enlightenment Crossword Puzzles
New Age: Searching but Empty. 2025-03-21
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- New Agers emphasize on self ________.
- God created _____ for good, but sinful people have turned them into deceitful things.
- New Agers practice ____ to empty your mind and welcome in spirits.
- God is not an _______ force. He is a loving, holy and personable God.
- The ______ movement became popular in the 1960's in
- New Agers worship _____ and see man as no more important than a flower, glacier or a cricket.
- In 2 Corthinthians, Paul warned that people wild abandon truth to follow teachings promoted by deceitful _____.
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- Believers should pursue health and well being to honor God, not to gain inner ____.
- _______ should be used to fill your mind on God's word, not empty your mind like New Agers believe.
- Salvation comes through faith in Christ, not by the ____ New Agers Believe.
- Humanity is desperately ____ for a social utopia.
- The New Age ______ draws people away from the truth.
- The bible teaches us that only the absolute ___ comes from God.
- Because of sin, the environment is ____ and we cannot get it back to the perfect state it was in before sin entered.
14 Clues: New Agers emphasize on self ________. • Humanity is desperately ____ for a social utopia. • The ______ movement became popular in the 1960's in • The New Age ______ draws people away from the truth. • The bible teaches us that only the absolute ___ comes from God. • New Agers practice ____ to empty your mind and welcome in spirits. • ...
APUSH crossword 2022-08-19
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- different classes of society where people at the top payed less taxes and people at the bottom payed more
- more exports than imports
- the first colony that was established by the British, most people died here due to starvation
- the first europeans to find the Americans and natives
- the transfer of food, animals, minerals, and diseases throughout Africa, Europe, and the Americas
- stay in one spot, such as the pueblo people
- emphasized rational thinking over tradition and religious revelation
- servants who worked for their freedom for about 5-7 years
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- colonies thought that they were becoming more British and resistance started to occur.
- made men in the colonies serve against their will in the British navy
- new light clergymen swept through the colonies with pietism and related a new Christian enthusiasm and devotion
- what the spaniards called the people already living in the Americas
- a system where a man was able to take a part of land and all the people then became their laborers
- a document that gave Spanish monarchs permission to claim lands and convert anyone they found to Christianity
- a type of slavery that is race based
- African people who were sold through the Columbian Exchange
16 Clues: more exports than imports • a type of slavery that is race based • stay in one spot, such as the pueblo people • the first europeans to find the Americans and natives • servants who worked for their freedom for about 5-7 years • African people who were sold through the Columbian Exchange • what the spaniards called the people already living in the Americas • ...
Unit 3 Test Review 2022-11-22
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- Catholic men who were loyal to King Charles I
- He was an ENLIGHTENED thinker who was a political philosopher
- A form of government in which a Parliament makes all of the laws and a King and Queen have no power to govern
- He was an ABSOLUTE ruler who was beheaded
- He was an ENLIGHTENED thinker who discovered Universal Gravitation
- She was an ABSOLUTE ruler who was died in 1603 as the last of the Tudor Monarchs
- The idea of complete and unrestricted government power usually in the hands of one person.
- He was an ABSOLUTE ruler nicknamed the “Sun King
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- A King or Queen who rules over an entire nation.
- He was an ENLIGHTENED thinker who was the single most influential and representative of the French writers
- A philosophical and intellectual movement in the 17th and 18th centuries
- He was an ABSOLUTE ruler who ruled over what was once called Prussia
- Great Britain's law making body
- He was an ABSOLUTE ruler who married Marie Antoinette
- He was an ABSOLUTE ruler who continued to have wars with France during his reign
- Created the idea of "Separation of Powers"
16 Clues: Great Britain's law making body • He was an ABSOLUTE ruler who was beheaded • Created the idea of "Separation of Powers" • Catholic men who were loyal to King Charles I • A King or Queen who rules over an entire nation. • He was an ABSOLUTE ruler nicknamed the “Sun King • He was an ABSOLUTE ruler who married Marie Antoinette • ...
Age of Revolutions 2023-12-05
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- the French revolution resulted in the abolishment of all the ________ and made everyone equal citizens especially regarding taxation
- Because she spent so much money on lavish things, Marie Antoinette was called this
- the American colonists felt there should be no taxation without this
- this spoke of the idea that the gov't was to protect the rights of all citizens
- the purpose of this revolution was to end slavery and political inequality for people of color
- the priest who starting the fight for independence of Mexico
- Napoleon ended the French Revolution with this
- vow made by the 3rd estate to make a constitution
- He was a Latin American leader known as "the Liberator" from Spanish power
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- Louis XVI was __________ because he refused to recognized the rights of the people
- He was the leader of the Jacobins that led the Reign of Terror
- Paid the most taxes in France
- the beginning of the French Revolution occurred here
- a large number of people the revolution was intended to help were executed during this time
- a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system
- the Haitian revolution was the first successful revolt accomplished by ______
16 Clues: Paid the most taxes in France • Napoleon ended the French Revolution with this • vow made by the 3rd estate to make a constitution • the beginning of the French Revolution occurred here • the priest who starting the fight for independence of Mexico • He was the leader of the Jacobins that led the Reign of Terror • ...
Renaissance 2024-05-03
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- time period of enlightenment taking place from the 15th to 16th century.
- A very talented and famous Renaissance painter, engineer, pioneer etc
- Argued that men are naturally good.
- A style of government that opposes Monarchies. It believes in individual natural rights and liberties.
- said, "Humans are at their core selfish creatures and need to be kept in line by a strong government"
- believed no one government works best for a country.
- Time period taking place from the end of the Roman empire to the start of the Renaissance
- Mother of the person who wrote Frankenstein and believed that men and women are equal and both deserve rights
- A form of math used to give perspective to paintings
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- significantly improved art and uses geometry
- A invention that increased the spread of information, also gave a reason for common people to learn how to read.
- A style of math developed to observe how the planets work.
- A mans potential
- Deism rational approach to religion;God as a divine watchmaker
- A theology developed in Aristotle's teachings
- A style of government involving a queen and king and employs a noble and peasant system
16 Clues: A mans potential • Argued that men are naturally good. • significantly improved art and uses geometry • A theology developed in Aristotle's teachings • believed no one government works best for a country. • A form of math used to give perspective to paintings • A style of math developed to observe how the planets work. • ...
Activility 2022-03-15
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- a skilled worker or craftsman
- Art Almost all early painting in India survives in caves, as very few buildings from Ancient India survive
- Its earliest form was based on Shakyamuni's teaching and moral code and stressed that everyone, through concerted individual effort and action, could achieve enlightenment.
- Phra Buddha Maha Nawamin
- is a hard, typically green stone used for ornaments and implements and consisting of the minerals jadeite or nephrite.
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- is a fabric made from the threads of the silk worm's cocoon, which was initially produced in Neolithic China
- the most recreational art of the Japanese for centuries.
- porcelain is two of Japan's oldest crafts and art forms, going back to the Neolithic period.
8 Clues: Phra Buddha Maha Nawamin • a skilled worker or craftsman • the most recreational art of the Japanese for centuries. • porcelain is two of Japan's oldest crafts and art forms, going back to the Neolithic period. • is a fabric made from the threads of the silk worm's cocoon, which was initially produced in Neolithic China • ...
Jean Baudrillard 2022-05-17
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- the idea that the consciousness can't distinguish reality from a simulation of reality.
- philosophy that studies the fundamental nature of reality
- the value accorded to an object because of the prestige that it imparts upon the possessor, rather than the material value and utility derived from the function and the primary use of the object
- French sociologist, philosopher, and cultural theorist, helped form concepts such as simulation and hyperreality
- a philosophy that rejects modernism and challenges worldviews associated with Enlightenment rationality
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- philosophy that meaning is instable. Rejection of structuralism
- a representation or imitation of a person or thing
- the study of social life, social change, and the social causes and consequences of human behavior
8 Clues: a representation or imitation of a person or thing • philosophy that studies the fundamental nature of reality • philosophy that meaning is instable. Rejection of structuralism • the idea that the consciousness can't distinguish reality from a simulation of reality. • ...
Adam's religion crossword puzzle 2017-04-06
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- Wisdom that is thought to come from direct experience of Ultimate Reality.
- Order of Sikhs who have undergone special initiation and observe a strict code of conduct.
- A sudden experience of enlightened awareness.
- Worshiper of Vishnu or one of his manifestations, such as Krishna.
- Insight. A meditation technique for developing insight into dukkha, anicca, and anatta.
- A Sikh temple.
- A sacred esoteric text with spiritual practices honoring the divine in female form.
- The realm of the extraordinary, beyond everyday perceptions, the supernatural, holy.
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- Traditional biographies, especially stories of the life of Guru Nanak.
- A person who is dedicated to liberating others from suffering.
- Belief that there is no deity.
- Study of religious practices to comprehend their meaning for their practitioners.
- Intense devotion to a personal manifestation of Supreme Reality.
- The “Great Vehicle,” the Buddhist school that stresses the altruistic wish to become perfectly awakened in order to free all living beings from suffering.
- A sound or phrase chanted to evoke sound vibration of one aspect of creation or to praise a deity.
- Nectar made with sugar and water, symbolizing the sweetness of compassion.
16 Clues: A Sikh temple. • Belief that there is no deity. • A sudden experience of enlightened awareness. • A person who is dedicated to liberating others from suffering. • Intense devotion to a personal manifestation of Supreme Reality. • Worshiper of Vishnu or one of his manifestations, such as Krishna. • ...
2.3 and 2.4 Crossword Review 2022-11-09
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- known for leading a secret nationalist movement in the Philippines
- Padre that called for revolution against the Spanish government in Mexico in 1810
- Philipine revolutionaries formed an alliance with the United States after this war
- country who defeated the French and declared their independence, becoming the first black republic in the world.
- _____ of Europe was an alliance between major countries to help stop revolutions
- A meeting between the strongest countries to create peace and balance in Europe
- Something positive about the Napoleonic Code was that it guaranteed _____ under the law
- The Revolutions of 1848 were a series of rebellions for ______
- led revolutions throughout South American, earning the name "El Libertador"
- Extreme loyalty to one's nation
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- New system of laws under Napoleon's rule
- What was something negative that was reinstated under the Napoleonic Code?
- Intellectual movement that inspired revolutions throughout Latin America and the Philippines
- Secret group in the Philippines that staged a coup d'etat against the Spanish government
- What is the last name of the strong military leader who seized control of France as a dictator?
- What is the last name of the Austrian diplomat who led the Congress of Vienna?
16 Clues: Extreme loyalty to one's nation • New system of laws under Napoleon's rule • The Revolutions of 1848 were a series of rebellions for ______ • known for leading a secret nationalist movement in the Philippines • What was something negative that was reinstated under the Napoleonic Code? • led revolutions throughout South American, earning the name "El Libertador" • ...
Module 3 Vocabulary 2022-10-25
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- people who tried to stay as uninvolved in the war as possible
- law passed by the British that imposed a tax on all printed materials in 1756
- the war between Great Britain and its American colonies, in which the colonies won their independence from British control
- the riot where colonists confronted British troops and troops fired at colonists
- colonists who stayed loyal to great Britain
- author of Common Sense
- men willing to fight on a minutes notice
- colonists who wanted independence from Great Britain
- agreement signed on February 6, 1778, between France and the United States, in which each country agreed to help the other defend itself against England
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- delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies gather in 1754 and representatives agreed that the colonies should work together to boycott British trade goods
- sole control of the supply of a good or service
- British general who surrendered at yorktown
- pamphlet by Thomas Paine to encourage colonists to declare and fight for independence
- event where colonists disguised themselves as Indians and threw tea off of ships
- period in time of great philosophical thought and scientific discoveries and inventions
- author of the Declaration of Independence
16 Clues: author of Common Sense • men willing to fight on a minutes notice • author of the Declaration of Independence • British general who surrendered at yorktown • colonists who stayed loyal to great Britain • sole control of the supply of a good or service • colonists who wanted independence from Great Britain • people who tried to stay as uninvolved in the war as possible • ...
Keeping Faith in a Changing World Ryan Donohue 2018-02-23
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- the bible book that Catholic people took creation stories from literally.
- to proclaim the Good News of Christ to people everywhere.
- had the french bishops sign a document called the gallician articles.
- he traveled to India and Japan and taught and baptized many people there.
- the idea that religious faith had no place in society, science, or government.
- the catholic monarch in Austria that abolished monasteries and put the state in charge of the seminaries
- came to Noth America and settled from Quebec to New Orleans.
- first ordained bishop in the United States in Baltimore.
- conflicts across Europe in the early 1600's
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- The new age of science and reason.
- he boldly defended the human rights of America's native peoples.
- enabled a french king to rule in france more powerfully than the pope himself
- a scientisit that proved that the Earth revolves around the sun.
- sailed to North America and established "Mary's Land" which is now Maryland.
- they founded the first catholic settlement in St. Augustine, Florida in North America.
- gained complete controll or absolute power over aspects of their peoples' lives like religion.
16 Clues: The new age of science and reason. • conflicts across Europe in the early 1600's • first ordained bishop in the United States in Baltimore. • to proclaim the Good News of Christ to people everywhere. • came to Noth America and settled from Quebec to New Orleans. • he boldly defended the human rights of America's native peoples. • ...
World History 1750-1900 2023-05-18
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- Name of a war between China and Britain.
- A German person that inspired socialist movement of workers and intellectuals.
- A period of modernization in Japan after the Tokugawa Shogunate.
- A type of class that benefited most during the Industrial Revolution.
- A quota system per person or per household use for taxing.
- First group of people the social organization of France. (Hint: clergy)
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- A free market system that the United States uses.
- What type of material that force laborers have to collect in Congo.
- An event that led by a militia organization focused on Chinese Christian and killing Europeans.
- Name of a rebellion that happened because Britain has animal fat on their cartridge.
- A sweet that came from plantations.
- Name of a country that gain their independence after America and inspired many slavery rebellion.
- An idea that inspired the French Revolution.
- A period of reform in the Ottoman Empire that sought to provide the economic and social for a strong newly centralized state.
- Who fight for regions in Africa during the "Scramble for Africa".
- A machine that burns coal to heat water to make steams.
16 Clues: A sweet that came from plantations. • Name of a war between China and Britain. • An idea that inspired the French Revolution. • A free market system that the United States uses. • A machine that burns coal to heat water to make steams. • A quota system per person or per household use for taxing. • A period of modernization in Japan after the Tokugawa Shogunate. • ...
Key Definitions 2023-07-30
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- A short story where the main purpose is to advance a moral or lesson.
- A concept that allows responders to investigate the relation of a story to a prior story.
- Freely explores possibility and impossibility. (11,7)
- Using plot twists to surprise and challenge audiences.
- The use of more than one genre in a narrative. (5,9)
- Complex personality and their history, thoughts and emotions are revealed throughout the story. (5,9)
- A recurring theme which is presented in a story.
- Imagines worlds of societies where life is extremely bad due to deprivation or oppression.
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- The storylines and plots have been reused to the extent the narratives are predictable.
- The category to which a narrative belongs to.
- A typical character who represents specific actions and characteristics. (9,9)\
- Genres within speculative fiction that portray opposite types of societies.
- Lacks depth, a real personality and undergoes little to no change throughout the narrative. (4,9)
- Follows the protagonist from a troubled childhood along their path of enlightenment and maturity
- Any distinctive feature or idea that reoccurs across a story.
- Supporting character who has an opposite personality and beliefs to typically the protagonists. (9,4)
16 Clues: The category to which a narrative belongs to. • A recurring theme which is presented in a story. • The use of more than one genre in a narrative. (5,9) • Freely explores possibility and impossibility. (11,7) • Using plot twists to surprise and challenge audiences. • Any distinctive feature or idea that reoccurs across a story. • ...
Teka Silang Kata Etika 2022-03-24
Enlightenment Crossword 2023-11-15
A SAMURAI MUST KNOW THESE WORDS! By April.A 2023-04-27
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- a samurai code that called on warriors to be honest, fair, and fearless
- a form of Buddhism that stresses self-reliance and achieving enlightenment through meditation
- styles of fighting or self-defense, such as modern-day judo and karate, that began mostly in Asia of fighting or self-defense, such as modern-day judo and karate, that began mostly in Asia
- the return of a past state, situation, or ruler
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- head of the military government of Japan in the era of the samurai
- a form of Buddhism founded on the belief that all people can reach paradise
- a local lord in Japan in the era of the samurai
- a member of a powerful warrior class in Japan
8 Clues: a member of a powerful warrior class in Japan • a local lord in Japan in the era of the samurai • the return of a past state, situation, or ruler • head of the military government of Japan in the era of the samurai • a samurai code that called on warriors to be honest, fair, and fearless • ...
Evil, Prayer, and Miracles (Part I) 2023-11-10
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- Scottish Enlightenment philosopher known for his views on the “Problem of Evil.”
- Ancient Greek Philosopher who observed that the generation of new life often requires corruption.
- The loss or absence of a quality that should be present.
- An evil that does not involve personal fault, although personal fault is sometimes the cause of it.
- Book of the Bible whose protagonist undergoes a dramatic treatment of the problem of the suffering of the innocent.
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- Destruction; An example of physical evil that is often necessary for the good of biological life.
- A theological doctrine attributed to St. Augustine that evil is the absence of good.
- A privation of goodness in human thoughts, words, and deeds that ought to be present.
8 Clues: The loss or absence of a quality that should be present. • Scottish Enlightenment philosopher known for his views on the “Problem of Evil.” • A theological doctrine attributed to St. Augustine that evil is the absence of good. • A privation of goodness in human thoughts, words, and deeds that ought to be present. • ...
Adam's religion crossword puzzle 2017-04-06
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- Intense devotion to a personal manifestation of Supreme Reality.
- The realm of the extraordinary, beyond everyday perceptions, the supernatural, holy.
- Belief that there is no deity.
- Traditional biographies, especially stories of the life of Guru Nanak.
- Worshiper of Vishnu or one of his manifestations, such as Krishna.
- A sudden experience of enlightened awareness.
- Study of religious practices to comprehend their meaning for their practitioners.
- The “Great Vehicle,” the Buddhist school that stresses the altruistic wish to become perfectly awakened in order to free all living beings from suffering.
- A Sikh temple.
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- Insight. A meditation technique for developing insight into dukkha, anicca, and anatta.
- Wisdom that is thought to come from direct experience of Ultimate Reality.
- Order of Sikhs who have undergone special initiation and observe a strict code of conduct.
- A person who is dedicated to liberating others from suffering.
- A sacred esoteric text with spiritual practices honoring the divine in female form.
- A sound or phrase chanted to evoke sound vibration of one aspect of creation or to praise a deity.
- Nectar made with sugar and water, symbolizing the sweetness of compassion.
16 Clues: A Sikh temple. • Belief that there is no deity. • A sudden experience of enlightened awareness. • A person who is dedicated to liberating others from suffering. • Intense devotion to a personal manifestation of Supreme Reality. • Worshiper of Vishnu or one of his manifestations, such as Krishna. • ...
Japan 2022-05-02
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- not treated well by upper class
- Other classes depended on the food they produced.
- Necessary goods, cooking utensils, woodblock prints, and clothes were made by them
- Buddhism a Japanese sect of Buddhism that searches for enlightenment through direct intuition through meditation.
- Dynasty an era of Chinese history from 960-1279 that saw many cultural and technical inventions, including paper money and gunpowder.
- a traditional religion of Japan that includes worship of ancestors and nature.
- worked as butchers, tanners, and executioners. There ancestors were slaves.
- ritual suicide practiced by the Japanese samurai or sometimes formerly ordered by a court instead of the death penalty.
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- Warriors who prove their loyalty to any extent.
- Khan Mongol conqueror of much of Asia and parts of Europe. He lived from 1162 until 1227.
- shopkeepers and traders.
- controlled land and only answered to shoguns.
- in the Middle Ages, a social system in which nobles allowed people to use their land if they fought for and worked for them.
- Japanese military leaders who had the most power
- the code of the samurai in Japan, which valued loyalty and honor.
- served as religious leaders of Japan; figurehead for shogun.
16 Clues: shopkeepers and traders. • not treated well by upper class • controlled land and only answered to shoguns. • Warriors who prove their loyalty to any extent. • Japanese military leaders who had the most power • Other classes depended on the food they produced. • served as religious leaders of Japan; figurehead for shogun. • ...
UNIT 1 CROSSWORD 2023-09-04
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- The rights of “life, liberty, and property” that John Locke argued for.
- Rome was the first to do this.
- Wrote on and inspired the Separation of Church & State.
- Signed prior to its landing at Plymouth, Massachusetts.
- A royal charter of rights agreed to by King John of England.
- An agreement by which people give up some freedoms for an organized society.
- The separation of to keep the government from getting too powerful in one branch.
- The belief expressed in the Declaration of Independence that “just powers are derived from the consent of the government”.
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- Document signed in 1689 that guaranteed the rights of English citizens.
- Document signed by Charles I of England that further limited the powers of the English monarch.
- Writer of the Virginia Declaration of Rights which help serve as a model/example for the U.S. Bill of Rights.
- This pamphlet convinced many American colonists to support independence from Great Britain.
- Enlightenment-era work by Thomas Hobbes in which he expresses his ideas on government.
- Athens was the first to do this.
- Wrote The Social Contract about the agreement between the people and the government.
- The Main author of the Declaration of Independence.
16 Clues: Rome was the first to do this. • Athens was the first to do this. • The Main author of the Declaration of Independence. • Wrote on and inspired the Separation of Church & State. • Signed prior to its landing at Plymouth, Massachusetts. • A royal charter of rights agreed to by King John of England. • ...
Module 4.7 & 4.8 Crossword 2023-12-14
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- Americans who launched public campaigns against foreigners in the 1840's.
- Era, An early nineteenth-century artistic and intellectual movement reflecting the belief of human perfectibility while challenging Enlightenment ideas.
- Great Awakening, An Evangelical revival movement starting in the South in the early nineteenth-century and then spreading to the North.
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- and foreign Anti-Slavery Society, An organization formed to exclude Women from public lecturing while encouraging them to support men's effort.
- developed rapidly after the quick arrival of money from mining.
- Anti-Slavery society, An organization trying to use persuasion instead of armed forces to stop slavery.
- Liberator, An abolitionist newspaper.
7 Clues: Liberator, An abolitionist newspaper. • developed rapidly after the quick arrival of money from mining. • Americans who launched public campaigns against foreigners in the 1840's. • Anti-Slavery society, An organization trying to use persuasion instead of armed forces to stop slavery. • ...
Main Branches of Buddhism 2016-01-19
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- = Three aspects of the Buddha (important concept of Mahayana Buddhism)
- = Sacred text that records the words of the Buddha
- = Famous king of the Mauryan empire in India who converted to Buddhism and sent missionaries to Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and Ancient Greece (3rd c. BCE)
- = “Enlightenment being” or in Mahayana Buddhism, a person who has postponed his/her entrance into nirvana to help others in their quest for nirvana
- = Mahayana concept of emptiness (i.e. the universe is empty of permanent reality)
- = The first Buddhist scriptures were written in this language
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- = “The Way of the Elders” (this branch of Buddhism is prevalent in countries south of the tropics and stresses personal liberation from samsara).
- = The “Three Baskets,” first Buddhist scriptures
- = This flower grows in swamps and symbolizes moksha
- = Large Vehicle (this branch of Buddhism is prevalent in China, Korea, and Japan). It promotes the idea of universal liberation through the help of bodhisattvas
- = Buddhist shrine in the shape of a dome
- = Buddhism and other religions spread through this famous road
12 Clues: = Buddhist shrine in the shape of a dome • = The “Three Baskets,” first Buddhist scriptures • = Sacred text that records the words of the Buddha • = This flower grows in swamps and symbolizes moksha • = The first Buddhist scriptures were written in this language • = Buddhism and other religions spread through this famous road • ...
Foundations of American Government 2023-09-12
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- The natural rights that Locke believed the government should protect were life, liberty, and _____
- The _____ extended the rights of "commoners" to have a voice in the government
- Gutenberg's _____ spread new ideas relatively quickly and easily during the Enlightenment
- _____ suggested a separation of powers into branches of government not unlike the system Americans would later adopt
- Accorning to John Locke, a ruler gains authority through the _____ of the governed
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- Encouraged free thinkers to question the practices of the Catholic Church
- Where the democratic tradition that led to the development of the American democratic republic truly began
- Philosopher who concluded in his book "Leviathan" that people are incapable of ruling themselves
- Document that forced King John to consult nobles before he made arbitrary decisions
- Ancient civilization that contributed to the development of the American democratic republic
- The purpose of the English Bill of Rights was to guarantee _____ elections
- Was deeply influenced by John Locke's ideas when drafting the Declaration of Independence
12 Clues: Encouraged free thinkers to question the practices of the Catholic Church • The purpose of the English Bill of Rights was to guarantee _____ elections • The _____ extended the rights of "commoners" to have a voice in the government • Accorning to John Locke, a ruler gains authority through the _____ of the governed • ...
Literature of Middle Ages 2026-01-03
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- The most popular work by Thomas More
- The class that is primarily concerned with property values
- The progressive ideology of the Renaissance
- The period in English literature known with the two outstanding representatives, Charles Dickens and William Makepeace Thackeray
- The literary genre popular with the Norman nobility during the Anglo-Norman period
- A repetition of similar sounds in two or more words and is most often used in poetry and songs
- Songs about the most remarkable events of people’s history and the deeds of one or more heroes
- A repetition, at close intervals, of the same consonant in words or syllables
- An arrangement of a certain number of lines, usually four or more, sometimes having a fixed length, meter, or rhyme scheme, forming a division of a poem
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- A collection of 24 tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
- The fifteenth century is known in English literature as the century of this
- The art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts
- The period of the 17th and 18th centuries in the history of European culture
13 Clues: The most popular work by Thomas More • The progressive ideology of the Renaissance • A collection of 24 tales by Geoffrey Chaucer • The class that is primarily concerned with property values • The fifteenth century is known in English literature as the century of this • The period of the 17th and 18th centuries in the history of European culture • ...
Jenna Westrick - Ch6 S1-2 2020-12-07
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- Scientist who made the discovery of gravity and its properties
- Philosopher who believed people could better themselves and were able to maintain the welfare of society by self-government
- Studied political liberty, believed in separation of powers, and looked to Britain as an example of government
- Belief that everything revolves around the sun
- Astronomer whose findings went against Church teachings and who was imprisoned
- Logical procedure for testing ideas through an experiment
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- Argued for the importance of education and job equality for women
- Mid-1700s "Age of Reason" that focused on thought and individuals to find solutions to problems
- Belief that the Earth is at the center of the universe
- Agreement between a ruler and the people to maintain law and order
- Mid-1500s period of discovery and new theories about nature that challenged existing beliefs
- Pen name for Francois Marie Arouet; he fought for tolerance and freedom, publishing over 70 books
- Controversial philosopher who believed in direct democracy and freedom
- French philosophers who believed reason could be applied to all aspects of life
14 Clues: Belief that everything revolves around the sun • Belief that the Earth is at the center of the universe • Logical procedure for testing ideas through an experiment • Scientist who made the discovery of gravity and its properties • Argued for the importance of education and job equality for women • Agreement between a ruler and the people to maintain law and order • ...
1848 2024-02-02
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- A person who strongly identifies with where they are from
- This major event (1789) influenced the democracy and nationalism of 1848 revolts
- This revolution set in motion enormous social and economic forces, including the increasing assertiveness of the new middle class and the proletariat
- A CIA director plans to secure a deal to release the hostages being held in _____.
- 1848 is called the (blank) because, in the course of a few months, popular revolts and revolutions occurred all over Europe
- The drone that successfully hit a U.S. base in Jordan last weekend was from this middle eastern country
- A Russian military plane crashed on Wednesday near the border with ____.
- The ideology that possessions matter more than a national identity
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- All major powers in Europe were controlled by (blank)
- Locke and Rousseau promoting individual rights, private property, etc, is what form of liberalism
- This event set the stage with the ideas of individualism, human rights, and popular sovereignty
- Ideology of the working class
- Ideology of the bourgeois
- U.N. Court orders ____ to prevent genocide, but does not demand stop to war.
14 Clues: Ideology of the bourgeois • Ideology of the working class • All major powers in Europe were controlled by (blank) • A person who strongly identifies with where they are from • The ideology that possessions matter more than a national identity • A Russian military plane crashed on Wednesday near the border with ____. • ...
HAITIAN REVOLUTION 2024-03-20
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- a person of mixed white and Black ancestry
- the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.
- Mr. _ _ _ _ _ _ o
- of the color of milk or fresh snow, due to the reflection of most wavelengths of visible light; the opposite of black.
- a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system.
- Laws, considered collectively
- a person who is forced to work for and obey another and is considered to be their property
- The action of enlightening or the state of being enlightened.
- a bar presided over by a judge, judges, or a magistrate in civil and criminal cases.
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- to completely do away with; to officially end or stop
- a native or inhabitant of Haiti.
- an adult female human being.
- the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views.
- the power or right to act, speak
14 Clues: Mr. _ _ _ _ _ _ o • an adult female human being. • Laws, considered collectively • a native or inhabitant of Haiti. • the power or right to act, speak • a person of mixed white and Black ancestry • to completely do away with; to officially end or stop • The action of enlightening or the state of being enlightened. • ...
December 2025 Puzzle 2025-11-20
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- Marks the shortest day and longest night of the year, celebrated in various cultures as the beginning of winter.
- Celebrated by Christians world-wide, commemorating the birth of Jesus.
- An intense feeling of deep affection.
- Known as the festival of lights, this eight-day Jewish celebration that includes lighting the menorah, prayers, and special foods.
- The action of marking one's pleasure at an important event or occasion by engaging in enjoyable, typically social, activity.
- The calendar year just begun or about to begin.
- A unified body of individuals.
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- Also known as Saint Nicholas, Kris Kringle, or Father Christmas, is a legendary figure celebrated for bringing gifts to children during Christmas.
- This cultural festival celebrates African heritage and culture, focusing on the seven principles.
- This Buddhist holiday commemorates the day when Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree. It is observed with meditation and reflection.
- A feeling of great pleasure and happiness.
- A month rich with diverse holidays and cultural observances, making it a time for celebration, reflection, and community.
- A day of festivity or recreation when no work is done.
- Freedom from disturbance.
14 Clues: Freedom from disturbance. • A unified body of individuals. • An intense feeling of deep affection. • A feeling of great pleasure and happiness. • The calendar year just begun or about to begin. • A day of festivity or recreation when no work is done. • Celebrated by Christians world-wide, commemorating the birth of Jesus. • ...
New,news! 2024-04-30
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- a paid position of regular employment.
- a state of readiness
- the feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity.
- old or ageing
- denoting or relating to a sexual or gender identity that does not correspond to established ideas of sexuality and gender, especially heterosexual norms
- a sudden accident or a natural catastrophe that causes great damage or loss of life.
- a group of one or more parents and their children living together as a unit.
- a particular system of faith and worship.
- the point at which someone stops working
- freedom from limits on thought or behaviour.
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- believe that the human life is one of suffering, and that meditation, spiritual and physical labor, and good behavior are the ways to achieve enlightenment, or nirvana
- a regular payment made by the state to people of or above the official retirement age
- a change which is a result or consequence of an action or other cause.
- the organized provision of medical care to individuals or a community.
- existing in or derived from nature;
- an occupation or profession
- the complete disappearance of a species from Earth.
- a sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action
18 Clues: old or ageing • a state of readiness • an occupation or profession • existing in or derived from nature; • a paid position of regular employment. • the point at which someone stops working • a particular system of faith and worship. • freedom from limits on thought or behaviour. • the complete disappearance of a species from Earth. • ...
Ch. 2 Review Crossword 2023-09-15
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- This was one reason why people left England to go to the "New World."
- By the 1700s, the colonists were used to ____________ themselves.
- He was the governor of the first permanent colonial settlement.
- This religious group was very strict with their views.
- He founded the colony of Rhode Island.
- This is what made it easier over time for the colonists to began to separate themselves from England.
- The colonists liked the ideas of the Enlightenment thinkers which is known as the ____________ of powers.
- This group of people landed in Plymouth Massachusetts.
- Most colonies had a governor that was elected by:
- This was the ship the people sailed to Plymouth on.
- This was one of the documents that the colonial governments were inspired by.
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- This document from England in 1689 heavily influenced a major part of the U.S. Constitution.
- This was the first permanent colonial settlement.
- A person who is under contract to work for a certain number of years in exchange for a free place to live and eat.
- This was one reason why people left England to go to the "New World."
- This means "an agreement."
- The Magna Carta was an important document because it put some ________ on the King's power.
- When the colonists arrived, most of them were still __________ to England.
- This was how many original colonies there were.
19 Clues: This means "an agreement." • He founded the colony of Rhode Island. • This was how many original colonies there were. • This was the first permanent colonial settlement. • Most colonies had a governor that was elected by: • This was the ship the people sailed to Plymouth on. • This religious group was very strict with their views. • ...
Mexico's War for Independence 2025-01-28
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- AN ENLIGHTENMENT PHILOSOPHE WHO INSPIRED MANY WITH HIS WRITINGS ON THE RIGHTS OF MEN AND KINGS, JOHN _________
- A TERM THAT MEANS PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME STATUS, RIGHTS, AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- AFRICAN AND MESTIZO HERITAGE WHO LED THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMY
- PRIEST CREDITED WITH STARTING THE MEXICAN PUSH FOR INDEPENDENCE FROM SPAIN
- PRIEST AND MESTIZO WHO LED THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMY AFTER HIDALGO; SUCCEEDED BY GUERRERO
- CASTE OF PEOPLE BORN IN SPAIN WHO HAVE MOST OF THE POLITICAL POWER IN SPAIN'S COLONIES
- MIXED RACE, GENERALLY EUROPEAN AND INDIAN DESCENT. SEEK EQUALITY AND RIGHTS
- TITLE OF THE PERSON WHO RULED NEW SPAIN ON BEHALF OF THE KING
- THIS CHURCH WAS THE DOMINANT RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION IN MEXICO
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- WHEN GUERRERO'S AND ITURBIDE'S ARMIES WERE COMBINED, THEY WERE RENAMED THE ARMY OF THE
- THE PLAN OF ______________ WAS WRITTEN BY ITURBIDE
- A MILITARY OR POLITICAL GROUP THAT RULES A COUNTRY
- HIDALGO'S FAMOUS CRY FOR INDEPENDENCE IS KNOWN AS THE _______
- BORN IN LATIN AMERICA OF EUROPEAN DESCENT. DESIRE MORE POLITICAL POWER IN THE COLONIES
- MEXICO'S NAME WHEN IT WAS A COLONY OF SPAIN
- THE COUNTRY MEXICO WANTED INDEPENDENCE FROM
- MEN AND WOMEN FROM THIS CONTINENT WERE HELD AS ENSLAVED PEOPLES THROUGHOUT LATIN AMERICA
- FIRST NAME OF THE KING OF SPAIN WHEN MEXICO WON INDEPENDENCE
18 Clues: MEXICO'S NAME WHEN IT WAS A COLONY OF SPAIN • THE COUNTRY MEXICO WANTED INDEPENDENCE FROM • THE PLAN OF ______________ WAS WRITTEN BY ITURBIDE • A MILITARY OR POLITICAL GROUP THAT RULES A COUNTRY • AFRICAN AND MESTIZO HERITAGE WHO LED THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMY • FIRST NAME OF THE KING OF SPAIN WHEN MEXICO WON INDEPENDENCE • ...
Chapter 3 Crossword puzzle 2025-09-08
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- The theory of _ in the colonies was their goal was to enrich Great Britain
- was a religious revival movement of the 1700's
- were the 2nd largest ethnic group French colonies, and most of them were slaves
- was the government body of Great Britain
- was named by King James ll to rule over the dominion of New England
- was grown mostly on plantations and was meant to see for profit
- King James created this place that covered the area from southern Maine to Northern New Jersey
- men from the colonies who fought for Great Britain
- were meant to punish the colonists for illegal smuggling of goods
- attacked the french in the Ohio River Valley and this led to the French and Indian War.
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- was when Britain relaxed its restrictions on the colonies
- was an 18th century intellectual movement that emphasized reason and the scientific method
- places taxes on imports to the colonists
- came to the colonies from Europe to be apprentices with families and learn a tradwe
- was a 3 part system in which slaves were brought to the colonies
- was a large farm in the southern colonies
- REBELLION was a slave uprising in the colonies
- Great britains biggest rival in North America
18 Clues: places taxes on imports to the colonists • was the government body of Great Britain • was a large farm in the southern colonies • Great britains biggest rival in North America • was a religious revival movement of the 1700's • REBELLION was a slave uprising in the colonies • men from the colonies who fought for Great Britain • ...
English Literature 2016-01-01
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- The period in European history from about the 14th through 16th centuries
- Last mame of an important English poet and playwright
- An 18th-century intellectual movement in Western Europe that emphasized reason and science in philosophy and in the study of human culture and the natural world
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- State in the eastern United States, bordered by Maryland, the Atlantic Ocean, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, and West Virginia
- A novel written by Mary Shelley. In the story, a scientists called Frankenstein creates a monster which he cannot control
- The sacred book of the Christian religion
- An attitude marked by a tendency to doubt what others accept to be true
- An Old English epic poem
8 Clues: An Old English epic poem • The sacred book of the Christian religion • Last mame of an important English poet and playwright • An attitude marked by a tendency to doubt what others accept to be true • The period in European history from about the 14th through 16th centuries • ...
Topic 14 2023-04-18
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- an empire in which people of many nationalities live
- a political philosophy originally based largely on Enlightenment principles, holding that people should be as free as possible from government restraint and that the basic rights of all people should be protected
- the right of all males to vote in elections
- a belief that emphasizes one’s national identity and prioritizes national pride and national goals above all else
- the opinions or actions of people who believe that a country should use military methods, forces, etc., to gain power and to achieve its goals.
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- a popular vote
- a belief that emphasizes one’s national identity and prioritizes national pride and national goals above all else
- a popular vote
- a mid-nineteenth-century movement that rejected romanticism and sought to portray life as it actually was
- the act of setting free
10 Clues: a popular vote • a popular vote • the act of setting free • the right of all males to vote in elections • an empire in which people of many nationalities live • a mid-nineteenth-century movement that rejected romanticism and sought to portray life as it actually was • ...
A Samurai Must Know These Words By: Gwen Barton 2023-04-27
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- the head of the military government of Japan in the era of the samurai
- Arts styles of fighting or self-defense, such as modern-day judo and karate, that began mostly in Asia
- a local lord in Japan in the era of the samurai
- the return of a past state, situation, or ruler
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- a samurai code that called on warriors to be honest, fair, and fearless
- Buddhism Zen Buddhism A form of Buddhism that stresses self-reliance and achieving enlightenment through meditation
- a member of a powerful warrior class in Japan
- Buddhism is a form of Buddhism founded on the belief that all people can reach paradise by relying on the mercy of Amida Buddha
8 Clues: a member of a powerful warrior class in Japan • a local lord in Japan in the era of the samurai • the return of a past state, situation, or ruler • the head of the military government of Japan in the era of the samurai • a samurai code that called on warriors to be honest, fair, and fearless • ...
Spiritual Narcissism 2021-03-07
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- / there being so many yoga poses on instagram defeats the point of yoga quieting the____
- / “quiet the ego” is a claimed ____ of mind-body practices
- / ___ benefits occur when we aren’t using spiritual practices for security, belonging and self-esteem
- / the issue isn’t with self-esteem it is with the ___ of self-esteem
- / william james wrote “any skill that increases its centrality in the self-system is likely to breed a___ towards self-enhancement
- / what is the likely cause of these issues?
- / spiritual ___ may lead to self-enhancement, illusory superiority, closed-mindedness and hedonism
- gebauer / a study of 93 yoga students for 15 weeks was conducted by
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- / spiritual practices do what with the narcissistic self?
- practices / growing our ego is what we are actually doing through___
- / augmented self-enhancement of yoga played a role in the ___ benefits
- / the researchers also looked at communal____
- / spirituality has the potential to serve as a tool of____
- narcissism / using spiritual practices to increase self-importance
- / spiritual programs attract people with personal developmental goals related to ___ narcissistic culture
- trungpa / “many people are ‘strengthening our egocentricity'” was written by
- / self-enhancement causes the “i’m enlightened, you’re not” ____
17 Clues: / what is the likely cause of these issues? • / the researchers also looked at communal____ • / spiritual practices do what with the narcissistic self? • / “quiet the ego” is a claimed ____ of mind-body practices • / spirituality has the potential to serve as a tool of____ • / self-enhancement causes the “i’m enlightened, you’re not” ____ • ...
WORLD T3 Crossword 2 2024-02-13
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- Person who flees his or her country for political reasons
- Theory stating citizens give up some rights in exchange for government protection and organization
- Author of the "Wealth of Nations", advocate for free market
- Social gathering of writers, artist, philosophers, and other to exchange enlightenment ideas
- Law passed by British Parliament to impose taxes in items such as newspapers, pamphlets, and stamps in American colonies
- Old order system of government in pre-revolutionary France
- Economic system with no government intervention, supply and demand answer economic questions
- Strong feeling of pride and devotion to ones country
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- Republic in which powers are divided between the national government and state government
- Poet and philosopher who spent his life fighting for political and religious freedoms
- To add a territory to an existing state or country
- Ability to vote
- Philosopher that head a heavy influence on the American Constitution and natural rights (LAST NAME)
- Fortress in Paris used as a prison, where the French Revolution began
- Period during French Revolution when people in France were arrested for not supporting the revolution and were executed
- Government spends more money than it takes in
16 Clues: Ability to vote • Government spends more money than it takes in • To add a territory to an existing state or country • Strong feeling of pride and devotion to ones country • Person who flees his or her country for political reasons • Old order system of government in pre-revolutionary France • Author of the "Wealth of Nations", advocate for free market • ...
Founding Principles of Government 2023-02-07
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- A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
- Constitutional division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches
- US government type
- fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's entitlement.
- First ten amendments that lay out individual rights
- A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
- A belief that ultimate power resides in the people.
- life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
- Enlightenment thinker. Opposed to monarchy. Believed in branches or balance of power
- principle that every citizen is treated equally and fairly in the judicial system.
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- Legislative, Judicial, Executive
- a means of keeping politicians close to the preferences of a majority of the people
- Elections are free and open to all citizens of voting age each individuals vote counts the same
- English philosopher who argued that people have natural rights
- Basic liberties and rights of all citizens are guaranteed in the Bill of Rights
- no one is above the law
16 Clues: US government type • no one is above the law • Legislative, Judicial, Executive • life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness • First ten amendments that lay out individual rights • A belief that ultimate power resides in the people. • English philosopher who argued that people have natural rights • ...
revolutions 2022-10-05
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- was an intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries with global influences and effects.
- identification with one's own nation and support for its interests
- a French judge, man of letters, historian, and political philosopher
- an implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits
- belief in the existence of a supreme being, specifically of a creator who does not intervene in the universe.
- best known for his 1651 book Leviathan, in which he expounds an influential formulation of social contract theory.
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- political and moral philosophy based on the rights of the individual, liberty, consent of the governed and equality before the law.
- the right of women to vote in elections.
- French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher
- is the advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes.
- he rights given to all humans, simply for the sake of being human.
- commonly known as the "Father of Liberalism"
12 Clues: the right of women to vote in elections. • commonly known as the "Father of Liberalism" • French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher • he rights given to all humans, simply for the sake of being human. • identification with one's own nation and support for its interests • a French judge, man of letters, historian, and political philosopher • ...
UTT Ch. 6 New Spirituality 2023-10-23
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- a movement from the early 1800s that believed in the inherent goodness of people and the immanence of the divine within nature
- the theory that all living organisms form a collective self-regulating living entity
- according to this, all religions basically tell the same story
- the process by which the body passes away but the soul continues its quest for enlightenment in another form
- the political philosophy that links the oppression of women and the exploitation of the environment
- the divine interconnected essence of reality
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- the transcendental state of peace that comes through the release of suffering, self, and karmic bondage
- the art of focusing one’s mind to induce a higher state of consciousness
- the environmental philosophy that contends that all living creatures should have legal rights
- the belief that everything is god
- the practice of communicating with disembodied spirits
- the belief that good is returned to those who do good, and evil is returned to those who do evil
12 Clues: the belief that everything is god • the divine interconnected essence of reality • the practice of communicating with disembodied spirits • according to this, all religions basically tell the same story • the art of focusing one’s mind to induce a higher state of consciousness • ...
Delight's Age of Reason 2023-05-15
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- Claimed claimed the earth was the center of the Universe
- By the 1700s, this new attitude toward science and reason took on a different neme
- He watched the moon change as it circled around the earth
- This man defined the laws of gravity and centrifical force
- Timeperiod in Europe that called for people and scientists to prove things in the natural world rather than just believing traditional knowledge
- The last name of a man who argued that only ideas that could be proved to be true by evidence or by reasoning were valid
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- The worst attack of this disease occurred in the 15th century England
- This man began making Violins in 1666
- A device to demonstrate the movements of the planets around the sun and moon
- This happened to Galileo after he claimed the earth revolved around the sun
- Galileo used this invention to observe astronomical constellations as far away as Jupiter
- This man painted a famous portrait of human body dissection in the 1600s
12 Clues: This man began making Violins in 1666 • Claimed claimed the earth was the center of the Universe • He watched the moon change as it circled around the earth • This man defined the laws of gravity and centrifical force • The worst attack of this disease occurred in the 15th century England • This man painted a famous portrait of human body dissection in the 1600s • ...
early Japan 2024-11-12
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- page 314 a group of independent villages organized into clans led by a local leader or clan head without any central government.
- page 304 Tracing the lineage through the father.
- page 313 The practice of growing just enough food or crops for personal use and not for sale.
- page 304 Tracing lineage through the mother rather than the father.
- page 281 the denial of basic church doctrine (beliefs)
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- page 288 Study of Religion and God
- page 282 Bones or other objects connected with the saints; considered holy and worthy of worship by the faithful.
- page 262-3 a sect of Buddhism that became popular with Japanese aristocrats; multiple paths to enlightenment
- page 261 "Those who serve Japanese Warriors, similar to Knights in Europe.
- Page 261 "The Way of the Warrior"; the strict code that Japanese Samurai followed
- page 289, 349 The language of everyday speech in a particular region.
- page 262-3"the sacred way" or "the way of the gods; Japanese State Religion
12 Clues: page 288 Study of Religion and God • page 304 Tracing the lineage through the father. • page 281 the denial of basic church doctrine (beliefs) • page 304 Tracing lineage through the mother rather than the father. • page 289, 349 The language of everyday speech in a particular region. • page 261 "Those who serve Japanese Warriors, similar to Knights in Europe. • ...
8th History Chapter 3 Key Terms/Words to Know 2022-11-01
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- people who have left the country of their birth to live in another country
- a religious movement that swept through the colonies in teh 1730s and 1740s
- the first permanent settlement in North America
- a protest against the Tea Act in which a group of colonists dumped more than 340 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor
- made up one of the largest religious groups in New Jersey
- daughter of the Pohatan leader
- laws to control slaves
- a Patuxet indian who at one time lived in Europe and spoke English well
- a separatists group that left England in the early 1600s to escape persecution
- spread the idea that reason and logic could improve society
- an act that reduced the powers of the English Monarch
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- a legal contract in which pilgrims agreed to have fair laws to protect the general good
- colonist who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years
- crops that are always needed
- a Protestant group who wanted to purify, or reform, the Anglican church
- where people talked about and decided on issues of local interests
- a system in which goods and slaves were traded among the Americas, Britain, and Africa
- Acts - also known as the Coercive Acts
18 Clues: laws to control slaves • crops that are always needed • daughter of the Pohatan leader • Acts - also known as the Coercive Acts • the first permanent settlement in North America • an act that reduced the powers of the English Monarch • made up one of the largest religious groups in New Jersey • spread the idea that reason and logic could improve society • ...
Unit 3 - Forming a new nation 2023-11-02
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- College The group established by the Constitution to elect the 8 president and vice president
- A strong disagreement
- A basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan
- A written plan that provides the basic framework of a 4 government
- To treat a person or group unfairly
- The “Age of Reason” in 17th- and 18th-century Europe.
- Federalist Papers
- Compromise The plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress
- and balances The system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches
- A difference between two statements or situations that means they cannot both be true
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- A group of people or things with obvious differences among them
- of Confederation The first written plan of government for the United States
- To agree or pledge to support someone or something
- A country governed by elected representatives
- Territory A region of the United States bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes
- Convention A meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution
- Supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress
- Ordinance A law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed
- To formally approve a plan or an agreement
19 Clues: Federalist Papers • A strong disagreement • To treat a person or group unfairly • To formally approve a plan or an agreement • A country governed by elected representatives • Supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress • To agree or pledge to support someone or something • A basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan • ...
Benchmark Review 2023-01-13
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- During this age, ideas like separation of powers, natural rights, and freedom of speech became popular.
- This was a period of time during the French Revolution when people began to turn on each other, and many people were executed via guillotine for "antirevolutionary" ideas.
- In the 1800's, the British began importing this harmful drug into China.
- When one country gains power over, controls, or dominates another country
- This country experienced the Meiji Restoration after a long period of isolation.
- The movement from rural areas to cities
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- It means to be loyal to and proud of your country.
- King Leopold colonized the Congo because he needed this specific resource.
- This person was associated with the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution
- The ______ Conference in 1884-85 marked the beginning of the Scramble for Africa.
- This philosopher said that people have the right to rebel if their natural rights are denied
- The country where the Industrial Revolution started
12 Clues: The movement from rural areas to cities • It means to be loyal to and proud of your country. • The country where the Industrial Revolution started • In the 1800's, the British began importing this harmful drug into China. • When one country gains power over, controls, or dominates another country • ...
JEOPARDY FOR KATBUG! (Volume 13) 2025-02-26
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- The Palladium was a divine statue that represented this goddess, sometimes called Pallas
- Once also called brimstone, this element produces a very strong odor when burned
- This pea-sized gland secretes a hormone regulating sleep; science has not confirmed Descartes' belief that it's the seat of the soul
- 17th century czar Fyodor III of this dynasty was highly educated & reform minded but died young
- On Dec. 10, 1513 he wrote to Francesco Vettori that he had "composed a little work on princedoms"
- Zen Buddhists hope to reach this state of sudden enlightenment
- Our judges estimate the degree of this 10-letter word meaning "trouble" to be 2.5
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- He was the androgynous lead singer of Culture Club
- The 7 lucky gods of this country's folklore include Ebisu, god of fisherman, & Hotei, god of happiness
- This mother of Alexander the Great was in the cult of Dionysus & liked to sleep with snakes
- This grandson of Noah shares his name with the Promised Land
- Morally objectionable behavior, sometimes in a den of it
12 Clues: He was the androgynous lead singer of Culture Club • Morally objectionable behavior, sometimes in a den of it • This grandson of Noah shares his name with the Promised Land • Zen Buddhists hope to reach this state of sudden enlightenment • Once also called brimstone, this element produces a very strong odor when burned • ...
Unit 3 crossword 2022-09-19
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- the three things that Locke believed natural law guaranteed to each of us
- laws that explain how people behaved (2 words)
- is idea that people can govern themselves
- last name of thinker who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense
- a charter signed by King John to grant rights to his subjects (2 words)
- branch that carries out laws
- branch that makes laws
- a movement that promoted human reason and questioning tradition, authority and/or superstition
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- an agreement created between rulers and the people being governed (2 words)
- branch that interprets laws
- idea created by Montesquieu that seperated governments into branches to keep government leaders from becoming too powerful (3 words)
- last name of enlightement thinker who believed different types of government worked for different countries and country sizes
- a body that protects the community and provides laws and settles disputes between people
- thinker that believed in the social contract and that were like a blank sheet of paper at birth (2 words)
- kings leading nobles
- an agreement signed by men who sailed on the mayflower that they can govern themselves and follow set of rules
- agreement
- a monarchy which its ruler's powers were limited by law (2 words)
18 Clues: agreement • kings leading nobles • branch that makes laws • branch that interprets laws • branch that carries out laws • is idea that people can govern themselves • laws that explain how people behaved (2 words) • last name of thinker who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense • a monarchy which its ruler's powers were limited by law (2 words) • ...
Liberalism and nationalism in Germany, 1815–71 2025-10-28
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- Class that wanted representation in 1800s Germany
- Name for the more extreme revolutionaries who wanted rapid, wide-ranging change.
- German customs union that increased economic ties before 1848.
- Proposed solution for German unity that included Austria
- an intellectual movement in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries that sought to improve society through fact-based reason and inquiry
- Political belief demanding a single German nation state.
- The Prussian ruler who refused the imperial crown offered by the Assembly.
- The state which ultimately strengthened and led German unification later.
- Prussian statesman who later led unification and used power politics.
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- Festival that introduced red, black, and gold symbol
- The assembly that met in St Paul’s Church to draft a German constitution after there was a revolution in Vienna. _______ parliament
- someone who demands that people obey completely and refuses to allow them freedom to act as they wish
- New emperor of Austria after the revolution. He still alive in WW1
- Movement of people from countryside to the cities.
- The government created by Austria to control German Confederation
- Political ideology stressing individual rights and representative government.
- Rapid growth of factories and industry that changed German society.
- Austrian statesman who symbolised the old conservative order (forced to flee in 1848).
18 Clues: Class that wanted representation in 1800s Germany • Movement of people from countryside to the cities. • Festival that introduced red, black, and gold symbol • Proposed solution for German unity that included Austria • Political belief demanding a single German nation state. • German customs union that increased economic ties before 1848. • ...
test 2024-04-26
Chapter 7 Vocab 2015-11-18
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- the opportunity for a person to move from one social class to another
- a powerful Native American Confederation
- a plan proposed by Benjamin Franklin that called for a council of delegates from each colony with a leader appointed by the British king
- a movement that emphasized science and reason as guides to help see the world more clearly
- official announcement from the British government that ended all settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains
- a period of religious awakening
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- agreement reached by the British and French in 1763 that officially ended the French and Indian War
- a movement in the 1730s and 1740s that was marked by renewed interest in religion
- a war between the British and the French over claim to the land in America; the British defeated both the French and the Indians in 1763
- housing and feeding
- law passed in 1765 by British Parliament that forced people to pay tax on items such as newspapers and legal documents
- the highest social class of the American colonies
12 Clues: housing and feeding • a period of religious awakening • a powerful Native American Confederation • the highest social class of the American colonies • the opportunity for a person to move from one social class to another • a movement in the 1730s and 1740s that was marked by renewed interest in religion • ...
Growth, Diversity, and Conflict Crossword Puzzle 2024-09-25
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- Time period of power and human reason to understand and shape the world.
- The Last name of the man who said Carolina was "the best poor man's country".
- Placed a married woman under the protection and authority of their husbands.
- A way of thinking, not an established religion. God is the clockmaker.
- The last name of the person who began the Great Awakening.
- The last name of a man who had a big part in the Enlightment, he stressed the impact of environment and experience on human behavior and beliefs.
- An evangelical Christian movement that stressed the individual's personal relationship with God.
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- A woman who helps a mother with her children.
- The rights to life, liberty, and property
- What the Middle Colonies were like with many people with different origins, languages, and religions.
- The ability to keep households solvent and independent and to pass the ability to the next generation.
- Last name of the man who had a big part in the Enlightment, who was a Deist.
12 Clues: The rights to life, liberty, and property • A woman who helps a mother with her children. • The last name of the person who began the Great Awakening. • A way of thinking, not an established religion. God is the clockmaker. • Time period of power and human reason to understand and shape the world. • ...
Regents Review Basketriviacrosswordball Round 1 2024-05-29
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- Muslim empire that ruled parts of Asia, Africa and Europe from 1299 to 1922
- Shogunate that ruled Japan from1600-1868; period of isolation
- Muslim dynasty that ruled parts of modern day India and Pakistan from 1526-1857
- kings who had total control over the nations that they ruled
- The kingdoms of Asante, Benin, and Dahomey were all located on the west coast of this continent
- one of the longest-reigning female monarchs in Russia. She corresponded with Enlightenment thinkers like Voltaire, attempted to modernize the legal system, and supported education and the arts.
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- System where Christian boys were taken as a tax by the Ottoman Empire
- The Tokugawa were this meaning they did not want to interact with outsiders
- had true power in feudal Japan
- elite army in the Ottoman Empire
- Non-Muslim religious communities in the Ottoman Empire
- Joseph II was the leader of this nation. He abolished serfdom, promoted religious tolerance, and introduced legal and administrative reforms
12 Clues: had true power in feudal Japan • elite army in the Ottoman Empire • Non-Muslim religious communities in the Ottoman Empire • kings who had total control over the nations that they ruled • Shogunate that ruled Japan from1600-1868; period of isolation • System where Christian boys were taken as a tax by the Ottoman Empire • ...
December Holidays 2024-12-13
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- The last day of the year is celebrated by the Japanese
- A holiday celebrated by Christians that symbolizes the birth of Jesus
- A holiday celebrated by Jewish people dedicated to the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem
- A day that the Buddhists celebrate that recalls the day Guatama Buddha said to have attained enlightenment
- A holiday on the Winter solstice celebrated by Central Asian countries
- A holiday on January 1st to celebrate the upcoming year
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- A day of celebration in European countries
- A celebration in December that Latin America, El Salvador, Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras celebrate
- A festival of lights and food celebrated by Sweden, Finland, and Norway
- A holiday following Christmas celebrated by Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand; Traditionally it’s purpose was to give gifts to the poor, but today its dedicated to shopping and sporting events
- A week-long holiday to celebrate African American culture and identity
- Historic winter festival celebrated on the Winter Solstice by Germanic, Wiccan, and Pagan people
12 Clues: A day of celebration in European countries • The last day of the year is celebrated by the Japanese • A holiday on January 1st to celebrate the upcoming year • A holiday celebrated by Christians that symbolizes the birth of Jesus • A week-long holiday to celebrate African American culture and identity • ...
History Unit 5 2023-01-21
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- ________ this had gread importance since it was the first developed in the kingdom.
- Hidalgo ______toughtmainly in the center of the Mexican republic.
- ________of the economy led to the emergenge of new profesion.
- Bonaparte _______ forced him to cede the throne of spain to his brother Jose Bonaparte in an event known as they adication of Bayanne.
- _______ Many cities from the routes connecting to Mexico city
- _______ At the beginning of the century and after the french Revolution Napolition Bonaparte achived the expansion of the french empire.
- _________ Political division of the territories.
- ________Butany applied to mecline.
- ______ controlled the areas of what today are guerrero puebla and the mountain ranges of veracruz.
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- ______ city was the center of the financial shopping and cultural lifo of the viceroyait.
- _______ and toxco which uwned their peet to mining.
- ________ to resing to a charge usually due to reason bey and control.
- Suciety __________ Was caracterized as corporate.
- ______ During the century,the New Spain in territory suferred a series of physical,solitary and social transformation.
- _________artisticsty that manifested in musicaliture ect.
- _______ A social ideological and political movements which came from France.
- ________ Political and economic doctrine that defends for equality and indivilualism.
- Apoclaca _______did not accept the interdependenced so his troops confronted the trigarante army which represcnted threeguarantees.
18 Clues: ________Butany applied to mecline. • _________ Political division of the territories. • Suciety __________ Was caracterized as corporate. • _______ and toxco which uwned their peet to mining. • _________artisticsty that manifested in musicaliture ect. • ________of the economy led to the emergenge of new profesion. • ...
Enlitenment 2022-02-24
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- A philosopher that argued against capitol punishment (Last name)
- What amendment of the constitution is Voltaire's beliefs found
- A philosopher that believed that governments should exist to control the people because they are born wicked (Last name)
- Who said the phrase "Man is born free but everywhere he is in chains."
- What amendment of the constitution represents Wollstonecraft's beliefs
- The belief that the sun was the center of the universe
- Bacon was from witch country
- Jenner created a _____ for small pox
- Fredrick The Great was an enlightened despot of what country
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- A philosopher that believed in the separation of government powers (Last name)
- The _______ revolution in the 13 colonies against the British.
- A style of art with soft lines and colors, often depicting the wealthy aristocrats
- The belief of many philosophers saying God had created the universe but did not interfere in daily
- A philosopher that believed in the freedom of speech and religion (Last name)
- Catharine The Great was an enlightened despot of what country
- you can find _____ in the first 3 articles of the constitution
- Who wrote the book Leviathan
- the enlightenment is also known as the age of _______
- The age of _____ was an age where many new ideas rose like feminism, socialism and abolitionism
19 Clues: Who wrote the book Leviathan • Bacon was from witch country • Jenner created a _____ for small pox • the enlightenment is also known as the age of _______ • The belief that the sun was the center of the universe • Fredrick The Great was an enlightened despot of what country • Catharine The Great was an enlightened despot of what country • ...
AP US History - Unit 3 2024-04-25
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- Document establishing the framework of the United States government.
- Location where the treaty was signed, ending the Revolutionary War.
- Founding Father and advocate for a strong federal government and national bank.
- Intellectual movement emphasizing reason and individualism, influencing American political thought.
- Advocates for a strong central government during the ratification of the Constitution.
- Motherhood: Ideology emphasizing the role of women in instilling civic values in their children.
- Compromise determining how enslaved individuals would be counted for representation in Congress.
- Founding Father, author of the Declaration of Independence, and third President of the United States.
- System of government established by the Articles of Confederation.
- Rebellion in response to a tax on whiskey imposed by the federal government.
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- Colonists who supported American independence during the Revolutionary War.
- Pamphlet by Thomas Paine advocating for American independence from Britain.
- Site of a major American victory during the Revolutionary War.
- Territory acquired by the United States from France in the Louisiana Purchase.
- Act that imposed taxes on paper goods in the American colonies.
- Legislation passed in response to fears of foreign influence and criticism of the government.
- Conflict between Britain and France over territory in North America.
- Rebellion led by farmers protesting economic injustices after the Revolutionary War.
18 Clues: Site of a major American victory during the Revolutionary War. • Act that imposed taxes on paper goods in the American colonies. • System of government established by the Articles of Confederation. • Location where the treaty was signed, ending the Revolutionary War. • Document establishing the framework of the United States government. • ...
Deuteronomy Crossword 2025-10-02
4 Clues: St George refers to how history could be a _______ • The "seamless wonder" could refer to the idea of a ________ • The eighteenth-century gentlemen refer to the Age of ________ • The image of an "oozing world between two boards and typeset" alludes to the image of a __________
Enlightenment Crossword Puzzle by Alison Canedo 2019-12-18
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- Created vaccination, mainly the vaccination for smallpox.
- Who proved that food spoils.
- ________ invented the "spinning jenny"
- The inventor of the cotton gin.
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- The process to manufacture steel is called?
- __________ developed the very first steamboat.
- Who had theories of capitalism and communism?
- Morse code was developed by _________.
- An inventor and mechanic that improved the steamboat engine.
- who wrote the bible for capitalism?
10 Clues: Who proved that food spoils. • The inventor of the cotton gin. • who wrote the bible for capitalism? • Morse code was developed by _________. • ________ invented the "spinning jenny" • The process to manufacture steel is called? • Who had theories of capitalism and communism? • __________ developed the very first steamboat. • ...
The reformation 2024-05-08
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- the action or fact of indulging.
- relating to Portugal or its people or language.
- the action or process of reforming an institution or practice
- the action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area.
- the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices
- a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country.
- the revival of art and literature under the influence of classical models in the 14th–16th centuries.
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- the action of enlightening or the state of being enlightened
- an outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters.
- originating or occurring naturally in a particular place
- a member or follower of any of the Western Christian churches that are separate from the Roman Catholic Church and follow the principles of the Reformation, including the Baptist, Presbyterian, and Lutheran churches
- belief in the benefits of profitable trading
12 Clues: the action or fact of indulging. • belief in the benefits of profitable trading • relating to Portugal or its people or language. • originating or occurring naturally in a particular place • the action of enlightening or the state of being enlightened • the action or process of reforming an institution or practice • ...
British Citizenship 2025-10-23
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- Where you channel your inner Agassi - as long as your hand cooperates.
- Street of the chosen ones, where the big nosed overlords run their European empire.
- The stately home we visited on a perfect autumnal day out.
- The heart of W2, where every meal, laugh and vanilla infused kiss with you feels like home.
- Your royal ride through London: sleek, purple, and affectionately nicknamed…
- The City job that was possibly the start of your villain origin story.
- They say west is best, but this end of town had rats for roommates and legends for friends.
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- A place so out in the sticks that even Google Maps asks if you’re sure — pack your newly received passport before venturing here!
- Where my fast-food innocence was lost among Geordies and fries.
- Where economics meet emotions, and our first kiss made academia a little less academic.
- The UCL lads who turned heartbreak and the BT Tower into an anthem.
- Where the brownies hit hard, and enlightenment came from both the lamp and within.
12 Clues: The stately home we visited on a perfect autumnal day out. • Where my fast-food innocence was lost among Geordies and fries. • The UCL lads who turned heartbreak and the BT Tower into an anthem. • Where you channel your inner Agassi - as long as your hand cooperates. • The City job that was possibly the start of your villain origin story. • ...
Little Women Crossword 2026-04-07
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- the destitution of property, indigence, or a severe lack of the necessary means of subsistence
- one who provides comfort, solace, or cheer to another in times of grief, disappointment, or mental distress
- great of mind, elevated in soul or sentiment, brave, and noble
- a group of models or motionless figures representing a scene from a story or from history; a tableau vivant.
- a person employed in a stable.
- a song or poem of praise, adoration, or thanksgiving, typically directed toward God or a deity and sung during religious services
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- wasted, ruined, pulled down, or suffered to go to ruin
- a preceding statement, proposition, or assumption—typically one of two in a syllogism—that serves as the basis for a subsequent argument or conclusion
- kind, gracious, and favorable, often describing a gentle or benevolent disposition
- he act of supplying light (literally or figuratively), festive decoration using lights, and spiritual or intellectual enlightenment
- chief or principal angel
- a dialectal or colloquial past tense of the verb "rise" (meaning rose or risen)
12 Clues: chief or principal angel • a person employed in a stable. • wasted, ruined, pulled down, or suffered to go to ruin • great of mind, elevated in soul or sentiment, brave, and noble • a dialectal or colloquial past tense of the verb "rise" (meaning rose or risen) • kind, gracious, and favorable, often describing a gentle or benevolent disposition • ...
7th Chapter 9 2025-01-16
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- PRESENTED THE VIEW THAT THE EARTH REVOLVED AROUND THE SUN
- DEVELOPED A THEORY ABOUT THE ORBITS OF COMETS, A FAMOUS COMET NAMED AFTER HIM
- DISCOVERED THAT BLOOD WAS PUMPED BY THE HEART THROUGHOUT THE BODY
- THE USE OF HUMAN REASON AS THE BEST WAY TO ESTABLISH TRUTH
- A FRENCHMAN WHO WAS A WELL KNOWN DEIST DURING THE ENLIGHTENMENT
- DISCOVERED CONCEPTS THAT HAVE BECOME KNOWN AS THE LAW OF GRAVITY
- PERFECTED THE MICROSCOPE
- INSISTED THAT IDEAS WERE DEVELOPED THROUGH CAREFUL OBSERVATIONS OF THE WORLD
- BELIEVED THAT HUMANS WERE HAPPY IN THEIR PRIMITIVE CONDITION BUT THEY NEEDED GOVERNMENT
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- THE BELIEF THAT THE BEST WAY TO FIND TRUE KNOWLEDGE WAS THROUGH EXPERIENCE
- DISCOVERED THE PLANET OF URANUS; BUILT A MASSIVE TELESCOPE THAT COULD SEE THE MOONS AROUND SATURN
- SCIENTIST STATED THAT THE BODY WAS MOSTLY MADE UP OF CHEMICALS AND SHOULD BE TREATED WITH CHEMICALS
- MADE SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES IN PHYSICS,GEOGRAPHY, AND OPTICS
- THE FATHER OF MODERN CHEMISTRY
- MADE OBSERVATIONS WITH THE NEWLY INVENTED TELESCOPE (FIRST NAME)
- DISCOVERED A VACCINE FOR PREVENTION FOR SMALLPOX
- BELIEF THAT GOD MADE THE WORLD BUT LEFT IT TO RUN ACCORDING TO NATURAL LAWS THAT HE SET UP
- BELIEVED THAT WITHOUT GOVERNMENT, PEOPLE WOULD HURT EACH OTHER THUS SHOULD BE RULED BY AN ABSOLUTE RULER
18 Clues: PERFECTED THE MICROSCOPE • THE FATHER OF MODERN CHEMISTRY • DISCOVERED A VACCINE FOR PREVENTION FOR SMALLPOX • PRESENTED THE VIEW THAT THE EARTH REVOLVED AROUND THE SUN • THE USE OF HUMAN REASON AS THE BEST WAY TO ESTABLISH TRUTH • MADE SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES IN PHYSICS,GEOGRAPHY, AND OPTICS • A FRENCHMAN WHO WAS A WELL KNOWN DEIST DURING THE ENLIGHTENMENT • ...
8th History Chapter 3 Key Terms/Words to Know 2022-11-01
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- people who have left the country of their birth to live in another country
- an act that reduced the powers of the English Monarch
- a religious movement that swept through the colonies in teh 1730s and 1740s
- the first permanent settlement in North America
- a protest against the Tea Act in which a group of colonists dumped more than 340 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor
- made up one of the largest religious groups in New Jersey
- daughter of the Pohatan leader
- laws to control slaves
- a Patuxet indian who at one time lived in Europe and spoke English well
- a separatists group that left England in the early 1600s to escape persecution
- spread the idea that reason and logic could improve society
- - also known as the Coercive Acts
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- a legal contract in which pilgrims agreed to have fair laws to protect the general good
- colonist who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years
- a Protestant group who wanted to purify, or reform, the Anglican church
- where people talked about and decided on issues of local interests
- a system in which goods and slaves were traded among the Americas, Britain, and Africa
- crops that are always needed
18 Clues: laws to control slaves • crops that are always needed • daughter of the Pohatan leader • - also known as the Coercive Acts • the first permanent settlement in North America • an act that reduced the powers of the English Monarch • made up one of the largest religious groups in New Jersey • spread the idea that reason and logic could improve society • ...
World History Crossword 2025-05-20
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- The practice of building up weapons to convince enemies not to attack
- A philosophy that emphasizes the importance of the nation above all else
- The process of people moving to cities for work
- A political system where the government has unlimited, unchecked power over politics, the economy, and people's personal lives
- A movement for societal improvement
- Germany's attempt to rid the world of Jews and other marginalized groups
- A policy where one country exerts power over another, often for political, economic, or social gain
- Where the first atomic bomb was dropped on Japan
- The sinking of this ship contributed to the US's entry into World War I
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- The process of shifting from an agricultural economy to a manufacturing economy
- The trade of people, products, cultures, and diseases between societies
- The deep ditches soldiers fought in on World War I's Western Front
- An era when people emphasized the importance of reason
- A Sumerian temple with rectangular, stepped towers
- An independent city with its own government, economy, and culture
- the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- A philosophy that encourages people to draw conclusions based on observation, calculation, and logical argument
- A practice where a country tries to avoid conflict by giving in to the demands of a more aggressive country
18 Clues: A movement for societal improvement • the North Atlantic Treaty Organization • The process of people moving to cities for work • Where the first atomic bomb was dropped on Japan • A Sumerian temple with rectangular, stepped towers • An era when people emphasized the importance of reason • An independent city with its own government, economy, and culture • ...
Crossword 9.2_RBW 2025-10-15
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- The economic theory promoting national wealth through trade regulation and accumulation of gold.
- Prestigious American award given for achievements in journalism and the arts.
- A sustained decrease in the general price level of goods and services.
- The intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th centuries emphasising reason and science.
- The Russian author of War and Peace and Anna Karenina.
- The British author famous for 1984 and Animal Farm.
- South African anti-apartheid activist who died in police custody in 1977.
- NASA’s space probe that explored the outer planets and continues into interstellar space.
- The former currency of Italy before adoption of the Euro.
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- The supreme legal document that outlines a state’s governing principles.
- The desire of consumers to purchase goods and services at a given price.
- A union of independent states or nations united for common action.
- When production exceeds demand, resulting in excess goods.
- The rate at which general prices for goods and services rise over time.
- A succession of rulers from the same family or line.
- The inventor and engineer known for contributions to electricity and wireless energy.
- The author of The Old Man and the Sea and For Whom the Bell Tolls.
- The Chinese multinational e-commerce company founded by Jack Ma.
18 Clues: The British author famous for 1984 and Animal Farm. • A succession of rulers from the same family or line. • The Russian author of War and Peace and Anna Karenina. • The former currency of Italy before adoption of the Euro. • When production exceeds demand, resulting in excess goods. • The Chinese multinational e-commerce company founded by Jack Ma. • ...
A Samurai Must Know These Words 2023-04-28
4 Clues: they must know these words • they control the people that must know these words • a type of Buddhism that believes in a place beyond the sun called paradise • another type of buddhism that is believes that one can reach enlightenment by hours of meditating
Crossword 2023-05-11
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- innovative business activity aimed principally at transforming the community in which it is undertaken.
- the advancement of individual liberty, social progress, tolerance, scientific knowledge, constitutional government, and separation of church and state.
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- Rizal's nephew that stayed with him when he was in Dapitan.
- deconstructed the taken-for-granted idea that the school is an enclave where the student learns first.
- Dapitan's first farmers cooperative that Rizal created.
- where Rizal lived the life of a political exile for four years.
- Rizal’s grandniece who wrote the vivid life story of Rizal as culled from family lore and personal anecdotes.
- where Rizal had built an informal school where he taught several children.
- one of Rizal’s 24 students in Dapitan who recalled the execution of Rizal in his memoir written in Spanish.
9 Clues: Dapitan's first farmers cooperative that Rizal created. • Rizal's nephew that stayed with him when he was in Dapitan. • where Rizal lived the life of a political exile for four years. • where Rizal had built an informal school where he taught several children. • ...
Crossword 2023-05-11
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- innovative business activity aimed principally at transforming the community in which it is undertaken.
- the advancement of individual liberty, social progress, tolerance, scientific knowledge, constitutional government, and separation of church and state.
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- Rizal's nephew that stayed with him when he was in Dapitan.
- deconstructed the taken-for-granted idea that the school is an enclave where the student learns first.
- Dapitan's first farmers cooperative that Rizal created.
- where Rizal lived the life of a political exile for four years.
- Rizal’s grandniece who wrote the vivid life story of Rizal as culled from family lore and personal anecdotes.
- where Rizal had built an informal school where he taught several children.
- one of Rizal’s 24 students in Dapitan who recalled the execution of Rizal in his memoir written in Spanish.
9 Clues: Dapitan's first farmers cooperative that Rizal created. • Rizal's nephew that stayed with him when he was in Dapitan. • where Rizal lived the life of a political exile for four years. • where Rizal had built an informal school where he taught several children. • ...
1.1, 1.2, 1.4 2026-03-31
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- The idea from ancient Greece that citizens should take part in government decisions.
- An Enlightenment principle stating that people give up some freedoms to form a government that protects them.
- A system where people elect others to make laws and decisions on their behalf.
- The agreement between people and their government to protect rights and maintain order.
- If the government does not protect the natural rights of its people, the people have a right to
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- A set of moral beliefs about fairness and right vs. wrong that influenced American government ideas.
- Freedom to practice any religion (or none), protected by the First Amendment.
- The belief that people are born with basic rights such as life and liberty.
- A system that divides government power among branches to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.
- A legal principle from the Magna Carta that guarantees fair treatment under the law.
10 Clues: The belief that people are born with basic rights such as life and liberty. • Freedom to practice any religion (or none), protected by the First Amendment. • A system where people elect others to make laws and decisions on their behalf. • The idea from ancient Greece that citizens should take part in government decisions. • ...
The Enlightenment, Ch. 17 Sections 1 and 2 2024-04-22
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- The concept of the social contract.
- Placed under house arrest for his ideas.
- Women can reason, too.
- Encyclopedia man.
- Laisse-faire.
- The scientific method.
- Religion for the masses.
- A place for philosophical discussions.
- The universe revolves around the sun.
- Separation of powers.
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- The universe revolves around the earth.
- Championed deism.
- Against capital punishment.
- Critical to his argument was the universal law of gravity.
- From specific to general.
- Orbits of the planets is elliptical.
- Born with a blank mind.
17 Clues: Laisse-faire. • Championed deism. • Encyclopedia man. • Separation of powers. • Women can reason, too. • The scientific method. • Born with a blank mind. • Religion for the masses. • From specific to general. • Against capital punishment. • The concept of the social contract. • Orbits of the planets is elliptical. • The universe revolves around the sun. • ...
French Revolution #2 2020-02-26
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- monarch from Austria
- Napoleon's final defeat
- had successful slave revolt
- Assembly
- royalist position toward the revolution
- peasant uprising
- how Napoleon came to power
- Estate of the clergy
- led the Congress of Vienna
- birthplace of Napoleon
- French monarchy before the revolution
- place of Napoleon's exile
- enemy of France during the Revolution
- royal palace
- country that inspired the revolution
- movement against absolutism
- monarchy after the revolution began
- fate of Napoleon twice
- fate for Marie Antoinette
- members of the Third Estate
- wanted a limited monarchy
- where the royal couple was caught
- French law under Napoleon
- Russian capital
- died in his bathtub
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- estate with most of the French people
- place of Napoleon's exile
- type of government after Napoleon
- class the bourgeosie belonged to
- sold to USA
- supported the king
- general and emperor
- goal of the revolution
- what the Committee of Public Safety inflicted
- wanted a republic
- leader of Terror
- murderer of Marat
- urban workers
- Continental System enemy
- invaded by Napoleon
- met to raise taxes
- where weapons would be found
- inspired by Napoleon
- sport connected with the revolution's beginning
- French government after the Terror
- Napoleon's position in France
- French king during the revolution
- estate of the nobility
- did worse under Napoleon
49 Clues: Assembly • sold to USA • royal palace • urban workers • Russian capital • peasant uprising • leader of Terror • wanted a republic • murderer of Marat • supported the king • met to raise taxes • general and emperor • invaded by Napoleon • died in his bathtub • monarch from Austria • Estate of the clergy • inspired by Napoleon • goal of the revolution • birthplace of Napoleon • fate of Napoleon twice • ...
Honors World History #1 2020-05-15
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- Another name for the Holy Roman Empire.
- The era called the new stone age.
- The belief in only one god.
- River valleys offered rich soil, protection, and what?
- The kingdom near the Ethiopian Highlands.
- Tsar Nicholas II was the leader of what country?
- The Capital the Eastern Roman Empire.
- The first communist leader in Russia.
- The trade route across North Africa.
- The Mayan's religion was what?
- The peasants during the middle ages.
- The enlightenment thinker who wrote Candide.
- The landowners during the middle ages.
- These wars united Athens and Sparta against an empire.
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- Any history before the invention of writing systems.
- The ________ Plague wiped out 30-50% of Europe.
- The ethnic religion unique to Japan.
- Isabella and who, unified most of Spain?
- The center of trade and learning.
- The era before the Neolithic era.
- The migratory group that settled in Iceland and Greenland.
- The major religion of China.
- The type of math contributed by Islam.
- This empire was located in now present day Peru and Argentina.
- This civilization is located in the Mexican rain forests
- This city was capture in 1099 CE.
- People working together.
- The study of past human life and culture.
- The center of the Catholic Church.
- The African kingdom near the Zambezi River.
30 Clues: People working together. • The belief in only one god. • The major religion of China. • The Mayan's religion was what? • The era called the new stone age. • The center of trade and learning. • The era before the Neolithic era. • This city was capture in 1099 CE. • The center of the Catholic Church. • The ethnic religion unique to Japan. • The trade route across North Africa. • ...
Cryptic 1 2020-05-22
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- Spat surrounded by cyanide circlet (5)
- Destroy trap or repeat (6)
- Bird follows head of Croatia, a coward (6)
- Top total ivy (6)
- Phantom trips up with extra eye within (6)
- Extending for every one amid circus (8)
- Honor goldless Hawaiian party surrounded by gorge (6)
- “Flay the girl”, we hear he said, “It’s the children who are wrong” (7)
- Cunning consortium replaces Desire with Enlightenment (5)
- Road around pig’s home worn out (5)
- Middle Eastern country in disarray exists (2,4)
- Presented hidden stash of weed (6)
- Insist I, a tin man, gets redesigned (8)
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- One rat leaves long trail behind, goes up to big little city (4)
- Copper pen is a perfect box (5)
- Kids next door playing a board game? (9)
- “Hi Trump” made new accomplishment (7)
- Donkey trapped in pages, paragraphs (8)
- Rapid lemon gets confused, reversed - it's the same (10)
- Bacteria wigwam loses piece of nothing, but whole, we hear (7)
- Burrow inside an Asian sea related to a tree (8)
- We hear an engine practice (5)
- Goes with Dragons, poops a long while (9)
- It’s a Big Mac or nothing? (4,4)
- Same introduction to Snoopy’s belly (2,4)
- Confidence drop with initial woman inside (4)
- Harley Quinn: 50% smiles, 50% pain, 100% evils (10)
- Kill the first of several lambs and yaks (4)
28 Clues: Top total ivy (6) • Destroy trap or repeat (6) • We hear an engine practice (5) • Copper pen is a perfect box (5) • It’s a Big Mac or nothing? (4,4) • Presented hidden stash of weed (6) • Road around pig’s home worn out (5) • Spat surrounded by cyanide circlet (5) • “Hi Trump” made new accomplishment (7) • Donkey trapped in pages, paragraphs (8) • ...
US History H 2021-08-30
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- :A series of laws set up by Parliament to punish Massachusetts for its protests against the British
- :a form of government led by royal family.
- :colonist still loyal to Britain
- :put a tax on tea
- :a war fought between great britain and france also known as the seven year war
- :given to the Spanish conquistadores
- :the key of the teachings of these were that "if you study the bible, the will go to heaven"
- :the legal constitutional protections against government.
- :occur in Massachusetts in 1690's two girls accused people of witchcraft and they were put to death.
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- :Established in 1587. Called the Lost Colony.
- :Known for his literary contributions to the revolutionary cause; wrote common sense
- :plan for colonies to unite so they could help win the war, written by Benjamin franklin
- : is a system based on the benefits of profitable trading.
- : system that encourage immigration by granting large tracts of land to new settlers in the colonies
- :this document was drafted in 1620 prior to settlement by the Pilgrims at Plymouth Bay in Massachusetts.
- :colony ruled by the king through his personal representative
- :believe in god given rights
- :leader of the massachussets radicls
- :a time in the 1700's in Europe when people began to question old ideas and search for knowledge
- :wanted to separate from Britain
20 Clues: :put a tax on tea • :believe in god given rights • :colonist still loyal to Britain • :wanted to separate from Britain • :leader of the massachussets radicls • :given to the Spanish conquistadores • :a form of government led by royal family. • :Established in 1587. Called the Lost Colony. • :the legal constitutional protections against government. • ...
Global history wordpuzzle 2021-11-18
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- source clue the news as a source
- clue when French and British colonized the Caribbean's during the 16th-17th century
- clue when the government repays or gives assistance to victims
- clue 2 country's joining together usually to settle a conflict or become more powerful.
- clue white Latin American with some sort of authority
- revolution clue when a group of people are angered by the government and attempt to rebel to make a change
- America- clue a place were most speak Spanish or Portuguese originating from Latin
- clue people in 1800th century wanting too change how government was governed
- clue when when Britain Imposed strict taxation upon the American colonies
- source clue the declaration of the independence as a source
- clue a a king controlling his own people
- clue the amount of people living in an area
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- system clue a economic hierocracy in Haiti during the 1800s
- clue away from the city
- clue a place given a shorter name split by a border
- clue people from all around the world coming together
- clue strategy used when hunter gatherers began to settle
- clues the Greeks declaring independence from the Ottoman empire
- clue having to do with a machine
- clue in the city
- rights clue the rights you are provided with once your born
21 Clues: clue in the city • clue away from the city • source clue the news as a source • clue having to do with a machine • clue a a king controlling his own people • clue the amount of people living in an area • clue a place given a shorter name split by a border • clue people from all around the world coming together • clue white Latin American with some sort of authority • ...
The Most Dangerous Game One 2022-01-20
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- a heap of the game killed in a hunt
- an optical effect that is sometimes seen at sea, in the desert, or over a hot pavement,
- a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation
- relating to, or being a palace
- a particular body of knowledge or tradition
- person who recognizes what is real or possible in a particular situation
- extreme danger or critical need
- a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
- torn jaggedly
- capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch
- marked by short clear-cut playing or singing of tones or chords
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- lively and animated character
- a steep rugged rock or cliff or a sharp detached fragment of rock
- active bodily or mental strength or force
- a plant (such as a rose, blackberry, or greenbrier) having a usually woody and thorny or prickly stem
- capable of being touched or felt
- a person who seeks wisdom or enlightenment
- to cast a sidelong glance
- blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light
- to perplex the mind of
- a large country house or Mansion
- to struggle to move or obtain footing : thrash about wildly
- a dark or shadowy place
23 Clues: torn jaggedly • to perplex the mind of • a dark or shadowy place • to cast a sidelong glance • lively and animated character • relating to, or being a palace • extreme danger or critical need • capable of being touched or felt • a large country house or Mansion • a heap of the game killed in a hunt • active bodily or mental strength or force • ...
Hinduism and Buddhism 2017-08-22
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- The auspicious power of wholesome action that brings positive karmic results
- Faith, confidence; one of the five spiritual faculties
- Compassion; one of the four Brahma-Viharas
- the passing of the soul at death into another body
- A Buddhist monk
- animal mount of a deity which identifies the god or goddess
- appearance of a deity in another form
- Mental absorption, a state of strong concentration that temporarily suspends the five hindrances
- the total actions in a person's life that determine the next state of existence
- Awakening
- symbolic hand position
- religious or moral duty
- Moral
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- "release" or "liberation" of the soul from reincarnation and its union with the Divine, the goal of Hinduism
- The teachings of the Buddha
- Suffering
- Mindfulness of breathing
- The ancient language of the scriptures of Theravada Buddhism
- worshiper of Shiva
- the spouse of a deity
- to walk around (something) in a complete circle, as a ritual of respect
- the breath of life
- worshiper of Shakti, the Goddess
- worshipper of Vishnu
- Action based on kindness, respect, truthfulness, timeliness and wisdom
- The six perceptual gates through which we experience the world.
- serpent
- The practice of giving
- a meditator
- the four religious books of sacred knowledge and priestly rituals of the Brahmans composed in the first millennium B.C.E.
30 Clues: Moral • serpent • Suffering • Awakening • a meditator • A Buddhist monk • worshiper of Shiva • the breath of life • worshipper of Vishnu • the spouse of a deity • The practice of giving • symbolic hand position • religious or moral duty • Mindfulness of breathing • The teachings of the Buddha • worshiper of Shakti, the Goddess • appearance of a deity in another form • ...
East Asia from the Sui to the Ming, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam 2018-12-04
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- Golden Age of China
- The emperor that built the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and Treasure Fleet
- Quick-maturing, drought resistant rice that can allow two harvests, of sixty days each in one growing season
- The dynasty created by the Mongols
- A once dominating religion and presence in China, valued philosophical and ethical teachings, promoted Patriarchy
- Dynasty that reconnected China after the fall of the Han
- Considered the second Golden Age of China
- A defensive structure created to keep out the Mongols from future raids
- A country that participated in the tribute system, preserved their culture through their lower class
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- First Mongol ruler of China
- Dynasty also called the Golden age of art
- A test created to screen candidates for Political positions
- A technology created by the Tang and adopted heavily by the Europeans
- A country that participated in the tribute system, adopted governmental aspects of China due to its failing government
- Structure created to quickly transport grain from north China to south China
- A country that participated in the tribute system, introduced champa rice to the world through China
- A popular religion in China that belived in enlightenment, valued both sexes as equal
- Method used on women to establish Patriarchy in the Tang
- Castrated men that were personally loyal to the Emperor
- The only resource that China ever really wanted from other civilizations
20 Clues: Golden Age of China • First Mongol ruler of China • The dynasty created by the Mongols • Dynasty also called the Golden age of art • Considered the second Golden Age of China • Castrated men that were personally loyal to the Emperor • Method used on women to establish Patriarchy in the Tang • Dynasty that reconnected China after the fall of the Han • ...
Crossword 2019-10-13
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- one's relations
- state or condition of being a fan of someone or something.
- temporary confederacy for combined action
- 'Animal Farm' , a book that mocks _______
- small exclusive group of individuals
- unity and mutual support
- mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together
- member of the society of Jesus
- faction of peace in Veronica Roth's novel
- liberty, equality, fraternity or _____- the last, much the easiest to bestow, o Guillotine! - Charles Dickens
- association of people for mutual aid or the pursuit of a common goal.
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- blood relationship
- society for female students in a university or college.
- an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining a following as a psychedelic band, they were distinguished for their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philosophical lyrics and elaborate live shows.
- refrain in a song
- group of states
- Founded in 1865, this clan extended into almost every southern state by 1870 and became a vehicle for white southern resistance to the Republican Party’s Reconstruction-era policies aimed at establishing political and economic equality for blacks.
- enlightenment era secret society founded on 1 May 1776
- an association, typically of several companies.
- tribe of indigenous peoples in India prior to the Dravidians
- alliance, confederation
- colleague or a fellow member of an organization.
- religious veneration towards an object
23 Clues: one's relations • group of states • refrain in a song • blood relationship • alliance, confederation • unity and mutual support • member of the society of Jesus • small exclusive group of individuals • religious veneration towards an object • temporary confederacy for combined action • 'Animal Farm' , a book that mocks _______ • faction of peace in Veronica Roth's novel • ...
Japanese Crossword 2012-11-27
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- A substance fused into poetry to give it a glass-like appearance
- An ancient japanese religion that believes in nature, spirits and ancestor worship
- A wandering Samurai who had no lord or master
- A colourful form of theatre combining play-acting, dance and music
- The art of beautiful handwriting
- Varying tones of a single colour, usually black and grey
- The art of folding paper into different shapes and designs
- Literally “barbarian-conquering great general”; the Japanese emperor’s chief military adviser and hereditary commander-in-chief, with the duty to protect Japan from foreign invasion
- Great feudal lord of Japan during the Classical an shogunate periods
- War A war between two competing groups between one country
- A four-stringed Japanese musical instrument
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- Spirit beings in the Shinto religion; a Japanese word applied to anything beautiful or extraordinary, such as a tree, mountain, stone or person
- Sudden enlightenment
- A serious and infectious disease that affects the lungs
- A thick, rush-covered straw mat with coloured cloth edges
- The way of the warrior; the rules prescribed correct behaviour for all samurai
- The name of the city of Tokyo until 1868
- A tax on goods imported from a foreign country
- Handmade paper created from the bark or fibre of various shrubs, grasses or trees
- A large group of closely related people
20 Clues: Sudden enlightenment • The art of beautiful handwriting • A large group of closely related people • The name of the city of Tokyo until 1868 • A four-stringed Japanese musical instrument • A wandering Samurai who had no lord or master • A tax on goods imported from a foreign country • A serious and infectious disease that affects the lungs • ...
Buddhism 2013-01-11
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- To develop a deep understanding about the noble truths.
- Teaches that the Buddha is a god who came to save people.
- Focus on the path. Ability to meditate on what you want to concentrate on.
- Don't kill or steal.
- "Teachings of the elders."
- "One who is awake" or "Enlightened One."
- Rebirth of a soul or spirit in different bodies over time.
- Practice of quiet reflection to clear the mind and find inner peace.
- The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.
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- Don't take a job to harm others or animals.
- The consequences of how a person lives.
- The path to enlightenment.
- When religious leaders head a government.
- A state of wisdom and freedom from the cycle of rebirth.
- Founder of Buddhism.
- Suffering or Dissatisfaction.
- Don't lie or gossip.
- A religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha; taught that the way to find truth was to give up all desires.
- Helping people do good, and preventing others from doing bad.
- A lama who headed the government.
- To live life without being selfish or to live life non-violently.
- A country in central Asia.
- Birthplace of Buddhism.
- To be aware of your feelings, but not attached.
- The enlightened people who postpone going to heaven.
- A monk who had renounced the pleasures of the flesh.
- The divine law.
27 Clues: The divine law. • Founder of Buddhism. • Don't lie or gossip. • Don't kill or steal. • Birthplace of Buddhism. • The path to enlightenment. • A country in central Asia. • "Teachings of the elders." • Suffering or Dissatisfaction. • A lama who headed the government. • The consequences of how a person lives. • The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. • ...
Revolutionary Characters Crossword 2016-03-13
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- What did George Washington often times copy 2-3 times before they were ready
- which revolutionary leader was most taken by the liberal prescriptions of enlightenment?
- Thomas Jefferson became a ____ and was frightened by cities, moneymaking, and corruption
- Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography is written like what kind of book?
- What country did Benjamin Franklin decide to die in?
- George Washington never went to what country due to his embarrassment with not knowing how to speak the language?
- September 3 1783 was the end of the _______ war.
- What did Thomas Jefferson buy on many of his trips to other countries?
- George Washington was elected due to a _____ vote by the electoral college.
- How old was Benjamin Franklin at the start of the Revolution?
- George Washington became what in 1789?
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- What was the name of the King of England during the Revolutionary War?
- What was Thomas Jefferson's mothers family name?
- To what political party did George Washington belong to?
- Where did Ben Franklin take the Declaration of Independence in England?
- What state did George Washington's plantation reside in?
- Ben Franklin wrote 90 of these to the press during his years in London?
- The original political parties consisted of the Republicans and the what?
- What did George Washington do in 1796
- In his lifetime how many terms did George Washington serve in office as President?
20 Clues: What did George Washington do in 1796 • George Washington became what in 1789? • What was Thomas Jefferson's mothers family name? • September 3 1783 was the end of the _______ war. • What country did Benjamin Franklin decide to die in? • To what political party did George Washington belong to? • What state did George Washington's plantation reside in? • ...
American Government Puzzle 2016-10-04
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- tax on paper goods required stamp
- a one house congress
- the document provided the principle of individual rights
- the philosopher believed in avoiding conceretated power, the 3 branches and checks and balances
- for every five slaves, the state would receive a count of three people towards their representatives
- rights that people have under natural laws
- supported constitution
- opposed constitution
- British against the French for control of North America
- very weak, America's 1st constitution 1781-1789
- this is known as the Age of Reason
- first amendment to the U.S constitution
- states would gain representatives based on the population
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- a two house Congress
- this term refers to idea of representatives government. Highly values citizen participation, public good, civic virtue
- document granting the rights, such as no taxes without consent
- persuaivley made the case to break from England
- official resolution to declare independence from Britian
- all states have an equal vote
- British impose taxes on tea, lead, glass, and paper called Townshend Acts
- British soldiers accidently on open fire on colonists killing three and wounding two
- indirect election of the president by thr Electoral College
- As a result of the Boston tea party, British close port of Boston, enforce quartering of troops
- north and south came to an agreement
- the document demonstrated the idea of limited government that the king's power was not absolute
25 Clues: a two house Congress • a one house congress • opposed constitution • supported constitution • all states have an equal vote • tax on paper goods required stamp • this is known as the Age of Reason • north and south came to an agreement • first amendment to the U.S constitution • rights that people have under natural laws • persuaivley made the case to break from England • ...
AP World History Halloween(October 31) Crossword Puzzle 2023-10-31
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- major intellectual and spiritual city in Mali
- capital of Mongol empire
- animal that was mainly used during the trade across the Sand Roads because of their eyelashes and ability to not sink in the sand.
- religion that mixes the philosophical ideas of confucianism, daoism, and buddhism
- Mongol Chinese Dynastic Title
- communities of people living outside of their hometown
- system used by Mongols to quickly communicate between kingdoms
- checkpoints along the silk road for merchants to rest and replenish supplies/trade
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- form of Buddhism where one can reach enlightenment through the constant use of mantra, meditation, prayer, and more
- military tactic in which an army surrounds the enemy and cuts off their access to supplies
- Muslim scholar, traveler, and explorer who traveled 75000 miles of the silk road
- a system that allowed merchants to deposit money under their name in one location and withdraw it from another
- merchant association developed by the Mongols
- Buddhism that focuses on meditation, self-contemplation, and intuition
- Arab sailing vessel used during Indian Ocean trade with triangular sails
- Chinese emperor of the Ming dynasty who moved the capital to Beijing
- largest Hindu monument
- King of kings
- Java dynasty that inherited many cultural ideas from India and build the Buddhist temple Borobudur
- Chinese admiral who led the treasure fleet
20 Clues: King of kings • largest Hindu monument • capital of Mongol empire • Mongol Chinese Dynastic Title • Chinese admiral who led the treasure fleet • major intellectual and spiritual city in Mali • merchant association developed by the Mongols • communities of people living outside of their hometown • system used by Mongols to quickly communicate between kingdoms • ...
Revolutions Crossword 2023-11-13
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- a creole from Venezuela who helped Venezuela gained their independence (firstandlastname)
- an era of progressive thinking which inspired political revolutions around the world
- tool used for mass executions
- revolutionary who led the liberation of Chile
- Queen of France who was persecuted during the French Revolution
- French revolutionary who is responsible for the Reign of Terror
- priest who led the revolution in Mexico
- period in Frances history where the Revolutionaries persecuted and killed people who disagreed with their movement
- French prison that was seen as a symbol of oppression
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- meeting held at the end of the French Revolution to determine what to do with France and occupied territories
- document signed by the United States that declared
- a term used to describe intense national pride
- a term to describe a class of people who were born in the Americas with European parents
- political meeting of the Estates to vote on national matters
- conflict that took place in the New World where British colonies fought for independence from the British Crown.
- a country that was colonized by France and gained it's independence in 1804
- a french military genuis and emperor who led a broken France at the end of the revolution era
- main South American country that was colonized by Portugal
- estate that comprised 95% of the population
- king of France who was persecuted during the French Revolution (name only)
20 Clues: tool used for mass executions • priest who led the revolution in Mexico • estate that comprised 95% of the population • revolutionary who led the liberation of Chile • a term used to describe intense national pride • document signed by the United States that declared • French prison that was seen as a symbol of oppression • ...
Learning Contract 4 2023-12-13
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- The capital and the longest city of Greece. Named after Athena
- Civilization Fusion of the ancient Greek world with that Of Asia, Northeastern Africa, and Southwestern Asia.
- A cruel and oppressive ruler.
- Military alliance against militaries that might threaten Ionian Greeks.
- A piece of land surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.
- Person who seeks enlightenment
- The highest class in certain societies especially those holding hereditary titles.
- An economic system dependent on the exchange of goods rather than cash or credit cards.
- System of economic life in which money replaces the barter system.
- A body of troops standing or moving in close formations.
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- A way of governing that depends on the will of the people.
- Military coalition of Greek city-states led by Sparta.
- Time period considered a peak in history when the greatest achievements were made.
- A region in southeastern Europe between the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea.
- Region of the Balkan Peninsula in south-eastern Europe.
- Form of government with a monarch at the end.
- Building which is part of the Acropolis is a temple of godess Athena.
- A small group having to control a country, organization, or institution.
- A city in ancient Greece, especially as considered in its ideal form for philosophical phrases.
- A war between citizens of the same country.
20 Clues: A cruel and oppressive ruler. • Person who seeks enlightenment • A war between citizens of the same country. • Form of government with a monarch at the end. • Military coalition of Greek city-states led by Sparta. • Region of the Balkan Peninsula in south-eastern Europe. • A body of troops standing or moving in close formations. • ...
Financial and Political problems 2024-01-31
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- Forced labor imposed by the state, often used for public works.
- A unit of currency in pre-revolutionary France.
- A high-ranking official responsible for financial matters in the government.
- Able to produce abundant crops or offspring.
- Gatherings or meetings of people for a specific purpose, such as the Assembly of Notables.
- A great victory or success.
- A temporary tax on income levied in France during the 18th century.
- The conduct of international relations and negotiations between states.
- régime The old order or system, referring to the traditional political and social structure in France before the revolution.
- Advocates of an economic theory that emphasizes the role of agriculture as the source of wealth.
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- A representative assembly in France that included representatives from the clergy, nobility, and common people.
- A drastic and fundamental change in political, social, or economic institutions.
- A cultural movement that emphasized reason, science, and individual rights, influencing the intellectual climate of the time.
- Free or released from a duty or obligation, such as taxation.
- Absolute rule or authority, often used negatively to describe oppressive government.
- Rendu A publication of royal accounts, used for financial transparency.
- The state of being without a job or work.
- A state of financial ruin or insolvency.
- Associations of craftsmen or merchants with common interests and goals.
- A regional judicial body in France, also involved in political matters.
20 Clues: A great victory or success. • A state of financial ruin or insolvency. • The state of being without a job or work. • Able to produce abundant crops or offspring. • A unit of currency in pre-revolutionary France. • Free or released from a duty or obligation, such as taxation. • Forced labor imposed by the state, often used for public works. • ...
Vocab 2024-01-31
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- french writer
- first to use a telescope
- came up with the law of gravity
- the concentration of human populations into discrete areas
- a group of people finally agreeing on rules
- the policy or act of extending a country's power into other territories or gaining control over another country's politics or economics
- 18th-century inventor and instrument maker.
- the claim by a state to exclusive or predominant control over a foreign area or territory.
- The right given to rule
- someone who starts or owns a business.
- a series of workers and machines in a factory by which a succession of identical items is progressively assembled.
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- Meeting at which the major European powers negotiated and formalized claims to territory in Africa
- advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings
- a social group that consists of well-educated people, such as doctors, lawyers, and teachers, who have good jobs and are not poor, but are not very rich
- advocated for separation of powers
- the process of objectively establishing facts through testing and experimentation.
- very influential thinker during enlightenment
- a theory that the sun lays in the middle of the solar system
- an english philosopher
- a building meant for building large amounts of things
20 Clues: french writer • an english philosopher • The right given to rule • first to use a telescope • came up with the law of gravity • advocated for separation of powers • someone who starts or owns a business. • a group of people finally agreeing on rules • 18th-century inventor and instrument maker. • very influential thinker during enlightenment • ...
Ancient India Key Terms & Definitions 2023-01-17
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- The rebirth of a soul into a new body.
- A person's duty or what is right for him or her.
- Seasonal winds that help shape life in a region.
- A fortified area.
- The highest varna in India's social structure.
- The social class that represents landowners, bankers, and merchants.
- A special building used to hold surplus crops, such as corn and wheat.
- A state of perfect wisdom.
- Referred to individuals who did farm work and other manual labor.
- To calm or clear the mind.
- The effect of a person's actions in this and in previous lives.
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- The liberation from reincarnation.
- Known as thinkers and teachers in India.
- Known as the one supreme cosmic consciousness, spiritual force or God.
- The social class that represents rulers and warriors.
- Avoiding doing harm to any living things.
- Referred to the individuals who had to do "dirty" work that no one else wanted to do, such as cleaning toilets or butchering animals.
- A collection of hundreds of sacred hymns.
- A fixed social class into which a person is born.
- A large landmass that is set apart from the rest of the continent.
- The religion of the Vedic Age.
- A river ___ is a main river and all of the other rivers and streams that drain into it.
- Religious Communities
- A state of blissful peace without desire or suffering.
24 Clues: A fortified area. • Religious Communities • A state of perfect wisdom. • To calm or clear the mind. • The religion of the Vedic Age. • The liberation from reincarnation. • The rebirth of a soul into a new body. • Known as thinkers and teachers in India. • Avoiding doing harm to any living things. • A collection of hundreds of sacred hymns. • ...
The Study of Social Science 2023-01-23
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- German sociologist who first developed the conflict theory.
- If someone starts a study looking for ways to prove something, this could be ___.
- The study of human societies and how they function and interact.
- Margaret Mead.
- Famous anthropologist known best for her studies with chimpanzees.
- A human subject who has agreed in writing to participate in a research study has given their _____ to participate.
- The study of the human mind and behaviours.
- ______ research is best used if you need opinions on something subjective and have open-ended questions.
- The risk of harm in a social experiment is an _____ concern.
- Participants in research studies have the right to remain _____ and not be named in any publications of the study.
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- Russian psychologist who first discovered classical conditioning.
- Émile Durkheim.
- A participants agreement to participate in a research study must be _____ and free from coercion.
- The _______ effect refers to the subjects' altered behaviour from knowing they are being studied.
- What citation style is mostly used for social sciences?
- The study of the human species and its cultures, societies, and development.
- The Age of ______ was when the foundations of social sciences were built.
- Sigmund Freud.
- ______ research is best used if you need to collect measurable data and have closed-ended questions.
- American psychologist who invented the "____ box" and operant conditioning theory.
- Controversial shock experiment that tested obedience.
21 Clues: Sigmund Freud. • Margaret Mead. • Émile Durkheim. • The study of the human mind and behaviours. • Controversial shock experiment that tested obedience. • What citation style is mostly used for social sciences? • German sociologist who first developed the conflict theory. • The risk of harm in a social experiment is an _____ concern. • ...
SS201 U1 2023-01-20
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- A group of people who share a sense of belonging and may or may not share borders and a government.
- This was made of three estates, who each held one vote.
- A nation based on shared ethnicity, language, and culture.
- Its purpose was to restore balance and dampen nationalism in Europe.
- The King during the French Revolution.
- This was defended by the Divine Right of Kings.
- A nation based on shared beliefs and values.
- A period where people began to question the power of the church, and instead valued science and reason.
- Cut Britain off from trading with the rest of Europe.
- The price of this led to the March on Versailles.
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- Information that is meant to persuade one to believe or act in a certain way.
- The political right to control one's own affairs.
- This symbol of the King's absolute power was destroyed.
- A period of radical political and social change in France.
- A French leader who some view as a hero, and others view as a villain.
- Responsible for the moral welfare of France.
- Feeling devotion towards one's country, and believing in its superiority.
- A hierarchic social system of exchange of services.
- A revolutionary government that represented the Third Estate.
- A period of time where thousands were executed for being suspected enemies of the Revolution.
- Radical revolutionists who supported Robespierre.
21 Clues: The King during the French Revolution. • Responsible for the moral welfare of France. • A nation based on shared beliefs and values. • This was defended by the Divine Right of Kings. • The political right to control one's own affairs. • Radical revolutionists who supported Robespierre. • The price of this led to the March on Versailles. • ...
Q4 Review crossword Puzzle 2022-06-15
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- belief in one god
- this religion used the four noble truths
- Many Jews worship in holy places known as ____
- good or bad decisions impacting ones future
- Muslims pray this many times a day
- the holy text of Christianity
- the belief in many gods
- the person who spread Christian ideas to non-Jews (three words no space)
- values, beliefs, and relationships are examples of ____ culture
- The golden age of the Abbasid empire made advancements in ___ tools
- clothing, food, and language are examples of _____ culture
- religious responsibilities of each person (Hinduism)
- this religion has no one single founder
- the capital of the Abbasid empire
- an Islamic religious ruler
- this city was the spiritual center of islam
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- The Gupta Empire ruled during India's ____ (two words no space)
- people who practice Islam
- when one culture spreads something from their culture to another
- Judaism was founded in this country
- Christianity follows the teachings of ____
- a holy place where Muslims practice their faith and other religious activities
- Jewish spiritual leaders
- the holy book of islam
- the birthplace of Hinduism
- enlightenment in Buddhism
- the holy book of Judaism
- Sikhs believe that every person is ____
- a religious journey to the holy city of mecca (one of the pillars of Islam)
- a god or goddess
- the Gupta Empire made discoveries in mathematics and ____
- the founder of Judaism
32 Clues: a god or goddess • belief in one god • the holy book of islam • the founder of Judaism • the belief in many gods • Jewish spiritual leaders • the holy book of Judaism • people who practice Islam • enlightenment in Buddhism • the birthplace of Hinduism • an Islamic religious ruler • the holy text of Christianity • the capital of the Abbasid empire • Muslims pray this many times a day • ...
Ancient India 2022-08-22
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- the belief that that one’s rebirth in a next life is determined by one’s actions in this life
- the merchant class
- the idea that the individual soul is reborn in a different form after death
- the individual soul
- Another new faith founded by a contemporary of Siddhartha
- the great bulk of the Indian population
- a new doctrine that appeared in northern India that would eventually begin to rival the popularity of Brahmanical beliefs
- a set of laws that set behavioral standards for all individuals and classes in Indian society.
- a term referring to a ceremony at puberty whereby young males were initiated into adulthood and introduced into Indian society
- The language of the Vedas
- Aryan religious beliefs
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- The priestly class
- Indian social classes
- teacher
- a member of the warrior class
- Aryan kings
- a slave class consisting of prisoners of war, criminals, ethnic minorities, and other groups considered outside Indian society
- Siddhartha's vision of metaphysical reality
- a particular class as individuals but as part of a larger kin group
- a term for the supreme god
- four noble truths that lead to enlightenment
- Buddhist wisdom
- a ritual which was a symbol of women's subjection to men
- Aryan chieftains
- a simpler language derived from Sanskrit
- stone towers intended to house relics of the Buddha
26 Clues: teacher • Aryan kings • Buddhist wisdom • Aryan chieftains • The priestly class • the merchant class • the individual soul • Indian social classes • Aryan religious beliefs • The language of the Vedas • a term for the supreme god • a member of the warrior class • the great bulk of the Indian population • a simpler language derived from Sanskrit • Siddhartha's vision of metaphysical reality • ...
philosophyyyyy 2023-05-31
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- wrote that "down the long and silent street,the dawn, with silver-sandalled feet, crept like a frightened girl"
- with __, an innovative movement that emerged from the Enlightenment
- claimed that monarchy was best because untamed, people would resort to violence
- see __
- wrote "Frankenstein" at 19
- see __
- with __, Marx and Engels used this to criticize an up-and-coming economic system
- the main character harnesses the power of electricity to obtain control over nature
- this declaration was written following the people's victory in the French Revolution
- his poem, The Tyger, is part of his larger poetry book, "Songs of Experience"
- said idividualism could help one break away from individualism
- barrie's dog is named after him
- see __
- poem by Oscar Wilde that explores the newly industrialized world
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- his economic system was harshly criticized by Kael Marx
- believed all people had natural rights to life, liberty, and property
- contains the line "she who will remain virtuous must have no compassion for her hands"
- claimed that capitalism relied on inefficiency to function
- poem in which __ says line from clue
- marx states that a worker may experience this with the product and process under capitalism
- wrote "our meddling intellect mis-hshapes the beauteous forms of things"
- the __ of nations outlines the new economic system of capitalism
- Songs of __, with __
23 Clues: see __ • see __ • see __ • Songs of __, with __ • wrote "Frankenstein" at 19 • barrie's dog is named after him • poem in which __ says line from clue • his economic system was harshly criticized by Kael Marx • claimed that capitalism relied on inefficiency to function • said idividualism could help one break away from individualism • ...
Revolutionary War 2024-09-26
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- First action between British and Patriots. Shot heard round the world was fired here
- A major turning point of the war, a main cause for the French to join the war too
- When did Patriots throw tea in the harbor because of frustration with the tax on tea
- Wrote the declaration of Independence
- He said "Give me Liberty or give me death!"
- This event further fueled rebellion in the colonies, because British fired into unarmed crowd
- Where the British surrendered and the Colonists won the war, with help from French navy
- Document written to declare independence from British
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- British soldiers must be housed and fed by families if needed
- This declared that the Appalachian mountains were the farthest colonists could settle
- This act taxed sugar in the colonies
- North American part of the 7 years war that put Britain in debt
- Commander of Continental Army
- Alerted militiamen in Boston, 1 if by land, 2 if by see.
- Made to punish the colonists for their actions against the King
- Inspired revolutionaries with enlightenment ideas; many ideas influenced other patriotic documents
- Document that declared the British recognized the colonies as independent as well as the world
- The first tax imposed on colonists
- Wrote Common Sense
- Imposed taxes on the colonies and sent British troops to fight a war against them when they didn't obey his commands
20 Clues: Wrote Common Sense • Commander of Continental Army • The first tax imposed on colonists • This act taxed sugar in the colonies • Wrote the declaration of Independence • He said "Give me Liberty or give me death!" • Document written to declare independence from British • Alerted militiamen in Boston, 1 if by land, 2 if by see. • ...
World History Review 2025-05-05
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- A social system prevalent in the Middle Ages.
- The king who united much of Europe during the early Middle Ages.
- An artistic style characterized by dramatic expressions and grandeur.
- A style of architecture characterized by pointed arches and flying buttresses.
- Religious wars initiated by the Christian states of Europe.
- The practice of acquiring and exploiting territories.
- Norse explorers known for their raids and settlements in Europe.
- A cultural movement known for its revival of art and learning in Europe.
- A period of radical social and political change in France.
- An economic theory that emphasizes trade and accumulation of wealth.
- A theory in political philosophy regarding the origin of society.
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- An intellectual movement emphasizing reason and individualism.
- A period in European history from the fall of Rome to the Renaissance.
- A charter limiting the powers of the English king, signed in 1215.
- A period of church-led investigations into heresy.
- A religious movement that led to the establishment of Protestant churches.
- A period of major advancements in scientific thought.
- A devastating plague that swept through Europe in the 14th century.
- The medieval knightly system with its moral, social, and religious code.
- A branch of Christianity that arose from the Reformation.
- Territories established by Christian knights in the Holy Land.
- A French military leader who became Emperor and had a significant impact on Europe.
22 Clues: A social system prevalent in the Middle Ages. • A period of church-led investigations into heresy. • A period of major advancements in scientific thought. • The practice of acquiring and exploiting territories. • A branch of Christianity that arose from the Reformation. • A period of radical social and political change in France. • ...
Life is a game, play it! 2025-06-13
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- Baba said, “Service to man is service to ____
- Tree under which Buddha got enlightenment
- Kindness, compassion, and forgiveness are expressions of this value.
- A month of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Prophet Muhammad
- Warrior who was born to Kunti but fought for the Kauravas.
- Who was the bird who tried to stop Ravana from abducting Sita
- Celebrated in the Jewish religion as the day when the Self gets freedom from desires
- The Holy scripture gifted to mankind by Krishna (Shortened)
- He went to the forest for 14 years to honor his father's promise
- Blind and deaf, she became an author and activist for people with disabilities
- Who was Ravana’s brother who chose righteousness over family loyalty?
- The religious text for Muslims
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- The Holy Book for Jews
- Jesus Christ rode on this humble animal signifying His advent of peace
- refused to give up her seat on a bus, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott
- The day when Emperor Bali overcame his ego is celebrated as this festivaL
- Hanuman swallowed this 'fruit
- Spend the night in prayers for the moon has least effect on the mind
- Festival celebrating the Resurrection
- The Holy Book on Jesus' life
- Series of books written by Swami on spiritual topics
- Day when Lord Buddha attained Nirvana (Liberation)
22 Clues: The Holy Book for Jews • The Holy Book on Jesus' life • Hanuman swallowed this 'fruit • The religious text for Muslims • Festival celebrating the Resurrection • Tree under which Buddha got enlightenment • Baba said, “Service to man is service to ____ • Day when Lord Buddha attained Nirvana (Liberation) • Series of books written by Swami on spiritual topics • ...
Regents Review Crossword 2 2025-06-03
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- totalitarian leader of the Soviet Union known for purges and forced labor camps
- leader of Indian independence who used nonviolent civil disobedience
- genocide of Jews during WWII
- the right of people to choose their own form of government
- Enlightenment thinker who believed in separation of powers
- communist leader who launched the Cultural Revolution in China
- military dictator of Chile known for human rights abuses
- French military leader who crowned himself emperor and expanded French territory
- adoption of Western ideas, culture, and technology
- system of racial segregation in South Africa
- fascist dictator of Germany who started World War II
- government-controlled messages used to shape attitudes during war or conflict
- period of tension between the US and USSR
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- use of new technology to increase food production
- government with total control over all aspects of life
- anti-apartheid leader and president of South Africa
- agreement that blamed Germany and contributed to the rise of Hitler
- military alliance formed after WWII
- Catholic nun known for humanitarian work with the poor in India
- movement for political freedom in Africa, Asia, and Latin America after WWII
- South African leader who fought apartheid and became president
- Enlightened despot of Russia who modernized and expanded the empire
- leader of the Bolshevik Revolution and first head of Soviet Russia
- modernized and secularized Turkey after the fall of the Ottoman Empire
24 Clues: genocide of Jews during WWII • military alliance formed after WWII • period of tension between the US and USSR • system of racial segregation in South Africa • use of new technology to increase food production • adoption of Western ideas, culture, and technology • anti-apartheid leader and president of South Africa • fascist dictator of Germany who started World War II • ...
Pre-Comp Crossword Review 2025-01-07
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- Chinese belief in strong leadership, used civil service exams to select officials
- Designated class determined by karma from a past life in Hinduism
- New Stone Age
- Trade route connected Asia, North Africa and Europe
- Chinese philosophy that tried to obtain harmony with nature
- Peace in Rome (Latin)
- First democracy in Greece
- Equal, as with people in the Paleolithic era
- _______________ farming, found in Andes and Mesoamerican farms, used in hills and mountains
- Oldest codified religion
- Name for a territory within the Persian Empire
- Hebrew holy book
- First law code ever
- Belief in multiple gods
- Messiah in Christianity
- Rise and fall of dynasties in China
- Divine right to rule in China
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- Independent settlements with no singular governments- found in Greece, Sumer, etc.
- Indian leader who converted from Hinduism to Buddhism
- Major crop in early American farming (specifically Mesoamerica)
- Enlightenment in Buddhism
- Description of what paleolithic people ate
- Helped spread technology in the Neolithic Era
- Carthage vs Rome fought during the ______________ wars
- Using metals (such as bronze or iron) in the creation of tools
- Advanced __________ planning was found in Indus river valley cities
- to tame plants or animals
- The ___________ tribes invaded Western Rome causing it's collapse in 476 CE
- Alexander's spread of Greek culture into Persia and Egypt
29 Clues: 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 • First democracy in Greece • to tame plants or animals • Divine right to rule in China • Rise and fall of dynasties in China • Description of what paleolithic people ate • ...
Influences on the Founders 2025-09-01
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- another term for a representative democracy
- Enlightenment philosopher who wanted separation of powers
- a form of government in which people rule themselves
- CARTA, written in 1215 to limit the power of the English king
- the idea that citizens should be given fair treatment
- CONTRACT, an agreement to give up some personal freedom in order to gain protection from a government
- a written outline for government
- COMPACT, an agreement between English colonists upon settling in 1620
- a natural right, according to Locke
- a law-making body
- PROCESS, fair treatment and procedures when someone is accused of a crime
- a government gets permission from its people to govern
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- OF HAPPINESS, in the Declaration of Independence: 'life, liberty, ...'
- a form of democracy where government officials are elected by citizens
- OF POWERS, each branch has its own responsibilities
- BILL OF RIGHTS, created by English Parliament, expanded the rights of the people in 1689
- LAW, all people are born with rights that should be protected
- a government that only has the powers given to it by its Constitution
- SENSE, pamphlet written in 1776 to inspire colonists to declare independence
- a system in which people create their own government
- having a say in government
- OF LAW, the principle that the law should be applied to everyone
22 Clues: a law-making body • having a say in government • a written outline for government • a natural right, according to Locke • another term for a representative democracy • OF POWERS, each branch has its own responsibilities • a form of government in which people rule themselves • a system in which people create their own government • ...
