant metal thing that sinks to the bottom of water Used to hold ships in one place • When the Greeks mixed clay and limestone it formed something you walk on almost every day • ...
YWCA WCMI Black History Month 2022 2022-02-01
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- First Black president
- Poet whose most iconic poems include "Harlem" and "I, Too"
- an iconic Black writer and poet whose work coined phrases like “your silence will not protect you”
- He invented over 300 uses for the peanut and developed methods to prevent soil depletion.
- Engineer who received nearly 60 patents over the course of his life including inventions related to lubrication systems, an ironing board, a lawn sprinkler, and other machines.
- First African American woman to become a self-made millionaire
- Author of works that often grappled with issues of race, class and gender equity. One of her titles is "The Bluest Eye"
- President who signed the Equal Pay Act into law
- Best known for inventing a plastic coating for telephone wires that made universal service possible.
- First African American USA Senator
- First Black woman billionaire per Business Insider
- First Black man to become secretary of state
- This neighbor of the US also celebrates Black History Month in February
- American astrophysicist, planetary scientist, author, and science communicator.
- First Black woman elected to the YWCA National
- The first Black player for Major League Baseball
- Earned over 130 chemical patents, including a firefighting solution called "Bean soup" which helped save the lives of thousands of sailors and naval arimen during World War 2
- First Black actress to win an Academy Award
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- Activist scholar who spent eighteen months in jail and on trial, after being placed on the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted List.”
- Famous author of many works including "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," she is also the first Black woman to be featured on the US quarter
- Civil Rights advocate, feminist, lawyer, ordained priest, and creator of the term #JaneCrow
- The President that signed the Civil Rights Act into law
- Per the NPCA, the "most photographed" American in the 1800's
- best known for her major contributions to the United States' aeronautics and space programs with the early application of digital electronic computers. Her work was recently recognized and featured in the movie Hidden Figures.
- First African American woman to earn a pilot's license in 1921
- Activist organization founded in 1909
- First Black man appointed to the US Supreme Court
- This federal holiday commemorates the emancipation of African-American slaves
- the first African American woman to travel in space when she went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on September 12, 1992.
- This singer has won the most Grammy Awards of any singer in history
- Age of Ruby Bridges, the first Black student to go to an otherwise all-white elementary school in the South
- First Black man to hold the World Heavyweight Champion boxing title in 1908
- The approximate number of people Harriet Tubman rescued from slavery
- Shirley Chisholm was the first Black woman elected to the House of Representatives in 1968. This was the state she represented.
- First Black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction; coined the term womanism
35 Clues: First Black president • First African American USA Senator • Activist organization founded in 1909 • First Black actress to win an Academy Award • First Black man to become secretary of state • First Black woman elected to the YWCA National • President who signed the Equal Pay Act into law • The first Black player for Major League Baseball • ...
Ancient India/Ancient China Review 2018-02-14
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- Used to predict the future
- One of the two cities in the Indus river valley
- The most important relationship in Confucianism
- Another name for the Universal Spirit
- Could study Vedas but can't teach them
- Landowners, Merchants, Bankers make up this caste
- Leader of Taoism
- The Creator
- Rulers get their power to rule from the heavens
- The preserver
- This was built during the Qin Dynasty
- Oldest religious text
- This caste served other varnas
- Rebirth of the soul
- The Golden Age of China
- This branch of Buddhism sees Buddha as a teacher
- The collection of writings in Taoism
- The 8 fold path tells you to _______ your thoughts
- The destroyer
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- Another name for a caste
- Your ultimate goal as a Buddhist
- Each caste had to follow certain duties
- Buddha's Real Name
- This caste left Hinduism to follow Buddhism
- How you live this life determines what form you take in the next
- Duty to family first in the Zhou Dynasty
- #1 Goal as a Confucian
- Oracle Bones were used during this Chinese Dynasty
- The release from the pain of the cycle of rebirth in Hinduism
- Small groups based on occupations
- One of the inventions of the Han Dynasty
- The holy books in Hinduism
- The name Buddha means
- Confucius' Real Name
- This branch of Buddhism sees Buddha as a divine being
- The 8 fold path tells you to Free your Mind of ____________
- One of the three sights Buddha saw on his trip into the city
- The pattern of streets in Harappa
38 Clues: The Creator • The preserver • The destroyer • Leader of Taoism • Buddha's Real Name • Rebirth of the soul • Confucius' Real Name • The name Buddha means • Oldest religious text • #1 Goal as a Confucian • The Golden Age of China • Another name for a caste • Used to predict the future • The holy books in Hinduism • This caste served other varnas • Your ultimate goal as a Buddhist • ...
Révision Février 2024-01-26
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- 100 ans.
- Aspect de société associé au mode de vie.
- 1000 ans
- Cité du roi Hammourabi
- aspect de société auquel on associe la religion.
- S'exprime par la lettre M en chiffre romain.
- Continent où sont apparus les premiers hominidés
- Protègent les champs de l'érosion.
- Aspect de société auquel on associe les inventions.
- Peuples avec lequel les Mésopotamiens font des échanges.
- pays actuel couvrant une bonne partie du territoire mésopotamien.
- Espèce de l'humain actuel.
- Concept auquel on associe l'écriture, les stèles ainsi que les arts.
- Petit groupe de nomades.
- Concept associé à la prise de décisions.
- L'un des deux fleuves de la Mésopotamie.
- Plan permettant de situer les champs en territoire mésopotamien
- Le code de lois d'Hammourabi en compte 282.
- Période historique associée aux premières civilisations.
- Ils se nourrissent grâce à l'agriculture et l'élevage.
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- Signifie entre deux fleuves.
- Période historique associée aux premiers sédentaires.
- Outil multi-tâches conçu au Paléolithique.
- Engrais fertilisant les champs suite aux crues d'un fleuve.
- S'exprime par la lettre L en chiffre romain.
- Arrosage
- Ville où un célèbre étendard a été retrouvé.
- Spécialiste de l'écriture,
- S'obtient en soustrayant l'année de début de l'année de fin.
- Invention mésopotamienne facilitant le commerce.
- Temple mésopotamien
- Aspect auquel on associe les échanges, la production et le troc.
- Surplus échangés par les Mésopotamiens.
- Monument permettant la diffusion du Code d'Hammourabi.
- Ils se déplacent afin de se nourrir.
- Écriture inventée par les Mésopotamiens.
- Outil utilisé par les scribes afin d'écrire sur les tablette d'argile
- Golfe dans lequel se jettent le Tigre et l'Euphrate.
- Concept faisant référence à ce qui est fabriqué.
- Science qui étudie le temps.
40 Clues: 100 ans. • 1000 ans • Arrosage • Temple mésopotamien • Cité du roi Hammourabi • Petit groupe de nomades. • Spécialiste de l'écriture, • Espèce de l'humain actuel. • Signifie entre deux fleuves. • Science qui étudie le temps. • Protègent les champs de l'érosion. • Ils se déplacent afin de se nourrir. • Surplus échangés par les Mésopotamiens. • Écriture inventée par les Mésopotamiens. • ...
Inventions by Alejandro Torralba 2021-11-28
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- person who created the pop-up ads
- creator of a formula used to develop the atomic bomb
- virtual voice like Siri or Alexa which can take orders from you
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- material that brokes in small pieces that stay togheter
- machine that melts things by using radiation on them
- Sony were the first company that made them
6 Clues: person who created the pop-up ads • Sony were the first company that made them • machine that melts things by using radiation on them • creator of a formula used to develop the atomic bomb • material that brokes in small pieces that stay togheter • virtual voice like Siri or Alexa which can take orders from you
Inventions crossword by Abigail 2025-02-13
6 Clues: made from tree • enables the car to move • used to communicate before the smartphone • Important invention in the revolution that made yarn • form of energy that results in the movement of charged particals • invention that enabled longer working hours and improved safety and changed how people lived
inventions by alba gutierrez 2021-11-27
6 Clues: Person who invented the pop-up • the place where madyson King win • Invent which can melt a lot of things • The first tecnologi that can you let read • One aplicattion which contains Augmented reality • the first company who invented virtual assistant
Inventions by Mónica García 2021-11-28
6 Clues: person who invented gravity • Person who invented the screw • Invention that replaces papyri • Man who invented the telescope • an invention whose function is to better locate • invention with which people begin to communicate more easily
Adjectives for describing inventions 2026-04-10
6 Clues: Inexpensive • Having great strength, force • Great or important enough to be worthy of attention • The rate at which goods are produced or work is completed • Highly developed, complex, or showing a high level of skill • Using new ideas, methods, or creative thinking to make something better
Invetors and Their Inventions... Can You Name Them All? 2013-12-11
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- Machine invented by Eli Whitney designed to separate cotton seeds from the actual cotton.
- Robert Fulton built this machine to travel across water using an engine, paddle wheel and adapted hull
- invented from iron ore to allow heavy machinery to be constructed
- Machine invented by Alexander Graham Bell to make long distance communication easier.
- the practice of rotating use of different fields from crop to crop each year,to avoid exhausting the soil.
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- what did Chris Sholes invent in 1867?
- machine invented by Eli Whitney designed to separate cotton seeds from the actual cotton.
- bargaining method involving the refusal of workers to work until their demands have been met
- invented from iron ore to allow heavy machinery to be constructed with.
- Samuel Morse invented what machine in the year 1836?
10 Clues: what did Chris Sholes invent in 1867? • Samuel Morse invented what machine in the year 1836? • invented from iron ore to allow heavy machinery to be constructed • invented from iron ore to allow heavy machinery to be constructed with. • Machine invented by Alexander Graham Bell to make long distance communication easier. • ...
Social studies crossword puzzle 2022-04-21
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- government funds for improvements or support of commerce
- was picked, separated, then packaged
- the activity of buying and selling, especially on a large scale.
- a person who pays a fixed sum for some privilege or source of income.
- crossing a continent
- the election of someone to a further term of office.
- a machine that separates the cotton seeds and hulls from the cotton boll (tuft of cotton)
- an approach to foreign policy that stated the American continents were no longer under European influence
- a policy of promoting the U.S. industrial system through the use of tariffs, federal subsidies to build roads and other public works, and a national bank to control currency
- the action of declaring something to be untrue.
- economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories.
- before the American Civil War
- the action of inventing something, typically a process or device.
- a loyalty to whichever section or region of the country one was from, rather than to the nation as a whole
- parts of a mechanism that can be substituted one for another
- having knowledge and spiritual insight
- the policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change.
- an area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state.
- to make someone a slave
- a boat outfitted with steam boiler engines to power the paddle wheels that propel it forward
- the buying and selling of slaves within the United States
- a religious song based on scripture and biblical figures in the Christian Bible, first sung by enslaved people in the South
- the transition from a preindustrial economy to a market-oriented, capitalist economy
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- existing, occurring, or carried on between two or more nations.
- the making of articles on a large scale using machinery; industrial production.
- lands governed by the federal government but not belonging to any state
- an era in which widespread production by machinery replaced goods made by hand
- a nonviolent refusal to obey authority and laws
- the sacred writings of Christianity contained in the Bible.
- lack of proportion or relation between corresponding things.
- a formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries.
- a machine that sent messages long distances by sending electrical pulses in code over electrical wires
- the development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale.
- a tribunal presided over by a judge, judges, or a magistrate in civil and criminal cases.
- the complete and exclusive control of an industry by one company
- a power not explicitly stated in the Constitution
- the organization or structure of something.
- an agreement that stated the people of Missouri could own slaves and be admitted to the Union along with Maine, a free state
- the buying and selling of slaves within the United States
- the cloth and clothing made from cotton and other raw materials
- used to harm another
- become or make larger or more extensive.
- a machine that sent messages long distances by sending electrical pulses in code over electrical wires
- the concept of loyalty and devotion to one’s nation
- Place where goods are manufactured
- the state of being a slave.
- a method of production in which large crews of people performed work in one location
- the action or process of innovating.
- a work stoppage in order to force an employer to comply with demands
- a state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state.
50 Clues: used to harm another • crossing a continent • to make someone a slave • the state of being a slave. • before the American Civil War • Place where goods are manufactured • was picked, separated, then packaged • the action or process of innovating. • having knowledge and spiritual insight • become or make larger or more extensive. • the organization or structure of something. • ...
life and works of jose rizal 2024-03-07
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- The Hero's First Grief
- the principle of disuniting the people (making them go against each other) in order to govern them more effectively.
- nickname of jose rizal
- an old widow who had a widowed daughter with four sons
- is the way of execution given to Gomburza This is an instance that left an impression to Rizal about the sacrifice on one's life.
- 2nd Teacher of Jose.
- Partaker of the Hero's Sufferings
- he's a former senator and the main proponent of Rizal Bill furthermore the church charged Recto with being a communist and an anti-Catholic
- married to Antonio Lopez
- the Philippines was secluded from the rest of Asia and trade was confined to the galleon trade (the Mexico Philippines exchange)
- Refers to three secular Filipino Priests were by then, executed on February 15, 1872 due to allegations about the Cavite Mutiny.
- a friend of Jose Rizal
- Mother of Jose Rizal
- It began in England during 1700s and early 1800s, and led to drastic change in economy due to inventions that can use in fast production
- Jose Rizal is known as the national ________
- first Asian to be read in the West
- Filipina feminist leader and co-founder of the Philippines' first feminist organization
- who named the islands as "Filipinas".
- Street Jose boarded at a house in
- An important infrastructure beneath Egypt that pave the way for the importation of books, magazines, and newspapers with liberal ideas from Europe and America.
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- Jose Rizal's second novel
- First Tutor of Jose
- youngest of the Rizal Children
- Jose Rizal's howntown
- He created the Binondo for the Chinese.
- the highest colonial government official appointed by Spain to rule over their colony.
- he's the head of Senate committee on education and he helped the main proponent of the bill and sponsored the Rizal Bill.
- oldest of the Rizal Children
- He recommend to the King of Spain to open Manila to world
- He debunked the established Liberalism and the one who remove the longstanding personal benefits of the workers under the encomienda system and forced labor exemptions among soldiers.
- Father of Jose Rizal
- The Hero's Confidant
- He became the last home tutor of Jose and the friend of his father who died after 5 months.
- He was the former Governer General Who promoted fair Liberalism thatgave the wealthy Filipinos opportunity to engage in higher education. He was the best Administrator of the Philippines ever had.
- A rebellion that began on January 20, 1872 that was stage by about 200 military personnel.
- a mountainous village near Heidelberg where Rizal spent a three-month summer vacation
- "the only foundation of national greatness" according to Sen. Jose P. Laurel
- a known Oppositionist of Rizal Bill who argued that novels belonged to the past and that teaching them would misrepresent the current conditions of the Philippines and claimed it would violate freedom ol conscience and religion.
- the first government system adopted by Spain in the islands.
- The Sister Whom the Hero Loves to Tease
- is where Rizal stayed during his secondary course
41 Clues: First Tutor of Jose • Father of Jose Rizal • The Hero's Confidant • 2nd Teacher of Jose. • Mother of Jose Rizal • Jose Rizal's howntown • The Hero's First Grief • nickname of jose rizal • a friend of Jose Rizal • married to Antonio Lopez • Jose Rizal's second novel • oldest of the Rizal Children • youngest of the Rizal Children • Partaker of the Hero's Sufferings • ...
Final Exam 2020-06-02
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- This person was one of the leaders of an expedition to explorer the newly bought Louisiana Territory and is now famous for his work. His first name starts with an M.
- What started as someone killing a pig turned into two nations both bring in a big amount of military guns, ships, and men.
- This event is also called the "Wagon Train of 1843" when an estimated 700 to 1,000 emigrants moved across the country to Oregon.
- This man was a Spanish explorer and the first European to see the mouth of the Columbia River.
- This company is a Canadian company that deals in fur trade. In the past they controlled much of the fur trade in British Northern America.
- This was a war between the Yakima and the United States that mostly took place in the southern interior of present-day Washington.
- This person was the first non-Native American women to climb to the top of Mt. Rainier.
- This is the name of a group of people that have mixed indigenous and Euro-American ancestry.
- This is a railroad tunnel that is located in Stampede Pass.
- This man is regarded as the founder of Seattle. He served two terms as Mayor of Seattle.
- This Belgian Catholic priest went on missions to bring Native Americans to his religion.
- This man made a fortune off of the fur trade and was the first multi-millionaire in the United States.
- This Chinook word that means by and by is the unofficial motto of Washington State.
- This event was a meeting between the Native American tribes, Cayuse, Nez Perce, Walla Walla, Umatilla, and Yakima, and the United States to sign a treaty.
- This event was a dispute over the capture of vessels at the mouth of Nootka Sound that almost caused a war between Spain and Great Britain.
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- This man was an American officer and also one of the first people to summit Mt. Rainer.
- This man was a British officer of the Royal Navy. He is most well known for his expedition were he explored the coasts of what are now the American states Alaska, Washington, and Oregon and what is now the Canadian providence, British Columbia.
- This man was the first person to be the governor of Washington State. He had been the governor of the Washington Territory twice before.
- This person was a Greek navigator that sailed for Spain. There is a strait named after him that leads into Puget Sound.
- This fort was named for Captain George Vancouver and was located where present-day Vancouver, Washington is now.
- This person was one of the leaders of an expedition to explorer the Louisiana Territory and is now famous for his work and discoveries. His first name starts with a W.
- This person was the only female that traveled with the Lewis and Clark exploration group. She traveled with her baby and was a great help to the explorers.
- This fort was a U.S. Army post in the Washington Territory and was originally called "Harney's Depot" and "Colville Depot" before it was named what it is called now.
- This is what the Pacific Sea Otter was referred to because of it's very dense fur.
- The city with the highest population in Washington is named after this chief.
- This group was also called the North West Company. They controlled most of the fur trade from the 1780s to 1821.
- A great British explorer that, on one of his voyages, visited many places including Cape Disappointment and the Bering Strait.
- This is a fort that is part of the Lewis and Clark National Park. It is located in Oregon.
28 Clues: This is a railroad tunnel that is located in Stampede Pass. • The city with the highest population in Washington is named after this chief. • This is what the Pacific Sea Otter was referred to because of it's very dense fur. • This Chinook word that means by and by is the unofficial motto of Washington State. • ...
Techno Definition 2022-03-03
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- a detection system which works on the principle of radar,but uses light from a laser
- A person who introduces new methods,ideas,or products
- Denoting or relating to a period of a thousand years
- Solar Systems permits electricity to be harnessed by solar panels and stored inside a battery without direct connection to the utility grid
- Take(something) illicitly:steal
- Optimization The process of adjusting your website content to ensure that visitors that access the site from mobile devices have an experience customized to their device
- The process of adding games or games like element to something(such as task) so as to encourage participants
- the formation of ideas or concepts
- Networks a computer system modeled on the human brain and nervous system
- The practice of cross-posting involves posting a single message or piece of content to multiple destinations
- fusion The ability to bring together inputs from multiple radars, lidars and cameras from single model or images of the environment around a vehicle
- Computing a rapidly-emerging technology that harness the laws of quantum mechanics to solve problems too complex for classical computers
- Provide an enhanced viewing experience for content on another device
- Fatigue tiredness and frustration caused by having to remember a large amount of password for electronically-controlled activities
- an accumulation of data that is too large and complex for processing by traditional database management tools
- Key performance indicators
- Someone who believes they have good ideas for businesses or inventions but hasn’t actually managed to get any of them off the ground
- The correct or acceptable way of communicating on the internet
- A system for detecting the presence, direction, distance, and speed of aircraft, ships, and other objects
- reuse(discarded object or materials) in such a way as to create a product of higher quality or value than the original
- specification for a suite of high level communication protocols used to create personal area networks built from small, low-power digital radios
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- a form of entertainment
- Leader one whose views on a subject are taken to be authorized and influential
- Massive open online course
- you should focus on putting good content
- audio to describe any digital audio file or format that exceeds the quality of an audio CD
- A set of instructions for solving a problem or accomplishing a task
- The state, fact, quality, or condition of being singular
- a person or thing that interrupts an event, activity, or process by causing a disturbance or problem
- the state or quality of being efficient
- attract attention and encourage visitors to click on a link to a particular web page
- Business model in which a company offers basic or limited features to users at no cost and then charges a premium for supplemental or advanced features
- video recording where a view every direction is recorded at the same time
- An image, video, advertisements, etc.., that is circulated rapidly on the internet
34 Clues: a form of entertainment • Massive open online course • Key performance indicators • Take(something) illicitly:steal • the formation of ideas or concepts • the state or quality of being efficient • you should focus on putting good content • Denoting or relating to a period of a thousand years • A person who introduces new methods,ideas,or products • ...
Intellectual Property Rights 2025-02-08
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- - Performers are actors, singers, musicians, dancers, and other persons who act, sing, declaim, play in, interpret, or otherwise perform literary and artistic work.
- - A bundle of exclusive rights extended to an owner of an original work in the literary, scientific, and artistic domains. Copyright laws grant authors, artists, and other creators automatic protection for their literary and artistic works from the moment of creation and as such do not require registration for protection.
- - A word is a group of words, signs, symbols, logos, or a combination thereof that identifies and differentiates the source of the goods or services of one entity from those of others. If you have a business, distinguishing your goods or services from others gives you a competitive edge.
- - A sign used about goods or services to indicate that they originate from members of an association or particular group, including the quality, geographical origin, or other characteristics of the goods or services.
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- - Intellectual property refers to creations of the mind, such as inventions, literary and artistic works, designs, symbols, names, and images used in commerce.
- - A type of intellectual property protection that provides a shorter protection term of seven years compared to the 20 years of a patent. The registration process for a UM is less costly and shorter as it does not apply substantive examination to which patent filings are subjected.
- - An exclusive right granted to an inventor of to exclude others from using, making/manufacturing, selling, and/or importing his or her patented product or solution for 20 years from the date of filing. To be patentable, a product or process must be new, useful, and involves an inventive step that is not obvious to someone who has ordinary skills in the relevant field.
- - Refers to the date on which the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines received the complete and paid-up trademark application.
- - Refers to the date when the rights to a mark accrue from which the ten-year duration of the registration begins
- - A claim or declaration that a particular color or combination of colors is a material feature of the mark.
10 Clues: - A claim or declaration that a particular color or combination of colors is a material feature of the mark. • - Refers to the date when the rights to a mark accrue from which the ten-year duration of the registration begins • ...
5th Grade Wonders Unit 1 2025-08-27
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- Decipher means “to figure out something that is difficult to understand. “
- Yesterday he indicated, or showed a sign, that he was willing to help us paint the fence.
- If you claimed the prize, you declared it as your own.
- If a rock ledge is sheer , it is steep.
- If you are passionate about baseball, you have or show a strong feeling about it.
- A counterpoint is an opposing, or disagreeing, point of view.
- When she envisioned the school year, she imagined good things would happen in her future.
- When something is scarce, it is difficult to get or find.
- Wages are payments received for work done.
- Data are facts, figures, and other kinds of information.
- When you prosper , you do well and become successful.
- The magic show was spectacular because it was very unusual and impressive.
- If you respond enthusiastically , you act in a way that shows great interest or excitement.
- Profit is the amount of money left after all business costs have been paid.
- If you say something with emphasis , you use special force or stress when saying a particular word or syllable.
- Savings is money set aside for the future.
- When people assemble , they come together.
- A breakthrough is an important advance.
- Risk is the chance of loss or harm.
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- When you cite something, you mention it as proof or evidence.
- An encounter is an unexpected meeting.
- If you access information, you get it from a source, such as the Internet.
- When you advance , you move forward or make progress.
- A son, father, and grandfather are three generations who all have a common family ancestor.
- A loan is money borrowed.
- When you navigate , you find your way over or through an area.
- When you are captivated , you are focused on and influenced by charm, art, or skill.
- Debris is the scattered remains of something.
- If you are anxious , you feel nervous and worried about what may happen.
- If you can afford something, you have enough money to pay for it.
- Drawbacks are problems or disadvantages.
- Options are choices or alternatives.
- When you retrace your steps, you go back over them.
- A naturalist is a person who specializes in the study of things in nature, especially animals and plants.
- Reasoning having the ability to think in a logical way.
- Patents are papers that give a person or company the right to make, use, or sell new inventions for a certain number of years.
- Devices are things that are made or invented for a particular purpose.
- If he distracted you, he drew your attention away from what you were doing.
- When you accomplish a task, you complete it successfully.
- An analysis is a careful examination or study of something.
40 Clues: A loan is money borrowed. • Risk is the chance of loss or harm. • Options are choices or alternatives. • An encounter is an unexpected meeting. • If a rock ledge is sheer , it is steep. • A breakthrough is an important advance. • Drawbacks are problems or disadvantages. • Wages are payments received for work done. • Savings is money set aside for the future. • ...
OSF CROSSWORD 2015-08-20
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- The radioactive gas that belongs to the family with the highest first Ionization enthalpy
- This was called as Eka-Aluminium. This metal starts melting as soon you as you take it in your hand.
- He gave one of the electronegativity scale and the concept of molecular bond. The name comes from a hindi name of an Indian vegetable used to make raitas, salads and parathas.
- This is the IUPAC name given to the element by the country that made the first artificial satellite
- This is the group of elements that are made by the bombardment of neutrons over Uranium. They are all radioactive
- Surname of the scientist who believed that the modern periodic table is one of the most important discoveries on the field of chemistry.
- This is special category of the elements that includes Fe, Cu, Ag, V , Ti etc. They all show multiple oxidation states, they all are paramagnetic in their pure or oxidized state and they all are very widely used in catalysis.
- He was the first one to arrange elements periodically in the form of triads
- Again we have this element that shares its name with a very powerful European country. This is also a semi-metal predicted by Mendeleev
- This is the element which can never exist in positive oxidation state.
- The property of the elements to attract the electrons in a bond.
- This is the name of the group which have elements like Oxygen and Suphur.
- The radioactive element which was discovered by the Scientist who holds the honour of being the only person to receive Nobel prize both for Chemistry and Physics.
- The name of the group comes from the ability of the elements to form salts
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- The radioactive element that belongs to the last period and first group. The name relates to an European country
- The ion of this element is widely used in the batteries. This is the first member of Alkali family
- Surname of one of the greatest Chemist who got two Nobel Prize and gave one of the Electronegativity scale.
- The element is named after one of the greatest Physicist ever whose teachers thought he would never do anything in his life
- This law for the systemic classification of the element was given by John Newlands
- He was the first one to arrange the elements periodically
- This is a effect which leads to the fall in the effective nuclear charge due to the interelectronic repulsion of the core electrons.
- He is the scientist who published his periodic table just after Mendeleev. He belonged to Deutschland
- This is a semi-metal or a metalloid. This is the element responsible for severe poisoning of millions of Bangladeshis and Indians because of the presence of this element in Ganges and Brhamapurtra.
- The element that is a very important component of bleaching powder. It is also used as disinfectant in the purification of water. This has the highest value of the electron gain enthalpy.
- this is the last element of the Alkali family and is used in the photoelectric effect. This also has the lowest ionization enthalpy in the Alkali family.
- This element has the highest first Ionization enthalpy
26 Clues: This element has the highest first Ionization enthalpy • He was the first one to arrange the elements periodically • The property of the elements to attract the electrons in a bond. • This is the element which can never exist in positive oxidation state. • This is the name of the group which have elements like Oxygen and Suphur. • ...
American history vocab 10-13 2022-11-18
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- one 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.
- exclusive economic control of an industry
- exclusive right to manufacture or sell an invention
- theory 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.
- belief that the economy will prosper if businesses are left free from government regulation and allowed to compete in a free market.
- was 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.
- ownership of several companies that make the same product
- political theory that proposes that all people should collectively own property as the means of production and that individual ownership should not be allowed.
- arrangement grouping several companies under a single board of directors to eliminate competition.
- patented the telephone in March 1876
- efficient method of making steel; developed by British inventor Henry Bessemer and American inventor William Kelly in the 1850s.
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- railroad that crossed the continental United States; completed in 1869
- incident in which a bomb exploded during a labor protest held in Haymarket Square in Chicago, killing several police officers.
- Union founded in 1886 by Samuel Gompers for skilled workers
- economic system in which private business runs most industries, and competition determines how much goods cost and workers are paid.
- played 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.
- Law prohibiting monopolies and trusts that restrained trade
- head of the American Railway Union (ARU), he supported the Pullman strikers.
- company sells shares of ownership called stock to investors in order to raise money
- ownership of businesses involved in each step of a manufacturing process
- an Irish Catholic machinist and the mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania, became leader of the Knights of Labor. Under his leadership, membership was expanded rapidly.
- machine 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
- a 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.
- one of the first national labor unions in the United States, organized in 1869, after 1879 it included workers of different races, genders, and skills
- Year of intense worker strikes and violent labor confrontations in the united States.
- Entered 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
26 Clues: patented the telephone in March 1876 • exclusive economic control of an industry • exclusive right to manufacture or sell an invention • ownership of several companies that make the same product • Union founded in 1886 by Samuel Gompers for skilled workers • Law prohibiting monopolies and trusts that restrained trade • ...
Arjun Kurup - Chapter 10 Crossword Vocab. Puzzle 2022-04-21
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- -A large group of plants/trees under cultivation
- -To use tariff to promote American buisness
- -A cotton processing machine
- -A plant that is used for fabric often, source of most slave labor
- -A machine that sends messages over electrical wires using Morse code
- -Non-proccesed materials
- -To collect the produce of a plant
- -To protest something by avoiding it, such as a product
- -A period taking place after the War of 1812 which had a resounding desire for unity
- -To cultivate land
- -A canal that travels through upstate New York
- -When America turned from a preindustrial economy to a more industrially oriented economy
- -A machine that has machinery to break down flour
- -To exchange goods with another body
- -To calm down in violence/severity
- -The compromise that allowed people to have slaves in Missouri
- -Spirits
- -An artifical waterway which allows boats to pass or to channel water
- -An anti-slavery rebellion on 1831
- -Cloth & Clothes made from cotton and other materials
- -To rebel agianst something, typically violent
- -A personal possesion
- -Laws that protect the people
- -To rid of something, typically governmental
- -A machine that cuts oats and other plants using a scythe like mechanism.
- -The parts of a machine that can be substituted for something else
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- -To be loyal to one part of the country
- -Trade of slaves within the U.S
- -People that make inventions/breakthroughs
- -To have large control over the trade of some item(s)
- -A device that uses running water for energy
- -Land fit for growing plants due to healthy amounts of nutrients
- -A machine that combines thread
- -To support your own nation & their interests
- -The document that acknowledges that the United States doesn’t appreciate monarchy
- - A method of production in which a large crew of people would work in a single location
- -Peaceful protest
- -Something that existed before a war
- -To ban trade with a country
- -An older term for an attitude towards womans rights
- -To expand
- -Someone who is forced to work and can be bought as property against their will
- -Tracks that trains ride on
- -To resist against something
- -An area that isn’t organized
- -An era in which industrial production of goods took over more hand-made work
- -Powers that the congress had that weren’t explicitly stated in the constitution
- -Someone who supports the abolition of something
- -To cultivate land
- -A boat powered by a steam engine
50 Clues: -Spirits • -To expand • -Peaceful protest • -To cultivate land • -To cultivate land • -A personal possesion • -Non-proccesed materials • -Tracks that trains ride on • -A cotton processing machine • -To ban trade with a country • -To resist against something • -An area that isn’t organized • -Laws that protect the people • -Trade of slaves within the U.S • -A machine that combines thread • ...
The inventions of ancient egypt 2023-08-20
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- often come in peppermint flavor and make your breath fresh
- where the royal family lives
- something you can see yourself in
- the final resting place of the pharaohs. They are shaped like triangles
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- what you use to clean your teeth
- things you use to make your house look nice
- the study of stars
- Ancient Egyptian mythological creature that asks riddles
8 Clues: the study of stars • where the royal family lives • what you use to clean your teeth • something you can see yourself in • things you use to make your house look nice • Ancient Egyptian mythological creature that asks riddles • often come in peppermint flavor and make your breath fresh • the final resting place of the pharaohs. They are shaped like triangles
Chapters 14&15 2024-05-15
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- Orville and Wilbur Wright had a rivalry with Glenn Curtiss over the development of this transportation machine
- In the wild west these individuals had a reputation for doing unlawful activities many of which were convicted fugitives
- These were establishments in the old west provided refuge from loneliness and were centers for socializing, drinking, gambling, and lodging
- These photographs of a persons face meant to identify criminals began in the late 1800's
- This U.S. Department was created in 1862 to help farmers in the American West develop sustainable agriculture and adapt to their new environment
- African Americans who hoped to escape discrimination in the South by moving west
- A legal guarantee to protect an inventor's rights to make, use, or sell an invention
- an area of federal land set aside for Native American Tribes
- In the wild west these individuals attempted to uphold the law having jurisdiction in their county and having deputies or posses assist them
- These stores became a one stop shop selling a variety of goods under one roof like Macy's and Sears
- Alexander Graham Bell invented this by converting sound into an electrical signal through a transmitter that required operators to connect callers
- This industrial school was the first government-sponsored boarding school for Native American children that assimilated Native Americans in Pennsylvania
- Corporations began to hire youth to work in the seafood industry, cotton mills, newsies, miners, factory, and fields and worked long hours with low wages
- I created the first affordable car, the Model T, in my factory in Detroit pioneering the assembly line
- I invented the light bulb in 1880 using a filament heated inside of a vacuum bulb
- When a company gains complete control and power over the price and quality of a product after eliminating the competition
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- This immigration station opened in 1892 in the New York Harbor to help manage the growing number of immigrants from Europe
- a marketing strategy that aims to reach a large audience using advertisements to attract potential customers
- William Le Baron Jenney pioneered these tall building structures using steel that increased cities population and workforce
- also known as wovoka, this Native American dancing ritual was designed to bring their ancestors back to life and restore their culture
- A legal entity or group created by investors who own shares of a company, with the purpose of operating for profit by selling stock
- I became a famous boomtown in 1859 after Edwin L. Drake drilled for "black gold" or oil
- These areas within cities were crowded and impoverished with sickness, disease, and crime in the late 1800's
- this granted 160 acres of federal land to any U.S. citizen after 5 years of cultivation and permanent settlement
- In 1883 these were adopted in the U.S. in which there are 4 mainland areas that helped standardize time
- Any successful industrialist or businessperson whose practices were often considered ruthless or unethical during the Gilded Age
- this cheap fencing method made by farmer Joseph Glidden led to the end of the open range by carving out land ownership in the west
- This became available to everyday Americans with the power plant grid system that provided power to homes over long distances to power new inventions
- This occurred at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company that led to changes in workplace safety
- method of steelmaking that burned off impurities in molten iron with blasts of hot air
30 Clues: an area of federal land set aside for Native American Tribes • African Americans who hoped to escape discrimination in the South by moving west • I invented the light bulb in 1880 using a filament heated inside of a vacuum bulb • A legal guarantee to protect an inventor's rights to make, use, or sell an invention • ...
OSF CROSSWORD 2015-08-20
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- This is a semi-metal or a metalloid. This is the element responsible for severe poisoning of millions of Bangladeshis and Indians because of the presence of this element in Ganges and Brhamapurtra.
- This law for the systemic classification of the element was given by John Newlands
- The property of the elements to attract the electrons in a bond.
- This is a effect which leads to the fall in the effective nuclear charge due to the interelectronic repulsion of the core electrons.
- This is the IUPAC name given to the element by the country that made the first artificial satellite
- Surname of the scientist who believed that the modern periodic table is one of the most important discoveries on the field of chemistry.
- This is special category of the elements that includes Fe, Cu, Ag, V , Ti etc. They all show multiple oxidation states, they all are paramagnetic in their pure or oxidized state and they all are very widely used in catalysis.
- This is the name of the group which have elements like Oxygen and Suphur.
- The element is named after one of the greatest Physicist ever whose teachers thought he would never do anything in his life
- The radioactive gas that belongs to the family with the highest first Ionization enthalpy
- The ion of this element is widely used in the batteries. This is the first member of Alkali family
- This was called as Eka-Aluminium. This metal starts melting as soon you as you take it in your hand.
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- The radioactive element that belongs to the last period and first group. The name relates to an European country
- This is the element which can never exist in positive oxidation state.
- He gave one of the electronegativity scale and the concept of molecular bond. The name comes from a hindi name of an Indian vegetable used to make raitas, salads and parathas.
- this is the last element of the Alkali family and is used in the photoelectric effect. This also has the lowest ionization enthalpy in the Alkali family.
- He was the first one to arrange elements periodically in the form of triads
- The radioactive element which was discovered by the Scientist who holds the honour of being the only person to receive Nobel prize both for Chemistry and Physics.
- He was the first one to arrange the elements periodically
- The element that is a very important component of bleaching powder. It is also used as disinfectant in the purification of water. This has the highest value of the electron gain enthalpy.
- This is the group of elements that are made by the bombardment of neutrons over Uranium. They are all radioactive
- This element has the highest first Ionization enthalpy
- The name of the group comes from the ability of the elements to form salts
- Again we have this element that shares its name with a very powerful European country. This is also a semi-metal predicted by Mendeleev
- He is the scientist who published his periodic table just after Mendeleev. He belonged to Deutschland
- Surname of one of the greatest Chemist who got two Nobel Prize and gave one of the Electronegativity scale.
26 Clues: This element has the highest first Ionization enthalpy • He was the first one to arrange the elements periodically • The property of the elements to attract the electrons in a bond. • This is the element which can never exist in positive oxidation state. • This is the name of the group which have elements like Oxygen and Suphur. • ...
🌲 Christmas Inventions 🎄 2023-09-26
6 Clues: PLACE TINSEL WAS INVENTED • SHAPE OF FIRST CANDY CANES • MADE CHRISTMAS SWEATERS FAMOUS • FIRST LIGHTS ON CHRISTMAS TREES • PEOPLE FIRST THOUGHT SNOWMEN WERE THIS • COVERING FOR THE FIRST FAKE CHRISTMAS TREES
Inventions by Isabel Priego 2021-11-23
6 Clues: The man who invented pop-ups • He is the boy who invented PROTEGO • This is a gadget that is found at home • He is the President who built the atomic bomb • It was the first company that released e-readers • It is the name of the country where the BHP awards are celebrated
Inventions by Alejandro Ruiz 2021-11-28
Inventions in medical science 2024-11-12
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- What type of attack do small devices planted in the brain predict?
- What do we call the wires that link patients to monitors in a hospital?
- What do we call the devices that display information received from electronic circuits, such as heart rate or other health data
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- What key function, along with heart rate, is monitored by the touch screen computer?
- What is the name of the small tool that is placed in the back part of a blind person’s eyes to help them see?
- What type of protein did scientists attach to blood cells to help treat an allergy?
6 Clues: What type of attack do small devices planted in the brain predict? • What do we call the wires that link patients to monitors in a hospital? • What type of protein did scientists attach to blood cells to help treat an allergy? • What key function, along with heart rate, is monitored by the touch screen computer? • ...
Fake news 2023-03-20
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- Results or conclusions of a study or investigation; Synonym: results, conclusions, discoveries
- To attract or entice with something desirable; Synonym: entice, attract, charm
- To understand or explain something incorrectly; Synonym: misunderstand, misconstrue, misread
- To inspect or scrutinize something closely; Synonym: inspect, scrutinize, analyze
- To take for granted or suppose something to be true without proof; Synonym: suppose, presume, guess
- Fake
- Occurring at the beginning; Synonym: first, introductory, opening
- A person who shares in the writing of a book or article; Synonym: collaborator, cowriter, contributor
- To mention or allude to something; Synonym: mention, cite, point to
- To cause someone or something to be regarded as untrustworthy or false; Synonym: undermine, weaken, challenge
- To be made up of or formed from something; Synonym: made up of, comprised of, constituted
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- To expose or discredit a false or exaggerated claim or belief; Synonym: refute, disprove, expose
- A systematic examination or inquiry into a subject or situation; Synonym: inquiry, examination, probe
- Established as true or certain; Synonym: verified, validated, proven
- A way of dealing with or accomplishing something; Synonym: method, strategy, tactic
- To deceive or trick someone into believing something that is not true; Synonym: deceive, trick, fool
- Fake or fraudulent; Synonym: fake, fraudulent, false
- Reported or believed to be true, but not necessarily confirmed; Synonym: alleged, supposed, rumored
- To cause someone to lose confidence or enthusiasm; Synonym: demotivate, dissuade, deter
- Stopping, forcing to quit
- A wildly exaggerated or improbable story; Synonym: exaggeration, fabrication, falsehood, lies
- Unverified information that is circulated widely; Synonym: gossip, hearsay, speculation
- A person or group responsible for a crime or wrongdoing; Synonym: offender, perpetrator, guilty party
- To be without or not have enough of something; Synonym: miss, need, require
- Able to be believed or trusted; Synonym: trustworthy, reliable, believable
25 Clues: Fake • Stopping, forcing to quit • Fake or fraudulent; Synonym: fake, fraudulent, false • Occurring at the beginning; Synonym: first, introductory, opening • To mention or allude to something; Synonym: mention, cite, point to • Established as true or certain; Synonym: verified, validated, proven • ...
OSF CROSSWORD 2015-08-20
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- This is a semi-metal or a metalloid. This is the element responsible for severe poisoning of millions of Bangladeshis and Indians because of the presence of this element in Ganges and Brhamapurtra.
- This law for the systemic classification of the element was given by John Newlands
- The property of the elements to attract the electrons in a bond.
- This is a effect which leads to the fall in the effective nuclear charge due to the interelectronic repulsion of the core electrons.
- This is the IUPAC name given to the element by the country that made the first artificial satellite
- Surname of the scientist who believed that the modern periodic table is one of the most important discoveries on the field of chemistry.
- This is special category of the elements that includes Fe, Cu, Ag, V , Ti etc. They all show multiple oxidation states, they all are paramagnetic in their pure or oxidized state and they all are very widely used in catalysis.
- This is the name of the group which have elements like Oxygen and Suphur.
- The element is named after one of the greatest Physicist ever whose teachers thought he would never do anything in his life
- The radioactive gas that belongs to the family with the highest first Ionization enthalpy
- The ion of this element is widely used in the batteries. This is the first member of Alkali family
- This was called as Eka-Aluminium. This metal starts melting as soon you as you take it in your hand.
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- The radioactive element that belongs to the last period and first group. The name relates to an European country
- This is the element which can never exist in positive oxidation state.
- He gave one of the electronegativity scale and the concept of molecular bond. The name comes from a hindi name of an Indian vegetable used to make raitas, salads and parathas.
- this is the last element of the Alkali family and is used in the photoelectric effect. This also has the lowest ionization enthalpy in the Alkali family.
- He was the first one to arrange elements periodically in the form of triads
- The radioactive element which was discovered by the Scientist who holds the honour of being the only person to receive Nobel prize both for Chemistry and Physics.
- He was the first one to arrange the elements periodically
- The element that is a very important component of bleaching powder. It is also used as disinfectant in the purification of water. This has the highest value of the electron gain enthalpy.
- This is the group of elements that are made by the bombardment of neutrons over Uranium. They are all radioactive
- This element has the highest first Ionization enthalpy
- The name of the group comes from the ability of the elements to form salts
- Again we have this element that shares its name with a very powerful European country. This is also a semi-metal predicted by Mendeleev
- He is the scientist who published his periodic table just after Mendeleev. He belonged to Deutschland
- Surname of one of the greatest Chemist who got two Nobel Prize and gave one of the Electronegativity scale.
26 Clues: This element has the highest first Ionization enthalpy • He was the first one to arrange the elements periodically • The property of the elements to attract the electrons in a bond. • This is the element which can never exist in positive oxidation state. • This is the name of the group which have elements like Oxygen and Suphur. • ...
The Story of Maths II 2021-05-20
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- Ancient Chinese game
- ____ is a language that explains how patterns in numbers work
- Carl Gauss was a ____ mathematician
- The 4th composite number
- Quadratic equations often have ____ equations
- An Indian religious theme involves ____ness
- Even numbers are ____
- Ch'in explored the ____ Theorem (like Carl Gauss many years later)
- What did the Indian astronomer say to God when he wanted an answer?
- Baghdad had an impressive ____
- _____ of elevation
- A common surname in some Asian countries (just ask Natalie)
- According to Indian mathematicians, 1/0= ____
- Using Fibonacci Sequence, you can calculate the reproduction of ____
- the Mesopotamian empire where maths were explored and developed
- Ch'in was interested in ___ equations
- Generally, math innovations happened in the East before in the ____
- Fibonacci Sequences are found in nature (eg. Nautilus ____)
- Avoid the number _____ at all costs
- Algebraic calculations to the 4th power are ____
- Quadratic equations involve numbers (and variables) that are ____
- The angle between the sun, moon, and earth that led to celestial calculation is one ____ of a degree
- Leonardo of ____
- 1,1,2,3,5,8,____,21
- Odd numbers are ____
- Pie are not round, pi are ____
- Can be formed with 9, 16, or 25 numbers
- The 9 Chapters is all about how to solve ____
- Tourist make funny pics in front of the ____ Tower of Pizza!
- Ch'in had no symbol for this number
- SCMS is located on Strawberry____
- This number brings good fortune
- In all, it took over 2000 ____ to build
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- The ____ of Proportionality (thing German)
- ____ discovered how to solve all cubic equations
- ____, an Italian city that banned arabic numbers in 1299
- A counting game that uses beans or stones
- Pro____ce High School
- The square of a number is one ____ than the product of the two numbers immediately before and after
- 6400 km long Great ___ of China
- Indians were using the ____ system by the 3rd c.
- ____ enabled Indian astronomers to make important math and planetary discoveries
- French mathematician, Pierre de ____
- ____ numbers were first explored in India
- Along with China, ____ developed Math concepts more fully than in the West
- ____gammon requires some math skills to play
- Ying goes with this
- Plays tennis and gets "licked"
- Pi is the ration of circumference to ____
- Ch'in was only able to find approximate ____ to his problems
- French for "farewell" (without further...)
- The Story of ____
- "The ____ Chapters"
- Math progress in the West waned (or was non-existent) during the ____ ____
- The House of ____
- The 3rd prime number
- Madhava explored connections between ____ series and trig
- There are 720 ____ in April
- The sine function is useful in this field
- Math is an ____ science
- Italian contact with Arabs in North ____ led to the acceptance of new maths in Europe
- Hindu-____ numerals are represented by 0-9
- The Fibonacci ____ was invented by the mathematician of the same name
- In the west, Liebnitz is often credited with discovering this
- Isaac ____
- The sun is four ____ times further from earth than the moon
66 Clues: Isaac ____ • Leonardo of ____ • The Story of ____ • The House of ____ • _____ of elevation • Ying goes with this • "The ____ Chapters" • 1,1,2,3,5,8,____,21 • Ancient Chinese game • The 3rd prime number • Odd numbers are ____ • Pro____ce High School • Even numbers are ____ • Math is an ____ science • The 4th composite number • There are 720 ____ in April • Baghdad had an impressive ____ • ...
Elements named after people 2022-11-02
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- Glenn Seaborg and his colleagues first discovered/MADE the element _______________.
- Mendeleev's 1st book title
- Glenn Seaborg was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for "discoveries in the chemistry of the t____________________ elements.
- Dynamite is a stabilized form of n______________ and was invented by Alfred Nobel in 1867.
- _______________ (last name) discovered the x-ray.
- Marie Curie received a Nobel Prize for her work with this
- Lise Meitner was exiled to ________ which is why some people didn't know of her contributions to science
- Nobel and his father developed methods to produce nitroglycerin in large quantities for use in c________________.
- _____________ is a SUPERHEAVY, synthetically made element with a half-life of less than a thousandth of a second, making it difficult to discover or put into practical use.
- Georgy Flerov helped discover spontaneous __________.
- Glenn Seaborg also helped to develop the extraction process used to isolate the plutonium fuel for the __________ ___________. (2 words separated by a space)
- Nobel, finally after a lot of experimentation, found a way to stabilize the compound that is used to make dynamite by adding k___________.
- the ACTUAL discoverer of radioactivity
- In 1921, President _____________ on behalf of the women of America, presented Marie Curie with one gram of one of the elements that she co-discovered in recognition of her service to science.
- Meitner was the first person to realize that Einstein's idea of making mass into __________ could be used in fission
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- Mendeleev wanted to bring order to the elements which led to the discovery of the _________ __________. (2 words separated by a space)
- Enrico Fermi helped make the first controlled n____________ r______________ (space between words)
- Oganesson is named for the physicist __________ Oganessian.
- The man who discovered the x-ray did so when he noticed that the glass tube that he had been using containing ____________ was glowing.
- To create his first table, Mendeleev wrote the p_____________ of the different elements on different cards so he could compare them and move the cards around in an attempt to find order among them.
- One of the major problems that E. Lawrence and the rest of the scientists on the Manhattan Project had to solve was the _____________ of the 2 forms of Uranium.
- The name of Hassium is derived from the German state of ___________ where Hassium was first made/synthesized.
- Lise Meitner worked with this famous scientist (last name only; starts with "P")
- Enrico Fermi's nickname (two words with a space between)
- At Hanford, Fermi inserted the first _______ fuel slug into the B Reactor (an element)
- Curie actively promoted the use of the element _________ to decrease pain/suffering
- Meitner and her nephew used the idea of Neils Bohr's ____________ d__________ (2 words separated by a space) to explain nuclear behavior
- Meitner's nephew; also a famous scientist
- Georgy Flerov was a s___________ physicist.
- This is the place in Tennessee where E. Lawrence and the rest of the scientists on the Manhattan Project had success in designing the atomic bomb. (2 words separated by a space)
30 Clues: Mendeleev's 1st book title • the ACTUAL discoverer of radioactivity • Meitner's nephew; also a famous scientist • Georgy Flerov was a s___________ physicist. • _______________ (last name) discovered the x-ray. • Georgy Flerov helped discover spontaneous __________. • Enrico Fermi's nickname (two words with a space between) • ...
Georgia Studies GMAS Part 1 2022-04-28
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- These protect Georgia's coastline from erosion from tropical storms.
- This part of the “Three G’s” represents explorers’ desire to become famous for their discoveries in the New World.
- This region of GA is the largest.
- Mountain range that runs throughout the northern regions of Georgia.
- This invention made the production of cotton much faster.
- This is the most advanced era of Native American culture in the United States.
- This region of GA is the “Carpet Capital of the World”.
- ____ De Soto was the first explore to lead a mission through what is now Georgia.
- The colonists did not think it was fair to have taxation without ___ .
- James ______ is considered the founder of the Georgia colony.
- This document was the first constitution of the United States.
- This city was Georgia’s second capital.
- Georgia is located in this region of the United States.
- The ___ of 1763 prevented colonists from moving west.
- This city was Georgia’s fourth capital.
- The original Georgia colonists encountered this Native American tribe when they arrived.
- After the Revolutionary War the capital of Georgia moved which direction to follow the population?
- The _____ Swamp is the largest swamp in North America.
- The ___ period of the Georgia colony had many strict rules that the colonists thought were unfair.
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- Georgia is located on this continent.
- The ____ Land Fraud was a scandal in which Georgia lawmakers were bribed to sell land in GA for too cheap.
- This is a zone that separates the Piedmont and Coastal Plain regions of Georgia.
- _____ Musgrove helped Oglethorpe by acting as a translator for him and the Yamacraw.
- This part of the “Three G’s” represents explorers’ desire to find riches in the New World.
- Georgia is located in this country.
- This part of the “Three G’s” represents explorers’ desire to convert Native Americans to Christianity.
- This region of GA has the highest population and GA’s capital city of Atlanta.
- On July 4th we celebrate ___ Day, the day the colonists signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
- Spanish explorers created churches called ___ on GA’s barrier islands.
- This tax on paper goods angered the colonists in Georgia.
- Plateau This region of GA is the smallest.
- The ____ War was fought between the colonists and the British over independence.
- The ______ River forms our border with Alabama.
- This city is Georgia’s current capital.
- This city was Georgia’s third capital.
- This invention made travel and trade throughout the U.S. much easier.
- __________ Bald is the highest mountain in Georgia.
- The _______ River forms our border with South Carolina.
- In order to pay for the French and Indian War, Great Britain raised ____ in the colonies.
- This region of GA has the highest average rainfall.
- This person was the Chief of the Yamacraw tribe who helped Oglethorpe.
- This system was used to distribute land based on how many family members and slaves a person had.
- The Land ____ distributed land by drawing numbers out of a container.
43 Clues: This region of GA is the largest. • Georgia is located in this country. • Georgia is located on this continent. • This city was Georgia’s third capital. • This city is Georgia’s current capital. • This city was Georgia’s second capital. • This city was Georgia’s fourth capital. • Plateau This region of GA is the smallest. • The ______ River forms our border with Alabama. • ...
Inventions of the 50s 2022-03-31
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- What was one of the main themes for what was invented in the 50s?
- What was the object that was very useful and used in many things?
- What was the thing that made buying things easier?
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- What helped prevent outbreaks of diseases?
- What " room sized box" was invented in the 50s that we modernized and still use today?
- What is the term for when everyone wants to have what everyone else has?
6 Clues: What helped prevent outbreaks of diseases? • What was the thing that made buying things easier? • What was one of the main themes for what was invented in the 50s? • What was the object that was very useful and used in many things? • What is the term for when everyone wants to have what everyone else has? • ...
UNIT 5: INVENTIONS (Vocabulary) 2023-03-15
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- a piece of computer equipment, especially a small one such as a smartphone
- a scientific test that is done in order to study what happens and to gain new knowledge
- the machines and electronic parts in a computer or other electronic system
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- the things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity
- a room or building used for scientific research, experiments, testing, etc.
- the programs used by a computer for doing particular jobs
6 Clues: the programs used by a computer for doing particular jobs • the things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity • a piece of computer equipment, especially a small one such as a smartphone • the machines and electronic parts in a computer or other electronic system • a room or building used for scientific research, experiments, testing, etc. • ...
Industrialization Vocabulary 2022-11-07
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- exclusive economic control of an industry
- Union founded in 1886 by Samuel Gompers for skilled workers
- was 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.
- Incident in which a bomb exploded during a labor protest held in Haymarket Square in Chicago, killing several police officers.
- efficient method of making steel; developed by British inventor Henry Bessemer and American inventor William Kelly in the 1850s.
- economic system in which private business runs most industries, and competition determines how much goods cost and workers are paid.
- ownership of several companies that make the same product
- Year of intense worker strikes and violent labor confrontations in the united States.
- ownership of businesses involved in each step of a manufacturing process
- played 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.
- one of the first national labor unions in the United States, organized in 1869, after 1879 it included workers of different races, genders, and skills
- railroad railroad that crossed the continental United States; completed in 1869
- patented the telephone in March 1876
- a 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.
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- company sells shares of ownership called stock to investors in order to raise money
- one 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.
- political theory that proposes that all people should collectively own property as the means of production and that individual ownership should not be allowed.
- Entered 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.
- exclusive right to manufacture or sell an invention
- theory 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.
- Law prohibiting monopolies and trusts that restrained trade
- arrangment grouping several companies under a single board of directors to eliminate competition.
- an Irish Catholic machinist and the mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania, became leader of the Knights of Labor. Under his leadership, membership was expanded rapidly.
- belief that the economy will prosper if businesses are left free from government regulation and allowed to compete in a free market.
- head of the American Railway Union (ARU), he supported the Pullman strikers.
- machine 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
26 Clues: patented the telephone in March 1876 • exclusive economic control of an industry • exclusive right to manufacture or sell an invention • ownership of several companies that make the same product • Union founded in 1886 by Samuel Gompers for skilled workers • Law prohibiting monopolies and trusts that restrained trade • ...
AND and AND ... 2024-11-20
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- Having a repeated design.
- An artist’s workspace.
- A roof window.
- A stand for a canvas.
- A painter’s protective outfit.
- Marked with a spill.
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- It heats a room or cooks food.
- To show something in art or words.
- A painter’s color tray.
- The opposite of tidy.
- A quick drawing.
- The feeling of a place.
- Simple and countryside-like.
- To throw things around.
14 Clues: A roof window. • A quick drawing. • Marked with a spill. • The opposite of tidy. • A stand for a canvas. • An artist’s workspace. • A painter’s color tray. • The feeling of a place. • To throw things around. • Having a repeated design. • Simple and countryside-like. • It heats a room or cooks food. • A painter’s protective outfit. • To show something in art or words.
Mesopotamia 2023-11-09
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- 1895-539 BC. empire in Mesopotamia; Hammurabi was one of its rulers
- 2334-2218 BC. the first empire in the world, founded by Sargon the Great who unified Mesopotamia under his rule.
- the ruler of the Babylonian Empire from 1792 BC to 1750 BC, whose most enduring legacy is the code of laws he put together.
- code a set of laws
- the spreading of ideas or products from one culture to another.
- a law code enacted by Hammurabi, the king of Babylonia around 1772 BC
- the area of land nearby and parallel to a river
- an arc of rich farmland in Southwest Asia, between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea.
- the digging up of earth in order to search for something such as remains.
- a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.
- a grouping of people in a society based usually based on wealth, religion, ethnicity, or other factors
- a series of rulers from the same family.
- 3500-1650 BC. a region in the Middle East between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, part of the land making up the Fertile Crescent, meaning "land between the rivers" in Greek, where the first early river valley civilizations started
- a conqueror from Akkad who defeated the city-states of Sumer about 2350 BC, creating the world’s first empire.
- a skilled worker, such as a weaver or a potter, who makes goods by hand.
- a long-lasting pattern of organization in a community.
- the belief in many gods
- a city and its surrounding lands functioning as an independent political unit.
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- a system of writing with wedge-shaped symbols, invented by Sumerians around 3000 BC.
- the development of skills in a specific kind of work
- kingdom of northern Mesopotamia that became the center of one of the great empires of the ancient Middle East. The people were famous for their cruelty and fighting prowess and were monumental builders, as shown by archaeological sites at Nineveh, Ashur, and Nimrūd.
- a period in human history, beginning around 3000 BC in some areas, during which people began using bronze, rather than copper or stone, to fashion tools and weapons.
- a Southwest Asian people who helped to destroy the Assyrian Empire.
- all the different ways a distinct group of people interact with one another and their environment and pass these ways down from generation to generation over time
- a new method of addressing a problem
- the supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels.
- the relative social, professional, or other standing of someone or something.
- ways of applying knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet people's needs.
- a form of trade in which people exchange goods and services without the use of money.
- a temple, in the form of a stepped pyramid, which literally means “mountain of god.”
- a professional record-keeper.
- a mixture of chemical elements in which at least one is a metal
- a human-made object.
- a form of culture characterized by an economy that produces food surpluses, cities, social classes, specialized jobs, developed systems of government, religion, and learning, achievements in technology, art, and monumental architecture, and systems of record keeping
34 Clues: code a set of laws • a human-made object. • the belief in many gods • a professional record-keeper. • a new method of addressing a problem • a series of rulers from the same family. • the area of land nearby and parallel to a river • the development of skills in a specific kind of work • a long-lasting pattern of organization in a community. • ...
unit13 2025-03-06
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- The long lecture started to _____ the students, and they struggled to stay awake.
- He had to _____ to get his friend’s attention across the crowded room.
- Water began to _____ from the ceiling after the rainstorm.
- The school _____ is beautiful with large trees and green lawns.
- The _____ reported on the story about the upcoming storm.
- My grandmother gave me a _____ necklace that I will keep forever.
- She has a _____ for painting and spends hours working on her art.
- We need to stick to our _____ if we want to save money for the trip.
- The poet wrote a beautiful _____ about the changing seasons.
- He loves to _____ around in circles at the playground.
- The coffee tasted _____ because I forgot to add sugar.
- There was a _____ of people trying to catch the last train.
- The group went on an _____ to explore the mountains.
- She felt like an _____ when she helped her friend after the accident.
- The _____ of the blanket made me feel comfortable on the cold night.
- Their _____ to the beach took longer than expected because of traffic.
- _____ must work together to protect the environment.
- The _____ flew high above the clouds on its way to another country.
- You need to _____ the key to unlock the door.
- The _____ looked stunning in her white dress on her wedding day.
- They went on a _____ walk along the beach during sunset.
- Technology has helped _____ make many important discoveries.
- The teacher will _____ the students into groups for the project.
- The lawyer met with a new _____ to discuss the case.
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- Her _____ at the party made everyone feel happy and excited.
- The _____ in my room is filled with all my favorite novels.
- The _____ from the campfire kept us warm during the cold night.
- The _____ of the lion could be heard from a distance.
- She tried to _____ the toothpaste out, but there was barely any left.
- The _____ of the missing cookies was finally solved by the detective.
- The detective found a _____ that helped him solve the case.
- He is very _____ and loves trying new activities like rock climbing.
- She carried a _____ of sand to build a castle on the beach.
- The old _____ in the corner was used to store apples.
- I had a _____ for breakfast this morning.
- She was _____ to start her new book and finish it in one day.
- He used a towel to _____ the spilled water off the table.
- Smoking can cause _____ to your health in the long run.
- The teacher gave us a _____ about the upcoming test.
- In many stories, the _____ tries to trick people into doing bad things.
- She won an _____ for being the best student in the class.
- Too much sugar is _____ to your teeth and health.
- She let out a loud _____ when she saw the spider on her desk.
- He filled the _____ with water to wash the car.
44 Clues: I had a _____ for breakfast this morning. • You need to _____ the key to unlock the door. • He filled the _____ with water to wash the car. • Too much sugar is _____ to your teeth and health. • The group went on an _____ to explore the mountains. • _____ must work together to protect the environment. • The teacher gave us a _____ about the upcoming test. • ...
Entrepreneurship 2024-06-13
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- _____ Based; a type of business that is operated from one's own living space
- An acronym; what an investor should expect to earn after the sale of their investment
- The available assets of a company that can be converted into cash quickly
- A Canadian E-commerce website
- Often seen as an alternative to entrepreneurship, someone from within the company rises to a leadership role
- A corporation's attempt at selling its product by promoting
- _____ Entrepreneur; ex. Mike Rovers (Second Chance Ministries)
- A portion of a company's profits for each unit sold is taken by a private investor
- Act of purchasing a location instead of an entire company
- The state or right of owning a business
- An image that often represents a company
- A word, phrase, or object registered to represent a company or product
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- A corporation or business' primary audience
- _____ Boss; a TV show about a company executive working a lower-level position
- Someone who creates things as an occupation
- _____ Den; the Canadian and British versions of #18
- A Canadian E-commerce company that primarily specifies in delivering groceries directly to your door
- _____ Inventions; an invention created by an inventor from our country!
- The state or right of co-owning a business
- A company's ability to maintain a neutral cash flow when selling a product or service
- Canadian _____ Law; a law that protects Canadian businesses' products or ideas when filed
- An entrepreneur's moral principals
- _____ recognition; an entrepreneur's ability to recognize an opening in the market
- _____ Tank; an American TV show featuring wealthy investors looking to invest in a company
- An often short-lived trend
- A company always tries to _____ its product for profit
- _____ Industries; a non-profit that specializes in offering convicted felons a second chance
- _____ Festival; a failed attempt at a music festival headed by Billy McFarland
- _____ Statement; a company's statement on how much money they generate
- _____ Market; who a company specifically tailors their product to
30 Clues: An often short-lived trend • A Canadian E-commerce website • An entrepreneur's moral principals • The state or right of owning a business • An image that often represents a company • The state or right of co-owning a business • A corporation or business' primary audience • Someone who creates things as an occupation • _____ Den; the Canadian and British versions of #18 • ...
Magnetism & Electricity 2019-11-04
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- A class of physical phenomena that are mediated by magnetic fields. Electric currents and the magnetic moments of elementary particles give rise to a magnetic field, which acts on other currents and magnetic moments.
- The SI unit of electromotive force, the difference of potential that would drive one ampere of current against one ohm resistance.
- The emission of electrons or other free carriers when light hits a material. Electrons emitted in this manner can be called photoelectrons. This phenomenon is commonly studied in electronic physics and in fields of chemistry such as quantum chemistry and electrochemistry.
- A body of water or air moving in a definite direction, especially through a surrounding body of water or air in which there is less movement.
- Vector field that describes the magnetic influence of electric charges in relative motion and magnetized materials.
- A stable subatomic particle with a charge of negative electricity, found in all atoms and acting as the primary carrier of electricity in solids.
- Natural frequency of vibration determined by the physical parameters of the vibrating object.
- A type of elementary particle. It is the quantum of the electromagnetic field including electromagnetic radiation such as light and radio waves, and the force carrier for the electromagnetic force. The invariant mass of the photon is zero; it always moves at the speed of light in a vacuum.
- The reinforcement or prolongation of sound by reflection from a surface or by the synchronous vibration of a neighboring object.
- A rock mineral and one of the main iron ores, with the chemical formula Fe₃O₄. It is one of the oxides of iron, and is ferrimagnetic; it is attracted to a magnet and can be magnetized to become a permanent magnet itself. It is the most magnetic of all the naturally-occurring minerals on Earth.
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- A material or object that produces a magnetic field.
- The SI unit of frequency, equal to one cycle per second.
- A form of medical imaging that measures the response of the atomic nuclei of body tissues to high-frequency radio waves when placed in a strong magnetic field, and that produces images of the internal organs.
- In physics, electromagnetic radiation refers to the waves of the electromagnetic field, propagating through space, carrying electromagnetic radiant energy. It includes radio waves, microwaves, infrared, light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays.
- Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields.
- The maximum displacement or distance moved by a point on a vibrating body or wave measured from its equilibrium position. It is equal to one-half the length of the vibration path.
- Region at each end of a magnet where the external magnetic field is strongest. A bar magnet suspended in Earth's magnetic field orients itself in a north–south direction. The north-seeking pole of such a magnet, or any similar pole, is called a north magnetic pole.
- The flow of electrons. All matter is made up of atoms, and an atom has a center, called a nucleus. The nucleus contains positively charged particles called protons and uncharged particles called neutrons.
- 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 number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time. It is also referred to as temporal frequency, which emphasizes the contrast to spatial frequency and angular frequency. The period is the duration of time of one cycle in a repeating event, so the period is the reciprocal of the frequency.
20 Clues: A material or object that produces a magnetic field. • The SI unit of frequency, equal to one cycle per second. • Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields. • Natural frequency of vibration determined by the physical parameters of the vibrating object. • ...
Age of Explore Vocab 2022-01-18
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- Dom Henrique of Portugal, Duke of Viseu, better known as ____ _____ the Navigator, was a central figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire and in the 15th-century European maritime discoveries and maritime expansion
- involved the transportation by slave traders of various enslaved African people, mainly to the Americas. The slave trade regularly used the triangular trade route and its Middle Passage, and existed from the 16th to the 19th centuries.
- (1st Count of Vidigueira) was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope was the first to link Europe and Asia by an ocean route, connecting the Atlantic and the Indian oceans and therefore, the West and the Orient.
- trade between three ports or regions. It thus provides a method for rectifying trade imbalances between the above regions.
- signed in Tordesillas, Spain on 7 June 1494, and authenticated in Setúbal, Portugal, divided the newly-discovered lands outside Europe between the Portuguese Empire and the Spanish Empire, along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands, off the west coast of Africa.
- a form of foreign rule; a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country
- founded in 1607, it was the first successful permanent English settlement in what would become the United States. The settlement thrived for nearly 100 years as the capital of the Virginia colony; it was abandoned after the capital moved to Williamsburg in 1699 (famously known for its citizens resorting to cannibalism).
- a conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
- the exchange of diseases, ideas, food. crops, and populations between the New World and the Old World following the voyage to the Americas by Christopher Columbus in 1492
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- a theater of the Seven Years' War, which pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French, each side being supported by various Native American tribes.
- were the English settlers who came to North America on the Mayflower and established the Plymouth Colony in what is today Plymouth, Massachusetts.
- an economic policy that is designed to maximize the exports and minimize the imports for an economy. It promotes imperialism, colonialism, tariffs and subsidies on traded goods to achieve that goal
- The Columbian Exchange caused population growth in Europe by bringing new crops from the Americas and started Europe's economic shift towards it. Colonization disrupted ecosytems, bringing in new organisms like pigs, while completely eliminating others like beavers.
- the stage of the Atlantic slave trade in which millions of enslaved Africans were forcibly transported to the Americas as part of the triangular slave trade
- a Portuguese mariner and explorer. In 1488, he became the first European navigator to round the southern tip of Africa and to demonstrate that the most effective southward route for ships lay in the open ocean, well to west of the African coast.
- an Italian explorer and navigator who completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and colonization of the Americas.
16 Clues: a conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century. • trade between three ports or regions. It thus provides a method for rectifying trade imbalances between the above regions. • ...
History 2022-11-07
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- played 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.
- head of the American Railway Union (ARU), he supported the Pullman strikers.
- an Irish Catholic machinist and the mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania, became leader of the Knights of Labor. Under his leadership, membership was expanded rapidly.
- economic system in which private business runs most industries, and competition determines how much goods cost and workers are paid
- Law prohibiting monopolies and trusts that restrained trade
- patented the telephone in March 1876
- political theory that proposes that all people should collectively own property as the means of production and that individual ownership should not be allowed
- one of the first national labor unions in the United States, organized in 1869, after 1879 it included workers of different races, genders, and skills
- one 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.
- Incident in which a bomb exploded during a labor protest held in Haymarket Square in Chicago, killing several police officers.
- Entered 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.
- Exclusive right to manufacture or sell an invention
- railroad railroad that crossed the continental United States; completed in 1869
- efficient method of making steel; developed by British inventor Henry Bessemer and American inventor William Kelly in the 1850s
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- ownership of several companies that make the same product
- Union founded in 1886 by Samuel Gompers for skilled workers
- a 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.
- Year of intense worker strikes and violent labor confrontations in the united States.
- ownership of businesses involved in each step of a manufacturing process
- exclusive economic control of an industry
- was 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
- belief that the economy will prosper if businesses are left free from government regulation and allowed to compete in a free market.
- machine 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
- arrangment grouping several companies under a single board of directors to eliminate competition
- theory 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
- company the sells shares of ownership called stock to investors in order to raise money
26 Clues: patented the telephone in March 1876 • exclusive economic control of an industry • Exclusive right to manufacture or sell an invention • ownership of several companies that make the same product • Union founded in 1886 by Samuel Gompers for skilled workers • Law prohibiting monopolies and trusts that restrained trade • ...
Arjun Kurup - Chapter 10 Crossword Vocab. Puzzle 2022-04-21
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- -A large group of plants/trees under cultivation
- -To use tariff to promote American buisness
- -A cotton processing machine
- -A plant that is used for fabric often, source of most slave labor
- -A machine that sends messages over electrical wires using Morse code
- -Non-proccesed materials
- -To collect the produce of a plant
- -To protest something by avoiding it, such as a product
- -A period taking place after the War of 1812 which had a resounding desire for unity
- -To cultivate land
- -A canal that travels through upstate New York
- -When America turned from a preindustrial economy to a more industrially oriented economy
- -A machine that has machinery to break down flour
- -To exchange goods with another body
- -To calm down in violence/severity
- -The compromise that allowed people to have slaves in Missouri
- -Spirits
- -An artifical waterway which allows boats to pass or to channel water
- -An anti-slavery rebellion on 1831
- -Cloth & Clothes made from cotton and other materials
- -To rebel agianst something, typically violent
- -A personal possesion
- -Laws that protect the people
- -To rid of something, typically governmental
- -A machine that cuts oats and other plants using a scythe like mechanism.
- -The parts of a machine that can be substituted for something else
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- -To be loyal to one part of the country
- -Trade of slaves within the U.S
- -People that make inventions/breakthroughs
- -To have large control over the trade of some item(s)
- -A device that uses running water for energy
- -Land fit for growing plants due to healthy amounts of nutrients
- -A machine that combines thread
- -To support your own nation & their interests
- -The document that acknowledges that the United States doesn’t appreciate monarchy
- - A method of production in which a large crew of people would work in a single location
- -Peaceful protest
- -Something that existed before a war
- -To ban trade with a country
- -An older term for an attitude towards womans rights
- -To expand
- -Someone who is forced to work and can be bought as property against their will
- -Tracks that trains ride on
- -To resist against something
- -An area that isn’t organized
- -An era in which industrial production of goods took over more hand-made work
- -Powers that the congress had that weren’t explicitly stated in the constitution
- -Someone who supports the abolition of something
- -To cultivate land
- -A boat powered by a steam engine
50 Clues: -Spirits • -To expand • -Peaceful protest • -To cultivate land • -To cultivate land • -A personal possesion • -Non-proccesed materials • -Tracks that trains ride on • -A cotton processing machine • -To ban trade with a country • -To resist against something • -An area that isn’t organized • -Laws that protect the people • -Trade of slaves within the U.S • -A machine that combines thread • ...
Study Game Group 2 2024-09-26
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- Which sampling method does a researcher randomly select a certain number of people from a population for their research?
- When you're making a causal inference, you need to meet 3 conditions such as, covariation, time-order relationship and elimination of plausible alternative clauses. What is this called?
- What kind of science is it called when people believe the earth is flat?
- What is a variable in an experiment that is manipulated and is not affected by the other variables?
- What is the relationship between two variables, that uses a range of -1 to 1 values called?
- An experiment is conducted to observe the benefits of electrolytes on an athlete’s performance. In this experiment, some athletes took more time to rest and recover than others. What kind of variable would this be considered?
- What is it called when you are randomly selecting a random number of people from a population for a research study?
- A researcher is conducting an experiment on how different types of soil affects the growth process of a flower. In this specific scenario, what variable would the height of the flower be?
- A researcher wants to figure out which college has the most and best student life in the Midwest. The researcher asks a set of fixed questions to receive answers and opinions of the students. This is what concept?
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- After the conclusion of a group of researchers study in how the changing of soil would affect the growth of a garden vegetable, they decide to repeat the study, only this time, they change the amount of water that the plants receive. What kind of st would this be considered as?
- If researchers wanted to study whether or not highschoolers learning math on paper or on a computer screen is better. They would keep them in their math classes since they are already in class and it would be no ideal to mess around with their schedules, the researchers would just make the condition go to them rather than the students going to different classrooms with different conditions. What is this experimental method called?
- A study is being conducted on University of Minnesota students to find out the average GPA for the whole college. The researcher divides the total population into multiple groups by what college they are in and randomly selects students from each of the groups. Which sampling method is this?
- When selecting a random sample, where do researchers normally pull participants from?
- Being able to comply with new research and discoveries, constructive peer review, considers new findings, allows critique, accurate outcomes, precise measurements, and reduces claims of usefulness are all key features of which concept?
14 Clues: What kind of science is it called when people believe the earth is flat? • When selecting a random sample, where do researchers normally pull participants from? • What is the relationship between two variables, that uses a range of -1 to 1 values called? • What is a variable in an experiment that is manipulated and is not affected by the other variables? • ...
Chapters 8,9,10 Vocab 2024-11-11
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- an oligopoly with only two firms
- when an existing firm uses sharp but temporary price cuts to discourage new competition
- the conditions in an industry, such as number of sellers, how easy or difficult it is for a new firm to enter, and the type of products that are sold
- a firm in a perfectly competitive market that must take the prevailing market price as given
- the additional revenue gained from selling one more unit
- producing the optimal quantity of some output; the quantity where the marginal benefit to society of one more unit just equals the marginal cost
- a government rule that gives the inventor the exclusive legal right to make, use, or sell the invention for a limited time
- each firm faces many competitors that sell identical products
- a branch of mathematics that economists use to analyze situations in which players must make decisions and then receive payoffs based on what decisions the other players make
- the long-run process of firms reducing production and shutting down in response to industry losses
- point level of output where the marginal cost curve intersects the average variable cost curve at the minimum point of AVC; if the price is below this point, the firm should shut down immediately
- a game in which the gains from cooperation are larger than the rewards from pursuing self-interest
- the long-run process of firms entering an industry in response to industry profits
- to entry the legal, technological, or market forces that may discourage or prevent potential competitors from entering a market
- legal prohibitions against competition, such as regulated monopolies and intellectual property protection
- methods of production kept secret by the producing firm
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- a perceived demand curve that arises when competing oligopoly firms commit to match price cuts, but not price increases
- many firms competing to sell similar but differentiated products
- any action that firms do to make consumers think their products are different from their competitors'
- product a product that consumers perceive as distinctive in some way
- where all firms earn zero economic profits producing the output level where P = MR = MC and P = AC
- firms and organizations that fall between the extremes of monopoly and perfect competition
- when firms act together to reduce output and keep prices high
- profit of one more unit of output, computed as marginal revenue minus marginal cost
- economic conditions in the industry, for example, economies of scale or control of a critical resource, that limit effective competition
- the body of law including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secret law that protect the right of inventors to produce and sell their inventions
- a situation in which one firm produces all of the output in a market
- removing government controls over setting prices and quantities in certain industries
- a form of legal protection to prevent copying, for commercial purposes, original works of authorship, including books and music
- level of output where the marginal cost curve intersects the average cost curve at the minimum point of AC; if the price is at this point, the firm is earning zero economic profits
- an identifying symbol or name for a particular good and can only be used by the firm that registered that trademark
- when a few large firms have all or most of the sales in an industry
- a group of firms that collude to produce the monopoly output and sell at the monopoly price
33 Clues: an oligopoly with only two firms • methods of production kept secret by the producing firm • the additional revenue gained from selling one more unit • when firms act together to reduce output and keep prices high • each firm faces many competitors that sell identical products • many firms competing to sell similar but differentiated products • ...
Fairy tales 2024-02-29
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- A dense, wooded area or natural environment featuring trees, vegetation, wildlife, and mysterious or magical elements commonly depicted in fairy tales, folklore, and fantasy stories as a setting for adventures, quests, or encounters with supernatural beings or creatures.
- The mysterious or supernatural force, power, or ability to manipulate and control natural elements, events, or outcomes through spells, incantations, rituals, or magical objects, commonly associated with witches, wizards, sorcerers, and enchanted beings in fairy tales and fantasy stories.
- A genre of literature, film, or storytelling characterized by imaginative and fantastical elements, settings, creatures, or events that diverge from reality and involve magic, mythical creatures, supernatural powers, or extraordinary phenomena.
- Valuable or precious objects, wealth, or rewards hidden, sought after, or protected by characters in stories, legends, or fairy tales, often symbolizing material or spiritual riches, knowledge, or virtues such as love, courage, or friendship.
- A person, animal, creature, or entity portrayed or represented in a story, play, film, or work of literature, possessing traits, emotions, motivations, and actions that drive the plot forward and engage the audience's interest and empathy.
- The ability or faculty of the mind to create, visualize, or form mental images, ideas, concepts, or scenarios that are not present to the senses, often employed in storytelling, art, play, or problem-solving to explore creativity, innovation, and alternative possibilities.
- The quality or ability to confront fear, danger, uncertainty, or adversity with bravery, determination, and confidence, often demonstrated by characters in fairy tales, legends, and myths who face challenges, villains, or monsters in pursuit of their goals or quests.
- An exciting or daring experience, journey, or quest undertaken by characters in a story, often involving challenges, risks, obstacles, discoveries, and triumphs, and providing opportunities for growth, learning, and transformation.
- A narrative or tale, often fictional, told to entertain, inform, or convey a message, typically featuring characters, plot, setting, conflict, and resolution, and enjoyed by listeners or readers of all ages, including children's stories, fairy tales, myths, and legends.
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- The magical or spellbinding quality or charm associated with fairy tales, fantasies, or stories featuring supernatural elements, enchanting creatures, or mystical settings, captivating the imagination and evoking wonder, awe, or fascination in the audience.
- A traditional story, legend, or narrative that explains natural phenomena, cultural customs, religious beliefs, or historical events through symbolic or metaphorical means, often featuring gods, heroes, monsters, or supernatural beings and passed down orally through generations.
- An exciting or daring experience, journey, or quest undertaken by characters in a story, often involving challenges, risks, obstacles, discoveries, and triumphs, and providing opportunities for growth, learning, and transformation.
- A traditional or historical narrative, often based on real events or people but embellished with mythological, heroic, or supernatural elements, and passed down through generations as part of a community's cultural heritage, identity, or collective memory.
- A journey, adventure, or mission undertaken by a hero, protagonist, or group of characters in pursuit of a specific goal, object, or destination, often involving trials, challenges, allies, enemies, and personal growth, as depicted in epic tales, myths, and legends.
- A mythical or supernatural being often depicted as small, humanoid, and possessing magical powers, wings, and the ability to grant wishes or intervene in human affairs, commonly featured in fairy tales, folklore, and fantasy literature as benevolent or mischievous creatures.
15 Clues: An exciting or daring experience, journey, or quest undertaken by characters in a story, often involving challenges, risks, obstacles, discoveries, and triumphs, and providing opportunities for growth, learning, and transformation. • ...
Discoveries from Ancient Cultures 2021-12-01
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- is an instrument used to detect and record earthquakes
- a hard strong building material made by mixing a cementing material
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- an optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer
- material manufactured in thin sheets from the pulp of wood or other fibrous substances, used for writing, drawing
4 Clues: is an instrument used to detect and record earthquakes • a hard strong building material made by mixing a cementing material • an optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer • material manufactured in thin sheets from the pulp of wood or other fibrous substances, used for writing, drawing
Magnetism & Electricity 2019-11-04
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- A class of physical phenomena that are mediated by magnetic fields. Electric currents and the magnetic moments of elementary particles give rise to a magnetic field, which acts on other currents and magnetic moments.
- The SI unit of electromotive force, the difference of potential that would drive one ampere of current against one ohm resistance.
- The emission of electrons or other free carriers when light hits a material. Electrons emitted in this manner can be called photoelectrons. This phenomenon is commonly studied in electronic physics and in fields of chemistry such as quantum chemistry and electrochemistry.
- A body of water or air moving in a definite direction, especially through a surrounding body of water or air in which there is less movement.
- Vector field that describes the magnetic influence of electric charges in relative motion and magnetized materials.
- A stable subatomic particle with a charge of negative electricity, found in all atoms and acting as the primary carrier of electricity in solids.
- Natural frequency of vibration determined by the physical parameters of the vibrating object.
- A type of elementary particle. It is the quantum of the electromagnetic field including electromagnetic radiation such as light and radio waves, and the force carrier for the electromagnetic force. The invariant mass of the photon is zero; it always moves at the speed of light in a vacuum.
- The reinforcement or prolongation of sound by reflection from a surface or by the synchronous vibration of a neighboring object.
- A rock mineral and one of the main iron ores, with the chemical formula Fe₃O₄. It is one of the oxides of iron, and is ferrimagnetic; it is attracted to a magnet and can be magnetized to become a permanent magnet itself. It is the most magnetic of all the naturally-occurring minerals on Earth.
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- A material or object that produces a magnetic field.
- The SI unit of frequency, equal to one cycle per second.
- A form of medical imaging that measures the response of the atomic nuclei of body tissues to high-frequency radio waves when placed in a strong magnetic field, and that produces images of the internal organs.
- In physics, electromagnetic radiation refers to the waves of the electromagnetic field, propagating through space, carrying electromagnetic radiant energy. It includes radio waves, microwaves, infrared, light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays.
- Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields.
- The maximum displacement or distance moved by a point on a vibrating body or wave measured from its equilibrium position. It is equal to one-half the length of the vibration path.
- Region at each end of a magnet where the external magnetic field is strongest. A bar magnet suspended in Earth's magnetic field orients itself in a north–south direction. The north-seeking pole of such a magnet, or any similar pole, is called a north magnetic pole.
- The flow of electrons. All matter is made up of atoms, and an atom has a center, called a nucleus. The nucleus contains positively charged particles called protons and uncharged particles called neutrons.
- 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 number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time. It is also referred to as temporal frequency, which emphasizes the contrast to spatial frequency and angular frequency. The period is the duration of time of one cycle in a repeating event, so the period is the reciprocal of the frequency.
20 Clues: A material or object that produces a magnetic field. • The SI unit of frequency, equal to one cycle per second. • Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields. • Natural frequency of vibration determined by the physical parameters of the vibrating object. • ...
Magnetism & Electricity 2019-11-04
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- A body of water or air moving in a definite direction, especially through a surrounding body of water or air in which there is less movement.
- Natural frequency of vibration determined by the physical parameters of the vibrating object.
- A rock mineral and one of the main iron ores, with the chemical formula Fe₃O₄. It is one of the oxides of iron, and is ferrimagnetic; it is attracted to a magnet and can be magnetized to become a permanent magnet itself. It is the most magnetic of all the naturally-occurring minerals on Earth.
- A form of medical imaging that measures the response of the atomic nuclei of body tissues to high-frequency radio waves when placed in a strong magnetic field, and that produces images of the internal organs.
- The maximum displacement or distance moved by a point on a vibrating body or wave measured from its equilibrium position. It is equal to one-half the length of the vibration path.
- The SI unit of frequency, equal to one cycle per second.
- Region at each end of a magnet where the external magnetic field is strongest. A bar magnet suspended in Earth's magnetic field orients itself in a north–south direction. The north-seeking pole of such a magnet, or any similar pole, is called a north magnetic pole.
- Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields.
- A type of elementary particle. It is the quantum of the electromagnetic field including electromagnetic radiation such as light and radio waves, and the force carrier for the electromagnetic force. The invariant mass of the photon is zero; it always moves at the speed of light in a vacuum.
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- The flow of electrons. All matter is made up of atoms, and an atom has a center, called a nucleus. The nucleus contains positively charged particles called protons and uncharged particles called neutrons.
- The emission of electrons or other free carriers when light hits a material. Electrons emitted in this manner can be called photoelectrons. This phenomenon is commonly studied in electronic physics and in fields of chemistry such as quantum chemistry and electrochemistry.
- The number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time. It is also referred to as temporal frequency, which emphasizes the contrast to spatial frequency and angular frequency. The period is the duration of time of one cycle in a repeating event, so the period is the reciprocal of the frequency.
- In physics, electromagnetic radiation refers to the waves of the electromagnetic field, propagating through space, carrying electromagnetic radiant energy. It includes radio waves, microwaves, infrared, light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays.
- A class of physical phenomena that are mediated by magnetic fields. Electric currents and the magnetic moments of elementary particles give rise to a magnetic field, which acts on other currents and magnetic moments.
- A material or object that produces a magnetic field.
- The reinforcement or prolongation of sound by reflection from a surface or by the synchronous vibration of a neighboring object.
- Vector field that describes the magnetic influence of electric charges in relative motion and magnetized materials.
- An English scientist who contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. His main discoveries include the principles underlying electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism and electrolysis.
- A stable subatomic particle with a charge of negative electricity, found in all atoms and acting as the primary carrier of electricity in solids.
- The SI unit of electromotive force, the difference of potential that would drive one ampere of current against one ohm resistance.
20 Clues: A material or object that produces a magnetic field. • The SI unit of frequency, equal to one cycle per second. • Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields. • Natural frequency of vibration determined by the physical parameters of the vibrating object. • ...
Inventions in our life 2013-02-14
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- a flying vehicle with wings and one or more engines
- The... helps us send texts and pictures along telephone lines.
- You can communicate easily and quickly with the help of the...
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- a piece of electrical equipment with a screen on which you can watch programmes with moving pictures and sounds
- the activity of broadcasting programmes for people to listen to
- ... can do almost everything, but it cannot think.
6 Clues: ... can do almost everything, but it cannot think. • a flying vehicle with wings and one or more engines • The... helps us send texts and pictures along telephone lines. • You can communicate easily and quickly with the help of the... • the activity of broadcasting programmes for people to listen to • ...
Inventions of Benjamin Franklin 2024-11-13
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- created after he was getting older and realized his eyesight was starting to worsen
- invented after the kite expeirimeant he wanted to protect buildings with
- basically a fire place with less smoke created
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- worn on the feet of swimmers to this day to swim faster and better
- glasses together that made a noise
- created when his brother was in immense pain over his kidneys
6 Clues: glasses together that made a noise • basically a fire place with less smoke created • created when his brother was in immense pain over his kidneys • worn on the feet of swimmers to this day to swim faster and better • invented after the kite expeirimeant he wanted to protect buildings with • ...
Unit 5 Exam Study Guide: The Renaissance 2024-02-14
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- This person would lie, cheat and steal. He was willing to break the law and violate ethical norms to become a pioneer in his research field. He would take students on field trips to the local cemetery to acquire new subjects for research. He even bribed judges to sentence people to death to get more cadavers to dissect.
- This artist had a variety of talents including inventing, engineering, painting, sculpting and even… dissecting.
- Business was booming for these artistic professionals after the discovery of what Europeans called the “New World.”
- These infamous nomadic conquers of Asia were mostly unknown in Europe before the travels and writings of Marco Polo.
- Before the Printing Press was invented, nearly all books in Europe were hand written copies of this book.
- As dangerous as it is lucrative, this ancient series of trade networks connects Western Europe to Eastern Asia.
- Formerly only available to the wealthy and political elite, this ability became more prevalent among the common people with the invention of the printing press.
- This country is known as the epicenter of the Renaissance
- This Italian scientist, known for improving the telescope, made discoveries that supported the heliocentric model, including observing the phases of Venus. His advocacy for the Copernican system and his rejection of Aristotelian cosmology brought him into conflict with the Catholic Church, leading to his trial and house arrest.
- This word means “rebirth,” and is used to describe the European time period after the Dark Ages - where art, science and learning flourished..
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- This machine revolutionized literacy, as books became cheaper to produce and faster to copy. Before this invention, books were copied by hand.
- This Polish Renaissance astronomer authored "On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres," proposing a heliocentric model where the Sun, not the Earth, was the center of the universe, a revolutionary idea that laid the groundwork for modern astronomy but wasn’t fully accepted until years after his death.
- One of the most famous paintings of all time, this masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci is exemplary of the advancement of Renaissance art.
- Emphasizing the value of the individual, grounded in logical reason, and inspired by the classic art and literature of ancient Greece and Rome; this philosophy focuses on the achievements and potential of humanity. Many who followed this philosophy were devout Christians, but they wanted governments to be secular (non-religious).
- This was a common hobby of Leonardo da Vinci and Andreas Vesalius… so long as a dead body is involved
- In this era of European history, nearly 90% of the population were peasants living in warring city states. Secular advancements were limited during this time period which lasted several centuries. Pseudo-science prevailed, and the masses suffered for it. As a result, many Europeans began to lose trust in the highest level of government at the time, the catholic church.
- You wouldn’t want to be one of these subjects needed for Vesalius's groundbreaking and controversial research
- This Italian explorer traveled the silk road. In Asia, he earned the trust of Kubla Khan, the Great Khan of the Mongols. He traveled as far as Beijing, China before returning home to Italy.
- This not so “New” world sparked a boom in cartography.
- The grandson of Genghis Khan, and who later befriended Marco Polo.
- Another term for the medieval period, this era is defined by historians as lasting from the fall of the Roman empire to the beginning of the Renaissance.
- Particularly admired by humanists, this time period is considered to be the ‘ancient past’ before the middle ages. Sometimes referred to as the Roman Classic Era.
22 Clues: This not so “New” world sparked a boom in cartography. • This country is known as the epicenter of the Renaissance • The grandson of Genghis Khan, and who later befriended Marco Polo. • This was a common hobby of Leonardo da Vinci and Andreas Vesalius… so long as a dead body is involved • ...
I am standing on the shoulders of giants! 2025-05-10
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- Observed plant cells with a microscope and published a book of his illustrations. (English, 1635-1703)
- Physician who devised a simple solution to re-hydrate cholera patients that involves a pinch of salt and a fistful of sugar in a ratio of water. (American, 1941-2024)
- Mapped over 2,000 cholera deaths in a small area of London, England and suspected that a water pump contaminated with diarrhea from a victim is the cause. Known as the first epidemiologist. (English, 1818-1858)
- Recorded data on over 28,000 pea plants over 8 years discovering the basic principles of heredity that laid the mathematical foundation for genetics. (Austrian)
- (American) Discovery of the most complete remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex in South Dakota on August 12, 1990, in the Cheyenne River Reservation. (American, 1949-)
- Molecular biologists, geneticist,s and zoologists who co-authored an academic paper proposing the double helix structure of the DNA molecule. (American, 1928-2004 & English, 1916-2004 respectively)
- Designed small tools and developed techniques that are used in modern heart surgery, despite limited education due to racial prejudices. (American, 1910-1985)
- 1880-1930)
- developed a process that uses heat to kill harmful bacteria in food and extend its shelf life. Pasteurization has made milk one of the safest foods in the world. It kills harmful bacteria that can cause diseases like tuberculosis, typhoid fever, and listeria. (French, 1822-1295)
- Creator of a tool used by biologists to predict the probability of possible genotypes of offspring. (English, 1822-1884)
- Defied her family's wishes and instead trains nurses to care for soldiers of the Crimean war by providing clean bedding and better nutrition. (English, 1820-1910)
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- Studied Alexis St. Martin, later known as the "guy with the hole in his stomach", to learn about stomach acid after St. Martin was accidentally shot in the stomach, leaving a opening that allowed this US army doctor to observe the digestive process directly. His experiments are noted to be momentous and also unethical. (American, 1785-1853)
- Horrified that he would only be remembered as the inventor of a technology that killed millions of people, dynamite, he established that prizes in the following categories be awarded every October: physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, peace, economics. (Swedish, 1833-1896)
- Observed that a mold, that happened to contaminate two of his uncovered petri dish, kills staphylococcus bacteria. He calls the mold penicillin. (Scottish, 1881-1955)
- Observed that that people infected with cowpox were immune to deadly smallpox- He then scraped an 8-year-old boy and infects him with material collected from a cowpox sore on the hand of a milkmaid, creating the world's first successful vaccine. (English, 1749-1823)
- Known as "The Science Guy". (American, 1955-)
- A fossil collector, dealer, and paleontologist who became known when she was a child for her discoveries in Jurassic marine fossil beds in the cliffs along the English Channel . (English, 1799-1847)
- A zoologist, ethologist, and ornithologist who shared the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physiology for his research known today as acquired traits. (Austrian, 1903-1989)
- Used sound wave data and her artistic skills to produce the first scientific map of the Atlantic Ocean floor providing evidence of the theory of Continental Drift. (American, 1920-2006)
- First person to see and describe live, single-celled organisms, such as bacteria- some in his own saliva & mucus. (Dutch, 1632-1723)
- A polar explorer, meteorologist, climatologist, geophysicist, astronomer who formulated the continental drift hypothesis. He supported his theory with evidence from rocks and tropical plant fossils found in the Arctic.
- A chemist and X-ray crystallographer whose work was central to understanding the structure of DNA. (English, 1920-1958)
- A naturalist, geologist, and biologist who is best known for his theory of evolution by natural selection. (English, 1809-1882)
23 Clues: 1880-1930) • Known as "The Science Guy". (American, 1955-) • Observed plant cells with a microscope and published a book of his illustrations. (English, 1635-1703) • A chemist and X-ray crystallographer whose work was central to understanding the structure of DNA. (English, 1920-1958) • ...
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants- my 7th grade year! 2025-05-17
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- A polar explorer, meteorologist, climatologist, geophysicist, astronomer who formulated the continental drift hypothesis. He supported his theory with evidence from rocks and tropical plant fossils found in the Arctic.(German, 1880-1930)
- A fossil collector, dealer, and paleontologist who became known when she was a child for her discoveries in Jurassic marine fossil beds in the cliffs along the English Channel . (English, 1799-1847)
- Observed that a mold, that happened to contaminate two of his uncovered petri dish, kills staphylococcus bacteria. He calls the mold penicillin. (Scottish, 1881-1955)
- Discovery of the most complete remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex in South Dakota on August 12, 1990, in the Cheyenne River Reservation. (American, 1949-)
- First person to see and describe live, single-celled organisms, such as bacteria- some in his own saliva & mucus. (Dutch, 1632-1723)
- developed a process that uses heat to kill harmful bacteria in food and extend its shelf life. Pasteurization has made milk one of the safest foods in the world. It kills harmful bacteria that can cause diseases like tuberculosis, typhoid fever, and listeria. (French, 1822-1295)
- Horrified that he would only be remembered as the inventor of a technology that killed millions of people, dynamite, he established that prizes in the following categories be awarded every October: physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, peace, economics. (Swedish, 1833-1896)
- Observed that that people infected with cowpox were immune to deadly smallpox- He then scraped an 8-year-old boy and infects him with material collected from a cowpox sore on the hand of a milkmaid, creating the world's first successful vaccine. (English, 1749-1823)
- Designed small tools and developed techniques that are used in modern heart surgery, despite limited education due to racial prejudices. (American, 1910-1985)
- A chemist and X-ray crystallographer whose work was central to understanding the structure of DNA. (English, 1920-1958)
- Mapped over 2,000 cholera deaths in a small area of London, England and suspected that a water pump contaminated with diarrhea from a victim is the cause. Known as the first epidemiologist. (English, 1818-1858)
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- A zoologist, ethologist, and ornithologist who shared the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physiology for his research known today as acquired traits. (Austrian, 1903-1989)
- Defied her family's wishes and instead trains nurses to care for soldiers of the Crimean war by providing clean bedding and better nutrition. (English, 1820-1910)
- Molecular biologists, geneticist,s and zoologists who co-authored an academic paper proposing the double helix structure of the DNA molecule. (American, 1928-2004 & English, 1916-2004 respectively)
- A naturalist, geologist, and biologist who is best known for his theory of evolution by natural selection. (English, 1809-1882)
- Observed plant cells with a microscope and published a book of his illustrations. (English, 1635-1703)
- Studied Alexis St. Martin, later known as the "guy with the hole in his stomach", to learn about stomach acid after St. Martin was accidentally shot in the stomach, leaving a opening that allowed this US army doctor to observe the digestive process directly. His experiments are noted to be momentous and also unethical. (American, 1785-1853)
- Known as "The Science Guy". (American, 1955-)
- Recorded data on over 28,000 pea plants over 8 years discovering the basic principles of heredity that laid the mathematical foundation for genetics. (Austrian)
- Used sound wave data and her artistic skills to produce the first scientific map of the Atlantic Ocean floor providing evidence of the theory of Continental Drift. (American, 1920-2006)
- Creator of a tool used by biologists to predict the probability of possible genotypes of offspring. (English, 1822-1884)
- Physician who devised a simple solution to re-hydrate cholera patients that involves a pinch of salt and a fistful of sugar in a ratio of water. (American, 1941-2024)
22 Clues: Known as "The Science Guy". (American, 1955-) • Observed plant cells with a microscope and published a book of his illustrations. (English, 1635-1703) • A chemist and X-ray crystallographer whose work was central to understanding the structure of DNA. (English, 1920-1958) • ...
«Culture and education at the turn of times» 2023-04-09
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- Founder of the Society of Russian Dramatic Writers, writer.
- Russian-Ukrainian writer, playwright, prose writer and literary critic, one of the most mysterious and brilliant writers, a classic of Russian literature. His works are notable for ridiculing human vices.
- The first Russian natural scientist of world significance in the middle of the 18th century, one of the founders of physical chemistry, poet, historian.
- Privy Councilor, Russian statesman of a conservative orientation, graduate of the law faculty of Moscow State University. Minister of the Interior and Secretary of State under Alexander III and Nicholas II.
- Painter, one of the founding members of the Association of Traveling Art Exhibitions.
- Virtuoso pianist and conductor. Founder of the Moscow Conservatory.
- Russian writer, philosopher, religious thinker of the late 19th - early 20th centuries.
- Russian painter of the late 14th - early 15th centuries. He painted the Church of the Holy Trinity in the Trinity Monastery, to which his main masterpiece belongs - the icon "Trinity"
- Historian, publicist, teacher and public figure, corresponding member of the Imperial St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences.
- Russian writer, public and political figure of the second half of the 20th century. Lived and worked in the USSR, Switzerland, USA and Russia. Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1970).
- Publicist and literary critic, translator, revolutionary democrat.
- Soviet and Russian physicist, academician, Nobel Prize in Physics 2000
- Soviet physicist, academician of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (1953), Nobel Peace Prize winner (1975), activist in the human rights movement.
- The victory on the Kulikovo field was won by the prince
- The world's first astronaut. He flew into space in April 1961. Hero of the Soviet Union.
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- Entrepreneur, philanthropist, collector of Russian fine arts, founder of the Tretyakov Gallery.
- He was appointed commander-in-chief of the Russian army during the Patriotic War against Napoleon in August 1812 .
- Soviet and Russian musician and conductor, public figure of the second half of the 20th century, defender of human rights and spiritual freedom.
- Writer, diplomat, linguist, historian, economist - Griboedov was a "universal man", one of the smartest people of his time. He is best known as the author of the comedy in verse - Woe from Wit.
- General designer of space rockets. Academician of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (1958).
- Philologist and linguist, vice-president of the Russian Imperial Academy of Sciences.
- Founder of Russian romanticism. Teacher, mentor of princes. Pushkin considered him his teacher. Member of the progressive society "Arzamas" under the nickname Svetlana.
- Russian composer, conductor of the second half of the 19th century.
- Russian scientist-chemist of the late nineteenth century. Among the most famous discoveries is the periodic law of chemical elements, one of the fundamental laws of the universe.
- Russian poet of the first quarter of the 19th century, creator of the modern Russian literary language.
- Reformer of the Russian language. It was he who introduced such words familiar to us as “love”, “responsibility”, “attraction”. One of the first Karamzin began to use the letter "e".
- Outstanding Russian artist, teacher and publicist. The founder of realism in Russian painting, he also worked in the style of impressionism. Author of numerous portraits, historical canvases and paintings on everyday subjects.
- the world's first female astronaut. She flew into space in 1963.
- Soviet and Russian artist, painter, teacher
- A significant Russian painter of the last quarter of the 19th century, a generally recognized master of the "mood landscape", a member of the Imperial Academy of Arts.
- Soviet ballerina. People's Artist of the USSR. Twice Hero of Socialist Labor
31 Clues: Soviet and Russian artist, painter, teacher • The victory on the Kulikovo field was won by the prince • Founder of the Society of Russian Dramatic Writers, writer. • the world's first female astronaut. She flew into space in 1963. • Publicist and literary critic, translator, revolutionary democrat. • ...
Reviewing the Renaissance 2025-02-07
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- a worldview centered around the nature & importance of humanity itself that emerged out of the rediscovery of ancient art, science, philosophy, and knowledge in the late Middle Ages
- the support, encouragement, privilege, or financial aid that a powerful person or organization bestows upon another. Today this is often called philanthropy.
- The former capital of the Byzantine Empire that fell to Ottoman conquerors in 1453. The Latin & Greek speaking elites that fled the city relocated primarily in Venice & Florence, bringing their knowledge & safely secured texts from Antiquity back to Europe after centuries of that knowledge becoming lost for centuries.
- The famous Renaissance artist personally hired by the Catholic Pope to paint the Sistine Chapel. This artist also created the towering marble statue known as The David, depicting a larger-than-life depiction of David from the Biblical story against Goliath.
- The name of the most prominent wealthy family of Renaissance Italy; this family heavily contributed to the arts, financing large scale public projects, churchs, and unique art pieces that have stood the test of time centuries later
- A famous Renaissance artist, inventor and scientist that helped define the era with his original designs, inventions, and masterpieces
- The personal church of the Pope within the large museum-palace complex known as The Vatican
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- One of Leonardo Da Vinci's most famous painting depicting a mysterious, yet oddly captivating woman
- One of Leonardo Da Vinci's most famous paintings depicting Jesus of Nazareth surrounded by his most faithful followers on the night before his arrest by the Roman occupiers of Judaea
- Literally meaning "rebirth," referring to a period of European history defined by a return to Classical ideals of perfection, reason, and scientific innovation that followed a long medieval period dominated by sin, superstition, and the loss of ancient knowledge.
- One of the two primary Renaissance cities that exploded in wealth and art during the late Middle Ages. It is most known for its massive Duomo cathedral and adjacent tower overlooking the orange-clad city.
- The late medieval German invention that led to an exponential growth of literacy, the creation of books, and the retranslation of ancient texts, thereby kicking off an artistic and scientific revolution
- One of the two primary Renaissance cities that exploded in wealth and art during the late Middle Ages. It is most known for its many canals that run through its streets, allowing one to navigate the city both on foot and by small boat. Sadly, the city is dramatically sinking today.
13 Clues: The personal church of the Pope within the large museum-palace complex known as The Vatican • One of Leonardo Da Vinci's most famous painting depicting a mysterious, yet oddly captivating woman • A famous Renaissance artist, inventor and scientist that helped define the era with his original designs, inventions, and masterpieces • ...
Economics 11/11 2024-11-11
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- an identifying symbol or name for a particular good and can only be used by the firm that registered that trademark
- producing the optimal quantity of some output; the quantity where the marginal benefit to society of one more unit just equals the marginal cost
- an oligopoly with only two firm
- where all firms earn zero economic profits producing the output level where P = MR = MC and P = AC
- legal prohibitions against competition, such as regulated monopolies and intellectual property protection
- a group of firms that collude to produce the monopoly output and sell at the monopoly price
- the long-run process of firms reducing production and shutting down in response to industry losses
- a situation in which one firm produces all of the output in a market
- a game in which the gains from cooperation are larger than the rewards from pursuing self-interest
- economic conditions in the industry, for example, economies of scale or control of a critical resource, that limit effective competition
- each firm faces many competitors that sell identical products
- a form of legal protection to prevent copying, for commercial purposes, original works of authorship, including books and music
- level of output where the marginal cost curve intersects the average variable cost curve at the minimum point of AVC; if the price is below this point, the firm should shut down immediately
- when an existing firm uses sharp but temporary price cuts to discourage new competition
- the body of law including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secret law that protect the right of inventors to produce and sell their inventions
- firms and organizations that fall between the extremes of monopoly and perfect competition
- profit of one more unit of output, computed as marginal revenue minus marginal cost
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- the legal, technological, or market forces that may discourage or prevent potential competitors from entering a market
- a product that consumers perceive as distinctive in some way
- many firms competing to sell similar but differentiated products
- a perceived demand curve that arises when competing oligopoly firms commit to match price cuts, but not price increases
- methods of production kept secret by the producing firm
- the additional revenue gained from selling one more unit
- when firms act together to reduce output and keep prices high
- a firm in a perfectly competitive market that must take the prevailing market price as given
- level of output where the marginal cost curve intersects the average cost curve at the minimum point of AC; if the price is at this point, the firm is earning zero economic profits
- a branch of mathematics that economists use to analyze situations in which players must make decisions and then receive payoffs based on what decisions the other players make
- removing government controls over setting prices and quantities in certain industries
- any action that firms do to make consumers think their products are different from their competitors'
- when a few large firms have all or most of the sales in an industry
- the conditions in an industry, such as number of sellers, how easy or difficult it is for a new firm to enter, and the type of products that are sold
- the long-run process of firms entering an industry in response to industry profits
- a government rule that gives the inventor the exclusive legal right to make, use, or sell the invention for a limited time
33 Clues: an oligopoly with only two firm • methods of production kept secret by the producing firm • the additional revenue gained from selling one more unit • a product that consumers perceive as distinctive in some way • when firms act together to reduce output and keep prices high • each firm faces many competitors that sell identical products • ...
Magnetism & Electricity 2019-11-04
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- A stable subatomic particle with a charge of negative electricity, found in all atoms and acting as the primary carrier of electricity in solids.
- A form of medical imaging that measures the response of the atomic nuclei of body tissues to high-frequency radio waves when placed in a strong magnetic field, and that produces images of the internal organs.
- The SI unit of frequency, equal to one cycle per second.
- Vector field that describes the magnetic influence of electric charges in relative motion and magnetized materials.
- A rock mineral and one of the main iron ores, with the chemical formula Fe₃O₄. It is one of the oxides of iron, and is ferrimagnetic; it is attracted to a magnet and can be magnetized to become a permanent magnet itself. It is the most magnetic of all the naturally-occurring minerals on Earth.
- The number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time. It is also referred to as temporal frequency, which emphasizes the contrast to spatial frequency and angular frequency. The period is the duration of time of one cycle in a repeating event, so the period is the reciprocal of the frequency.
- A body of water or air moving in a definite direction, especially through a surrounding body of water or air in which there is less movement.
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- The emission of electrons or other free carriers when light hits a material. Electrons emitted in this manner can be called photoelectrons. This phenomenon is commonly studied in electronic physics and in fields of chemistry such as quantum chemistry and electrochemistry.
- A type of elementary particle. It is the quantum of the electromagnetic field including electromagnetic radiation such as light and radio waves, and the force carrier for the electromagnetic force. The invariant mass of the photon is zero; it always moves at the speed of light in a vacuum.
- In physics, electromagnetic radiation refers to the waves of the electromagnetic field, propagating through space, carrying electromagnetic radiant energy. It includes radio waves, microwaves, infrared, light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays.
- A class of physical phenomena that are mediated by magnetic fields. Electric currents and the magnetic moments of elementary particles give rise to a magnetic field, which acts on other currents and magnetic moments.
- The SI unit of electromotive force, the difference of potential that would drive one ampere of current against one ohm resistance.
- Natural frequency of vibration determined by the physical parameters of the vibrating object.
- Region at each end of a magnet where the external magnetic field is strongest. A bar magnet suspended in Earth's magnetic field orients itself in a north–south direction. The north-seeking pole of such a magnet, or any similar pole, is called a north magnetic pole.
- The reinforcement or prolongation of sound by reflection from a surface or by the synchronous vibration of a neighboring object.
- Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields.
- The maximum displacement or distance moved by a point on a vibrating body or wave measured from its equilibrium position. It is equal to one-half the length of the vibration path.
- A material or object that produces a magnetic field.
- 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 flow of electrons. All matter is made up of atoms, and an atom has a center, called a nucleus. The nucleus contains positively charged particles called protons and uncharged particles called neutrons.
20 Clues: A material or object that produces a magnetic field. • The SI unit of frequency, equal to one cycle per second. • Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields. • Natural frequency of vibration determined by the physical parameters of the vibrating object. • ...
Industrial Revolution 2021-02-09
Church History Final Review: Focus on Units 3 and 4 2014-05-28
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- This encyclical was written in 1891 by Leo XIII to address workers' rights. It's considered the first social encyclical.
- Bishop _______ (first & last name) fought for the creation of a separate Catholic school system in NYC.
- A French Peasant who was captured by pirates & ministered to the poor (last name)
- In this sacrament, a bishop anoints a person with oil to endow them with the gifts of the Holy Spirit. They become further initiated into the Christian community.
- This "ism" keeps religion out of public life and was a goal of the French revolutionaries.
- Inspired by dePaul, deMarillac created this group of women.
- Holy Orders and Marriage are sacraments of ____________.
- This sacraments is administered in part by the bishop laying hands on a man who feels called to service to the Church.
- The social philosophy belies that only the "fittest" are meant to thrive in modern society. It adapts the principles of evolution to society.
- Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick are sacraments of ___________.
- The _____ was written by Pius IX as a condemnation of modernism.
- This doctrine holds that Mary was born without original sin.
- This word's original meaning is "to bind oneself to".
- The first American Catholic saint who converted to the faith (last name)
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- This sacrament is most appropriate if a person has done something to estrange himself from loved ones, or from his own integrity.
- This economic system put ownership in the communal hands of workers. Its goal is to create a classless society.
- This sacrament reminds us of the way that Jesus touched those with leprosy and made blind men see.
- A ______ simply conveys information without having a deeper meaning.
- This saint is considered the father of the modern education system (last name).
- A ________ can be a simple object; however, it points to a meaning that is greater than itself.
- This Vatican I document discusses papal infallibility.
- The _____________ states that God can be known through was is visible.
- This Vatican I document discusses the way that both faith and reason are not only both necessary, but one does not work without the other.
- This worldview sees God as a distant and uninterested "watchmaker".
- Jews and ____________ prefer to focus on their sacred texts rather than representing God through images.
- The first Catholic colony in America.
- - A pope must speak in this capacity in order to speak infallibly. This Latin term translates to "from the chair".
- The Biblical story of the "Road to Emmaus" in which disciples recognize Jesus as they sit to eat is most related to this sacrament.
- If there is an extreme emergency, any fully initiated lay person can administer this one time sacrament to another person.
- Bishop _____ (first & last name) was the first American bishop who established Georgetown and had a respect for American democracy.
- Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist are sacraments of ________.
- This is the only sacrament in which a priest is not the ordinary minister.
- This economic system values profit for private owners of industry.
- In the 1990s, John Paul II apologized to this man for the church's rejection of his discoveries (last name).
34 Clues: The first Catholic colony in America. • This word's original meaning is "to bind oneself to". • This Vatican I document discusses papal infallibility. • Holy Orders and Marriage are sacraments of ____________. • Inspired by dePaul, deMarillac created this group of women. • This doctrine holds that Mary was born without original sin. • ...
«Culture and education at the turn of times» 2023-04-09
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- Privy Councilor, Russian statesman of a conservative orientation, graduate of the law faculty of Moscow State University. Minister of the Interior and Secretary of State under Alexander III and Nicholas II.
- Entrepreneur, philanthropist, collector of Russian fine arts, founder of the Tretyakov Gallery.
- He was appointed commander-in-chief of the Russian army during the Patriotic War against Napoleon in August 1812 .
- Soviet and Russian physicist, academician, Nobel Prize in Physics 2000
- Russian writer, public and political figure of the second half of the 20th century. Lived and worked in the USSR, Switzerland, USA and Russia. Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1970).
- Russian scientist-chemist of the late nineteenth century. Among the most famous discoveries is the periodic law of chemical elements, one of the fundamental laws of the universe.
- the world's first female astronaut. She flew into space in 1963.
- Writer, diplomat, linguist, historian, economist - Griboedov was a "universal man", one of the smartest people of his time. He is best known as the author of the comedy in verse - Woe from Wit.
- Founder of the Society of Russian Dramatic Writers, writer.
- Virtuoso pianist and conductor. Founder of the Moscow Conservatory.
- The victory on the Kulikovo field was won by the prince
- Historian, publicist, teacher and public figure, corresponding member of the Imperial St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences.
- The first Russian natural scientist of world significance in the middle of the 18th century, one of the founders of physical chemistry, poet, historian.
- Soviet and Russian artist, painter, teacher
- Soviet physicist, academician of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (1953), Nobel Peace Prize winner (1975), activist in the human rights movement.
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- Russian composer, conductor of the second half of the 19th century.
- Founder of Russian romanticism. Teacher, mentor of princes. Pushkin considered him his teacher. Member of the progressive society "Arzamas" under the nickname Svetlana.
- Reformer of the Russian language. It was he who introduced such words familiar to us as “love”, “responsibility”, “attraction”. One of the first Karamzin began to use the letter "e".
- Soviet and Russian musician and conductor, public figure of the second half of the 20th century, defender of human rights and spiritual freedom.
- Russian-Ukrainian writer, playwright, prose writer and literary critic, one of the most mysterious and brilliant writers, a classic of Russian literature. His works are notable for ridiculing human vices.
- Philologist and linguist, vice-president of the Russian Imperial Academy of Sciences.
- Painter, one of the founding members of the Association of Traveling Art Exhibitions.
- Russian poet of the first quarter of the 19th century, creator of the modern Russian literary language.
- The world's first astronaut. He flew into space in April 1961. Hero of the Soviet Union.
- Russian painter of the late 14th - early 15th centuries. He painted the Church of the Holy Trinity in the Trinity Monastery, to which his main masterpiece belongs - the icon "Trinity"
- Russian writer, philosopher, religious thinker of the late 19th - early 20th centuries.
- General designer of space rockets. Academician of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (1958).
- Outstanding Russian artist, teacher and publicist. The founder of realism in Russian painting, he also worked in the style of impressionism. Author of numerous portraits, historical canvases and paintings on everyday subjects.
- A significant Russian painter of the last quarter of the 19th century, a generally recognized master of the "mood landscape", a member of the Imperial Academy of Arts.
- Soviet ballerina. People's Artist of the USSR. Twice Hero of Socialist Labor
- Publicist and literary critic, translator, revolutionary democrat.
31 Clues: Soviet and Russian artist, painter, teacher • The victory on the Kulikovo field was won by the prince • Founder of the Society of Russian Dramatic Writers, writer. • the world's first female astronaut. She flew into space in 1963. • Publicist and literary critic, translator, revolutionary democrat. • ...
«Culture and education at the turn of times» 2023-04-09
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- Founder of the Society of Russian Dramatic Writers, writer.
- Russian-Ukrainian writer, playwright, prose writer and literary critic, one of the most mysterious and brilliant writers, a classic of Russian literature. His works are notable for ridiculing human vices.
- The first Russian natural scientist of world significance in the middle of the 18th century, one of the founders of physical chemistry, poet, historian.
- Privy Councilor, Russian statesman of a conservative orientation, graduate of the law faculty of Moscow State University. Minister of the Interior and Secretary of State under Alexander III and Nicholas II.
- Painter, one of the founding members of the Association of Traveling Art Exhibitions.
- - virtuoso pianist and conductor. Founder of the Moscow Conservatory.
- Russian writer, philosopher, religious thinker of the late 19th - early 20th centuries.
- Russian painter of the late 14th - early 15th centuries. He painted the Church of the Holy Trinity in the Trinity Monastery, to which his main masterpiece belongs - the icon "Trinity"
- Historian, publicist, teacher and public figure, corresponding member of the Imperial St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences.
- Russian writer, public and political figure of the second half of the 20th century. Lived and worked in the USSR, Switzerland, USA and Russia. Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1970).
- Publicist and literary critic, translator, revolutionary democrat.
- - Soviet and Russian physicist, academician, Nobel Prize in Physics 2000
- Soviet physicist, academician of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (1953), Nobel Peace Prize winner (1975), activist in the human rights movement.
- - The victory on the Kulikovo field was won by the prince
- The world's first astronaut. He flew into space in April 1961. Hero of the Soviet Union.
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- Entrepreneur, philanthropist, collector of Russian fine arts, founder of the Tretyakov Gallery.
- – he was appointed commander-in-chief of the Russian army during the Patriotic War against Napoleon in August 1812 .
- - Soviet and Russian musician and conductor, public figure of the second half of the 20th century, defender of human rights and spiritual freedom.
- Writer, diplomat, linguist, historian, economist - Griboedov was a "universal man", one of the smartest people of his time. He is best known as the author of the comedy in verse - Woe from Wit.
- General designer of space rockets. Academician of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (1958).
- Philologist and linguist, vice-president of the Russian Imperial Academy of Sciences.
- Founder of Russian romanticism. Teacher, mentor of princes. Pushkin considered him his teacher. Member of the progressive society "Arzamas" under the nickname Svetlana.
- Russian composer, conductor of the second half of the 19th century.
- Russian scientist-chemist of the late nineteenth century. Among the most famous discoveries is the periodic law of chemical elements, one of the fundamental laws of the universe.
- Russian poet of the first quarter of the 19th century, creator of the modern Russian literary language.
- Reformer of the Russian language. It was he who introduced such words familiar to us as “love”, “responsibility”, “attraction”. One of the first Karamzin began to use the letter "e".
- Outstanding Russian artist, teacher and publicist. The founder of realism in Russian painting, he also worked in the style of impressionism. Author of numerous portraits, historical canvases and paintings on everyday subjects.
- The world's first female astronaut. She flew into space in 1963.
- - (1930) Soviet and Russian artist, painter, teacher
- A significant Russian painter of the last quarter of the 19th century, a generally recognized master of the "mood landscape", a member of the Imperial Academy of Arts.
- Soviet ballerina. People's Artist of the USSR. Twice Hero of Socialist Labor
31 Clues: - (1930) Soviet and Russian artist, painter, teacher • - The victory on the Kulikovo field was won by the prince • Founder of the Society of Russian Dramatic Writers, writer. • The world's first female astronaut. She flew into space in 1963. • Publicist and literary critic, translator, revolutionary democrat. • ...
Computer Science Discoveries Unit 1 2022-05-10
5 Clues: A machine that works with information. • Saving information to use in the future. • The thinking work computers do to turn input into output. • The information computers give to users, devices, or other computers. • The information computers get from users, devices, or other computers.
"Standing on the Shoulders of Giants"- I am! 2025-05-10
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- Creator of a tool used by biologists to predict the probability of possible genotypes of offspring. (English, 1822-1884)
- A fossil collector, dealer, and paleontologist who became known when she was a child for her discoveries in Jurassic marine fossil beds in the cliffs along the English Channel . (English, 1799-1847)
- A zoologist, ethologist, and ornithologist who shared the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physiology for his research known today as acquired traits. (Austrian, 1903-1989)
- Discovery of the most complete remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex in South Dakota on August 12, 1990, in the Cheyenne River Reservation. (American, 1949-)
- A naturalist, geologist, and biologist who is best known for his theory of evolution by natural selection. (English, 1809-1882)
- Observed that a mold, that happened to contaminate two of his uncovered petri dish, kills staphylococcus bacteria. He calls the mold penicillin. (Scottish, 1881-1955)
- Designed small tools and developed techniques that are used in modern heart surgery, despite limited education due to racial prejudices. (American, 1910-1985)
- Physician who devised a simple solution to re-hydrate cholera patients that involves a pinch of salt and a fistful of sugar in a ratio of water. (American, 1941-2024)
- A chemist and X-ray crystallographer whose work was central to understanding the structure of DNA. (English, 1920-1958)
- developed a process that uses heat to kill harmful bacteria in food and extend its shelf life. Pasteurization has made milk one of the safest foods in the world. It kills harmful bacteria that can cause diseases like tuberculosis, typhoid fever, and listeria. (French, 1822-1295)
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- A polar explorer, meteorologist, climatologist, geophysicist, astronomer who formulated the continental drift hypothesis. He supported his theory with evidence from rocks and tropical plant fossils found in the Arctic.(German, 1880-1930)
- Defied her family's wishes and instead trains nurses to care for soldiers of the Crimean war by providing clean bedding and better nutrition. (English, 1820-1910)
- Horrified that he would only be remembered as the inventor of a technology that killed millions of people, dynamite, he established that prizes in the following categories be awarded every October: physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, peace, economics. (Swedish, 1833-1896)
- Recorded data on over 28,000 pea plants over 8 years discovering the basic principles of heredity that laid the mathematical foundation for genetics. (Austrian)
- Observed plant cells with a microscope and published a book of his illustrations. (English, 1635-1703)
- Mapped over 2,000 cholera deaths in a small area of London, England and suspected that a water pump contaminated with diarrhea from a victim is the cause. Known as the first epidemiologist. (English, 1818-1858)
- Molecular biologists, geneticist,s and zoologists who co-authored an academic paper proposing the double helix structure of the DNA molecule. (American, 1928-2004 & English, 1916-2004 respectively)
- First person to see and describe live, single-celled organisms, such as bacteria- some in his own saliva & mucus. (Dutch, 1632-1723)
- Known as "The Science Guy". (American, 1955-)
- Studied Alexis St. Martin, later known as the "guy with the hole in his stomach", to learn about stomach acid after St. Martin was accidentally shot in the stomach, leaving a opening that allowed this US army doctor to observe the digestive process directly. His experiments are noted to be momentous and also unethical. (American, 1785-1853)
- Used sound wave data and her artistic skills to produce the first scientific map of the Atlantic Ocean floor providing evidence of the theory of Continental Drift. (American, 1920-2006)
- Observed that that people infected with cowpox were immune to deadly smallpox- He then scraped an 8-year-old boy and infects him with material collected from a cowpox sore on the hand of a milkmaid, creating the world's first successful vaccine. (English, 1749-1823)
22 Clues: Known as "The Science Guy". (American, 1955-) • Observed plant cells with a microscope and published a book of his illustrations. (English, 1635-1703) • A chemist and X-ray crystallographer whose work was central to understanding the structure of DNA. (English, 1920-1958) • ...
Ten Scientific Discoveries We Could Not Live Without 2013-10-01
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- Purification For people without access to this, there were more deaths last year than were caused by war, terrorism and weapons of mass destruction combined.
- Discovered in the 1860s, we rely on an understanding of this for such diverse things as paternity testing, criminal investigations, food production and medical research.
- Another naturally occurring element that was harnessed as a tool around 790,000 years ago.
- Pioneered by English physician Edward Jenner in 1796, this breakthrough makes a huge difference to human survival.
- This is wide variety of manmade polymers, or long chains of molecules strung together, the first of which was Bakelite, invented in the early twentieth century.
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- Contemporary civilization, from standing militaries to factories to shopping malls, would be impractical without this means of production which can guarantee an excess.
- Discovered in the late 1920s by a London physician named Dr. Alexander Fleming.
- Humans have known about this for thousands of years, but it took research from Benjamin Franklin in the 1700s and Michael Faraday in the 1800s before humans could harness it.
- preservation This process enables people to survive natural and man-made disasters, as well as increasing the availability of food products globally.
- First used in Mesopotamian clay works around 3500BCE, it took at least three hundred years for its transport properties to be realised.
10 Clues: Discovered in the late 1920s by a London physician named Dr. Alexander Fleming. • Another naturally occurring element that was harnessed as a tool around 790,000 years ago. • Pioneered by English physician Edward Jenner in 1796, this breakthrough makes a huge difference to human survival. • ...
History chapter 10 2022-04-21
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- The ----- begins as a relatively small and calm waterway in Minnesota and gradually grows larger and more powerful as it winds down to New Orleans.
- , or prewar, South, the poorest whites held higher status than any African Americans.
- or a method of production in which large crews of people perform work in one location,
- the slave trade within the United States, to increase
- Historians refer to this set of societal expectations for mothers as
- widespread production by machinery
- complete control of an industry by one company.
- In the early 1800s, Americans moving west and south soon realized they needed more ---- ways to move people and goods across the country
- boats outfitted with steam boiler engines
- the identification with and loyalty to a particular part of the country
- horse-drawn mechanical reaper
- The ------ mission is to provide unique educational experiences based on authentic objects, stories, and lives that represent America’s ingenuity, resourcefulness, and innovation
- opened his first cloth factory in Rhode Island
- As industries began to flourish in the United States, innovative thinkers were making manufacturing more efficient and -----
- quickly cut, or reaped, stalks
- lands governed by the federal government but not belonging to any state
- is a machine fitted with teeth to grab the seeds and separate them from cotton tufts
- Americans developed a strong national ------ during the administrations of presidents James Madison and James Monroe.
- the nonviolent refusal to obey authority and laws
- government funds for improvements or support of commerce
- which produced cloth and clothing from cotton and other raw materials.
- Between 1800 and 1850, the United States built the most advanced ----- network in the world.
- work stoppages, to protest cuts in wages
- A new invention enabled southern ---- owners to grow more crops and increase profits.
- ----- have been chugging down the Mississippi River since the early 1800s,
- the concept of loyalty and devotion to one’s nation.
- who bore the last name of his cruel owner, Thomas Prosser, planned a revolt
- putting an end to, slavery.
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- powers not explicitly stated in the Constitution
- Increased access to ----- and the rise of women’s organizations expanded women’s roles in the early republic
- an agreement that stated the people of Missouri could own slaves
- the establishment of the National Bank, and government subsidies became known as the
- People trapped in the institution of slavery created a culture of survival, resistance, and, ultimately, rebellion.
- led a small group of fellow slaves in a violent rebellion
- ------ in the early 19th century transformed the ways in which Americans lived and worked.
- telegraph sent messages over electrical wires using a series of long and short pulses known as Morse code.
- This single-operator model became the basis for a faster, more efficient power loom
- In the early 1800s, different regions of the United States became more ----- and connected
- transition from a pre-industrial econome market-oriented, capitalist economy
- As the United States expanded its ----- and its power, it negotiated how each new state would deal with the issue of slavery.
- based on scripture and biblical figures such as Moses, who led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt.
- In the early 19th century, ----- began to position itself as a world power
- New ---- made American workers more productive, created new industries, and contributed to the nation’s economic growth.
- used scripture to inspire others to take over arsenals
- an approach to foreign policy that stated the American continents were no longer under European influence
- sent messages over electrical wires using a series of long and short pulses known as Morse code.
- One of the world’s wealthiest and most influential innovators
- argued for tariffs
- Each of his guns had the exact same parts.
- the most influential of these inventors
50 Clues: argued for tariffs • putting an end to, slavery. • horse-drawn mechanical reaper • quickly cut, or reaped, stalks • widespread production by machinery • the most influential of these inventors • work stoppages, to protest cuts in wages • boats outfitted with steam boiler engines • Each of his guns had the exact same parts. • opened his first cloth factory in Rhode Island • ...
Ch 21 Crossword 2024-05-14
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- Aviation pioneers, first to make sustained and controlled power flights in an airplane.
- a company that sells ownership shares to many investors
- Poet with influence on Romantic movement. Fought for Greek independence.
- a production method in which workers repeatedly perform one task in the manufacturing process
- surgeon who discovered how antiseptics prevented infection
- French artist and photographer, recognized for his invention of the daguerreotype process of photography.
- discovered "wireless" transmissions and had first radio using Morse Code
- led revolt that eventually resulted in independence for Haiti
- Evangalist and reformer born into slavery and sold to Isaac Van Wagoner who released her in 1887. She preached about black rights and women's suffrage.
- Periodic Table
- groups of workers that organize to change low wages, long working hours, and unsafe working conditions
- Impressionist painter who relied on the viewer's eye to blend brush strokes into patches of color
- in 1800's They wanted to restore the old ways of Monarchies
- English poet, painter, and printmaker
- a measure of the quality and availability of necessities and comforts in a society
- English novelists showed life in slums and factories and cities (realism)
- theory applied the idea of natural selection to the development of business and society
- artistic style emphasizing imagination, freedom, and emotion
- School of painting of the late 1800s & early 1900s that tried to capture fleeting visual impressions
- shares of ownership in a corporation
- English chemist and father of modern atomic theory. Defined the atom as the smallest part of a substance that could participate in a chemical reaction and argued that elements are composed of atoms.
- won independence from Holland in 1830's
- romantic composer who was the first to take full advantage of the broad range of instruments in the modern orchestra
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- Took out the first of more than 1000 patents at the age of 21 for inventions including automatic telegraph systems, carbon microphone for telephones, phonograph and carbon filament lamp.
- invent dynamite, a safer form of explosive than others at that time
- Organized the first US Women's Rights convention
- A machine used to generate electricity.
- belief that one racial group is superior to the other
- movement of 1800s that urged Christians to do social service.
- revolutionary leader that helped Argentina win independence from Spain
- Identical components that can be used in place of one another in manufacturing
- first electric motor and invented the dynamo which makes electricity
- A group of companies that group together to control the production and price of a product.
- Self-help groups to aid sick or injured workers
- advocated limiting or banning the use of alcoholic beverages
- improved process of making steel from iron. Makes steel lighter, stronger, harder, and more durable.
- infectious diseases are caused by certain microbes
- Dutch and post-Impressionist painter whose work had a far-reaching influence on 20th-century art.
- Middle-class value of the late 1800's
- French Painter and leader of 19th Century Realist movement of painting.
- The world as it is and focus on the harsh side of life
- founded first school of nursing and introduced sanitary measures in British hospitals
- English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with their joint publication Lyrical Ballads
- reform movement concerned with voting rights
- rebuilding poor areas of a city
- Wrote "On the Origin of Species" that discussed the theory of evolution.
- "A man's home is his castle"
- French chemist show link between microbes and disease. Discovered process of pasteurization that killed diseased-carrying microbes in milk
- Wrote "Three Musketeers" and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and "Les Miserables" (realism)
- A German bacteriologist who identified the organisms that cause Anthrax, Tuberculosis and Cholera.
50 Clues: Periodic Table • "A man's home is his castle" • rebuilding poor areas of a city • shares of ownership in a corporation • Middle-class value of the late 1800's • English poet, painter, and printmaker • A machine used to generate electricity. • won independence from Holland in 1830's • reform movement concerned with voting rights • ...
James' Favorite Words 2022-04-27
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- When I found my toy in my sister’s room, she _____ that it was hers.
- Isaac Newton had a ______. The apple was falling because of gravity!
- When I was young, I ______ having a water slide from my apartment to the river below.
- I took a great ______. I told my mom, “No.”
- Me, my mom, my grandma, and my great-grandma are all together. Four ______ of our family all in the same place.
- I dropped my phone in the park. But if I ______ my steps, I hope I can find it.
- Sally couldn’t sleep last night because she was ______ about the big test.
- The book’s story has me ______. I cannot stop reading!
- The old building by my house is being replaced with a new apartment. They knocked the old building down, so the area is full of ______.
- The clock ______ that we had three minutes left in class, so I asked the teacher, “Can we play a game?”
- I finally got a job! Now I earn 10,000 won in _______ every Saturday for helping my neighbor!
- If you have some new inventions, you can get ______ for them so that nobody can copy your idea.
- “대한민국” we shouted _______ at the soccer game.
- Baskin Robbins offers so many different ______ to choose from.
- Look over there! Ha ha, while you were ______, I took your candy!
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- I want this game that costs 60,000 won but I only have 30,000. Can you _____ me the other 30,000?
- At the park on Saturday, I had an ______ with Andrew Teacher! I saw him ride by on a bike!
- My friend Sam and I bought ten apples for 500 won each, and then sold them for 1,000 each. We made a _______ of 5000 won.
- If we work hard together, we can _____ anything!
- This writing is almost impossible to read. You would have to be a genius like James Teacher to _______ it at all.
- James Teacher yells and shouts and jumps up and down like a gorilla for ______ when he is angry.
- The fireworks show is _______. We all said, “ooh,” and “aah.”
- The dress costs a lot of money! I don’t know if I can _______ it.
- Now that we have GPS in our cars, it is difficult to believe that my grandparents used maps to _______.
- Our teacher checks to make sure we all ______ at the front door before we go back into the school.
- Because of all of their hard work and the help of their teachers, students at Choongam Elementary can _______ in high school.
- In the desert, rain is _______.
- Every week, I put 5,000 won into my _______ at the bank.
- In a movie theater, we have to turn off our electronic _______.
- We can’t walk up this mountain. The side is too _______.
- My dream job is to live in the mountains, study the goats, and be a _______.
- My grandmother is ______ about painting. She makes new paintings every week!
32 Clues: In the desert, rain is _______. • I took a great ______. I told my mom, “No.” • “대한민국” we shouted _______ at the soccer game. • If we work hard together, we can _____ anything! • The book’s story has me ______. I cannot stop reading! • Every week, I put 5,000 won into my _______ at the bank. • We can’t walk up this mountain. The side is too _______. • ...
Reading Vocabulary 2017-06-08
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- bodies of water smaller than a lake
- to go to and stay with (a person or family) or at (a place) for a short time
- to be an addition
- the past of follow
- in or to a higher place than;over
- the plural of root
- to give attention with the ear;pay attention for the purpose of hearing
- of or relating to the front; situated in or at the front
- to provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need;aid;assist
- wet, soft dirt
- a part of the body of a plant that develops downward into the soil
- armlike divisions of the stem of a tree or shrub
- the acts of discovering
- the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface;ocean
- a fish that lures prey with a fleshy lobe attached to a filament that arises from the snout and hangs in front of the mouth. Most anglerfishes have a very large head and wide mouth, with a small body and tail
- plural of leaf
- the portion of the earth's surface made up of humus;earth
- creatures other than a human being
- so as no longer to be supported by, resting on, etc
- giving off bright light or heat without flame
- the past of plant
- the vast body of salt water that covers almost three-fourths of the earth's surface
- a group of students meeting regularly
- the plural of stick
- extending far down from the top or surface
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- to leap or spring off the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort
- to make (a house, etc.) by putting together parts
- the lowest or deepest part of anything
- a sea creature having a soft, oval body and eight tentacles with suckers on them
- formally engaged in studying, learning, or training at a school
- the plural of child
- involving responsibility
- having very little or no light
- the planet on which human beings live, third in order from the sun
- a parklike area in which live animals are kept in cages or large, closed-off areas so that the public can view them
- plural of foot
- natural streams of water flowing in a definite course
- free from moisture;not wet
- exciting the attention;intriguing
- the way or manner of arranging things to follow one after another; succession
- timber or lumber
- a stinging, jellylike sea creature
- becoming greater in quantity, size, extent, or intensity
- the past tense of visit
- the part of a room that forms its lower surface and upon which one walks
- a closed curve consisting of all the points at a given distance from the center
- the plural of plant
- to infer or guess at (something not expressed) from what is read, considered, or observed
- a large, long motor vehicle equipped with seating for passengers
- the past of sing
- the past of know
51 Clues: plural of foot • wet, soft dirt • plural of leaf • timber or lumber • the past of sing • the past of know • to be an addition • the past of plant • the past of follow • the plural of root • the plural of child • the plural of plant • the plural of stick • the acts of discovering • the past tense of visit • involving responsibility • free from moisture;not wet • having very little or no light • ...
3. Inventions That Help People Travel 2026-01-26
10 Clues: Finds direction • Boat you paddle • Path for vehicles • Shows where to go • Carries travel gear • Small ride on wheels • Crosses water or gaps • Pulls people or items • Two wheeled transport • Allows entry to travel
14. Inventions That Solve Simple Problems 2026-01-26
Inventions of the First Industrial Revolution 2026-04-11
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- a keyboard machine for writing mechanically in characters resembling print.
- Jenny A machine that could spin several threads at once
- Shuttle a new spinning device that enabled weaves to work fast enough to outpace spinners
- parts Identical components that can be used in place of one another in manufacturing
- Reaper A device that cuts grain
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- Clipper Fast, multi-masted sailing ship. Used by U.S. merchants for trans-Pacific trade.
- Gin a machine for separating cotton from its seeds.
- A device that used electrical signals to send messages quickly over long distances
- engine an engine that uses the expansion or rapid condensation of steam to generate power.
- Plow Made farming more efficient because it cut through the soil quicker
10 Clues: Reaper A device that cuts grain • Gin a machine for separating cotton from its seeds. • Jenny A machine that could spin several threads at once • Plow Made farming more efficient because it cut through the soil quicker • a keyboard machine for writing mechanically in characters resembling print. • ...
Up In the Sky & Great Inventions 2022-03-18
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- to make something better
- it is very large
- a person who is kind and thinks about how others feel
- an object made to do a certain job, such as a can opener
- stayed the same or stayed in place
- you can think of something that is real or that hasn’t happened
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- it has many parts and is difficult to understand
- you are interested in it and want to know more about it
- you are sure it is true
- to watch carefully
10 Clues: it is very large • to watch carefully • you are sure it is true • to make something better • stayed the same or stayed in place • it has many parts and is difficult to understand • a person who is kind and thinks about how others feel • you are interested in it and want to know more about it • an object made to do a certain job, such as a can opener • ...
Scientific Revolution Inventions Crossword Puzzle Key 2022-05-06
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- the action or process of moving
- The reason things are pulled to Earth
- Used to measure the temperature of water
- The idea that the sun was the center of the universe
- Used to look at miniature objects that the naked eye can't see well
- Used to determine which way you were going using magnetism
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- Used to determine where you are based on longitude and latitude
- Used to measure the atmospheric pressure
- The Idea that Earth as the center of the universe
- Used to look at stars and planets
10 Clues: the action or process of moving • Used to look at stars and planets • The reason things are pulled to Earth • Used to measure the atmospheric pressure • Used to measure the temperature of water • The Idea that Earth as the center of the universe • The idea that the sun was the center of the universe • Used to determine which way you were going using magnetism • ...
Influential Inventions of the 20th Century 2022-08-14
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- a powered flying vehicle
- a global computer network providing information
- polymeric material that has the capability of being molded
- s a detection system that uses radio waves
- a road vehicle, typically with four wheels
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- a system for transmitting visual images and sound that are reproduced on screens
- an electronic device for storing and processing data
- a bomb from rapid release of nuclear energy
- sound communication by radio waves
- is a device that emits light
10 Clues: a powered flying vehicle • is a device that emits light • sound communication by radio waves • s a detection system that uses radio waves • a road vehicle, typically with four wheels • a bomb from rapid release of nuclear energy • a global computer network providing information • an electronic device for storing and processing data • ...
TEN INVENTIONS OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD 2024-11-22
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- "The Book of Reasoning and Balancing" by Kitab al-Jabr and Wa I-Mugabala, covers Rational, irrational, and geometrics
- Founded by Fatima al Firhi in Fez, Morocco in 859 CE
- Studied by Ibn al-Haitham, People see objects by light reflecting off of them and entering eye
- Rotary motion to linear motion, created by Al-Jazzari
- Developed by Al Zahrawi using first caesarean, used forceps, dissolving stitches, etc
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- Abbas ibn Firnas used winged apparatus in Cordoba, Spain, Inspired Da Vinci
- Created by Ahmad ibn Tulun as a teaching center, Free care to anyone who needed it
- Lute, Rahab, Musical scales
- Developed by Prophet Muhammad using twig from Meswak tree
- First brewed in Yemen, Sufis used to stay up
10 Clues: Lute, Rahab, Musical scales • First brewed in Yemen, Sufis used to stay up • Founded by Fatima al Firhi in Fez, Morocco in 859 CE • Rotary motion to linear motion, created by Al-Jazzari • Developed by Prophet Muhammad using twig from Meswak tree • Abbas ibn Firnas used winged apparatus in Cordoba, Spain, Inspired Da Vinci • ...
__________ and __________ 2015-07-03
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- British atomic spy
- Lost in Operation Vijay
- Won Rocroi, lost the Dunes
- Collaboratrice hair
- Skane market good
- Bligh's ship
- Cortez mistress
- Dutch exotic dancer
- One of the themes of this crossword
- Translated St. Mark
- Argued for the Sicilian Expedition
- Pumpkin Papers target
- Collaborator, in Norwegian
- Rhodes' diamonds
- Vichy PM
- Manchukuo emperor
- Caribbean "white gold"
- Asian road
- Visited Kublai Khan
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- Judas identification
- "Giant sucking sound"
- Battle of the Atlantic unit
- Batavia settlers
- Fur company
- Hanseatic post
- City opening column
- One of the themes of this crossword
- Victor of Valmy
- Maastricht financial creation
- Large medizing city
- Fugger, Peruzzi, Rothschild
- Atlantic exchange shape
- Destroyed by Lin Zexu
- ____ of the Erythrean Sea
- Helped by Mir Jafar
- West Point seller
- Sailed around Africa to India
- Et tu?
- Surrendered by the Duke of Ragusa
- Lost Jaffa, got plague
40 Clues: Et tu? • Vichy PM • Asian road • Fur company • Bligh's ship • Hanseatic post • Victor of Valmy • Cortez mistress • Batavia settlers • Rhodes' diamonds • Skane market good • West Point seller • Manchukuo emperor • British atomic spy • City opening column • Collaboratrice hair • Large medizing city • Dutch exotic dancer • Translated St. Mark • Helped by Mir Jafar • Visited Kublai Khan • Judas identification • ...
? and ? 2024-08-20
37 Clues: on • ferb • milk • down • fork • eggs • that • white • stone • salty • fries • water • jerry • right • socks • queen • glove • night • robin • spice • pencil • butter • pepper • Shaggy • chairs • pencil • cheese • MrHyde • driver • reverse • cookies • vinegar • science • academy • squidward • barneyrubble • languagearts
APES Unit 2: The Living World: Biodiversity 2023-05-03
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- an area that contains a high proportion of all the species found on Earth
- the limits to the abiotic conditions that species can tolerate
- no regular frequency
- the number of species in a region or in a particular type of habitat
- a species that spreads rapidly across large areas
- different kinds of life in one area
- a change in the genetic composition of a population over time.
- goods/products directly provided to humans for sale/use by ecosystems; goods/products are made from natural resources that ecoystems provide
- measure of biodiversity, based on phylogeny (the tree of life)
- the branch of biology that deals with the geographical distribution of plants and animals.
- a trait that improves an individual's fitness
- the change in either species composition, structure, or architecture of vegetation through time.
- the base level for measuring elevation and depth on Earth.
- the succession of plant life that occurs in areas that have been disturbed but have not lost their soil.
- animals that acquire very unique resources
- the processes by which life-supporting resources such as clean water, timber, fisheries, and agricultural crops are produced
- derived from human activities
- occasional events with irregular frequency
- dissolved salt content in a body of water
- revenue from recreational activities and profits from scientific discoveries made in ecosystem
- a species that plays a far more important role in its community than its relative abundance might suggest
- the result of two populations within a species evolving separately to the point that they can no longer interbreed and produce viable offspring
- a random change in the genetic code produced by a mistake in the copying process
- the number of species in a given area
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- a resource that a population cannot live without and that occurs in quantities lower than the population would require to increase in size.
- organisms that do not occur naturally in an area, but are introduced as the result of deliberate or accidental human activities.
- an individual's ability to survive and reproduce
- the genetic process by which one chromosome breaks off and attaches to another chromosome during reproductive cell division
- species that live in their historical range, typically where they have lived for thousands or millions of years.
- an event, caused by physical, chemical, or biological agents, resulting in changes in population size or community composition
- process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest.
- the diversity of life forms in an environment
- all of the populations of organisms within a given area
- ecological succession occurring on surfaces that are initially devoid of soil
- the average weather that occurs in a given region over a long period of time
- a measure of the genetic variation among individuals in a population
- Species that can live in many different types of environments, and have a varied diet
- physical separation of a group of individuals from others of the same species
- Capacity of an organism to tolerate certain conditions or changes to its environment, due to physiological and morphological properties.
- the evolution of new species
- benefit provided by ecosystem processes that moderate natural conditions like climate change and air quality
- natural ecosystems support processes we do ourselves making them less costly and easier for us
- to move into or come to live in a region or community especially as part of a large-scale and continuing movement of population
- occurs with regular frequency
- an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly
- a particular location on Earth with interacting biotic and abiotic components
46 Clues: no regular frequency • the evolution of new species • derived from human activities • occurs with regular frequency • different kinds of life in one area • the number of species in a given area • dissolved salt content in a body of water • animals that acquire very unique resources • occasional events with irregular frequency • the diversity of life forms in an environment • ...
__________ and __________ 2015-07-03
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- beaver, ermine, otter
- City opening column
- Dutch exotic dancer
- Large medizing city
- Surrendered by the Duke of Ragusa at Montmartre
- West Point seller
- Judas identification
- Lost Jaffa, got plague
- Collaboratrice hair
- Rhodes' diamonds
- Atomic espionage couple
- Mir Jafar won him Plassey
- Vichy president
- Et tu?
- Last of Portuguese India
- One of the themes of this crossword
- Maintained kontors
- Visited Kublai Khan
- Fugger, Peruzzi, Rothschild
- Destroyed by Lin Zexu
- Exposed Catiline
- Sailed around Africa to India
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- Batavia settlers
- Manchukuo emperor
- Cortez mistress
- Atlantic exchange shape
- Gunpowder plot leader
- Argued for the Sicilian Expedition
- One of the themes of this crossword
- Maastricht financial creation
- La Serenissima
- ____ of the Erythrean Sea
- Bligh's ship
- Caribbean "white gold"
- "Giant sucking sound"
- Collaborator, in Norwegian
- Pumpkin Papers target
- Skane market good
- Battle of the Atlantic unit
- Asian road
40 Clues: Et tu? • Asian road • Bligh's ship • La Serenissima • Cortez mistress • Vichy president • Batavia settlers • Rhodes' diamonds • Exposed Catiline • Manchukuo emperor • West Point seller • Skane market good • Maintained kontors • City opening column • Dutch exotic dancer • Large medizing city • Collaboratrice hair • Visited Kublai Khan • Judas identification • beaver, ermine, otter • Gunpowder plot leader • ...
__________ and __________ 2015-07-03
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- Battle of the Atlantic unit
- Manchukuo emperor
- West Point seller
- Exposed Catiline
- Maintained kontors
- Large medizing city
- Atlantic exchange shape
- One of the themes of this crossword
- Maastricht financial creation
- Vichy president
- ____ of the Erythrean Sea
- Caribbean "white gold"
- Gunpowder plot leader
- Argued for the Sicilian Expedition
- Judas identification
- Mir Jafar won him Plassey
- Et tu?
- Lost Jaffa, got plague
- Pumpkin Papers target
- Asian road
- Sailed around Africa to India
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- Skane market good
- La Serenissima
- Visited Kublai Khan
- Batavia settlers
- Rhodes' diamonds
- Dutch exotic dancer
- "Giant sucking sound"
- Atomic espionage couple
- Cortez mistress
- Surrendered by the Duke of Ragusa at Montmartre
- Collaboratrice hair
- Beaver, ermine, otter
- One of the themes of this crossword
- Collaborator, in Norwegian
- Fugger, Peruzzi, Rothschild
- City opening column
- Last of Portuguese India
- Bligh's ship
- Destroyed by Lin Zexu
40 Clues: Et tu? • Asian road • Bligh's ship • La Serenissima • Cortez mistress • Vichy president • Batavia settlers • Rhodes' diamonds • Exposed Catiline • Skane market good • Manchukuo emperor • West Point seller • Maintained kontors • Visited Kublai Khan • Dutch exotic dancer • Large medizing city • Collaboratrice hair • City opening column • Judas identification • "Giant sucking sound" • Beaver, ermine, otter • ...
__________ and __________ 2015-07-04
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- Fugger, Peruzzi, Rothschild
- Collaborator, in Norwegian
- Manchukuo emperor
- North German league
- Pumpkin Papers target
- Asian road
- Atlantic exchange shape
- Indonesia colonizers
- One of the themes of this crossword
- Argued for the Sicilian Expedition
- One of the themes of this crossword
- West Point seller
- Gunpowder plot leader
- Battle of the Atlantic unit
- Lost Jaffa, got plague
- Mir Jafar won him Plassey
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- Cortez mistress
- Et tu?
- Cause of the Unequal Treaties
- Visited Kublai Khan
- Sailed around Africa to India
- Judas identification
- Caribbean "white gold"
- Surrendered by Marmont at Montmartre
- Atomic espionage couple
- Exposed Catiline
- Perot's "giant sucking sound"
- Vichy president
- Beaver, ermine, otter
- The Queen of the Adriatic
30 Clues: Et tu? • Asian road • Cortez mistress • Vichy president • Exposed Catiline • Manchukuo emperor • West Point seller • Visited Kublai Khan • North German league • Judas identification • Indonesia colonizers • Pumpkin Papers target • Gunpowder plot leader • Beaver, ermine, otter • Caribbean "white gold" • Lost Jaffa, got plague • Atlantic exchange shape • Atomic espionage couple • ...
James' Favorite Words 2022-04-27
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- In a movie theater, we have to turn off our electronic _______.
- My dream job is to live in the mountains, study the goats, and be a _______.
- Me, my mom, my grandma, and my great-grandma are all together. Four ______ of our family all in the same place.
- Sally couldn’t sleep last night because she was ______ about the big test.
- Every week, I put 5,000 won into my _______ at the bank.
- My grandmother is ______ about painting. She makes new paintings every week!
- In the desert, rain is _______.
- I want this game that costs 60,000 won but I only have 30,000. Can you _____ me the other 30,000?
- The fireworks show is _______. We all said, “ooh,” and “aah.”
- James Teacher yells and shouts and jumps up and down like a gorilla for ______ when he is angry.
- This writing is almost impossible to read. You would have to be a genius like James Teacher to _______ it at all.
- I took a great ______. I told my mom, “No.”
- If we work hard together, we can _____ anything!
- I dropped my phone in the park. But if I ______ my steps, I hope I can find it.
- We can’t walk up this mountain. The side is too _______.
- When I found my toy in my sister’s room, she _____ that it was hers.
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- The dress costs a lot of money! I don’t know if I can _______ it.
- I finally got a job! Now I earn 10,000 won in _______ every Saturday for helping my neighbor!
- “대한민국” we shouted _______ at the soccer game.
- When I was young, I ______ having a water slide from my apartment to the river below.
- The old building by my house is being replaced with a new apartment. They knocked the old building down, so the area is full of ______.
- Our teacher checks to make sure we all ______ at the front door before we go back into the school.
- Now that we have GPS in our cars, it is difficult to believe that my grandparents used maps to _______.
- Baskin Robbins offers so many different ______ to choose from.
- The clock ______ that we had three minutes left in class, so I asked the teacher, “Can we play a game?”
- At the park on Saturday, I had an ______ with Andrew Teacher! I saw him ride by on a bike!
- Because of all of their hard work and the help of their teachers, students at Choongam Elementary can _______ in high school.
- If you have some new inventions, you can get ______ for them so that nobody can copy your idea.
- Look over there! Ha ha, while you were ______, I took your candy!
- My friend Sam and I bought ten apples for 500 won each, and then sold them for 1,000 each. We made a _______ of 5000 won.
- Isaac Newton had a ______. The apple was falling because of gravity!
- The book’s story has me ______. I cannot stop reading!
32 Clues: In the desert, rain is _______. • I took a great ______. I told my mom, “No.” • “대한민국” we shouted _______ at the soccer game. • If we work hard together, we can _____ anything! • The book’s story has me ______. I cannot stop reading! • Every week, I put 5,000 won into my _______ at the bank. • We can’t walk up this mountain. The side is too _______. • ...
Travel 2023-06-13
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- A special vacation on a big ship that takes you to different places while you enjoy fun activities on board. It's like going on a floating hotel with lots of entertainment and delicious food, and waking up to a new view every day.
- A huge flying machine that takes you up in the sky and carries you to faraway places quickly. It's like sitting in a magical bird and soaring through the clouds to reach new destinations.
- A big bag that you use to pack your clothes and things when you go on a trip. It's like having your own portable closet that you can take with you wherever you go.
- Going on a walk in nature, usually on trails or paths, to enjoy the beautiful scenery and explore new places. It's like being an adventurer in the wilderness, discovering hidden waterfalls, and climbing up mountains to see breathtaking views.
- A long vehicle that runs on tracks and takes you on an exciting journey to different cities and countries. It's like riding on a superfast roller coaster that can also show you beautiful scenery outside the windows.
- Doing something really exciting and daring, like going on a treasure hunt or exploring a jungle. It's like having a thrilling experience and doing things that make your heart race with excitement.
- Going to a different place to have fun and explore new things. It's like taking an adventure to somewhere you've never been before.
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- Going to visit famous and interesting places in a new city or country, like museums, landmarks, and beautiful sights. It's like being an explorer and discovering the hidden treasures of a new place.
- A special time when you don't have to go to school or work, and you can relax and do fun things. It's like having a break from your regular routine and going on an exciting holiday.
- Staying outdoors in a tent or a temporary shelter, usually in a forest or near a lake. It's like having a sleepover in nature, where you can roast marshmallows over a campfire and sleep under the stars.
- A special booklet that allows you to travel to different countries. It's like having a magical key that opens the doors to other parts of the world.
- A sandy or pebbly area by the ocean, lake, or river where you can relax, build sandcastles, and swim in the water. It's like having a giant natural playground where you can have fun in the sun and splash around in the waves.
- A comfortable place where you can stay and rest when you're away from home. It's like having a cozy home with a comfy bed, where someone else takes care of cleaning and cooking for you.
- A special item or keepsake that you buy or collect during your travels to remember the places you've been to. It's like having a little treasure that brings back memories of your exciting adventures and the new friends you've made.
- A special drawing that shows you the different locations and directions of places. It's like having a treasure map that guides you to exciting discoveries and helps you find your way in a new city or country.
15 Clues: Going to a different place to have fun and explore new things. It's like taking an adventure to somewhere you've never been before. • A special booklet that allows you to travel to different countries. It's like having a magical key that opens the doors to other parts of the world. • ...
__________ and __________ 2015-07-03
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- Won Rocroi, lost the Dunes
- Et tu?
- Battle of the Atlantic unit
- Collaboratrice hair
- Skane market good
- Manchukuo emperor
- Argued for the Sicilian Expedition
- Pumpkin Papers target
- Collaborator, in Norwegian
- "Giant sucking sound"
- West Point seller
- Translated St. Mark
- One of the themes of this crossword
- Asian road
- Batavia settlers
- Hanseatic post
- Bligh's ship
- Surrendered by the Duke of Ragusa
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- Destroyed by Lin Zexu
- Fugger, Peruzzi, Rothschild
- British atomic spy
- Helped by Mir Jafar
- Vichy PM
- ____ of the Erythrean Sea
- Victor of Valmy
- Lost in Operation Vijay
- Dutch exotic dancer
- Rhodes' diamonds
- Atlantic exchange shape
- Fur company
- Cortez mistress
- Sailed around Africa to India
- Caribbean "white gold"
- Maastricht financial creation
- City opening column
- Judas identification
- Visited Kublai Khan
- One of the themes of this crossword
- Lost Jaffa, got plague
- Large medizing city
40 Clues: Et tu? • Vichy PM • Asian road • Fur company • Bligh's ship • Hanseatic post • Victor of Valmy • Cortez mistress • Rhodes' diamonds • Batavia settlers • Skane market good • Manchukuo emperor • West Point seller • British atomic spy • Helped by Mir Jafar • Collaboratrice hair • Dutch exotic dancer • City opening column • Visited Kublai Khan • Translated St. Mark • Large medizing city • Judas identification • ...
__________ and __________ 2015-07-03
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- Pumpkin Papers target
- Rhodes' diamonds
- West Point seller
- One of the themes of this crossword
- Cortez mistress
- Lost Jaffa, got plague
- Collaborator, in Norwegian
- Vichy PM
- One of the themes of this crossword
- Manchukuo emperor
- Caribbean "white gold"
- Atlantic exchange shape
- Victor of Valmy
- Destroyed by Lin Zexu
- Fur company
- Asian road
- Hanseatic post
- Translated St. Mark
- Large medizing city
- Visited Kublai Khan
- "Giant sucking sound"
- Batavia settlers
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- British atomic spy
- Skane market good
- Fugger, Peruzzi, Rothschild
- Helped by Mir Jafar
- Won Rocroi, lost the Dunes
- Lost in Operation Vijay
- Argued for the Sicilian Expedition
- Dutch exotic dancer
- Surrendered by the Duke of Ragusa
- ____ of the Erythrean Sea
- Maastricht financial creation
- Judas identification
- Et tu?
- Battle of the Atlantic unit
- Collaboratrice hair
- Bligh's ship
- Sailed around Africa to India
- City opening column
40 Clues: Et tu? • Vichy PM • Asian road • Fur company • Bligh's ship • Hanseatic post • Cortez mistress • Victor of Valmy • Rhodes' diamonds • Batavia settlers • Skane market good • West Point seller • Manchukuo emperor • British atomic spy • Helped by Mir Jafar • Dutch exotic dancer • Translated St. Mark • Collaboratrice hair • Large medizing city • Visited Kublai Khan • City opening column • Judas identification • ...
International Women's Day Crossword Puzzle 2013-03-10
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- A very famous children's author, she wrote many books about puberty, peer pressure, love, and divorce. Among her best-selling works are Freckle Juice, Blubber, and Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing.
- First a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, she was chosen by President Barack Obama to replace David Souter in the U.S. Supreme Court. She is best known as the first Latina women in the U.S. Supreme Court.
- First name Mary, this women devoted her life to the establishment of schools. In 1846 she opened a school for poor children in India.
- A very famous American educater, she taught blind children. She is well known for being the teacher and friend of Helen Keller.
- Elizabeth II She is the present queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. She is the successor of George VI.
- Although she is most known for her roles in movies as a child, she became active later in life in the Republican party and served under President George H.W. Bush. She was in many movies, such as Little Miss Marker, The Little Princess, and Heidi.
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- Best known simply as Adele, she is a very famous British singer. She sang songs such as Rolling in the Deep, Chasing Pavements, and Skyfall.
- This women is a very well known talk show host, actress, and producer. She is one of the highest paid women of the world, and is the first African-American women to reach billionaire status. Her show is the highest rated talk show in syndication history.
- Most known as a passenger on the fated Space Shuttle Challenger, she was a teacher randomly chosen by NASA to fly in the Challenger, which exploded 78 seconds after launch due to cold weather.
- Famously known as the top balck supermodel of the 1990s, she co-wrote the novel Swan. She is also known for having dated celebrity Robert DeNiro at one point.
- After her husband Thaddus H. Carraway died, she was chosen to take his place in the U.S. Senate, thus making her the first women to be elected into the U.S. Senate.
- This women was an American reformer and leader of the women's suffrage movement. There have been many books written about her, such as The Women Who Dared:The Trial of Susan B. Anthony.
- First name Germaine, she was a French sculptor who, after 1940, developed a tortured awareness expressed in powerful, distorted figures.
- First name Susan, she was a champion Sled Dog Racer. She was a 4-time winner of the Iditarod Trail Race.
- Although this women made several of the most important archeological discoveries with early humans, she was often overshadowed by her famous husband. While she found evidence, he publicized it. You read about her in the early chapters of the World History Textbook.
15 Clues: First name Susan, she was a champion Sled Dog Racer. She was a 4-time winner of the Iditarod Trail Race. • Elizabeth II She is the present queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. She is the successor of George VI. • A very famous American educater, she taught blind children. She is well known for being the teacher and friend of Helen Keller. • ...
Alphabet "I" 2023-06-19
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- cream It is a frozen dessert made from dairy products, sugar, and flavorings. It is enjoyed for its creamy texture and sweet taste. It comes in various flavors, such as chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry, and it can be served in cones, cups, or as toppings for other desserts.
- It is a dome-shaped shelter made of blocks of ice or compacted snow. It is traditionally used by indigenous peoples, such as the Inuit, as a temporary dwelling in Arctic regions.
- It is a liquid or paste used for writing, drawing, or printing. It usually has a colored pigment and can be applied using pens, brushes, or printing machines. It comes in different types, including water-based, oil-based, and permanent ink.
- It is a global network of computers that allows people to access and share information, communicate, and engage in various online activities. It enables browsing websites, sending emails, using social media, and accessing online services and resources.
- It is a tool or device used to perform a specific task or create music. Musical instruments, such as guitars, pianos, and drums, produce sounds.
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- It is a piece of land surrounded by water. It is typically smaller than a continent and larger than a rock or islet. It can be found in oceans, seas, lakes, or rivers and are often known for their unique ecosystems and natural beauty.
- It is a thought, concept, or notion that arises in the mind. It represents a mental image or understanding of something and can lead to inventions, creativity, and problem-solving. It can be shared through communication and can shape our actions and beliefs.
- It is a small animal with a segmented body, three pairs of legs, and often wings. They are the most diverse group of animals on Earth, with millions of known species. They play important roles in ecosystems as pollinators, decomposers, and as a food source for other animals.
- It is a piece of land surrounded by water. It is typically smaller than a continent and larger than a rock or islet. It can be found in oceans, seas, lakes, or rivers and are often known for their unique ecosystems and natural beauty.
- It is the solid form of water that occurs when its temperature is below freezing point. It is transparent and can be found in various forms, such as ice cubes, icicles, or icebergs. It is commonly used to cool drinks, preserve food, or for recreational activities like skating or ice hockey.
10 Clues: It is a tool or device used to perform a specific task or create music. Musical instruments, such as guitars, pianos, and drums, produce sounds. • It is a dome-shaped shelter made of blocks of ice or compacted snow. It is traditionally used by indigenous peoples, such as the Inuit, as a temporary dwelling in Arctic regions. • ...
The Enchanted Library 2023-06-01
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- Concealed or not easily noticed or discovered.
- A passage from one place to another, often involving adventure or exploration.
- A mythical creature resembling a small human, often depicted as living underground.
- Exceptional or remarkable, surpassing the ordinary.
- A small, babbling stream or creek.
- Withstood the effects of weather or endured difficult conditions.
- Close in proximity or distance.
- A strong desire to know or learn about something new or unusual.
- Relating to the internal or spiritual aspects of oneself.
- Investigated or examined thoroughly, often in search of new discoveries.
- Moving air currents, often associated with natural forces and weather conditions.
- In the early stage of life or development.
- Came across or met with someone or something unexpectedly.
- Exciting or exhilarating, causing a surge of adrenaline or anticipation.
- Observed or became aware of something or someone.
- A soft or hushed voice or sound, often conveying a secret or confidential message.
- The body part at the end of the arm, used for grasping or touching.
- Successfully arrived at a destination or achieved a goal.
- Playfully causing trouble or mischief.
- Filled with motivation or influenced by someone or something to create or achieve.
- Longed for or desired intensely.
- Scenic vistas and natural environments, often depicted in paintings or photographs.
- Set on fire or sparked, often referring to enthusiasm or passion.
- Information, skills, or understanding gained through learning or experience.
- The act of making physical contact or having an impact on something.
- A nocturnal bird of prey known for its wisdom and ability to rotate its head.
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- Creative thoughts or mental images that form in one's mind.
- Bringing something into existence through imagination or artistic expression.
- Possessing deep knowledge and understanding.
- A sight or view that leaves you speechless with its beauty or grandeur.
- A dense area of trees, often associated with a sense of mystery or tranquility.
- Supernatural or extraordinary powers or events that defy logical explanation.
- Completely absorbed or engrossed in something.
- Forms or configurations with distinct outlines or boundaries.
- A sequence or set of related events or objects.
- To solve or understand something that was previously a mystery or puzzle.
- Genuine or accurate, in alignment with reality.
- Secrets or enigmas that provoke curiosity and intrigue.
- An event or occurrence that leaves a lasting impression or lesson.
- Marvelous or awe-inspiring things or phenomena.
- Recently discovered or obtained.
- To begin a journey or venture, often with excitement or anticipation.
- A name or label given to a work of art, book, or other creative piece.
- Devoted or committed to a particular purpose or cause.
- Bravery in the face of fear or adversity.
- The capacity or possibility for development, growth, or success.
- Discovered or located.
- A season characterized by the return of growth and warmer temperatures.
- Actively looking for someone or something.
- Extending far down or inward, often metaphorically referring to profound thoughts or emotions.
50 Clues: Discovered or located. • Close in proximity or distance. • Recently discovered or obtained. • Longed for or desired intensely. • A small, babbling stream or creek. • Playfully causing trouble or mischief. • Bravery in the face of fear or adversity. • In the early stage of life or development. • Actively looking for someone or something. • ...
inventions that will save the world 2020-06-09
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- the creator is robert taylor and is a container to avoid touching something that everyone has touched.
- It takes 20 minutes and serves to clean a place throughout the day, I think George Charles.
- Toyota I think so, and it is to look at alternatives besides gasoline.
- it was invented by boyan slat and it is used to remove garbage from the sea and among other places.
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- It is not known if they created it, but there are people who no longer use gasoline.
- ecorobot invented it to filter the recycling and separate it.
- Oppian created them and is to prevent marine animals from being trapped.
- Horace de Saussure created them to avoid the consumption of gas and electricity.
- serves to prevent injury or infection, I think John Hopkins.
- the invention pierre lallement and serves to move without energy.
10 Clues: serves to prevent injury or infection, I think John Hopkins. • ecorobot invented it to filter the recycling and separate it. • the invention pierre lallement and serves to move without energy. • Toyota I think so, and it is to look at alternatives besides gasoline. • Oppian created them and is to prevent marine animals from being trapped. • ...
Starred inventions in the industrial revolution. 2024-01-11
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- Home based machine that spun thread eight times faster than when spun by hand.
- Rapid communications across continents.
- Human speech heard across continents.
- Water powered spinning machine that was too large for use at home which led to the creations of factories.
- Combined the spinning jenny and the water frame into a single device increasing the production of fine thread.
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- Hand operated machine which increased the speed of weaving.
- Device separated raw cotton from cotton seeds increasing the cotton supply while lowering the price for raw cotton.
- United States and Europe connected by cable.
- Speed of sewing greatly increased.
- Water powered device that wove thread to cloth.
10 Clues: Speed of sewing greatly increased. • Human speech heard across continents. • Rapid communications across continents. • United States and Europe connected by cable. • Water powered device that wove thread to cloth. • Hand operated machine which increased the speed of weaving. • Home based machine that spun thread eight times faster than when spun by hand. • ...
Starred inventions in the industrial revolution. 2024-01-11
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- Home based machine that spun thread eight times faster than when spun by hand.
- Rapid communications across continents.
- Human speech heard across continents.
- Water powered spinning machine that was too large for use at home which led to the creations of factories.
- Combined the spinning jenny and the water frame into a single device increasing the production of fine thread.
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- Hand operated machine which increased the speed of weaving.
- Device separated raw cotton from cotton seeds increasing the cotton supply while lowering the price for raw cotton.
- United States and Europe connected by cable.
- Speed of sewing greatly increased.
- Water powered device that wove thread to cloth.
10 Clues: Speed of sewing greatly increased. • Human speech heard across continents. • Rapid communications across continents. • United States and Europe connected by cable. • Water powered device that wove thread to cloth. • Hand operated machine which increased the speed of weaving. • Home based machine that spun thread eight times faster than when spun by hand. • ...
Matchless Inventions that changed our lives 2024-04-17
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- Machine for transmitting images through telephon
- Place where movies are shown
- Electronic device for storing and processing data
- Device used for watching programs and shows
- Printed format containing news and information
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- Material used for writing
- Vehicle used for air travel
- Produces light when electricity passed
- Written message sent to someone.
- Device for broadcast news and music
10 Clues: Material used for writing • Vehicle used for air travel • Place where movies are shown • Written message sent to someone. • Device for broadcast news and music • Produces light when electricity passed • Device used for watching programs and shows • Printed format containing news and information • Machine for transmitting images through telephon • ...
