enlightenment Crossword Puzzles
Marissa Brunatti-Prolouge 2020-09-14
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- dividing the governemnt to 3 branches
- keeps law work in a known, orderly way
- power given to the citizens to elect their leaders
- the religion of israelites and jews
- the smaller, upper assembly in congress
- religion founded by jesus
- the 10 rules people of judaism follow
- the renewed interest in classical culture
- englands national legislature
- government ruled by a group of land-owning families
- life, liberty, and property
- religion based on the teachings of muhammad
- customs and principals established over time
- movement that encouraged principals of reason and science
- list of demands written by english nobles
- rulers powers are restricted by the constitution and laws of the country
- the citizens rule/make the laws
- rules made by the people
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- citizens elect representatives to make laws
- powers of government divided into federal, or central government/states, or local government
- the assertion that a kings power came from god
- when william and mary became co-rulers of england
- the rights and liberties of the people
- a system that controls your society
- works for world peace and the betterment of humanity
- agreement among members of society
- a religious reform movement
- religion developed from roman christianity
- government ruled by a few people
- government controlled by a king or queen
30 Clues: rules made by the people • religion founded by jesus • life, liberty, and property • a religious reform movement • englands national legislature • the citizens rule/make the laws • government ruled by a few people • agreement among members of society • the religion of israelites and jews • a system that controls your society • dividing the governemnt to 3 branches • ...
Unit 2 Summative Assessment 2020-10-21
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- French military General who ended the reign of terror
- profitable trading favoring the mother country (lesson 16a)
- an educated creole aristocrat who wanted to create an independent south American nation
- former slave and military leader during the Haitian revolution
- a class system used to rank people according to status
- conflict in Europe that allowed the slaves to revolt
- the process of merging together (lesson 11)
- a harsh European who exploited the indigenous people and owned a certain part of land
- large land for farming cash crops
- someone from a different nation (lesson 11)
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- taking control over another country and exploiting its resources
- land that the United states bought from the french to help fix the french economy (lesson 15b)
- Identification with one’s own nation and supporting it
- the act of overthrowing the government
- buying and selling on a large scale and was nonexistent for Haiti's economy
- Haitian army leader that led to many Haitian victories and proclaimed himself emperor (lesson 15b)
- (saint Domingue) a french colony located on the western part of the island, Hispaniola
- white person born in Spain/Portugal who were aristocrats at the top of the social class(lesson 16b)
- a period of thriving ideas and knowledge which eventually spread to Latin America (lesson 16a)
- paying money to help repair damage in a conflict (lesson 15b)
20 Clues: large land for farming cash crops • the act of overthrowing the government • the process of merging together (lesson 11) • someone from a different nation (lesson 11) • conflict in Europe that allowed the slaves to revolt • French military General who ended the reign of terror • Identification with one’s own nation and supporting it • ...
East Asia from the Sui to the Ming, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam 2018-12-04
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- First Mongol ruler of China
- Castrated men that were personally loyal to the Emperor
- A technology created by the Tang and adopted heavily by the Europeans
- A once dominating religion and presence in China, valued philosophical and ethical teachings, promoted Patriarchy
- Quick-maturing, drought resistant rice that can allow two harvests, of sixty days each in one growing season
- Dynasty also called the Golden age of art
- Golden Age of China
- The only resource that China ever really wanted from other civilizations
- A defensive structure created to keep out the Mongols from future raids
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- A test created to screen candidates for Political positions
- Considered the second Golden Age of China
- The dynasty created by the Mongols
- Dynasty that reconnected China after the fall of the Han
- Structure created to quickly transport grain from north China to south China
- A popular religion in China that belived in enlightenment, valued both sexes as equal
- A country that participated in the tribute system, preserved their culture through their lower class
- Method used on women to establish Patriarchy in the Tang
- A country that participated in the tribute system, introduced champa rice to the world through China
- The emperor that built the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and Treasure Fleet
- A country that participated in the tribute system, adopted governmental aspects of China due to its failing government
20 Clues: Golden Age of China • First Mongol ruler of China • The dynasty created by the Mongols • Considered the second Golden Age of China • Dynasty also called the Golden age of art • Castrated men that were personally loyal to the Emperor • Dynasty that reconnected China after the fall of the Han • Method used on women to establish Patriarchy in the Tang • ...
Think-Tac-Toe 2021-04-26
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- A fort on a hilltop in the center of the polis where Greeks went for refuge when invaders attacked A place to honor local gods
- A government in which a small group has control
- Outside the acropolis and used for gathering, marketplace, debating issues, choosing officials, passing laws, carrying out business
- A group of armed foot soldiers arranged close together in rows
- Democracy A form of government in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf
- A group of people living in a new territory who have ties to their homeland
- A Greek city-state that is made up of town or city and the surrounding city
- The governor of a satrapy
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- A Persian religion based on the belief of one god
- A high-ranked government official in Sparta who was elected by the council of elders
- A government by the people
- A person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment
- Era Time period following the death of Alexander the Great
- The territory governed by a satrap
- Part of an army in which soldiers ride horses
- A sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess
- A piece of land nearly surrounded by water
- Democracy form of democracy in which all citizens can participate firsthand in the decision-making process
- Rules with total power
- Enslaved people in ancient Sparta
- Storyteller
21 Clues: Storyteller • Rules with total power • The governor of a satrapy • A government by the people • Enslaved people in ancient Sparta • The territory governed by a satrap • A piece of land nearly surrounded by water • Part of an army in which soldiers ride horses • A government in which a small group has control • A Persian religion based on the belief of one god • ...
Hinduism and Buddhism 2021-03-25
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- each person has one of these and it represents one's soul
- Hindu god that is the creator aspect of the universal spirit
- For Hindus this represents one's spiritual duty to fulfill in a lifetime
- goals a Buddhist must follow to end suffering- they begin 'right...'
- A Hindu prince who searched for and found enlightenment, thus becoming the Buddha
- idea in Buddhism that suffering and unhappiness are part of life, and come from our desires
- The act of going without food
- the avoidance of violent actions
- For Buddhists this is the ultimate goal, to reach a state of perfect peace
- the affect of good or bad actions have on a person's soul
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- A collection of the Buddha's teachings, it is the most important book in Buddhism
- Hindu god that is the preserver aspect of the universal spirit
- the process of birth, death and rebirth
- A single spiritual power that Hindus believe lives in everything
- people who work to spread their religious beliefs
- the focusing of the mind on spiritual things
- A group of writings sacred in Hinduism that reflect on the Vedas and the way of life for believers
- The ultimate goal for Hindus, to be free from the cycle of death and rebirth
- Hindu god that is the destroyer aspect of the universal spirit
- Ancient Sanskrit writings that are the earliest sacred texts of Hinduism.
20 Clues: The act of going without food • the avoidance of violent actions • the process of birth, death and rebirth • the focusing of the mind on spiritual things • people who work to spread their religious beliefs • each person has one of these and it represents one's soul • the affect of good or bad actions have on a person's soul • ...
Radio Project 5 2024-02-19
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- by means of speech; verbally
- the state of being extremely poor
- be an expression of or give a tangible or visible form to (an idea, quality, or feeling)
- a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country
- a person who campaigns to bring about political or social change
- a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the past history of a nation
- a person who writes plays
- very pleasing; delightful
- the distance between the highest and lowest pitches that a singer is able to sing
- maintain (something) in its original or existing state
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- a picture or imitation of a person in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic effect.
- the ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people or society
- a person who seeks wisdom or enlightenment, scholar, thinker.
- a gradual and continuous loss of strength, quality, or value
- extremely important and completely necessary
- a poet, traditionally one reciting epics and associated with a particular oral tradition
- the ancient past
- propose or formally enter as a candidate for election or for an honour or award
- an act of giving one thing and receiving another in return
- the use of humour to criticize people's stupidity, particularly in the context of politics
20 Clues: the ancient past • a person who writes plays • very pleasing; delightful • by means of speech; verbally • the state of being extremely poor • extremely important and completely necessary • maintain (something) in its original or existing state • an act of giving one thing and receiving another in return • a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country • ...
Shogun Japan 2024-02-12
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- the lowest social class in Shogun Japan
- Japan was ruled by a series of emperors during the Nara & ......... period
- ritual suicide carried out by samurai
- sudden enlightenment or ‘flash of truth’
- a state of ‘no-mind-ness’. Samurai who attained mushin acted spontaneously without thinking
- the powerful shoen governor stripped the emperor of his power and forced the imperial court to declare him shogun for life
- the samurai's sword
- the territory ruled by a daimyo, including the farming and fishing villages within it.
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- the warrior class in Japan during the Classical and Shogunate periods
- the religious and ceremonial leader of Japan
- skilled workers who produces handmade items
- worked the land and paid taxes to their Daimyo
- a system of government ruled by a shogun.
- the four main islands of Japan are Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu and ........
- the way of the warrior - the moral code the samurai's had to follow
- a wandering samurai who had no lord or master.
- the name for the city that became Tokyo
- the military leader of Japan who took control and authority of Japan away from the emperor. Title was passed down through family.
- were the feudal lords who controlled the provinces of Japan on behalf of the Shogun.
- the four main islands of Japan are Hokkaido, Shikoku, Kyushu and ......
- an ancient Japanese religion that believes in nature spirits and ancestor worship
21 Clues: the samurai's sword • ritual suicide carried out by samurai • the lowest social class in Shogun Japan • the name for the city that became Tokyo • sudden enlightenment or ‘flash of truth’ • a system of government ruled by a shogun. • skilled workers who produces handmade items • the religious and ceremonial leader of Japan • worked the land and paid taxes to their Daimyo • ...
5 religions 2023-05-08
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- "acting by not acting"
- words & guidelines
- the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.
- Path the path to enlightenment
- Enlightened One
- sincerity or true heart.
- preserver
- sacred language
- exit from life cycle, no suffering or rebirth
- The worship and honor given to the Kami and ancestral spirits.
- yang good and bad between nature
- Lama teacher who’s wisdom is as great as the ocean
- lifecycle (life, death, rebirth)
- destroyer of obstacles
- creator of the universe
- wheels prayer wheels, bring harmony and release obstacles
- where is Shintoism practiced
- Way a life of balance/moderation
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- the Kamis' creative and harmonizing powers.
- spiritual leader
- daily worship
- believe in the oldest teaching & that each person can reach nirvana on their own
- Gautama founder of Buddhism "buddha"
- a universal force connected to nature
- destroyer & re-creator
- giving great respect and honor to ancestors.
- piety Confucius emphasized devotion to or respect for one’s elders called
- child All of humanity is regarded as
- believe people need help to become Buddhas –bodhisattvas stay to help
- Fu Zi confusionism founder
- ancient text
- are charms worn as an aid in healing and protection.
- Buddha’s sacred writings
- flags carry prayers as the wind blows
- Tzu founder of taosim/daosism
35 Clues: preserver • ancient text • daily worship • Enlightened One • sacred language • spiritual leader • words & guidelines • "acting by not acting" • destroyer & re-creator • destroyer of obstacles • creator of the universe • sincerity or true heart. • Buddha’s sacred writings • Fu Zi confusionism founder • where is Shintoism practiced • Tzu founder of taosim/daosism • Path the path to enlightenment • ...
APUSH Term Crossword Puzzle 2023-05-08
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- favored states' rights as they feared a strong government would be too strong.
- invented by Eli Whitney and revolutionized the dying practice of slavery.
- gave 160 acres of government land to American citizens who agreed to cultivate the land
- less people worked with their hands while factory production increased.
- message sent to Mexico that prompted the U.S. to enter WW1.
- war between the confederate South and Union North on the issue of slavery
- supported spending federal money for internal improvements, such as roads, canals, and harbors.
- established that European powers must not interfere with affairs in the Western Hemisphere.
- forced resettlement of American Indians to the Oklahoma territory.
- The U.S. gained the former Mexican territories of California and New Mexico.
- the only president in U.S. history that has not been apart of a political party
- the separation of powers was derived from this enlightenment philosopher.
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- weak legislation that was later replaced by the Constitution.
- held a monopoly on the steel industry through vertical integration.
- many colonies were financed through ___ due to the risky nature of colonization.
- This Supreme Court case established judicial review.
- This amendment abolished slavery.
- when the stock market crashed and banks closed en masse
- farmer uprising due to a tax on alcohol
- the movement with the idea that we must abstain from alcohol completely
20 Clues: This amendment abolished slavery. • farmer uprising due to a tax on alcohol • This Supreme Court case established judicial review. • when the stock market crashed and banks closed en masse • message sent to Mexico that prompted the U.S. to enter WW1. • weak legislation that was later replaced by the Constitution. • ...
Plants 1 2023-06-12
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- - Tropical flower with large, showy petals in various colors.
- - Succulent plant known for its medicinal properties and gel-filled leaves.
- - Evergreen shrub with glossy leaves and bright red berries, often used for holiday decorations.
- - Fragrant herb with needle-like leaves, often used in cooking.
- - Tropical plant with large, bold flowers and broad, often colorful leaves.
- - Climbing vine with colorful trumpet-shaped flowers.
- - Fragrant flower with clustered blooms in various colors.
- - Flowering plant with vibrant blooms and distinctive leaves.
- - Flower with delicate petals in vibrant colors, often associated with remembrance.
- - Spring flower with bright yellow or white petals and a trumpet-shaped center.
- - Summer flower with bright, daisy-like blooms in a range of hues.
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- - Flower with unique, tubular-shaped blooms that resemble a dragon's mouth.
- - Flowering shrub with clusters of blossoms in various shades of pink, red, or white.
- - Vibrant red flower associated with the Christmas season.
- - Flowering plant with numerous petals and a wide range of colors.
- - Tropical fruit with a spiky exterior and sweet, juicy flesh.
- - Colorful flower with aromatic leaves, often used to decorate gardens.
- - Sweet fruit with a soft flesh and tiny seeds, often eaten dried or in preserves.
- - Small fruit with a hard pit, commonly used to produce oil.
- - Aquatic plant with large, beautiful flowers that symbolize purity and enlightenment.
20 Clues: - Climbing vine with colorful trumpet-shaped flowers. • - Vibrant red flower associated with the Christmas season. • - Fragrant flower with clustered blooms in various colors. • - Small fruit with a hard pit, commonly used to produce oil. • - Tropical flower with large, showy petals in various colors. • ...
WORLD HISTORY CROSSWORD PUZZLE 2023-05-30
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- What was the name of the bear that served in the polish military
- Who was the polish king that died crusade of varna
- In what animal did country went war to
- Who was the ruler of Vichy France
- which city was tsar nicholas ii was murdered
- A time where Europe was able to surpass all other regions in economics and military power
- who was the leader that russia installed in chechnya
- Which Dynasty built the great wall of China
- A Symphony written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov which is about and named after a Pre-Islamic Arab Knight
- What city was captured by six german dudes
- Which byzantine emperor retake rome
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- A famous person who led the colonization of the Americans and the second group of Europeans to reach the Americas.
- Which famous disease killed over half of Europeans in the 14 century
- What puppet state did Japan have in China
- This term is used when Europeans started to think differently about existing social order
- which empire invaded greece in 480 bc
- What term was used to describe Muhammad and his followers leaving Mecca
- Ocean A two word term that is a network of trade routes that involved Asia, Africa, and the Middle East
- Which general crossed the Alps with war elephants
- What nation had a successive slave revolt
20 Clues: Who was the ruler of Vichy France • Which byzantine emperor retake rome • which empire invaded greece in 480 bc • In what animal did country went war to • What puppet state did Japan have in China • What nation had a successive slave revolt • What city was captured by six german dudes • Which Dynasty built the great wall of China • ...
APUSH Term Crossword Puzzle 2023-05-17
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- favored states' rights as they feared a strong government would be too strong.
- invented by Eli Whitney and revolutionized the dying practice of slavery.
- gave 160 acres of government land to American citizens who agreed to cultivate the land
- less people worked with their hands while factory production increased.
- message sent to Mexico that prompted the U.S. to enter WW1.
- war between the confederate South and Union North on the issue of slavery
- supported spending federal money for internal improvements, such as roads, canals, and harbors.
- established that European powers must not interfere with affairs in the Western Hemisphere.
- forced resettlement of American Indians to the Oklahoma territory.
- The U.S. gained the former Mexican territories of California and New Mexico.
- the only president in U.S. history that has not been apart of a political party
- the separation of powers was derived from this enlightenment philosopher.
Down
- weak legislation that was later replaced by the Constitution.
- held a monopoly on the steel industry through vertical integration.
- many colonies were financed through ___ due to the risky nature of colonization.
- This Supreme Court case established judicial review.
- This amendment abolished slavery.
- when the stock market crashed and banks closed en masse
- farmer uprising due to a tax on alcohol
- the movement with the idea that we must abstain from alcohol completely
20 Clues: This amendment abolished slavery. • farmer uprising due to a tax on alcohol • This Supreme Court case established judicial review. • when the stock market crashed and banks closed en masse • message sent to Mexico that prompted the U.S. to enter WW1. • weak legislation that was later replaced by the Constitution. • ...
Buddhism Crossword Puzzle 2021-12-09
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- One, to master the art of living; to unify mind, body, and reality; to master the mind and bring it back to the reality of the present moment.
- lots of prosperity often inherited.
- vomiting or nasua is called a ________.
- Maya, right beliefs, purpose, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration are components of the route to nirvana.
- a person who found significance (in their life) or who has achieved his objectives.
- Suddhodana, King Maha Sammatha was his forefather ( was the first king of the Kalpa).
- the passing of someone or somthing.
- top of the caste system.
- a situation where the person is free of the repercussions of karma, the cycle of death, and rebirth.
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- Path, the eight ways to eliminate desire.
- residence of an important person.
- a situation in where the person is free of the repercussions of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth.
- represents and symbolizes the universe in Hindu and Buddhist symbolism.
- implies "knower" or "enlightened one."
- the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.
- what happens to a person based on their previous actions.
- age, the later part of life.
- donations given to the less fortunate.
- noble truths, the essence of Buddhist teaching found in four key beliefs.
- the material world's life is bound by a cycle of death and rebirth.
20 Clues: top of the caste system. • age, the later part of life. • residence of an important person. • lots of prosperity often inherited. • the passing of someone or somthing. • implies "knower" or "enlightened one." • donations given to the less fortunate. • vomiting or nasua is called a ________. • Path, the eight ways to eliminate desire. • ...
The Great War 2022-04-11
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- Who was allied to Austria-Hungary
- Who was allied to Serbia
- "the boys will be home for ___________"
- What kind of war did this become (Hint: required the mobilization of each country's entire pop.)
- What country was revealed as another large power during this war?
- Who threatened the Americans so that they joined the fight
- What happened to Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914
- What treaty formally concluded the war
- Movies and _______ transmitted pop culture from country to country
- What movement did this war 'seem to mock'
- Who else contributed to the war effort (although not allowed to fight)
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- What did Europe's colonization of other countries contribute to the war
- What was revived at the end of the war that had been paused during the war?
- who championed the concept of "national self-detemination"
- What is the term that means something that is used to promote a political cause or point of view
- What was the main cause of the extreme death toll
- Women were urged to leave what kind of work to leave space for veterans in this "men's job"
- A big -ism that played a part in the great war
- What country (still struggling today) was set up have conflicts because of British promises
- This was one of the only Great Powers of Europe that relied on conscription
20 Clues: Who was allied to Serbia • Who was allied to Austria-Hungary • What treaty formally concluded the war • "the boys will be home for ___________" • What movement did this war 'seem to mock' • A big -ism that played a part in the great war • What was the main cause of the extreme death toll • What happened to Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 • ...
Pre-Comp Crossword Review 2025-01-07
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- Peace in Rome (Latin)
- Alexander's spread of Greek culture into Persia and Egypt
- Using metals (such as bronze or iron) in the creation of tools
- Advanced __________ planning was found in Indus river valley cities
- Equal, as with people in the Paleolithic era
- Description of what paleolithic people ate
- to tame plants or animals
- Peace in Rome
- New Stone Age
- Carthage vs Rome fought during the ______________ wars
- Designated class determined by karma from a past life in Hinduism
- Hebrew holy book
- Independent settlements with no singular governments- found in Greece, Sumer, etc.
- _______________ farming, found in Andes and Mesoamerican farms, used in hills and mountains
- Rise and fall of dynasties in China
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- Trade route connected Asia, North Africa and Europe
- Name for a territory within the Persian Empire
- Belief in multiple gods
- Messiah in Christianity
- Oldest codified religion
- Divine right to rule in China
- Indian leader who converted from Hinduism to Buddhism
- Major crop in early American farming (specifically Mesoamerica)
- Helped spread technology in the Neolithic Era
- Enlightenment in Buddhism
- The ___________ tribes invaded Western Rome causing it's collapse in 476 CE
- First law code ever
- Chinese philosophy that tried to obtain harmony with nature
- First democracy in Greece
- Chinese belief in strong leadership, used civil service exams to select officials
30 Clues: Peace in Rome • New Stone Age • Hebrew holy book • First law code ever • Peace in Rome (Latin) • Belief in multiple gods • Messiah in Christianity • Oldest codified religion • Enlightenment in Buddhism • to tame plants or animals • First democracy in Greece • Divine right to rule in China • Rise and fall of dynasties in China • Description of what paleolithic people ate • ...
January Choice Board London Kelly 2025-01-14
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- first in order of time or development
- a new convert
- exclusive ownership through legal privilege, command of supply, or concerted action
- capable of destroying or eating away by chemical reaction
- having virtually unlimited authority or influence
- pronounced and usually negative photoaxis
- an ostentatious effort, display, or expenditure
- a room for sleeping
- a cone-shaped device used to intensify or direct the voice
- a word of more than one syllable
- an eyeglass for one eye
- a person who seeks wisdom or enlightenment
- using, involving, or encompassing several media
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- having divisions in several states
- a tropism in which light is the orienting stimulus
- the destruction of large areas of the natural environment as a consequence of human activity
- the art of making or the manufacture and use of fireworks
- Biologists that help plants and animals live
- a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires
- represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws
- one that is omnivorous Bears and coyotes are omnivores.
- a mania (see mania sense 2a) for great or grandiose performance
- a plant that feeds on decomposing plant matter
- a throughout destruction involving extensive loss of life especially through fire
- a lover of books especially for qualities of format
- material used in priming a surface
26 Clues: a new convert • a room for sleeping • an eyeglass for one eye • a word of more than one syllable • having divisions in several states • material used in priming a surface • first in order of time or development • pronounced and usually negative photoaxis • a person who seeks wisdom or enlightenment • Biologists that help plants and animals live • ...
Unit 9 terms 2025-01-24
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- French Enlightenment writer, philosopher, satirist, and historian.
- Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, and philosopher.
- English polymath active as a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author.
- The process of making an area more urban.
- Agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits.
- A policy of extending a country's power and influence.
- Scottish engineer, chemist, and inventor.
- A country or area in which another country has power to affect developments although it has no formal authority.
- The right that is supposedly given to a king or queen by God to rule a country.
- A person who organizes and operates a business or businesses.
- A series of workers and machines in a factory by which a succession of identical items is progressively assembled.
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- A meeting of colonial powers that concluded with the signing of the General Act of Berlin.
- English philosopher, scientist, and historian who is considered a founder of modern political philosophy.
- The economic group between the upper and lower classes.
- A French judge, man of letters, historian, and political philosopher.
- A method of procedure that has characterized natural science.
- Swiss philosopher, writer, and composer.
- A cosmological model in which the Sun is assumed to lie at or near a central point
- A British philosopher, Oxford academic and medical researcher.
- A building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled.
20 Clues: Swiss philosopher, writer, and composer. • The process of making an area more urban. • Scottish engineer, chemist, and inventor. • A policy of extending a country's power and influence. • The economic group between the upper and lower classes. • Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, and philosopher. • A method of procedure that has characterized natural science. • ...
Unit 9 vocab list 2025-01-24
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- The right that is supposedly given to a king or queen by God to rule a country.
- A country or area in which another country has power to affect developments although it has no formal authority.
- Agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits.
- A method of procedure that has characterized natural science.
- A series of workers and machines in a factory by which a succession of identical items is progressively assembled.
- Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, and philosopher.
- A British philosopher, Oxford academic and medical researcher.
- French Enlightenment writer, philosopher, satirist, and historian.
- A French judge, man of letters, historian, and political philosopher.
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- A person who organizes and operates a business or businesses.
- The process of making an area more urban.
- Scottish engineer, chemist, and inventor.
- A policy of extending a country's power and influence.
- A cosmological model in which the Sun is assumed to lie at or near a central point
- A building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled.
- A meeting of colonial powers that concluded with the signing of the General Act of Berlin.
- English philosopher, scientist, and historian who is considered a founder of modern political philosophy.
- Swiss philosopher, writer, and composer.
- The economic group between the upper and lower classes.
- English polymath active as a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author.
20 Clues: Swiss philosopher, writer, and composer. • The process of making an area more urban. • Scottish engineer, chemist, and inventor. • A policy of extending a country's power and influence. • The economic group between the upper and lower classes. • Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, and philosopher. • A person who organizes and operates a business or businesses. • ...
Chapter 4 Vocab 2024-09-24
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- A movement started in Europe that said science could improve society
- A system by which people elect delegates to make laws and conduct government
- Democratic ideas, practices, and values that are at the heart of citizenship in a free society
- Group of Native American nations in eastern North America joined together under one general government
- A young person who learns a trade from a skilled craftperson
- A type of partnership that benefits both parties
- A crop that can be sold easily in markets
- European country who had a large rivalry with Britain
- To force on others, such as taxes
- an economic theory whose goal is building a state's wealth & power by increasing exports & accumulating precious metals in return
- The permanent movement of people into one country from other nations
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- The trade route between three destinations, such as Britain, The West Indies, and West Africa
- variety, such as of ethnic or national groups
- Ottawa chief who brought together the 3 tribes, Ottawa, Potawatomi, & Ojibwa
- an illness that affects large numbers of people
- A military force made up of ordinary citizens
- The idea of not taking a side in a conflict
- Rules focusing on the behavior and punishment of enslaved people
- To sell goods in other countries
- Producing just enough to meet immediate needs
- To bring goods in from a foreign market
21 Clues: To sell goods in other countries • To force on others, such as taxes • To bring goods in from a foreign market • A crop that can be sold easily in markets • The idea of not taking a side in a conflict • variety, such as of ethnic or national groups • A military force made up of ordinary citizens • Producing just enough to meet immediate needs • ...
China Test Review 2014-11-11
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- This landform separates China from India
- China adopted this policy of cutting off all communication and trade with the outside world in the late 1400s
- This river flows through the southern part of China
- This system of belief held that people should give up desires and seek enlightenment
- Mongol dynasty founded by Kublai Khan
- central ideas of Confucianism
- Period of Mongol peace under Kublai Khan
- This invention proved to be of great value to European sailors
- Main teaching of Confucianism
- This links the Yellow and Yangtze rivers
- Mongol leader who united the Mongol tribes
- This landform is located in Western China
- Which crop helped populations grow during the Tang and Song dynasties?
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- Founder of Buddhism
- This landform separates China and Mongolia
- The Tang dynasty specialized in this type of art
- The Tang Dynasty's first emperor
- Grandson of Ghengis Khan and leader of the Mongols during the Yuan Dynasty
- This is the special importance on the devotion of children to their parents in Confucianism
- He traveled to China and work for Kublai Khan and the Mongols for 17 years
- This Chinese invention allowed literacy to increase
- This dynasty began after the end of Mongol rule
- Chinese sea explorer that led many expeditions for China
- This Chinese invention revolutionized warfare
- Advances in farming took place during the Ming and __________ dynasties
25 Clues: Founder of Buddhism • central ideas of Confucianism • Main teaching of Confucianism • The Tang Dynasty's first emperor • Mongol dynasty founded by Kublai Khan • This landform separates China from India • Period of Mongol peace under Kublai Khan • This links the Yellow and Yangtze rivers • This landform is located in Western China • This landform separates China and Mongolia • ...
Team CLCM 2023-12-26
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- Conqueror of the Suras, Victorious devotee, God
- Indian surname found among the Jats and Khatris of the Haryana, Punjab
- also Descendants of Lord Rama
- Strong And Complete (Son Of Lord Sun)
- Glorious; Providing Refuge
- God of Heaven, A Tree
- The dawn of Faith
- Determined and independent
- God, King, light, heavenly, Cloud
- a sacred sound
- Victorious In Battle.
- which also means "prince." In Hinduism
- Victory
- The term means "lord of creatures"
- the husband of night i.e. Moon
- Air, wind
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- Arabic Name - Joy of God
- The name is derived from their native place Aror
- refers to government/governance
- A Young Boy; Lord Krishna; Youth; Youthful; The Sun
- Master Of The Law; Master Of The Right Path; Principle; Judge
- Unique, Visionary, Different
- jewel, gem
- Little bunny, smiling
- who is regarded as a saint
- knowledgeable
- The Sun Lord, Sun, Brilliant, Raadiant and Bright Sun
- a title of respect placed before the surname of an official, scholar, or other distinguished man
- wooded; overgrown with trees
- wisdom,” “knowledge,” or “enlightenment
- Straight road
- It is a surname from the South Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Telangana
- Invincible; one who can't be conquered
- means "dignity" or "honor"
- Happy; Full Of Joy; Play; Fun; Joke; Humour
35 Clues: Victory • Air, wind • jewel, gem • knowledgeable • Straight road • a sacred sound • The dawn of Faith • Little bunny, smiling • God of Heaven, A Tree • Victorious In Battle. • Arabic Name - Joy of God • who is regarded as a saint • Glorious; Providing Refuge • Determined and independent • means "dignity" or "honor" • Unique, Visionary, Different • wooded; overgrown with trees • ...
Road to Revolution Review Puzzle 2024-12-02
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- the French and Indian war resulted in this, which caused the British to pass for taxes
- The ______ of 1763 created a line across the Appalachian mountains that settlers could not cross
- The First ________ Congress met in 1774 to send a message to the King, but did not yet declare independence
- "Give me liberty or give me death!"
- this is the month the Declaration was signed
- The ____ Acts were passed as a response to the Boston Tea Party
- the ______ Acts allowed British soldiers to stay in people's homes for no money
- the Battles of ______ and Concord were the first armed conflicts of the Revolution
- this person wrote about natural rights
- this person wrote the Declaration of Independence
- Peter Salem was a hero of this battle outside of Boston
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- "No taxation without ________ "
- this was an intellectual movement that inspired the American Revolution
- Ben Franklin created this plan to unite the colonies during the F&I war (named after the capital of New York)
- Bostonians threw this drink in the harbor
- he warned "the British are coming!" and made propaganda of the Boston Massacre
- the _______ Revenut Act put a tax on things the colonists could not make themselves
- During the French and Indian War, most Native Americans allied with this group
- natural rights include life, _____ , and property
- a lot of early Revolutionary events happened in or around this city
20 Clues: "No taxation without ________ " • "Give me liberty or give me death!" • this person wrote about natural rights • Bostonians threw this drink in the harbor • this is the month the Declaration was signed • natural rights include life, _____ , and property • this person wrote the Declaration of Independence • Peter Salem was a hero of this battle outside of Boston • ...
Unit 3 crossword Antuan Antonov P.6 2024-04-10
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- Branch of Christianity stemming from the Reformation movement.
- Groups of languages sharing common ancestral origins.
- Major Buddhist tradition emphasizing compassion and enlightenment.
- Societal standards and expectations guiding behavior and interactions.
- Spread of ideas through cultural contact and adaptation.
- Focus on human potential, ethics, and reason.
- Minority branch of Islam with distinct theological beliefs.
- Ideas, beliefs, and customs not physically tangible.
- Personal convictions shaping attitudes and behaviors.
- Boundary line marking linguistic variations in speech.
- Social, political theory advocating for classless society.
- Communication system using sounds and symbols.
- Physical objects and artifacts reflecting cultural practices.
- Traditions, customs, and practices of rural communities.
- Spread of ideas as people move or migrate.
- Simplified language for communication between speakers of different languages.
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- Physical objects and artifacts defining a culture.
- Study of place names and their origins or meanings.
- Majority branch of Islam, following orthodox teachings.
- Monotheistic faith guided by the teachings of Muhammad.
- Chinese philosophy emphasizes harmony with nature and simplicity.
- Representations conveying meaning or cultural significance.
- Blending of different cultural or religious traditions.
- Specific area characterized by natural features.
- Vedic teachings form basis of spiritual practices.
- Monotheistic religion based on Torah and Hebrew scriptures.
- Common language used for communication between speakers.
- Traditional customs and practices of common people.
- Unique language blending diverse cultural influences.
- Spiritual practice rooted in teachings of Buddha.
30 Clues: Spread of ideas as people move or migrate. • Focus on human potential, ethics, and reason. • Communication system using sounds and symbols. • Specific area characterized by natural features. • Spiritual practice rooted in teachings of Buddha. • Physical objects and artifacts defining a culture. • Vedic teachings form basis of spiritual practices. • ...
Early Soviet Government 2025-06-04
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- Secret police organisation established to suppress opposition
- Soviet that controlled key infrastructure like railways and posts
- Beneficiaries of a decree that introduced an 8-hour working day
- One of Lenin’s promises to the Russian people (starts with P)
- Commissar for Education and Enlightenment
- Group given land through the Land Decree
- One of Lenin’s promises to the Russian people (starts with B)
- The elected assembly dissolved by the Bolsheviks after one day
- First Commissar for Internal Affairs
- The Soviet's preferred alternative to a police force
- Number of original members in the Sovnarkom
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- Bolsheviks used these to introduce reforms and consolidate power
- Type of justice used to replace the traditional legal system
- Liberal political party banned by the Bolsheviks
- Type of government that ruled before the Bolsheviks seized power
- Commissar for Foreign Affairs in the first Soviet government
- One of Lenin’s promises to the Russian people (starts with L)
- Faction that believed strict control was needed
- Faction that believed in individual freedom and minimal control
- Held the Commissariat for Nationalities
- Rival socialist group, some of whom initially joined Sovnarkom
- Gave the Petrograd Soviet control over the military
- Leader of the Bolshevik Party and first Chairman of the Sovnarkom
- First Commissar for Agriculture
- The new government formed by the Bolsheviks after October 1917
25 Clues: First Commissar for Agriculture • First Commissar for Internal Affairs • Held the Commissariat for Nationalities • Group given land through the Land Decree • Commissar for Education and Enlightenment • Number of original members in the Sovnarkom • Faction that believed strict control was needed • Liberal political party banned by the Bolsheviks • ...
Cheepy’s BIRTHDAY Crossword 2025-08-05
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- Unofficial leg-based competition Julio may or may not be winning
- Also frequently repeated in Julio’s on-screen debut of Practice Scene 1
- Powerful upgrade in a Zelda game, or a nickname you’re too shy to use
- Tender pillows of chaos. Or warmth. Or alarm.
- When your confidence gets ahead of the final note
- Technically, you qualify for assistance — but you’re still wearing glasses
- Sacred Zelda relic that looks like three Doritos stacked for power
- Also the second word in the light-hearted threat you get from Allyson when she wants you to come play Codenames or catchphrase… 'Game or ______…'
- That thing you do until the group dinner... or enlightenment, whichever comes first
- Curvy fruit insult or compliment? Two round ones connected, no stem.
- A playful fake-out or sudden reversal of tone
- Carl... ____
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- The bard’s way of saying 'maybe'... but with longing
- Clop clop, it’s coming — this is the sound of equine thunder
- Also arguably the most-liked line in Julio’s on-screen debut of Practice Scene 1.
- Then I send you a million dollars to ____.
- "Yeah he's mine. _______________."
- Term of endearment that might be followed by 'McGee'; also the start of Jujubes
- Magical instrument from Zelda that sounds like it belongs in a wind chime store
- Angry wizard monks from Star Wars
- Iconic Easter centerpiece that somehow feels both holy and slippery
21 Clues: Carl... ____ • Angry wizard monks from Star Wars • "Yeah he's mine. _______________." • Then I send you a million dollars to ____. • Tender pillows of chaos. Or warmth. Or alarm. • A playful fake-out or sudden reversal of tone • When your confidence gets ahead of the final note • The bard’s way of saying 'maybe'... but with longing • ...
Project 2022-01-20
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- head of a roman catholic church
- the most popular method of execution
- a fortress used as a prison by kings
- where napoleon was born
- capital of the largest city in france
- let you choose what religion you wanted to believe in
- the state of having knowledge or understanding
- an inhabitant of a parish, especially one who belongs to or attends a particular church
- the only country that the france would not fight because they fought on the sea
- a member of a aristocracy
- people that have religious duties
- a ceremony where you get crowned
- the lowest part of societies that do the dirty work mainly
- the voting process of a leader and idea
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- political system in which landholders provide land to tenants in exchange for their loyalty and service
- originally to try to give women's rights but the writer was executed
- yes or no votes
- some thing french people advanced apon and it means to have skill or knowledge
- having ownership of a human and making them do work unwillingly
- 40,000 people where executed
- Beat the french by slowly retreating and taking resources
- a place for royal to live originally built for Louis XIV
- a ruler of great power and rank
- a castle or fortress
- Led the french and then switched to politician
25 Clues: yes or no votes • a castle or fortress • where napoleon was born • a member of a aristocracy • 40,000 people where executed • head of a roman catholic church • a ruler of great power and rank • a ceremony where you get crowned • people that have religious duties • the most popular method of execution • a fortress used as a prison by kings • capital of the largest city in france • ...
Scientific Revolution 2021-10-15
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- type of math discovered by Isaac Newton
- shift from the Ptolemaic model to the heliocentric model
- a french surgeon that is considered one of the fathers of surgery and modern forensic pathology
- The rights that are not dependent on the laws, customs, or beliefs of any particular culture or government, and are therefore universal and inalienable
- started dentistry science
- astronomer that first came up with the heliocentric model
- word used to describe the shapes of the orbits around the sun
- model that describes how the Earth orbits the Sun
- a Belgian anatomist, physician, and author of one of the most influential books on human anatomy
- came up with the scientific method
- discovered the three laws of motion
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- book written by Robert Boyle
- an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers, and commonly known as the "Father of Liberalism"
- astronomer that made improvements to the telescope and was put on house arrest
- founder of modern chemistry
- book written by Isaac Newton
- model that describes how the Sun orbits the Earth
- book written by Thomas Hobbes that is regarded as one of the earliest and most influential examples of social contract theory
- in 1610, Galileo Galilei discovered that _____ had a full set of phases similar to the moon's
- number of planets known during the Scientific Revolution
20 Clues: started dentistry science • founder of modern chemistry • book written by Robert Boyle • book written by Isaac Newton • came up with the scientific method • discovered the three laws of motion • type of math discovered by Isaac Newton • model that describes how the Sun orbits the Earth • model that describes how the Earth orbits the Sun • ...
To what extent did the revolutions in Latin America, Haiti, and Mexico accomplish Enlightenment goals? 2022-04-20
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- a principal administrative division of certain countries or empires.
- a philosophical movement that dominated in Europe during the 18th century
- a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
- helped lead the revolutions against Spanish rule in Argentina
- sovereignty or control
- A person of mixed European and black descent, especially in the Caribbean.
- Spaniards residing in the New World
- a country in the southern portion of North America
- Venezuelan soldier and statesman who played a central role in the South American independence movement.
- Haitian general and the most prominent leader of the Haitian Revolution
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- a man of mixed race, especially one having Spanish and indigenous descent.
- portion of the Americas comprising countries and regions where Latin languages are
- leader of the Haitian Revolution
- an idea and movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the state
- the state of being free
- a Caribbean country that shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic to its east
- belonging to a specific religion
- relating to India or its people, customs, or languages
- recognized as the Father of the Nation
- a person or thing regarded as perfect
- the office, position, or authority of a viceroy.
- people of mixed African and European ancestry
22 Clues: sovereignty or control • the state of being free • leader of the Haitian Revolution • belonging to a specific religion • Spaniards residing in the New World • a person or thing regarded as perfect • recognized as the Father of the Nation • people of mixed African and European ancestry • the office, position, or authority of a viceroy. • ...
CrossWORLD Puzzle 2022-05-04
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- Politikal, Intelektuwal at Ekonomikal
- Ang mga philosophes at ang kanilang panulat sa panahon ng Enlightenment ang may pinakamalaking ambag.
- "Ang araw at hindi ang daigdig ang sentro ng sansinukob."
- Kilala bilang “Ama ng Mexico”.
- Isang Alemang Astronomer na sumunod sa pag-aaral at pagsusuri sa Teoryang Heliocentric ni Copernicus.
- Pag-ikot sa mundo.
- Italyanong manunulat na tinawag na “Ama ng Humanismo.”
- Palihim na nakapasok sa bapor ng British ang mga kolonistang Amerikano o tinatawag na “Sons of Liberty”.
- Isang Italyanong astronomo at matematiko. Malaki ang naitulong ng kaniyang naimbentong Teleskopyo.
- Himpilang-dagat sa Carribean ng Amerika.
- Isinasaad na ang 13 kolonya ay makikipagkalakalan sa East India Company ng Great Britain.
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- Ito ay nagmula sa salitang Pranses na nangangahulugang “muling pagsilang”.
- na nakapasok sa bapor ng British ang mga kolonistang Amerikano o tinatawag na “Sons of Liberty”.
- Bilang pamahalaang monarkiya, na pinamumunuan ng hari at reyna, ang hari noon na si King Louis XV.
- Naging himpilang-dagat sa Silangan ng Amerika.
- Kastilang mananakop na nagtungong Mehico noong 1519 upang maghanap ng yaman at ginto.
- Kinilala ang Africa bilang _____ dahil hindi pa ito lubusang natutuklasan at nagagalugad subalit.
- Noong 1532, sinakop at pinabagsak niya ang Kaharian ng mga Inca sa Peru.
- Sa batas na ito binibigyan ng karapatang lumikha ng batas para sa kolonya ang Parlamento ng British.
- Tinagurian siyang “Ama ng Modernong Chemistry.”
20 Clues: Pag-ikot sa mundo. • Kilala bilang “Ama ng Mexico”. • Politikal, Intelektuwal at Ekonomikal • Himpilang-dagat sa Carribean ng Amerika. • Naging himpilang-dagat sa Silangan ng Amerika. • Tinagurian siyang “Ama ng Modernong Chemistry.” • Italyanong manunulat na tinawag na “Ama ng Humanismo.” • "Ang araw at hindi ang daigdig ang sentro ng sansinukob." • ...
Myka Augenstein 2023-01-05
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- established the direct election of senators (instead of being chosen by state legislatures).
- what the US became at the turn of the 19th century to the 20th.
- moving into a new country.
- ideas from the 18th century that influenced our declaration and constitution.
- procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office.
- 100 members, 2 from each state which serve a 6 yr term.
- few business leaders wealthy, many workers lived in poverty.
- established in practice or custom, to make a part of life.
- procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature.
- process in which citizens put a proposed new law directly on the ballot.
- a stronger country controlling a weaker nation for the benefit of the stronger country.
- legalized segregation in the south.
- makes laws,bicameral (house, senate).
- allows the federal government to collect income tax.
- moving within a country (from rural to urban).
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- 1896 supreme court case, separate but equal is constitutional and segregation is okay.
- 1800s belief that americans had the right to spread across the continent.
- an american foreign policy opposing inference in the western hemisphere from outside powers.
- addition of new territory to an existing country.
- companies that control all production of a good or service.
- prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages.
- carries out laws, enforces laws, president elected for 4 yrs.
22 Clues: moving into a new country. • legalized segregation in the south. • makes laws,bicameral (house, senate). • moving within a country (from rural to urban). • addition of new territory to an existing country. • allows the federal government to collect income tax. • 100 members, 2 from each state which serve a 6 yr term. • ...
Beginnings of an American Identity 2025-10-07
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- Early American plan proposed by Benjamin Franklin to unite the colonies.
- Document passed in 1689 guaranteeing English citizens’ rights and freedoms.
- He spoke against established clergy, spreading a message of democratic religion that relied upon commoners to grow and continue.
- War fought between Britain and France in North America from 1754–1763.
- The 1763 agreement that officially ended the French and Indian War.
- Young colonial learning a trade under a skilled craftsman.
- The rights all people are born with — life, liberty, and property.
- Agreement that government should protect people’s rights in exchange for obedience — John Locke’s idea.
- Period when England loosely enforced colonial laws, allowing colonies self-rule.
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- Religious movement that swept through the colonies, encouraging spiritual rebirth.
- Famous preacher during the Great Awakening known for his emotional sermons.
- Uprising by Native Americans against British forts after the French and Indian War.
- Movement that emphasized reason and science over faith.
- Bloodless overthrow of King James II in 1688 that strengthened Parliament.
- The British victory here in 1759 turned the tide in the French and Indian War.
- American thinker, inventor, and Enlightenment figure.
- English philosopher whose ideas inspired American government.
- 1763 decree that banned colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
- British lawmaking body that shared power with the monarch.
- The English document signed in 1215 that limited the king’s power.
20 Clues: American thinker, inventor, and Enlightenment figure. • Movement that emphasized reason and science over faith. • Young colonial learning a trade under a skilled craftsman. • British lawmaking body that shared power with the monarch. • English philosopher whose ideas inspired American government. • ...
UNIT 5 CROSSWORD — Age of Revolutions 2025-12-01
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- Political strategy focusing on practical goals rather than ideals
- Process led by Bismarck forming a unified German state
- Military leader who became Emperor and spread revolutionary reforms
- Document asserting colonial independence and natural rights
- Movement led by leaders like Garibaldi and Cavour to unify Italy
- Leader of the Haitian Revolution
- Meeting restoring monarchies and balancing power after Napoleons defeat
- Representative body divided into three social classes in France
- Leader of independence movements in northern South America
- TERROR Period of mass executions led by Robespierre
- Legal code emphasizing equality before law established by Napoleon
- German statesman known for realpolitik and unification of Germany
- Revolutionary government formed by the Third Estate
- Overthrow of the monarchy in France beginning in 1789
- Commander of the Continental Army and first US president
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- 1789 event symbolizing the start of the French Revolution
- French document stating equality and rights for all citizens
- OF RIGHTS First ten amendments to the US Constitution protecting individual freedoms
- Strong loyalty to a nation or cultural group
- Author of the Declaration of Independence influenced by Enlightenment ideas
- Conflict in which the 13 colonies won independence from Britain
- Leader of the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror
- Series of independence movements in Latin America
- Priest who helped begin Mexicos independence movement
- ESTATE Commoners in France who initiated revolutionary actions
25 Clues: Leader of the Haitian Revolution • Strong loyalty to a nation or cultural group • Series of independence movements in Latin America • Revolutionary government formed by the Third Estate • TERROR Period of mass executions led by Robespierre • Priest who helped begin Mexicos independence movement • Overthrow of the monarchy in France beginning in 1789 • ...
La Révolution française 2025-12-18
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- The military general that declared himself emperor
- The widespread panic & paranoia that occured in 1789 in the French countryside leading peasants to revolt
- the five-member executive committee that came into power after the Reign of terror
- What July was called in the French Republican Calendar
- The castle that was stormed by revolutionaries in 1789
- The mechanical device used to execute King Louis and Marie Antoinette
- The country where Marie Antoinette hailed from
- Where King Louis spent most of his time before the revolution
- A form of government where the ruler has total power
- The intellectual movement that influenced the French Revolution
- Intense pride for one's country
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- The government established by Napoleon after overthrowing the Directory
- Radical violent political party that ruled during the Reign of Terror
- The social classes of pre-Revolutionary France
- meeting places for political and philosophical discussion
- the middle class
- The architect of the Reign of Terror
- the place where members of the Third Estate swore not to disband until they had written a new French constitution
- French revolutionary who was assassinated in his bathtub
- The moderate political party that favored a decentralized republic
- a sudden, violent, and unlawful seizure of power from a government
- People (mostly nobles and clergymen) that fled France during the revolution
- The act of renouncing the throne
23 Clues: the middle class • Intense pride for one's country • The act of renouncing the throne • The architect of the Reign of Terror • The social classes of pre-Revolutionary France • The country where Marie Antoinette hailed from • The military general that declared himself emperor • A form of government where the ruler has total power • ...
Lee 2021-03-02
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- an English philosopher who believed the people should give up their power and freedom for an absolute leader because people are naturally cruel, greedy, and selfish
- believed the government should have 3 branches with checks and balances
- an English philosopher who disagreed with Hobbes and believed the best kind of government had limited power and was accepted by all people. Believed in revolt if the government violates people's natural rights.
- she ran a well respected salon where many ideas were exchanged
- a German Lutheran who wrote beautiful religious works for organ and choirs
- rights people have that can not be taken away
- German philosopher who said we need to be enlightened
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- collected the works of philosophers and put them together in encyclopedias and distributed them to spread the enlightenment
- believed in a republic where the people should be in control
- believed that all people should have freedom of speech
- the government should not regulate the economy and market
- the government deciding what you can or can't say or read
- a child prodigy who gained instant celebrity status as a composer and performer
- British social critic / first feminist
- Scottish economist who wanted a free market and believed in capitalism
15 Clues: British social critic / first feminist • rights people have that can not be taken away • German philosopher who said we need to be enlightened • believed that all people should have freedom of speech • the government should not regulate the economy and market • the government deciding what you can or can't say or read • ...
Chapter 6, Section 1&2 - Mara Sechrengost 2020-12-07
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- earth-centered view of the universe
- view of human nature; believed that people could learn from experience and improve themselves.
- great english scientist that helped bring together other scientists breakthroughs under a single theory of motion
- A third great philosophe, passionately committed to individual freedom; won recognition as a writer of essays.
- sun centered; planets revolve around the sun
- François Marie Arouet's pen name
- Another influential French writer, devoted himself to the study of political liberty; believed that Britain was the best-governed and most politically balanced country of his own day.
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- philosopher;held a different, more
- most persuasive writer
- to escape such a bleak life, people had to hand over their rights to a strong ruler. In exchange, they gained law and order; agreement by which people created a government
- a new approach to science; a logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas
- an italian scientist that built on the new theories about astronomy
- social critics of this period in France
- a new intellectual movement that stressed reason and thought and the power of individuals to solve problems
- a new way of thinking about the natural world
15 Clues: most persuasive writer • François Marie Arouet's pen name • philosopher;held a different, more • earth-centered view of the universe • social critics of this period in France • sun centered; planets revolve around the sun • a new way of thinking about the natural world • an italian scientist that built on the new theories about astronomy • ...
Module 3 Vocabulary Crossword 2022-10-25
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- sole control of the supply of a good or service
- a riot that occured on March 5, 1770
- the political theory that individuals have undeniable rights given to them by nature or God
- pamphlet authored by thomas paine and published in 1776 inspired colonists to declare and fight for independence
- colonists who remained loyal to Great Britian during the American Revolution
- a time of great philosophical thought and scientific invention in europe during the eighteenth century
- American colonists who were ready to fight at a minute's notice
- the last battle of the Revolutionary War fought in Yorktown, Virginia, where the british army surrendered
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- gathering of delegates from twelve of the thirteen original colonies in 1754
- the war between Great Britian and its American colonies occuring between 1775 and 1783
- a series of laws passed by the British in 1774 enacted to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party
- British law passed in 1756 that imposed a tax on all printed materials
- cheif of the continential army
- agreement for mutual benefit between an individual, group, or community and its government
- colonists who called for independence from Great Britian during the american revolution
15 Clues: cheif of the continential army • a riot that occured on March 5, 1770 • sole control of the supply of a good or service • American colonists who were ready to fight at a minute's notice • British law passed in 1756 that imposed a tax on all printed materials • gathering of delegates from twelve of the thirteen original colonies in 1754 • ...
12h 2024-04-30
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- - Persian king who invaded Greece in 480 BC (6 letters, six)
- - Last battle of the American Revolutionary War, effectively ending the conflict (8 letters, eight)
- - Spanish fleet defeated by the English in 1588 (6 letters, six)
- - German statesman who unified most of the German states into a powerful empire (8 letters, eight)
- - Scottish knight who became one of the main leaders during the Wars of Scottish Independence (7 letters, seven)
- - Persian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism (9 letters, nine)
- - Intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 18th century (12 letters, twelve)
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- - System of government first established in ancient Athens (9 letters, nine)
- - In Norse mythology, a hall located in Asgard where heroes slain in battle are received (8 letters, eight)
- - Stone that was a key in deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs (7 letters, seven)
- - Hero of the Trojan War and the central character of Homer's Odyssey (7 letters, seven)
- - Medieval Knights known for their role in the Crusades (8 letters, eight)
- - British Prime Minister during much of World War II (9 letters, nine)
- - First artificial Earth satellite, launched by the Soviet Union (7 letters, seven)
- - Last imperial dynasty of China (4 letters, four)
15 Clues: - Last imperial dynasty of China (4 letters, four) • - Persian king who invaded Greece in 480 BC (6 letters, six) • - Persian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism (9 letters, nine) • - Spanish fleet defeated by the English in 1588 (6 letters, six) • - British Prime Minister during much of World War II (9 letters, nine) • ...
Literature 2022-06-01
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- is a kind or style of literature also has sub- versions of it.
- is a reference to another work, such as a work of art, a part of music, or another literary work
- it happens when one or more creature want opposite things
- is a kind of literary genre which pokes fun at society by illuminating its vices and injustices
- Balnibarbi's capital city where scientists come together to invent things, in Gulliver's Travels
- the hideous and evil creature also an example of doppelganger
- the race who do not work, comfort, and idle in Time Machine
- is a character that is different than other characters in a certain ways
- the evil character who conflicts with Tom Sawyer
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- known as father of science fiction
- is a movement began as a reaction to scientific and rational Age of Enlightenment
- is who steals the fire from gods for humans and is punished for this
- what theme a character deals with an evil entity or spirit and dissatisfied with his human limitations
- a trick that writers use to keep reader engaged to the story
- is an imagery in Shakespeare's sonnets. Also known as 'Eye of the heaven'
15 Clues: known as father of science fiction • the evil character who conflicts with Tom Sawyer • it happens when one or more creature want opposite things • the race who do not work, comfort, and idle in Time Machine • a trick that writers use to keep reader engaged to the story • the hideous and evil creature also an example of doppelganger • ...
AC1 crossword (no spaces) 2024-10-25
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- Where were the most slaves transported to for sugar plantations? (The ___)
- What ravaged the southern colonies due to long warm seasons and poor hygiene?
- the middle colonies were also called the...?
- What religious group wanted to purify the church? (settled in Boston)
- What was the period of time where science flourished? (1 word)
- What was the last name of the leader of this rebellion in Jamestown? (fought to get rid of natives)
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- Who made the first Thanksgiving in honor of a good harvest
- What is the name of the King who started a rebellion against the english?
- What document restricted slave rights in the caribbean (the Slave ____)
- What colony used large plantations and tons of slaves for profit?
- what trade route was used to trades goods and slaves from North America, Europe, And Africa (_____ Trade)
- What economic system supported the mother country by its colonies
- What was the name of the elected leaders of the southern colonies?
- What was the christian movement that pushed people to give their life to Jesus? (The Great...)
- who signed the Mayflower compact to separate from english religion?
- What was a crop grown in the southern colonies that was used for blue dye
16 Clues: the middle colonies were also called the...? • Who made the first Thanksgiving in honor of a good harvest • What was the period of time where science flourished? (1 word) • What colony used large plantations and tons of slaves for profit? • What economic system supported the mother country by its colonies • ...
Unit 1 culture around the world 2025-11-19
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- The ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims as a period of fasting, prayer, and reflection.
- A system of faith and worship, often involving belief in a higher power or powers.
- A title meaning "the enlightened one," referring to Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism.
- A Christian holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed in spring.
- A country in South America with rich natural resources, including oil.
- A Jewish holiday commemorating the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.
- A social group that shares a common culture, language, or heritage.
- Able to speak two languages fluently.
- A religion and philosophy founded by Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha), emphasizing spiritual development and enlightenment.
- A monotheistic religion founded in the 7th century, based on the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad as recorded in the Quran.
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- The traditions, achievements, and beliefs that are part of a group's history.
- A country in Central America known for its Mayan heritage and diverse culture.
- A set of actions performed in a fixed, ceremonial way, often for religious or cultural purposes.
- Showing a great deal of variety; made up of different types.
- Relating to or containing several cultural or ethnic groups within a society.
15 Clues: Able to speak two languages fluently. • Showing a great deal of variety; made up of different types. • A social group that shares a common culture, language, or heritage. • A country in South America with rich natural resources, including oil. • The traditions, achievements, and beliefs that are part of a group's history. • ...
Alison 2017-10-20
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- representatives from each of the thirteen colonies who participated in writing the Decleration of Independence
- liberty: a person's to be free and independent
- an agreement made by the people to establish a government and followed by its laws
- age of reason"; a period in history when many began to believe that education was the key to understanding and solving societies problems
- having an effect, or impact on peoples actions or behavior.
- laws passed by government to government to protect natural rights
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- the structure of governments that divides the power and responsibilities of government between three branches from montesquieu
- an agreement among the people of an organized society that defines the rights, duties, and limitations of the government
- a principal that allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches
- the belief that individuals are born with basic rights that cannot be taken away by governments, life, liberty, and property
10 Clues: liberty: a person's to be free and independent • having an effect, or impact on peoples actions or behavior. • laws passed by government to government to protect natural rights • an agreement made by the people to establish a government and followed by its laws • a principal that allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches • ...
Chapter 1 sec 3 2013-08-27
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- loosely unified the states under a single governing body, the Confederation Congress
- non-supporter of the Constitution
- influential enlightenment writer, suggested three types of political power: Executive, Legislative and Judicial, said that these powers should be separated to protect the liberty of the people
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- new written plan for government
- of the Church and State is a concept in law whereby the structures of state national government are kept separate from those religious institutions
- argued that a government should be formed by the consent of the people, who would then make their own laws
- divided the house into the senates and representatives (based on population) eligible voters in each state would have equal representatives-state legislatures
- every five slaves counted as three free people for taxation and representative
- supporter of the Constitution
- and balances each branch was to monitor and limit the power of the other two
10 Clues: supporter of the Constitution • new written plan for government • non-supporter of the Constitution • and balances each branch was to monitor and limit the power of the other two • every five slaves counted as three free people for taxation and representative • loosely unified the states under a single governing body, the Confederation Congress • ...
Stratification 2023-03-14
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- when one stratified group--women, for example--makes less money than another stratified group
- when a pattern--such as racism, is built into social institutions
- a brutal and dehumanizing practice that shaped the founding of the US and that helped to build the initial capital needed for Capitalism
- a socioeconomic system that divides society’s members into categories ranking from high to low, based on things like wealth, power, and prestige. Also called inequality.
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- historical period that changed ideas about human capability and that led to democracy
- wage, DuBois' idea of the immaterial privilege of feeling superior
- one of the functions of poverty that blames poor people for their poverty
- a social system of male dominance and privilege
- system a system in which people are born into a social standing that they will retain their entire lives
- system social standing based on social factors and individual accomplishments
10 Clues: a social system of male dominance and privilege • when a pattern--such as racism, is built into social institutions • wage, DuBois' idea of the immaterial privilege of feeling superior • one of the functions of poverty that blames poor people for their poverty • system social standing based on social factors and individual accomplishments • ...
Political Revolutions, Industrialization & Imperialism Extra Credit 2024-03-06
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- This happened due to the demand of raw materials as a result of the Industrial Revolution.
- The spread of this religion is a long-term impact of European Imperialism.
- Writers of the US Declaration of Independence were influenced by this Enlightenment thinker.
- People in revolutions fought for natural ___________ and limited government.
- European nations fought to colonize this continent. By 1914, nearly all of this continent had been colonized.
- The US gained _________________ as a result of the Spanish-American War, making America a world power.
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- Economic system that believed that government needed to protect workers; no violent revolution necessary for change.
- This man was known as "The Liberator" for leading independence movements in Latin America.
- US president who used the Monroe Doctrine to make America become a world power.
- This individual believed that industrialization only benefits the wealthy and exploits the poor workers.
10 Clues: The spread of this religion is a long-term impact of European Imperialism. • People in revolutions fought for natural ___________ and limited government. • US president who used the Monroe Doctrine to make America become a world power. • This man was known as "The Liberator" for leading independence movements in Latin America. • ...
One ERG Jingle & Mingle 2022 Crossword 2022-11-10
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- A celebration that takes place on December 26th as a day of giving back
- The _______ day of Christmas is celebrated as Three Kings Day, the day that the three kings, or wise men, visited baby Jesus
- A 7-branched candelabra used during Kwanzaa celebrations
- During St. Nicholas Day, children will leave these out in hopes that St. Nicholas will place a gift in them
- The 5 or 6 day Hindu celebration also known as the Festival of Lights
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- A pagan celebration of the winter solstice which marks the longest night of the year and then a "return of the sun"
- A Mexican and Central American celebration honoring Mary and Joseph's journey in search of lodging
- The number of candles in a Hanukkah candelabra
- A Christmas tradition of going door-to-door singing Christmas songs
- A Buddhist holiday celebrated to commemorate Siddhartha Gautama attaining enlightenment
10 Clues: The number of candles in a Hanukkah candelabra • A 7-branched candelabra used during Kwanzaa celebrations • A Christmas tradition of going door-to-door singing Christmas songs • The 5 or 6 day Hindu celebration also known as the Festival of Lights • A celebration that takes place on December 26th as a day of giving back • ...
WH - Spring Final Review 2022-05-12
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- A union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations.
- Identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations.
- An intellectual and philosophical movement in Europe - 17th and 18th centuries.
- A far right government structure where one dictator has complete control of the entire country, state, or territory.
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- The change from agriculture based economies to economies based on agriculture and manufacturing.
- Philosopher known for his ideas on the social contract.
- Philosopher known for his criticism of organized religion as well as his advocacy of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state.
- Known as the "Father of Liberalism."
- A French military and political leader, who rose to prominence during the French Revolution. He was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814 and again in 1815.
- The systematic genocide of European Jews during World War II.
10 Clues: Known as the "Father of Liberalism." • Philosopher known for his ideas on the social contract. • The systematic genocide of European Jews during World War II. • An intellectual and philosophical movement in Europe - 17th and 18th centuries. • The change from agriculture based economies to economies based on agriculture and manufacturing. • ...
World History Review 2023-09-26
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- A monotheistic religion that originated in the Mesopotamia region in the 7th century b.c.e.
- is a society or system that is male dominated
- Religion that was used to justify the rigid caste system in Indian society
- is the idea that plants and inanimate objects all have souls
- In Confucian, Chinese Buddha and Taoist ethics, this was a virtue of respect for one's parents, elders and ancestors
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- A religion that was founded by Siddhartha Gautama in India in the 6th century b.c.e.
- The core beliefs and acts of Islam
- The song Dynasty's culture was based on a mix of old Confucian beliefs and practices such as filial piety or the civil service exams with new beliefs such as Buddhism
- A state of enlightenment, meaning a person’s desires and suffering go away
- This economic revolution was fueled in large part through the population growth caused by a fast ripening and drought resistant strain of rice from Vietnam
10 Clues: The core beliefs and acts of Islam • is a society or system that is male dominated • is the idea that plants and inanimate objects all have souls • A state of enlightenment, meaning a person’s desires and suffering go away • Religion that was used to justify the rigid caste system in Indian society • ...
constitution week puzzle 2023-09-25
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- an article added to the US Constitution.
- a state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state.
- broken down into three; legislative, executive and judicial.
- an organized military force equipped for fighting on land.
- the quality or state of being free
- a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
- an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions.
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- an ideological and political revolution based on the principles of the American Enlightenment that generally occurred in British America between 1765 and 1789.
- the action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid.
- a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency.
10 Clues: the quality or state of being free • an article added to the US Constitution. • an organized military force equipped for fighting on land. • broken down into three; legislative, executive and judicial. • an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions. • ...
#4 Warmup CL 2025-01-17
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- free from outside control; not depending on another's authority (the colonists DECLARED this in 1776)
- an autocratic government led by a king or queen
- Salutary _____: an unofficial British policy that allowed the American colonies to be largely self-governed from the late 1600s to the mid-1700s
- ______ of powers: an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.
- also known as a representative democracy, this form of government involves citizens voting for representatives
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- "No ________ without Representation" was a slogan of the American Revolution
- a sudden, significant change in a country's political, social, or economic structure, the colonists accomplished this in 1783
- intellectual movement in the eighteenth century that emphasized reason and science
- ______ -Indian War: a conflict that took place between 1754-1763 and involved the British colonists in N. America
- Natural ____: include life, liberty and property according to John Locke
10 Clues: an autocratic government led by a king or queen • Natural ____: include life, liberty and property according to John Locke • "No ________ without Representation" was a slogan of the American Revolution • intellectual movement in the eighteenth century that emphasized reason and science • ...
World Hist. Key Terms & People Refresher 2022-02-17
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- These can be helpful when a country needs support from other countries, but they also partly caused WWI.
- Last name of famous scientist and thinker responsible for developing the laws of gravity.
- These long, narrow ditches became a major focal point of battle strategies in WWI.
- This streaming service, which started in 1997 as a DVD rental company, had earnings in 2021 of about $29.7 billion.
- Name of continent where majority of WWI was fought from July 1914 to November 1918.
- This is a policy of expanding a country's power and influence often by military force.
- The 13 states in newly formed U.S. declared independence from this country on July 4, 1776.
- Country spanning into Europe and Asia that exited WWI with possibly 2+ million soldiers dead.
- This period from 1600-1800 brought new ideas in areas of science, government and society.
- Emperor Menelik II was somehow able to keep this African country free from European takeover in late 1800s and early 1900s.
- These companies owned by those holding stocks became common during the Industrial Revolution as profits soared for many businesses and tycoons.
- Country that rejected the Treaty of Versailles and decided to not join League of Nations after WWI.
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- Germany made a major error when this was discovered, which brought the United States into WWI.
- As seen all over news lately, Russia is close to invading this country in Eastern Europe.
- Last name of Supreme Court justice who announced his pending retirement in January 2022.
- Name of female American icon who died on December 31, 2021, at age 99, and starred on show 'The Golden Girls' as Rose Nylund.
- Name of web-based word game first made public in October 2021 that has gained significant popularity as many people post their results on social media.
- He was founder of communism with theories that went against ideas of free markets and capitalism.
- Winning team and host city of Super Bowl 56 played on February 13 in front of 62,417 in attendance.
- This became grim weapon of choice for some tyrants like Robespierre during the French Revolution.
- Method that came from Enlightenment Age and still useful today in testing scientific theories.
- European country with Poland at one border that has suffered two major losses in each world war.
- This revolution brought useful machinery and transportation, but also made it easier for weaker countries to be conquered and occupied by stronger countries.
- Information used, often unfairly, to sway opinion against a certain person, group or even country.
- Last name of realist author in 1800s whose works exposed poor city and working conditions.
- When governments make lower and middle classes pay high amounts of these, people sometimes start revolutions.
- These types of sources like diaries, artifacts and original pictures provide useful information about history.
- Serbian military group partially responsible for starting WWI in 1914.
- This is a country or territory with its own internal government but controlled by an outside power.
29 Clues: Serbian military group partially responsible for starting WWI in 1914. • These long, narrow ditches became a major focal point of battle strategies in WWI. • Name of continent where majority of WWI was fought from July 1914 to November 1918. • This is a policy of expanding a country's power and influence often by military force. • ...
World Hist. Key Terms & People Refresher 2022-02-17
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- As seen all over news lately, Russia is close to invading this country in Eastern Europe.
- Last name of realist author in 1800s whose works exposed poor city and working conditions.
- Serbian military group partially responsible for starting WWI in 1914.
- Name of web-based word game first made public in October 2021 that has gained significant popularity as many people post their results on social media.
- He was founder of communism with theories that went against ideas of free markets and capitalism.
- These types of sources like diaries, artifacts and original pictures provide useful information about history.
- This streaming service, which started in 1997 as a DVD rental company, had earnings in 2021 of about $29.7 billion.
- Country that rejected the Treaty of Versailles and decided to not join League of Nations after WWI.
- When governments make lower and middle classes pay high amounts of these, people sometimes start revolutions.
- Last name of famous scientist and thinker responsible for developing the laws of gravity.
- Last name of Supreme Court justice who announced his pending retirement in January 2022.
- Name of continent where majority of WWI was fought from July 1914 to November 1918.
- Method that came from Enlightenment Age and still useful today in testing scientific theories.
- This is a policy of expanding a country's power and influence often by military force.
- This revolution brought useful machinery and transportation, but also made it easier for weaker countries to be conquered and occupied by stronger countries.
- This became grim weapon of choice for some tyrants like Robespierre during the French Revolution.
- The 13 states in newly formed U.S. declared independence from this country on July 4, 1776.
Down
- Country spanning into Europe and Asia that exited WWI with possibly 2+ million soldiers dead.
- Germany made a major error when this was discovered, which brought the United States into WWI.
- These companies owned by those holding stocks became common during the Industrial Revolution as profits soared for many businesses and tycoons.
- Name of female American icon who died on December 31, 2021, at age 99, and starred on show 'The Golden Girls' as Rose Nylund.
- European country with Poland at its eastern border that lost in both WWI and WWII.
- These can be helpful when a country needs support from other countries, but they also partly caused WWI.
- Winning team and host city of Super Bowl 56 played on February 13 in front of 62,417 in attendance.
- This period from 1600-1800 brought new ideas in areas of science, government and society.
- These long, narrow ditches became a major focal point of battle strategies in WWI.
- Information used, often unfairly, to sway opinion against a certain person, group or even country.
- Emperor Menelik II was somehow able to keep this African country free from European takeover in late 1800s and early 1900s.
- This is a country or territory with its own internal government but controlled by an outside power.
29 Clues: Serbian military group partially responsible for starting WWI in 1914. • European country with Poland at its eastern border that lost in both WWI and WWII. • These long, narrow ditches became a major focal point of battle strategies in WWI. • Name of continent where majority of WWI was fought from July 1914 to November 1918. • ...
1st G.P. Review Crossword 2023-10-13
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- Term used to describe the growth of cities
- ________________ Sovereignty: “The Will of the People” shall determine leaders and laws
- Living in the city
- Time period when new ideas challenged the beliefs of the Dark Ages
- Separation of _______________: Branches of Gov’t have distinct powers; Checks & Balances on each other
- _______________ Rights: Life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness; promoted by the Enlightenment
- Industry and the market need each other
- The Greater ___________: Gov’t serves the People
- Founders who favored a powerful federal government backed by a Constitution
- Shows favoritism for one group or idea over others
- __________________ Bargaining: Workers speaking/acting as a united group
- Where goods are bought and sold
- ______________ Source: A source that comments on an original event
- A reliable, believable source, statement or person
- Transcontinental _________________: Connected the east and west coasts by train for the first time
- __________ Drive: Cattle march north from Texas to cow towns in Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska
- ________________ Farming: New Farm machines => better farming => healthier/larger population of workers
- U.S. ______________________: U.S. founding document, which strengthened the structure to the Federal Government by separating the government into three different branches.
- Cloth and clothing
- Anti-_________________: Founders who opposed a strong federal government and favored independent states
- ______________ Line: Organized production of many goods at once in a factory
- Articles of _______________________: Wartime government during the American Revolution; Had many weaknesses/problems
- Type of government ruled by a king or queen
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- Business leader
- Written set of rules for government
- Declaration of __________________: Document that challenged the authority of the King of England
- _____________ Industry: Goods made by hand, at home
- Americans who settled in the American West
- Additions, edits and upgrades to the US Constitution
- Created (and patented) new machines to increase efficiency at work
- ________________ Age: Era in the 19th century when the American economy transitioned from agriculture to manufacturing
- _______________ Worker: Factory worker with little training
- Citizens rising up against unjust rulers
- Northwest ____________________: Organized the Northwest Territory (Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin); spelled out the 3 Stages to Statehood; outlawed slavery in new territories
- __________ Rush: Discovery of gold in CA, AL, ND and SD led to waves of pioneers seeking easy riches
- ________________ Wire: Used to “fence in” farmlands on the Great Plains; hated by cattle ranchers
- African American pioneers who settled in the American West
- Goods and merchandise coming into a country
- __________________ Act: Government policy that gave away free land to pioneers
- Type of government in which citizens elect their leaders
- Robber _____________: Term used to describe a wealthy industrialist or factory owner
- ________ Materials: Natural resources used in factories to make goods (lumber, oil, iron, etc.)
- _____________ Worker: Trades worker trained to do a specific job
- Founding ___________: Equality, Rights, Liberty, Opportunity, Democracy
- ________________ Source: an original source of information; an example would be a diary entry
- Living in the country
- Bill of ______________: U.S. founding Document that stated (or affirmed) many natural rights guaranteed for citizens
- Goods and merchandise going out of a country
- _________________ or Bison: Animal that was sacred and important to Native Americans of the Great Plains; nearly wiped out by the US gov’t and railroad companies
- Labor ______________: Employee organizations set up to pressure bosses into giving workers certain rights
50 Clues: Business leader • Living in the city • Cloth and clothing • Living in the country • Where goods are bought and sold • Written set of rules for government • Industry and the market need each other • Citizens rising up against unjust rulers • Term used to describe the growth of cities • Americans who settled in the American West • Goods and merchandise coming into a country • ...
1st G.P. Review Crossword 2024-10-04
Across
- Term used to describe the growth of cities
- ________________ Sovereignty: “The Will of the People” shall determine leaders and laws
- Living in the city
- Time period when new ideas challenged the beliefs of the Dark Ages
- Separation of _______________: Branches of Gov’t have distinct powers; Checks & Balances on each other
- _______________ Rights: Life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness; promoted by the Enlightenment
- Industry and the market need each other
- The Greater ___________: Gov’t serves the People
- Founders who favored a powerful federal government backed by a Constitution
- Shows favoritism for one group or idea over others
- __________________ Bargaining: Workers speaking/acting as a united group
- Where goods are bought and sold
- ______________ Source: A source that comments on an original event
- A reliable, believable source, statement or person
- Transcontinental _________________: Connected the east and west coasts by train for the first time
- __________ Drive: Cattle march north from Texas to cow towns in Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska
- ________________ Farming: New Farm machines => better farming => healthier/larger population of workers
- U.S. ______________________: U.S. founding document, which strengthened the structure to the Federal Government by separating the government into three different branches.
- Cloth and clothing
- Anti-_________________: Founders who opposed a strong federal government and favored independent states
- ______________ Line: Organized production of many goods at once in a factory
- Articles of _______________________: Wartime government during the American Revolution; Had many weaknesses/problems
- Type of government ruled by a king or queen
Down
- Business leader
- Written set of rules for government
- Declaration of __________________: Document that challenged the authority of the King of England
- _____________ Industry: Goods made by hand, at home
- Americans who settled in the American West
- Additions, edits and upgrades to the US Constitution
- Created (and patented) new machines to increase efficiency at work
- ________________ Age: Era in the 19th century when the American economy transitioned from agriculture to manufacturing
- _______________ Worker: Factory worker with little training
- Citizens rising up against unjust rulers
- Northwest ____________________: Organized the Northwest Territory (Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin); spelled out the 3 Stages to Statehood; outlawed slavery in new territories
- __________ Rush: Discovery of gold in CA, AL, ND and SD led to waves of pioneers seeking easy riches
- ________________ Wire: Used to “fence in” farmlands on the Great Plains; hated by cattle ranchers
- African American pioneers who settled in the American West
- Goods and merchandise coming into a country
- __________________ Act: Government policy that gave away free land to pioneers
- Type of government in which citizens elect their leaders
- Robber _____________: Term used to describe a wealthy industrialist or factory owner
- ________ Materials: Natural resources used in factories to make goods (lumber, oil, iron, etc.)
- _____________ Worker: Trades worker trained to do a specific job
- Founding ___________: Equality, Rights, Liberty, Opportunity, Democracy
- ________________ Source: an original source of information; an example would be a diary entry
- Living in the country
- Bill of ______________: U.S. founding Document that stated (or affirmed) many natural rights guaranteed for citizens
- Goods and merchandise going out of a country
- _________________ or Bison: Animal that was sacred and important to Native Americans of the Great Plains; nearly wiped out by the US gov’t and railroad companies
- Labor ______________: Employee organizations set up to pressure bosses into giving workers certain rights
50 Clues: Business leader • Living in the city • Cloth and clothing • Living in the country • Where goods are bought and sold • Written set of rules for government • Industry and the market need each other • Citizens rising up against unjust rulers • Term used to describe the growth of cities • Americans who settled in the American West • Goods and merchandise coming into a country • ...
World Hist. Key Terms & People Refresher 2022-02-17
Across
- These can be helpful when a country needs support from other countries, but they also partly caused WWI.
- Last name of famous scientist and thinker responsible for developing the laws of gravity.
- These long, narrow ditches became a major focal point of battle strategies in WWI.
- This streaming service, which started in 1997 as a DVD rental company, had earnings in 2021 of about $29.7 billion.
- Name of continent where majority of WWI was fought from July 1914 to November 1918.
- This is a policy of expanding a country's power and influence often by military force.
- The 13 states in newly formed U.S. declared independence from this country on July 4, 1776.
- Country spanning into Europe and Asia that exited WWI with possibly 2+ million soldiers dead.
- This period from 1600-1800 brought new ideas in areas of science, government and society.
- Emperor Menelik II was somehow able to keep this African country free from European takeover in late 1800s and early 1900s.
- These companies owned by those holding stocks became common during the Industrial Revolution as profits soared for many businesses and tycoons.
- Country that rejected the Treaty of Versailles and decided to not join League of Nations after WWI.
Down
- Germany made a major error when this was discovered, which brought the United States into WWI.
- As seen all over news lately, Russia is close to invading this country in Eastern Europe.
- Last name of Supreme Court justice who announced his pending retirement in January 2022.
- Name of female American icon who died on December 31, 2021, at age 99, and starred on show 'The Golden Girls' as Rose Nylund.
- Name of web-based word game first made public in October 2021 that has gained significant popularity as many people post their results on social media.
- He was founder of communism with theories that went against ideas of free markets and capitalism.
- Winning team and host city of Super Bowl 56 played on February 13 in front of 62,417 in attendance.
- This became grim weapon of choice for some tyrants like Robespierre during the French Revolution.
- Method that came from Enlightenment Age and still useful today in testing scientific theories.
- European country with Poland at one border that has suffered two major losses in each world war.
- This revolution brought useful machinery and transportation, but also made it easier for weaker countries to be conquered and occupied by stronger countries.
- Information used, often unfairly, to sway opinion against a certain person, group or even country.
- Last name of realist author in 1800s whose works exposed poor city and working conditions.
- When governments make lower and middle classes pay high amounts of these, people sometimes start revolutions.
- These types of sources like diaries, artifacts and original pictures provide useful information about history.
- Serbian military group partially responsible for starting WWI in 1914.
- This is a country or territory with its own internal government but controlled by an outside power.
29 Clues: Serbian military group partially responsible for starting WWI in 1914. • These long, narrow ditches became a major focal point of battle strategies in WWI. • Name of continent where majority of WWI was fought from July 1914 to November 1918. • This is a policy of expanding a country's power and influence often by military force. • ...
World Hist. Key Terms & People Refresher 2022-02-17
Across
- As seen all over news lately, Russia is close to invading this country in Eastern Europe.
- Last name of realist author in 1800s whose works exposed poor city and working conditions.
- Serbian military group partially responsible for starting WWI in 1914.
- Name of web-based word game first made public in October 2021 that has gained significant popularity as many people post their results on social media.
- He was founder of communism with theories that went against ideas of free markets and capitalism.
- These types of sources like diaries, artifacts and original pictures provide useful information about history.
- This streaming service, which started in 1997 as a DVD rental company, had earnings in 2021 of about $29.7 billion.
- Country that rejected the Treaty of Versailles and decided to not join League of Nations after WWI.
- When governments make lower and middle classes pay high amounts of these, people sometimes start revolutions.
- Last name of famous scientist and thinker responsible for developing the laws of gravity.
- Last name of Supreme Court justice who announced his pending retirement in January 2022.
- Name of continent where majority of WWI was fought from July 1914 to November 1918.
- Method that came from Enlightenment Age and still useful today in testing scientific theories.
- This is a policy of expanding a country's power and influence often by military force.
- This revolution brought useful machinery and transportation, but also made it easier for weaker countries to be conquered and occupied by stronger countries.
- This became grim weapon of choice for some tyrants like Robespierre during the French Revolution.
- The 13 states in newly formed U.S. declared independence from this country on July 4, 1776.
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- Country spanning into Europe and Asia that exited WWI with possibly 2+ million soldiers dead.
- Germany made a major error when this was discovered, which brought the United States into WWI.
- These companies owned by those holding stocks became common during the Industrial Revolution as profits soared for many businesses and tycoons.
- Name of female American icon who died on December 31, 2021, at age 99, and starred on show 'The Golden Girls' as Rose Nylund.
- European country with Poland at one border that has suffered two major losses in each world war.
- These can be helpful when a country needs support from other countries, but they also partly caused WWI.
- Winning team and host city of Super Bowl 56 played on February 13 in front of 62,417 in attendance.
- This period from 1600-1800 brought new ideas in areas of science, government and society.
- These long, narrow ditches became a major focal point of battle strategies in WWI.
- Information used, often unfairly, to sway opinion against a certain person, group or even country.
- Emperor Menelik II was somehow able to keep this African country free from European takeover in late 1800s and early 1900s.
- This is a country or territory with its own internal government but controlled by an outside power.
29 Clues: Serbian military group partially responsible for starting WWI in 1914. • These long, narrow ditches became a major focal point of battle strategies in WWI. • Name of continent where majority of WWI was fought from July 1914 to November 1918. • This is a policy of expanding a country's power and influence often by military force. • ...
World Hist. Key Terms & People Refresher 2022-02-17
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- As seen all over news lately, Russia is close to invading this country in Eastern Europe.
- Last name of realist author in 1800s whose works exposed poor city and working conditions.
- Serbian military group partially responsible for starting WWI in 1914.
- Name of web-based word game first made public in October 2021 that has gained significant popularity as many people post their results on social media.
- He was founder of communism with theories that went against ideas of free markets and capitalism.
- These types of sources like diaries, artifacts and original pictures provide useful information about history.
- This streaming service, which started in 1997 as a DVD rental company, had earnings in 2021 of about $29.7 billion.
- Country that rejected the Treaty of Versailles and decided to not join League of Nations after WWI.
- When governments make lower and middle classes pay high amounts of these, people sometimes start revolutions.
- Last name of famous scientist and thinker responsible for developing the laws of gravity.
- Last name of Supreme Court justice who announced his pending retirement in January 2022.
- Name of continent where majority of WWI was fought from July 1914 to November 1918.
- Method that came from Enlightenment Age and still useful today in testing scientific theories.
- This is a policy of expanding a country's power and influence often by military force.
- This revolution brought useful machinery and transportation, but also made it easier for weaker countries to be conquered and occupied by stronger countries.
- This became grim weapon of choice for some tyrants like Robespierre during the French Revolution.
- The 13 states in newly formed U.S. declared independence from this country on July 4, 1776.
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- Country spanning into Europe and Asia that exited WWI with possibly 2+ million soldiers dead.
- Germany made a major error when this was discovered, which brought the United States into WWI.
- These companies owned by those holding stocks became common during the Industrial Revolution as profits soared for many businesses and tycoons.
- Name of female American icon who died on December 31, 2021, at age 99, and starred on show 'The Golden Girls' as Rose Nylund.
- European country with Poland at its eastern border that lost in both WWI and WWII.
- These can be helpful when a country needs support from other countries, but they also partly caused WWI.
- Winning team and host city of Super Bowl 56 played on February 13 in front of 62,417 in attendance.
- This period from 1600-1800 brought new ideas in areas of science, government and society.
- These long, narrow ditches became a major focal point of battle strategies in WWI.
- Information used, often unfairly, to sway opinion against a certain person, group or even country.
- Emperor Menelik II was somehow able to keep this African country free from European takeover in late 1800s and early 1900s.
- This is a country or territory with its own internal government but controlled by an outside power.
29 Clues: Serbian military group partially responsible for starting WWI in 1914. • European country with Poland at its eastern border that lost in both WWI and WWII. • These long, narrow ditches became a major focal point of battle strategies in WWI. • Name of continent where majority of WWI was fought from July 1914 to November 1918. • ...
American Revolution Module 3 Crossword 2023-09-18
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- small hand-picked New-England elite force of colonists
- a treaty that ended the American Revolutionary War
- meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that united in support of the American Revolution and its associated Revolutionary War
- taxed newspapers, pamphlets, legal documents, playing cards, etc.
- an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "father of liberalism"
- freedom limited by the need for order in society
- all individuals are equal in the sense that they are born with certain "inalienable" _________
- American military officer, founding father, and 1st American President
- American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States
- a 47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies
- series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party
- a confrontation in Boston in which nine British soldiers shot several of a crowd of a few hundred who were harassing them
- government was created through the consent of the people to be ruled by the majority
- declared "Give me liberty of give me death!"
- a group of late 18th century American revolutionary leaders who united the Thirteen Colonies who each signed the declaration of independence
- the founding document of the United States; signed by the founding fathers
- also called tories; colonists who stayed loyal to Great Britain
- a British Army officer, Whig politician and colonial administrator.
- prohibited colonists from settling west
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- colonists who rebelled against British monarchical control
- an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher and also signed the declaration of independence
- the age of human reasoning that discovered truths about the world, religion, and politics
- the war for independence fought by american-colonists against British forces to escape the British Empire
- the last battle of the Revolution, where the patriots won
- wrote Common Sense; was a English-born American philosopher as well as a founding father
- patriot colonists dumped tea into the harbor in protest
- the first battle of the Revolutionary War, in which the colonists won, giving them hope to beat the British
- a British Army officer who rose to become Commander-in-Chief of British land forces in the Colonies during the American War of Independence
- also known as the 7-year-war; fought between European powers over land-control in America
- colonists that tried to stay entirely out of the war
- a treaty that ended the French and Indian war
- delegates from 12 of the 13 American colonies met to discuss the British aggression
- a treaty signed creating a military alliance between the United States and France against Great Britain
- characterized by a lack of competition, which tends to lead to higher prices and inferior products
34 Clues: prohibited colonists from settling west • declared "Give me liberty of give me death!" • a treaty that ended the French and Indian war • freedom limited by the need for order in society • a treaty that ended the American Revolutionary War • colonists that tried to stay entirely out of the war • small hand-picked New-England elite force of colonists • ...
Age of Napoleon, Nationalism, Unification 2023-03-17
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- political ideology characterized by a shared sense of pride in country or cultural group. Also defined as the promotion of the interests of a particular nation with the aim of gaining and maintaining sovereignty over its homeland
- a political ideology that values Enlightenment ideals and constitutional governments for the purpose of protecting individual natural rights
- a conflict that broke out in 1866 between Prussia and Austria over control of the German Confederation. The Prussian victory helped pave the way for German unification
- association of 39 German-speaking states in Central Europe, created by the Congress of Vienna in 1815 to coordinate the economies of separate German-speaking countries and to replace the former Holy Roman Empire
- Italian patriot and soldier who, through his conquest of Sicily and Naples with his guerrilla Redshirts, contributed to the achievement of Italian unification
- Prime Minister of Prussia who used Realpolitik to abolish the German Confederation and unify Germany as a nation-state
- a political ideology that values strong governments, tradition, and institutions as tools for maintaining order within a state
- became the first king of unified Italy in 1861
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- Italian statesman and a leading figure in the movement toward Italian unification; especially concerning the northern city states and the Kingdom of Sardinia
- first coherent set of laws concerning property, colonial affairs, the family, and individual rights in France based on Enlightenment ideas. Key achievements include establishing universal public school education and universal male suffrage
- the process in which a nation-state is created by consolidating autonomous regions of a territory under a central authority and promotion of nationalism
- Austrian diplomat who was at the center of European affairs and hosted the Congress of Vienna
- meeting of European superpowers in Austria to address the aftermath of the Napoleonic wars. It established a balance of power, restored hereditary monarchs to the thrones of European countries, redrew the map of Europe, and was an overall victory for Conservatives
- a conflict in which a coalition of German states led by Prussia defeated France for influence in Europe and resulted in the creation of a unified Germany in 1870
- the first emperor of unified Germany and grandson of Wilhelm II who will start the First World War
- military general of the French Revolution who rose to power by overthrowing the Directorate and crowning himself Emperor in 1804. Was defeated and exiled by 1815
- fought in Belgium in 1815, this is considered the final defeat of Napoleon’s continental campaign
- political philosophy coined by Otto von Bismark that is based on practical objectives versus ideals; often associated with a relentless, though realistic, pursuit of the national interest
- policy of a nation or group of nations protecting itself against another nation or group of nations by matching its power against the power of the other side
- nickname given to the volunteer guerilla fighters led by Giuseppe Garibaldi in his campaign to unify Southern Italy with Northern Italy
20 Clues: became the first king of unified Italy in 1861 • Austrian diplomat who was at the center of European affairs and hosted the Congress of Vienna • fought in Belgium in 1815, this is considered the final defeat of Napoleon’s continental campaign • the first emperor of unified Germany and grandson of Wilhelm II who will start the First World War • ...
Module 3 Vocabulary 2023-09-18
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- confrontation in Boston on March 5, 1770, in which nine British soldiers shot several of a crowd of three or four hundred who were harassing them verbally and throwing various projectiles
- supported revolutionary causes in America and Europe
- first armed militia to arrive or await a battle
- military conflict of the American Revolution in which American Patriot forces under George Washington's command defeated the British
- signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States on September 3, 1783, officially ended the American Revolutionary
- theater of the Seven Years' War, which pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French
- known as one of the leading British general officers in the American War of Independence
- human reasoning could discover truths about the world, religion, and politics and could be used to improve the lives of humankind
- colonists who rebelled against British monarchial control
- British Army officer who rose to become Commander-in-Chief of British land forces in the Colonies during the American War of Independence
- 47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–1776
- ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France
- leading military engagements of the American Revolutionary War
- founding document of the United States. It was adopted on July 4, 1776
- taxed newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets, broadsides, legal documents, dice, and playing cards
- series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party
- established by Virginia's colonial government in 1691 to regulate trade and to collect taxes on both imports and exports for Great Britain
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- prohibited Anglo-American colonists from settling on lands acquired from the French following the French and Indian War
- creating a military alliance between the United States and France against Great Britain
- American political and mercantile protest on December 16, 1773 by the Sons of Liberty in Boston in colonial Massachusetts
- freedom limited by the need for order in society
- Delegates from twelve of Britain's thirteen American colonies met to discuss America's future under growing British aggression
- regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "father of liberalism"
- "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
- colonist loyal to Great Britain during the American Revolution
- people live together in society in accordance with an agreement that establishes moral and political rules of behavior
- rights that are God-given and can never be taken or even given away
- an impartial or unbiased country or person.
- American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States
- American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States
- the exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service.
31 Clues: "Give me liberty, or give me death!" • an impartial or unbiased country or person. • first armed militia to arrive or await a battle • freedom limited by the need for order in society • supported revolutionary causes in America and Europe • 47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–1776 • colonists who rebelled against British monarchial control • ...
1640-1815 CID Terms 2024-04-22
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- French civil code created by Napoleon
- Political and economic ideology that supports a market economy based on individualism and private property in the means of production.
- Coup d'état during the French Revolution that got rid of Rebospierre.
- Business or manufacturing activity carried on in a person's home.
- The Empire over which Napoleon ruled.
- European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition.
- Nationalist economic policy that is designed to maximize the exports and minimize the imports for an economy.
- Radical political group of the French Revolution.
- Belief or theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response.
- Revolutionary Movement in France.
- Composed of three estates – the clergy, nobility and commoners
- Encompassed all natural phenomena of the physical world
- Work is contracted by a central agent to subcontractors who complete the project via remote work.
- Political group of the French Revolution that split into two separate groups.
- Acts of Parliament intended to promote the self-sufficiency of the British Empire by restricting colonial trade to England and decreasing dependence on foreign imported goods.
- Method of ruling in which an absolutist monarch uses their powers of government to establish enlightened policies.
- Theory of ethics in economics that attempts to set standards of fairness in transactions.
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- Series of peace treaties signed by the belligerents in the War of the Spanish Succession, in the Dutch city of Utrecht between April 1713 and February 1715.
- The second phase of the French Revolution.
- Associations of craftsmen and merchants formed to promote the economic interests of their members as well as to provide protection and mutual aid.
- English Protestants who believed that the reforms of the Church of England did not go far enough.
- Adherence to a system of constitutional government.
- Moderate political group of the French Revolution.
- Shift that focused on earning wages instead of producing goods for household consumption.
- Period from approximately 1600 to 1750 in England in which there was a marked increase in the consumption and variety of luxury goods and products.
- The nobility of Brandenburg and Prussia.
- Period of the French Revolution when a series of massacres and numerous public executions took place.
- Series of peace treaties signed between May and October 1648 that ended the Thirty Years' War.
- General panic that took place between 22 July to 6 August 1789, at the start of the French Revolution.
- Art style characterized by soft colors, delicate forms, curving lines, and themes of nature, playfulness, youth, and love.
- A 17th-century movement for the revival of piety in the Lutheran Church.
- A form of government in which there is no monarch and power rests in the hands of the people.
- Public intellectuals dedicated to solving the real problems of the world
- Encouraged socializing between nobles and bourgeois together.
- The Jewish Enlightenment
35 Clues: The Jewish Enlightenment • Revolutionary Movement in France. • French civil code created by Napoleon • The Empire over which Napoleon ruled. • The nobility of Brandenburg and Prussia. • The second phase of the French Revolution. • Radical political group of the French Revolution. • Moderate political group of the French Revolution. • ...
English 1-2 Review 2025-02-26
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- The final request of the fisherman's wife; what she wants to be
- What part of Ivan Ilyich was injured?
- The type of wine Montressor tempts Fortunado with
- Antagonist in Orwell's 1984
- The card game that Ivan Ilyich and his friends like to play
- Herbert's body was so mangled from the factory accident that his father could only identify him by his ________
- A term used, particularly in historical contexts, to describe a noble or royal family lineage, often associated with a specific title or name that identifies the entire family line
- Latin for "earth"
- Latin for "great"
- "Oranges and lemons sing the bells of St. ___________"
- According to the Christian view, all problems and crimes in society are a result of what?
- Indian man who put the spell on the monkey's paw
- How they buried Madeline Usher
- Name of the narrator in Flowers for Algernon
- In 1984 what shape is the Ministry of Love building?
- Billy Weaver notices a sign reading "BED AND BREAKFAST" with a vase of these flowers below it
- "It is a restless evil full of deadly poison"
- Last name of the family in The Monkey's Paw
- The name of the narrator's pet cat in The Black Cat
- Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects; the non-human thing is not portrayed as literally possessing the human characteristics
- Name of the doctor in Flowers for Algernon
- A comparison using "like" or "as"
- What happened to the little boy Vera was supposed to be watching in And Then There Were None?
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- The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. boom!, sizzle, crack, pow!)
- The period/era that rejected Enlightenment ideas; Poe was writing in this era
- A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
- the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities
- Latin for "both"
- Latin for "good"
- The protagonist in Orwell's 1984
- Latin for "bad" or "evil"
- Latin for "strength"
- Open, uncultivated country or grassland in southern Africa
- Author(s) of The Fisherman and His Wife
- Economic system in which the government is in charge of production and distribution
- The attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a god, animal, or object
- Part of speech that describes a noun
- Part of speech that describes/modifies a verb
- The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
- In The Landlady, when Billy Weaver drank his tea, he noticed it smelled like this
- An intellectual movement in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries that emphasized reason and science over faith
- Name of the judge in And Then There Were None
- A name Billy sees (and recognizes) in the landlady's guestbook
- Visually descriptive or figurative language
- Roderick Usher describes his illness as a sharpness in/increase of his ______
45 Clues: Latin for "both" • Latin for "good" • Latin for "earth" • Latin for "great" • Latin for "strength" • Latin for "bad" or "evil" • Antagonist in Orwell's 1984 • How they buried Madeline Usher • The protagonist in Orwell's 1984 • A comparison using "like" or "as" • Part of speech that describes a noun • What part of Ivan Ilyich was injured? • Author(s) of The Fisherman and His Wife • ...
Ancient India 2021-10-27
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- Siddhartha Gautama became the ______ after becoming enlightened
- The highest class in the caste system that includes priests
- The _______ ____ describes how one should act to eliminate desire and thus suffering. It is the moral code of conduct for Buddhists
- A group of originally nomadic that passed down the vedas through spoken word during the Vedic Age
- The sum of one’s good and bad actions during life
- India’s greatest epic. It served as a major source of social and religious doctrine for India for many hundreds of years.
- One’s duty according to their caste
- The _____ were the sacred texts of Hinduism
- Buddhist teachings explain that this is the cause of suffering
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- The name of two powerful emperors who expanded the influence of the Gupta Empire
- A _____ is a social class in Hinduism that is determined by one’s karma accumulated in their previous lives.
- The "Shakespeare of India." The greatest of the Nine Gems
- The ______ Empire ruled India during its golden age
- The state of a still and empty mind; it can be accomplished by reaching a state of enlightenment.
- Where is the subcontinent of India located?
- Where was India's first great civilization located?
- The seasonal winds in India that brings moisture and rain during summer and takes moisture leaving the air arid during the winter months
17 Clues: One’s duty according to their caste • Where is the subcontinent of India located? • The _____ were the sacred texts of Hinduism • The sum of one’s good and bad actions during life • The ______ Empire ruled India during its golden age • Where was India's first great civilization located? • The "Shakespeare of India." The greatest of the Nine Gems • ...
Ancinet India Contributions 2024-03-18
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- An early explanation of the force that causes objects to fall towards Earth and governs planetary motion.
- a method to prevent smallpox by injecting a weakened form of the virus.
- The act of aligning and immobilizing fractured bones to facilitate healing.
- A major polytheistic religion originating in ancient India with a diverse range of beliefs and practices.
- A mathematical field that deals with rates of change and accumulation
- Surgeons tools used for cutting
- Numbers that represent parts of a whole, such as 0.5 or 0.75
- A traditional board game originating in ancient India, where players climb ladders and descend snakes to reach the finish.
- The absence of quantity, represented by the number ___.
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- A symbol representing never-ending or limitless quantity.
- A spiritual and physical practice originating in ancient India, focusing on breath control, meditation, and bodily postures.
- A religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama, emphasizing the pursuit of enlightenment and the alleviation of suffering.
- The duration it takes for Earth to complete one orbit around the sun, approximately 365.25 days.
- A strategic board game originating in ancient India, involving knights, rooks, and pawns.
- closing up cuts or wounds to promote proper healing.
- Cosmetic procedures to modify facial features or correct vision issues like cataracts
- The ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, approximately 3.14
17 Clues: Surgeons tools used for cutting • closing up cuts or wounds to promote proper healing. • The absence of quantity, represented by the number ___. • A symbol representing never-ending or limitless quantity. • Numbers that represent parts of a whole, such as 0.5 or 0.75 • A mathematical field that deals with rates of change and accumulation • ...
Chapter 10 2017-03-09
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- a german mathematician, took the next step in destroying the ptolemaic system.
- thought that his heliocentric,conception of the universe offered a more accurate explanation than Ptolemaic system.
- a period when philosophers believed that they could apply the scientific method and use reason to explain human nature logically
- professor of mathematic,major work was mathematical principles of natural philosophy
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- an English philosopher with few scientific credentials.Believed that scientists should not rely on the ideas of ancient authorities.
- Viewed the exercise of political power quite differently. Argued against the absolute rule of one person.
- a system of thought expounded by Rene Descartes based on the belief that reason is the chief source of knowledge
- earth-centered
- argued that people had adopted laws and government in order to preserve their private property.
- Someone who studies wisdom,love to study
- a systematic procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence that was crucial to the evolution of science in the modern world
- a child prodigy, best works were the marriage of figaro,the magic flute,and don giovanni
- first european to make regular observations of the heavens using a telescope.
- Ended with a philosophy that dominated Western thought until the 20th century.
- sun-centered
15 Clues: sun-centered • earth-centered • Someone who studies wisdom,love to study • first european to make regular observations of the heavens using a telescope. • a german mathematician, took the next step in destroying the ptolemaic system. • Ended with a philosophy that dominated Western thought until the 20th century. • ...
Chapter 10 2017-03-06
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- English Philosopher that wrote about every person being born with tabula rasa and people gained their knowledge from experiences
- Someone who studies wisdom, love to study
- Most famous of the composers ( Known for The Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute, Don Giovanni)
- Emphasized the importance of the mind and that reason was the main source of knowledge
- German Mathematician who discovered the orbits were elliptical with the sun
- Polish Mathematician who created the conception of the sun being the center of universe
- System that places earth at the center of the universe
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- Discovered three laws of motion that govern the planet and the universal law of gravity.
- Came up with idea of government being ruled by general will of the people which is their freedom
- A period when philosophers used reason and the scientific method to discover more about human nature
- Philosopher who created the scientific method
- Method Procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence
- Discovered planets, mountains on our moon, moons revolving Jupiter, and sunspots.
- System that places the sun at the center of everything
- System of thought that is based on the belief that reason is the chief source of knowledge
15 Clues: Someone who studies wisdom, love to study • Philosopher who created the scientific method • Method Procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence • System that places the sun at the center of everything • System that places earth at the center of the universe • German Mathematician who discovered the orbits were elliptical with the sun • ...
Leaders and writers 2014-01-05
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- built palace of versailles
- king of france during french revolution and executed by the guillotine for high treason
- russian czar at age 10; credited for bringing russia out of midevil times
- emperor of the french for only 10 years; during the napoleonic wars he seized control of most of europe
- son of charles I and was defeated by cromwell in 1651
- queen of england during victory over spanish armada
- wrote "Two Treatises on Government" and believed people have the right to life, liberty, and property
- Believed in religious toleration and separation of church and state
- third president; wrote "Declaration of Independence" and incorporated enlightenment ideas
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- english military and political leader later became lord protector of the commonwealth
- signed english bill of rights of 1689 to end the glorious revolution
- wrote "The Spirit of Laws" and believed best form of government had separation of powers
- wrote "The Social Contract" and believed government is a contract between the rulers and the people
- wrote "Leviathan" and believed humans consent to government for protection
- monarch of england, scotland, and ireland and was later executed for high treason in 1649
15 Clues: built palace of versailles • queen of england during victory over spanish armada • son of charles I and was defeated by cromwell in 1651 • Believed in religious toleration and separation of church and state • signed english bill of rights of 1689 to end the glorious revolution • russian czar at age 10; credited for bringing russia out of midevil times • ...
Final Review Crossword 2021-12-13
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- a famous scientist who discovered the laws of gravity and motion
- a time of discoveries and advancements in mathematics, physics, anatomy, astronomy and more
- a monotheistic faith based on the teachings of Muhammed
- a famous composer who continued to make music even after he lost his hearing as an adult
- a social hierarchy in place during the Middle Ages of Europe where the pope and monarchs reign and serfs are at the bottom
- a time when people like Martin Luther protested the Catholic Church for their questionable practices
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- a disease that spread rapidly during the Middle Ages and killed a third of Europes population
- the term given to the Americas after the Europeans happened upon them
- a faith that originated in India and focuses on enlightenment and practices such as karma and dharma
- a monotheistic faith that believes in the Holy Trinity and the teachings of Jesus Christ
- a term that describes a king or queen
- an artist revival in Europe. the word literally means "re-birth"
- a series of religious wars during the Middle Ages
- the first Europeans to set foot in North America
- the communities claimed by mother countries and settled by mainly Europeans
15 Clues: a term that describes a king or queen • the first Europeans to set foot in North America • a series of religious wars during the Middle Ages • a monotheistic faith based on the teachings of Muhammed • a famous scientist who discovered the laws of gravity and motion • an artist revival in Europe. the word literally means "re-birth" • ...
Civics 2022-09-29
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- written or published statement that damages another persons reputation
- plan for government approved by the states in 1781
- bicameral national legislature of Great Britain, consisting of the House of Commons and the house of Lords
- first representative assembly in the American colonies
- 1765 British tax on publications and legal documents in the American colonies
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- unspoken agreement by which people are joined to their government
- philosophical movement in 18th century Europe that stressed individualism, question traditional values, and argued that humans can use reason to solve problems
- branch of government that makes the laws
- American's first written constitution, it was a plan for governing the Pilgrim colony written on board the mayflower
- way of administering justice that is established by law
- right of an arrested person to be brought before a judge who determines if his imprisonment is legal
- having a single legislative body or house
- name given by the colonists for the series of British laws, offically named the Coercive Acts, that were passed by Parliament to punish Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party
- trade between two or more states
- power of a government to make decisions for itself within its own territory or jurisdiction
15 Clues: trade between two or more states • branch of government that makes the laws • having a single legislative body or house • plan for government approved by the states in 1781 • first representative assembly in the American colonies • way of administering justice that is established by law • unspoken agreement by which people are joined to their government • ...
Adonijah's Crossword 2023-11-27
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- the power to put plans into effect
- the introductory part of a constitution or statute that usually states the reasons for and intent of the law
- a charter of liberties to which the English barons forced King John to give his assent in June 1215 at Runnymede
- one that elects the president and vice president of the U.S.
- the act or process of ratifying something (such as a treaty or amendment) : formal confirmation or sanction
- to judge something in a fair way
- the power to make laws
- the process of altering or amending a law or document (such as a constitution) by parliamentary or constitutional procedure
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- to charge (a public official) before a competent tribunal with misconduct in office
- granting congress the power to pass all laws necessary
- the act or means of enlightening : the state of being enlightened
- a doctrine in political theory that government is created by and subject to the will of the people
- the division and sharing of power between the national and state governments.
- the excusing of an offense without exacting a penalty
- a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.
15 Clues: the power to make laws • to judge something in a fair way • the power to put plans into effect • the excusing of an offense without exacting a penalty • granting congress the power to pass all laws necessary • one that elects the president and vice president of the U.S. • the act or means of enlightening : the state of being enlightened • ...
Silk Road Crossword 2025-04-01
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- This hemisphere is to the East of the Atlantic Ocean and includes Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa.
- An area in the desert with plants and water.
- ______Diffusion is the sharing of ideas and goods among different groups of people that make cultures mix and change.
- These were highly coveted from India.
- A person who buys and sells goods to make money.
- These would happen in the desert and were very dangerous.
- This Chinese Dynasty helped to start the Silk Road.
- Road An ancient trade route that linked Asia with Europe.
- Goods and services that are produced in one country and sent to be sold in another.
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- Caravans traveled in larger groups to protect them from these people.
- Teachings started by the Buddha to get to a path of enlightenment and be free from suffering.
- Teachings started by Confucius that are based on kindness, love, and respect.
- These animals were used to cross deserts because they can go longer without food and water
- A group of people and animals who travel together.
- Something that is not friendly, welcoming, or good to live in.
- This good is how the trade route got its' name and came from China.
16 Clues: These were highly coveted from India. • An area in the desert with plants and water. • A person who buys and sells goods to make money. • A group of people and animals who travel together. • This Chinese Dynasty helped to start the Silk Road. • These would happen in the desert and were very dangerous. • Road An ancient trade route that linked Asia with Europe. • ...
Classical Civilizations 2024-10-25
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- A Chinese dynasty known for its cultural achievements, including the development of the Silk Road.
- A massive fortification built by the Chinese to protect against invaders.
- A collection of ancient Sanskrit texts that form the foundation of Hinduism.
- The moral and ethical duty of an individual in Hinduism and Buddhism.
- A Chinese philosophy that emphasizes social harmony, filial piety, and respect for authority.
- A powerful ancient Indian empire that ruled most of the subcontinent.
- The ultimate goal in Hinduism, often described as liberation from the cycle of rebirth.
- A Mauryan emperor who converted to Buddhism and promoted it throughout his empire.
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- A system of social hierarchy in Hinduism, based on occupation and birth.
- The law of cause and effect in Hinduism and Buddhism.
- A valuable textile produced in China, traded along the Silk Road.
- The belief that a soul is reborn after death in a new body.
- A religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama in India, emphasizing the path to enlightenment.
- A Chinese philosophy that emphasizes law and order as a means of maintaining social control.
- A major religion of India, originating from the Indus Valley Civilization.
15 Clues: The law of cause and effect in Hinduism and Buddhism. • The belief that a soul is reborn after death in a new body. • A valuable textile produced in China, traded along the Silk Road. • The moral and ethical duty of an individual in Hinduism and Buddhism. • A powerful ancient Indian empire that ruled most of the subcontinent. • ...
Ancient India 2025-11-06
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- A religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama; follow the Eightfold path and the Four Noble Truths
- The main river system in western India (Modern Pakistan)
- British archaeologist who discovered and helped excavate Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro in the Indus Valley in the 1920's
- A city of one of the first civilizations in the Indus Valley; the sister city of Mohenjo-Daro
- The large body of water to the west of the Indian subcontinent
- The Hindu belief that a person's deeds, good or bad, determines his state in reincarnation
- A person who moves from place to place
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- Belief that everything in the universe is a part of a supreme being
- A desert in western India
- Founder of Buddhism
- A city of one of the first civilizations in the Indus Valley; the sister city of Harappa
- A major Indian religion based on Vedic religious beliefs; belief in Brahman and reincarnation that serves as a unifying influence in India's diverse society
- The Buddhist belief in a state of complete enlightenment where a person has peace and freedom from desire
- The major mountain range in northeast India
- The belief that after a person dies, he comes back in another form
15 Clues: Founder of Buddhism • A desert in western India • A person who moves from place to place • The major mountain range in northeast India • The main river system in western India (Modern Pakistan) • The large body of water to the west of the Indian subcontinent • The belief that after a person dies, he comes back in another form • ...
French Revolution 2022-01-14
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- French citizens armed in rebelling against the French King, the start of the Revolution
- A time period in which terror and fear were used to regulate citizens into supporting the Revolution
- King of France
- Formally known as the Estates General, promoted equality amongst all classes with representation of all.
- mass starvation
- The legislative branch made up of representatives, was not called for 175 years.
- The social classes in France (Peasants & Bourgeoisie, Nobility, Clergy)
- A new machine used as a form of execution in a more ethical and egalitarian way.
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- Declaration which listed the inalienable rights of French citizens, including life, liberty, property and ability to resist oppression
- Wanted immediate change to the French government.
- Leader of the Committee of Public Safety, created the Reign of Terror
- spending more money than is coming in, related to excessive spending of the King & Queen
- The time period in which people promoted ideas of changing government to allow for people to have rights while using logic and reasoning as foundation
- Wanted to maintain the monarchy and statuses of 1st and 2nd estates
- Queen of France
15 Clues: King of France • mass starvation • Queen of France • Wanted immediate change to the French government. • Wanted to maintain the monarchy and statuses of 1st and 2nd estates • Leader of the Committee of Public Safety, created the Reign of Terror • The social classes in France (Peasants & Bourgeoisie, Nobility, Clergy) • ...
Forming a New Nation 2014-04-17
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- group established by the Constitution to elect president and vice president
- ___-___ Compromise; enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths a person when determining a states population
- government must follow clear rules and act reasonably as it carries out the law
- Northwest ____; 1787, a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed
- 1791, a formal listing of the basic rights of the US citizens
- formally approve a plan or agreement
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- Great ____; 1787, established two houses of congress, a House of Representatives a Senate
- ___ Papers; 1787 a series of essays written in support of ratification of the Constituition
- ____ Territory; a region given to the United States by the Treat of Paris 1783
- the constitutional system that shares power between national and state governments
- ____ of Confederation; the first written plan of government for the United States
- thinkers emphasized using rational thought to discover truths about nature and society; the "age of reason"
- ___ Convention; In 1787, a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the Constitution
- judicial ____; the power of the Supreme Court to decide whether laws are constitutional
- a country governed by elected representatives
15 Clues: formally approve a plan or agreement • a country governed by elected representatives • 1791, a formal listing of the basic rights of the US citizens • group established by the Constitution to elect president and vice president • ____ Territory; a region given to the United States by the Treat of Paris 1783 • ...
Civics Week of 10/2/22 2022-10-04
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- the action of revoking or annulling a law or congressional act
- formally put an end to
- a ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way
- a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body
- a moral or legal entitlement to have or obtain something or to act in a certain way
- withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest
- an agreement, either implicit or explicit, governing the behavior of individuals and organizations within a certain context
- an article added to the US Constitution
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- rights in which cannot be given away or taken away
- the restriction of the arbitrary exercise of power by subordinating it to well-defined and established laws
- permission for something to happen or agreement to do something
- an organization which consists of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance or league
- the federal principle or system of government the governing body of a nation, state, or community
- the action of enlightening or the state of being enlightened
- a supreme ruler, especially a monarch
15 Clues: formally put an end to • a supreme ruler, especially a monarch • an article added to the US Constitution • rights in which cannot be given away or taken away • the action of enlightening or the state of being enlightened • the action of revoking or annulling a law or congressional act • permission for something to happen or agreement to do something • ...
chapter 10 2017-03-07
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- He came up with the scientific method
- He discovered that the planets that orbit around the sun are egg-shaped not round
- was truly a child prodigy. he wrote his first opera at twelve.
- Came up with the universal law of gravitation
- literally, sun-centered; the system of the universe
- He argued that every person was born with a blank mind
- He came up with the idea of social contract
- a system of thought expounded by Rene Descartes based on the belief that reason is the chief source of knowledge
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- He came up with this saying "i think, therefore i am"
- Literally, earth-centered; a system of planetary motion that places Earth at the center of the universe, with the sun, moon, and other planets revolving around it
- He discovered the sun was the center of the universe
- Someone who studies wisdom, love to study
- a period when philosophers believed that they could apply the scientific method and use reason to explain human nature
- a systematic procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence that was crucial to the evolution of science in the modern world
- He discovered the planets had material substance and not pure orbs of light
15 Clues: He came up with the scientific method • Someone who studies wisdom, love to study • He came up with the idea of social contract • Came up with the universal law of gravitation • literally, sun-centered; the system of the universe • He discovered the sun was the center of the universe • He came up with this saying "i think, therefore i am" • ...
Revolutionary War 2023-06-14
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- British had a plan to takeover New York City but failed
- A document founded by USA and adopted on July 4, 1776
- Had home advantage and Strong Leadership
- Fought on July 15, 1775, the Battle of Bunker Hill was a success for the british.
- Army from the United Kingdom that attacks the americans.
- France agreed to remain enemies with Britain until the americans gained full Independence
- The British Army failing to conquer the Americans land.
- On december 25, 1776, Washington captured more than 900 british soldiers and defeated the British by a surprise attack at another side of a river.
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- A excerpt part that talks about natural rights and separation of powers in the Declaration of Independence
- Continental army defeating the British army in revolutionary war
- On september 11, 1777, British sailed to philadelphia and captured it due to failure of the Continental army to stop their northern expansion
- Continental Army, the ones that protect their land
- Strong and trained army and supported from loyalist
- A Battle between the USA and United Kingdom
- Battle took place in Saratoga on September 9 and October 7, 1777, where continental army general Horatio Gates gathered colonists and surrounded Burgoyne at Saratoga
15 Clues: Had home advantage and Strong Leadership • A Battle between the USA and United Kingdom • Continental Army, the ones that protect their land • Strong and trained army and supported from loyalist • A document founded by USA and adopted on July 4, 1776 • British had a plan to takeover New York City but failed • The British Army failing to conquer the Americans land. • ...
Adonijah's Crossword 2023-11-27
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- to charge (a public official) before a competent tribunal with misconduct in office
- a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.
- the introductory part of a constitution or statute that usually states the reasons for and intent of the law
- the act or means of enlightening : the state of being enlightened
- to judge something in a fair way
- the power to make laws
- a charter of liberties to which the English barons forced King John to give his assent in June 1215 at Runnymede
- the division and sharing of power between the national and state governments.
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- a doctrine in political theory that government is created by and subject to the will of the people
- one that elects the president and vice president of the U.S.
- the excusing of an offense without exacting a penalty
- the power to put plans into effect
- granting congress the power to pass all laws necessary
- the process of altering or amending a law or document (such as a constitution) by parliamentary or constitutional procedure
- the act or process of ratifying something (such as a treaty or amendment) : formal confirmation or sanction
15 Clues: the power to make laws • to judge something in a fair way • the power to put plans into effect • the excusing of an offense without exacting a penalty • granting congress the power to pass all laws necessary • one that elects the president and vice president of the U.S. • the act or means of enlightening : the state of being enlightened • ...
The Thing About Jellyfish 2023-11-21
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- Seemingly; according to the evidence available; based on appearances.
- Following the exact words and primary meaning of a text, without metaphor or exaggeration.
- A sudden involuntary flinch or grimace in response to pain, discomfort, or distress.
- In a casually indifferent or unconcerned manner.
- With strong or extreme emotions, focus, or concentration.
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- The branch of biology that deals with the relationships between living organisms and their environments.
- Expected or predicted, often with a sense of preparation.
- In the end; finally; at the most basic level.
- In Buddhism, the state of perfect peace and liberation from suffering; also used more broadly to describe a state of bliss or enlightenment.
- A noisy or tumultuous disturbance, often involving a lot of people.
- Available assets or materials that can be used to achieve a particular purpose.
- The study of the physical structure of living organisms, including humans.
- Requiring immediate action or attention; pressing.
- Provided with what is needed or desired, often referring to food or services tailored to specific preferences.
- A form of traditional Japanese poetry consisting of three lines with a 5-7-5 syllable count, often focused on nature.
15 Clues: In the end; finally; at the most basic level. • In a casually indifferent or unconcerned manner. • Requiring immediate action or attention; pressing. • Expected or predicted, often with a sense of preparation. • With strong or extreme emotions, focus, or concentration. • A noisy or tumultuous disturbance, often involving a lot of people. • ...
French Revolution Review 2024-11-06
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- a political revolution during which there was frustrated over social, economic, and political problems in the country
- king of France who was overthrown and executed
- the set of basic laws and principles by which a nation, state, or other organization is governed
- leader of the Committee of Public Safety and the Reign of Terror
- is the belief that an absolute monarch's authority to rule came directly from God
- natural rights, the separation of power in a government, the consent of the governed, social contract, and the freedom of expression.
- English Enlightenment who belived the role of government is to protect people's natural rights (life, liberty, and property),
- the french 1 Estate
- law code established by after the Reign of Terror that served as an example for the law codes of other countries
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- the representative assembly of the three “estates,”
- an organized Christian church led by Pope centered in Rome
- system of government where one person has absolute control
- Political group of the French Revolutionidentified with extreme radicalism and violence.
- a period of intense violence in the Radical Stage led by Maximilien Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety
- Estate the French Nobel class
15 Clues: the french 1 Estate • Estate the French Nobel class • king of France who was overthrown and executed • the representative assembly of the three “estates,” • an organized Christian church led by Pope centered in Rome • system of government where one person has absolute control • leader of the Committee of Public Safety and the Reign of Terror • ...
Chapter 1 2013-08-22
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- Locke author, he argued that a monarch's right to rule came from the people
- Act required stamps to be on most printed materials, from newspapers and legal documents to diplomas and playing cards (direct tax)
- A period of time where philosophers put forth the theory that both the physical world and the human nature operated in an orderly way according to natural laws
- Codes kept African captives from owning property, receiving an education, moving about freely, or meeting in large groups
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- Awakening trying to bring people back to religion
- their first lasting settlement in America, very successful town
- of Liberty Secret patriotic societies that oppose the Stamp Act
- Trade exchanges of goods among colonies, England, Caribbean sugar planters and Africa
- of Correspondence To communicate with other colonies about British activities
- Sense a pamphlet by Thomas Paine who argued that king George and not the parliament, was responsible for British actions against the colonies.
10 Clues: Awakening trying to bring people back to religion • their first lasting settlement in America, very successful town • of Liberty Secret patriotic societies that oppose the Stamp Act • Locke author, he argued that a monarch's right to rule came from the people • of Correspondence To communicate with other colonies about British activities • ...
Social studies 2016-05-16
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- the Islamic sacred book, believed to be the word of God as dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel and written down in Arabic.
- the system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and harmony in thought and conduct
- the act of enlightening
- the “great charter” of English liberties, forced from King John by the English barons and sealed at Runnymede, June 15, 1215
- a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler
- the ascetic and mystical system of the Sufis
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- life after death
- a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent
- the quality or state of being liberal, as in behavior or attitude
- Death a form of bubonic plague that spread over Europe in the 14th century and killed an estimated quarter of the population
10 Clues: life after death • the act of enlightening • the ascetic and mystical system of the Sufis • the quality or state of being liberal, as in behavior or attitude • a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent • a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler • ...
1.3 Growth and Unrest CrOsSwOrD PuZzLe 2022-09-30
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- Under mercantilism the ________ provided the raw materials.
- The French and Indian War ________ the colonies because they now had a common event to bond over and a new common enemy.
- Under the system of ________ European countries grew very rich and powerful.
- The British practiced __________ neglect because the colonies were too far away which made it hard to enforce trade laws.
- More people owned ________ in the 13 colonies.
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- Under mercantilism the _____________ provided manufactured goods and protection.
- Age of ________________ stressed knowledge and reasoning and led to Englishmen questioning the authority of the king.
- Many more people owned land in the 13 colonies compared to England therefore more people had the right to ________ in the colonies.
- After the British Civil War they passed the __________ Acts which forbid the colonies from trading with any other country.
- King John was forced to sign the __________________that said he too must obey the law.
10 Clues: More people owned ________ in the 13 colonies. • Under mercantilism the ________ provided the raw materials. • Under the system of ________ European countries grew very rich and powerful. • Under mercantilism the _____________ provided manufactured goods and protection. • King John was forced to sign the __________________that said he too must obey the law. • ...
Revolution Vocabulary Crossword 2022-09-15
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- an implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits, for example by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection.
- monarchy system of government in which a monarch shares power with a constitutionally organized government
- a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering
- Rights that people supposedly have under natural law.
- a form of government in which power is shared between the national and state governments
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- an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.
- counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated
- a system in which rulers tried to govern by Enlightenment principles while maintaining their full royal powers
- a doctrine in political theory that government is created by and subject to the will of the people
- a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution
10 Clues: Rights that people supposedly have under natural law. • counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated • a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution • a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering • ...
religion 2023-05-08
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- is an ancient Chinese belief system that focuses on the importance of personal ethics and morality.
- is a Chinese philosophical concept that describes opposite but interconnected forces.
- also romanized as Lao Tzu and various other ways, was a semi-legendary ancient Chinese Taoist philosopher, credited with writing the Tao Te Ching.
- was a royal dynasty of China that followed the Shang dynasty.
- a person who seeks wisdom or enlightenment
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- matters of belief about the transcendent that influence the formation of holiness in relation to God.
- refers to rituals designed to commemorate and venerate the spirits of one's deceased forebears.
- is one of the world's largest religions and originated 2,500 years ago in India.
- holds that humans and animals should live in balance with the Tao, or the universe.
- is a Chinese classic text written around 400 BC and traditionally credited to the sage Laozi, though the text's authorship, date of composition and date of compilation are debated.
10 Clues: a person who seeks wisdom or enlightenment • was a royal dynasty of China that followed the Shang dynasty. • is one of the world's largest religions and originated 2,500 years ago in India. • holds that humans and animals should live in balance with the Tao, or the universe. • ...
History Unit 3 #11-20 2024-10-04
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- The soldiers’ ___ was boosted when they received letters from home and news of victories.
- The Declaration of Independence states that all men are created equal and have ____ ____ that cannot be taken away.
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- Many Enlightenment thinkers believed that all people are born with ____ ____, such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
- The long war between the countries could ___ the people, leaving them without food and resources.
- The Continental Congress passed a ___ to declare independence from Britain on July 4, 1776.
- During the American Revolution, many colonists declared their ___ to the fight for independence from British rule.
- Some ___ took advantage of the chaos during the revolution, causing trouble in the towns.
- The military ___ aimed to gain control of key cities during the Civil War.
- The colonists wanted to ___ their grievances about unfair taxes imposed by the British government.
- The soldiers fired a ___ of cannonballs at the enemy, hoping to break their defenses.
10 Clues: The military ___ aimed to gain control of key cities during the Civil War. • The soldiers fired a ___ of cannonballs at the enemy, hoping to break their defenses. • The soldiers’ ___ was boosted when they received letters from home and news of victories. • Some ___ took advantage of the chaos during the revolution, causing trouble in the towns. • ...
Chunk 4 2025-10-26
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- A ceremonial, free-standing, and often ornately carved gateway found at the entrance to a Buddhist temple or stupa.
- The Historical Buddha.
- Buddhism-A school of Mahayana Buddhism that emphasizes meditation and direct, personal insight over scriptures and ritual.
- The ritualistic act of walking around a sacred object or monument, such as a stupa.
- Symbolic hand gestures used in Buddhist art and practice to represent specific concepts, teachings, or moments in the Buddha's life.
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- A dome-shaped Buddhist shrine containing relics of a holy person.
- enlightened being who delays nirvana to compassionately help others achieve their own enlightenment.
- A geometric design, often circular, that represents the cosmos in Buddhist symbolism and is used as an aid for meditation
- The physical remains (like ashes, bones, or hair) of the Buddha or other enlightened masters, often housed in stupas and venerated by followers.
- Position -A cross-legged sitting posture used for meditation,
10 Clues: The Historical Buddha. • Position -A cross-legged sitting posture used for meditation, • A dome-shaped Buddhist shrine containing relics of a holy person. • The ritualistic act of walking around a sacred object or monument, such as a stupa. • enlightened being who delays nirvana to compassionately help others achieve their own enlightenment. • ...
Dakota williams civics 2017-10-23
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- the structure of the federa government that sets up three branches with their own powers and responsibilities.
- a time in the European history when many people was consitered the key to understanding and solving societies problems.
- a persons ability to be free and independent.
- it is an agreement among the people that defines the rights imitations and duties of the government and the government.
- rights a belief that people with basic rights cannot be taken away.
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- peolpe from the 13 colonies who participated in writing or making the us constitution and declaration of independence.
- an agreement made by the people to make a government and accept by its laws.
- it is a part of the federal government that allows other branches that let them limit power of other branches.
- having an effect on the actions, opinions, behavior, etc; of an other or others.
- a law passed by government to protect or natural rights.
10 Clues: a persons ability to be free and independent. • a law passed by government to protect or natural rights. • rights a belief that people with basic rights cannot be taken away. • an agreement made by the people to make a government and accept by its laws. • having an effect on the actions, opinions, behavior, etc; of an other or others. • ...
Europe Vocabulary 2021-04-10
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- a singer during the Middle Ages who performed songs about knights and love
- rebirth of new ideas, arts, and classical learning that started in Italy in the 1300s.
- 18th century movement of reason. It stressed rights of the individual.
- the murder of 6 million Jews in Europe by the Nazis.
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- the action of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area. Many European countries did this after discovering the "New World".
- union of European countries to make travel and purchasing easier. Has many asterisks.
- religious wars in which European Christians tried to retake Palestine from Muslim rule.
- a body of land surrounded by three sides of water. Europe is the "______" of "________s".
- a transport system for carrying water long distances. Invented by the Romans.
- north atlantic treaty organization. This is a military alliance between the US and Western European countries.
10 Clues: the murder of 6 million Jews in Europe by the Nazis. • 18th century movement of reason. It stressed rights of the individual. • a singer during the Middle Ages who performed songs about knights and love • a transport system for carrying water long distances. Invented by the Romans. • ...
American History Unit 1 Vocab 2025-01-04
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- A colonist who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolution
- Intellectual movement that highlighted science and reason. It influenced human rights and a new way to govern.
- Neglect Allowed the colonies to operate with minimal interference from the British government
- A union of sovereign states or groups that come together for a common purpose
- ContractA philosophical idea introduced by John Locke that people agree to be governed and in exchange are protected by their government.
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- Complaints raised by the American colonists against British rule, often cited in the Declaration of Independence, highlighting violations of rights. These justified their quest for independence.
- A colonist who rebelled against British
- of Assistance Allowed British authorities to search Colonial homes and businesses for smuggled items
- Rights Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
- The ability to make one’s own decisions and govern oneself independently
10 Clues: A colonist who rebelled against British • Rights Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness • The ability to make one’s own decisions and govern oneself independently • A union of sovereign states or groups that come together for a common purpose • A colonist who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolution • ...
French revolution 2023-03-24
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- Describing a country in which manufacturing is a primary economic activity.
- An intellectual and cultural movement in the eighteenth century that emphasized reason over superstition and science over blind faith.
- A form of government with a monarch at the head.
- To refuse to buy items from a particular country or company.
- government: Is a form of government in which there are absolutely no restraints on the government's leader or leaders. All of the power belongs to the ruler.
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- A forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system.
- When the government requires both individuals and companies to pay mandatory fees to the government.
- A country's legislative (law-making) body.
- Government: The idea that there should be clear restrictions on the government and its rulers in order to protect the natural rights of citizens.
- Estaetes: What is the name of the 3 rigid social classes that made up French society?
10 Clues: A country's legislative (law-making) body. • A form of government with a monarch at the head. • To refuse to buy items from a particular country or company. • Describing a country in which manufacturing is a primary economic activity. • A forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system. • ...
Buddhism (Chap 6 - p. 233) 2021-02-17
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- Buddhist teaching that liberation from samsara comes neither thru severe ascetical practice nor wild indulgence, but in middle of spectrum between the 2
- a teacher and or head of a monastery in Tibetan Buddhism
- branch of Buddhism that emphasizes participation by lay people
- extinction of suffering, impermanence, delusion & all that keeps one bound in samsara
- items of religious devotion (piece of the body/personal items of important religious figure)
- source of inspiration for Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) to become monk
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- Sanskrit word - in Buddhism refers to teachings of the Buddha
- being that compassionately refrains from entering nirvana in order to save others, worshiped as deity in Mahayana Buddhism
- head lama of Tibetan Buddhism - was spiritual and political leader of Tibet until Chinese communist take over of Tibet - forced into exile in India
- originally Buddhist monastic community - later entire community of monks, nuns & lay persons
- prominent branch of Buddhism in Tibet
- one who renounces material comfort to live self disciplined life - especially of religious devotion
- large sacred fig tree (Mahabodhi Temple) where Siddhartha arrived at enlightenment
13 Clues: prominent branch of Buddhism in Tibet • a teacher and or head of a monastery in Tibetan Buddhism • Sanskrit word - in Buddhism refers to teachings of the Buddha • branch of Buddhism that emphasizes participation by lay people • source of inspiration for Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) to become monk • ...
Buddhism (Chap 6 - p. 233) 2021-02-17
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- items of religious devotion (piece of the body/personal items of important religious figure)
- originally Buddhist monastic community - later entire community of monks, nuns & lay persons
- Buddhist teaching that liberation from samsara comes neither thru severe ascetical practice nor wild indulgence, but in middle of spectrum between the 2
- branch of Buddhism prominent in Tibet
- Sanskrit word - in Buddhism refers to teachings of the Buddha
- a teacher and or head of a monastery in Tibetan Buddhism
- being that compassionately refrains from entering nirvana in order to save others, worshiped as deity in Mahayana Buddhism
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- source of inspiration for Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) to become monk
- large sacred fig tree (Mahabodhi Temple) where Siddhartha arrived at enlightenment
- extinction of suffering, impermanence, delusion & all that keeps one bound in samsara
- head lama of Tibetan Buddhism - was spiritual and political leader of Tibet until Chinese communist take over of Tibet - forced into exile in India
- one who renounces material comfort to live self disciplined life - especially of religious devotion
- branch of Buddhism that emphasizes participation by lay people
13 Clues: branch of Buddhism prominent in Tibet • a teacher and or head of a monastery in Tibetan Buddhism • Sanskrit word - in Buddhism refers to teachings of the Buddha • branch of Buddhism that emphasizes participation by lay people • source of inspiration for Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) to become monk • ...
hannah grimes 2020-12-09
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- A new intellectual movement that the stressed reason and thought and the power of individuals to solve problems.
- he held a different, more positive,view of human nature,he believed that people could learn from from experience and improve themselves.
- A logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas.
- He helped to bring together their breakthroughs under a single theory of motion.
- A new way of thinking about the natural world.
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- she published an essay called "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman" in 1792.
- The earth view of the universe, the idea came from Aristotle, the Greek philosophers of the forth century B.C.
- people acted in their own self interest, the ruler needed total power to keep citizens under control.
- Another french writer, he devoted himself to the study of political liberty.
- The French word for philosophers.
- was a passionately committed to individual freedom.
- He published more than 70 books of political essays, philosophies, and drama.
- A cosmoiogical model in which the sun is assumed to lie near theories about astronomy.
13 Clues: The French word for philosophers. • A new way of thinking about the natural world. • was a passionately committed to individual freedom. • A logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas. • Another french writer, he devoted himself to the study of political liberty. • she published an essay called "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman" in 1792. • ...
Classical East Vocab 2023-09-12
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- the cultivation of personal qualities such as benevolence, reciprocity, and filial piety
- made Confucianism the official state doctrine of China.
- a place of perfect peace and happiness
- a social hierarchy passed down through families.
- a large, distinguishable part of a continent
- the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences
- symbols or imprints used to create words.
- founder of the philosophical system of Taoism.
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- each dynasty rises to a political, cultural, and economic peak and then, because of moral corruption, declines, loses the Mandate of Heaven, and falls, only to be replaced by a new dynasty.
- servants hired to protect necessary human rights that are guaranteed by the government, such as safety, justice and education
- founder of Buddhism; worshipped as a god
- was in early Hinduism and is a code of ethics, or a way of living in order to achieve “mosksha” a sense of liberation and enlightenment.
- the exclusive control of a commodity, market or means of production.
13 Clues: a place of perfect peace and happiness • founder of Buddhism; worshipped as a god • symbols or imprints used to create words. • a large, distinguishable part of a continent • founder of the philosophical system of Taoism. • a social hierarchy passed down through families. • made Confucianism the official state doctrine of China. • ...
Novel study 2023-05-01
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- species existing in multiple planets
- is a branch of space science that applies the laws of physics and chemistry to seek to understand the universe and our place in it.
- make (something unpleasant, painful, or intense) less serious or severe.
- the mudguard or area around the wheel well of a vehicle.
- Refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind.
- Record object on voyager 1
- characterized by the taking of financial risks in the hope of profit; enterprising.
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- Becoming or making it more intense.
- self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way.
- a serious mental condition of a type involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentation.
- careful not to cause
- (Of a vehicle or other physical object) Begin to move more quickly.
- koans a paradoxical anecdote or riddle, used in Zen Buddhism to demonstrate the inadequacy of logical reasoning and to provoke enlightenment.
- Discovering (something forgotten or ignored) again.
- Relating to biology or living organisms.
15 Clues: careful not to cause • Record object on voyager 1 • Becoming or making it more intense. • species existing in multiple planets • Relating to biology or living organisms. • Refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind. • Discovering (something forgotten or ignored) again. • self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way. • ...
What is the point of being a Christian? 2013-07-15
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- What collective mood does Radcliffe ascribe to the West? (p. 12)
- Who does Radcliffe describe as the supreme Victorian? (p. 12)
- What century saw the impact of the mistaken belief that human beings are in charge of their own destiny? (p. 14)
- A natural expression of religious hunger (p. 10)
- According to a presidential aide, this is something we create (p. 15)
- Instead of providing a road map, Christianity offers a what?
- Which saint is venerated at Santiago de Compostela (p. 10)
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- These were thrown away at the entrance of Auschwitz as a symbol of despair (p. 14)
- Which biblical destination is referred to around the middle of page 11?
- How many million people go to Lourdes each year (p. 10)
- the age that held the root of the belief that the future could be produced rather than awaited (p. 14)
- Our Christian ancestors lived within the story that looked by to Creation and forward to what? (p. 12)
- We will have nothing to say to young people about our faith unless we are prepared to what with them? (p. 11)
- What does Christianity have to offer in the modern environment? (p. 13)
- For what was Gauguin searching? (p. 11)
15 Clues: For what was Gauguin searching? (p. 11) • A natural expression of religious hunger (p. 10) • How many million people go to Lourdes each year (p. 10) • Which saint is venerated at Santiago de Compostela (p. 10) • Instead of providing a road map, Christianity offers a what? • Who does Radcliffe describe as the supreme Victorian? (p. 12) • ...
Chapter 10 Crossword puzzle 2017-03-07
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- the system of the universe were the earth and planets revolve around the sun
- known for the theory that the planets move around the sun
- a system of planetary motion that places earth at the center of the universe
- known for the three laws of gravity
- a systematic procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence that was crucial to the evolution of science in the modern world
- known for the discovery of the four largest satellites of Jupiter
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- known for the idea that mind and matter were completely seperate
- Someone who studies wisdom
- came up with that the sun is the center of the universe
- a period when philosophers believed that they could apply the scientific method and use reason to explain human nature logically
- known for developing the scientific method
- argued that people had adopted laws and government in order to preserve their private property
- was a child protege and composed for the first time at age 6
- a system of thought expounded by Rene Descartes based on the belief that reason is the chief source of knowledge
- argued that everybody was born with a black mind
15 Clues: Someone who studies wisdom • known for the three laws of gravity • known for developing the scientific method • argued that everybody was born with a black mind • came up with that the sun is the center of the universe • known for the theory that the planets move around the sun • was a child protege and composed for the first time at age 6 • ...
Government Review 2023-09-09
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- Type of democracy in which a select view participate in the government
- Linked the government to parts of the body, all were necessary, but some more important.
- Greek philosopher who had good and bad forms of governments
- Previous court cases in which legal issues are decided
- Type of democracy that is led by strong factions or interest groups
- Rights we are born with are ________ rights.
- Philosopher that believed people were mostly evil and without government it would be war between every man.
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- This Compact was America's first "government" document and an early example of the social contract
- Type of democracy where the people participate in voting on legislature
- Put into writing that the king was not above the law and gave English subjects many rights.
- Hobbes book on the need for an authoritative government
- The ______ contract is when people give up some freedoms for government protection
- People vote on elected officials to represent them in government/
- The ______ of Rights was a document that the king was forced to sign. Stated taxes could not be raised without Parliament's consent
- Enlightenment philosopher who believed people are mostly good and have the right to rebel if their government betrays them.
15 Clues: Rights we are born with are ________ rights. • Previous court cases in which legal issues are decided • Hobbes book on the need for an authoritative government • Greek philosopher who had good and bad forms of governments • People vote on elected officials to represent them in government/ • Type of democracy that is led by strong factions or interest groups • ...
24. Wisdom & Knowledge 2024-11-03
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- A state of having gained spiritual insight or knowledge, often associated with understanding life's truths.
- The state of being conscious of one's surroundings, thoughts, and feelings.
- The process of acquiring knowledge or skills through experience, study, or teaching.
- A surprising and previously unknown fact that is made known, often linked to divine truth.
- A practice of focused thought or contemplation, often used to achieve mental clarity and spiritual calm.
- The way in which something is regarded, understood, or interpreted; awareness through the senses.
- The devotion of time and attention to acquiring knowledge on a particular subject.
- The quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment; often seen as a virtue.
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- The ability to judge well; insight into distinguishing between right and wrong.
- The ability to grasp the meaning, significance, or nature of something; comprehension.
- Deep reflective thought, often focused on spiritual or philosophical matters.
- The capacity to gain an accurate understanding of someone or something; deep perception.
- The quality of being present and fully engaged in the moment, without judgment.
- The act of thinking deeply about something; often used for personal growth and understanding.
- The ability to understand something instinctively, without the need for conscious reasoning.
15 Clues: The state of being conscious of one's surroundings, thoughts, and feelings. • Deep reflective thought, often focused on spiritual or philosophical matters. • The ability to judge well; insight into distinguishing between right and wrong. • The quality of being present and fully engaged in the moment, without judgment. • ...
