history Crossword Puzzles
History crossword 2021-09-24
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- an instrument containing a magnetized pointer which shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it.
- the continent most sea travel originated in the 14th-15th century
- the country that led the way in sea exploration in the 14th-15th century
- the action of buying and selling goods and services.
- the name of the person who found the pacific ocean after making a passage through panama
- the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.
- travel in a boat with sails
- the first name of the person who started the school of oceanic navigation
- a small, fast Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship of the 15th–17th centuries.
- the name of the treaty which divided the world among spain and portugal
- plan and direct the route or course of a ship, aircraft, or other form of transportation, especially by using instruments or maps.
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- a vessel larger than a boat for transporting people or goods by sea.
- the first name of the person who captained the voyage to america to colonize it
- a prominent disease on ships on long journeys resulting from vitamin C deficiency
- sail or travel all the way around
- an aromatic or pungent vegetable substance used to flavor food
- a three- or four-masted ocean-going sailing ship that was developed in the 14th to 15th centuries in Europe, most notably in Portugal.
- the last name of the first person to circumnavigate the world
- the outline of a coast, especially with regard to its shape and appearance.
- an instrument with a graduated arc of 60° and a sighting mechanism, used for measuring the angular distances between objects and especially for taking altitudes in navigation.
20 Clues: travel in a boat with sails • sail or travel all the way around • the action of buying and selling goods and services. • the last name of the first person to circumnavigate the world • an aromatic or pungent vegetable substance used to flavor food • the continent most sea travel originated in the 14th-15th century • ...
History crossword 2021-09-24
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- the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.
- a three- or four-masted ocean-going sailing ship that was developed in the 14th to 15th centuries in Europe, most notably in Portugal.
- the name of the person who found the pacific ocean after making a passage through panama
- the continent most sea travel originated in the 14th-15th century
- the country that led the way in sea exploration in the 14th-15th century
- a prominent disease on ships on long journeys resulting from vitamin C deficiency
- the action of buying and selling goods and services.
- the first name of the person who captained the voyage to america to colonize it
- the name of the treaty which divided the world among spain and portugal
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- an instrument containing a magnetized pointer which shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it.
- plan and direct the route or course of a ship, aircraft, or other form of transportation, especially by using instruments or maps.
- an instrument with a graduated arc of 60° and a sighting mechanism, used for measuring the angular distances between objects and especially for taking altitudes in navigation.
- the outline of a coast, especially with regard to its shape and appearance.
- a small, fast Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship of the 15th–17th centuries.
- the last name of the first person to circumnavigate the world
- sail or travel all the way around
- an aromatic or pungent vegetable substance used to flavor food
- travel in a boat with sails
- the first name of the person who started the school of oceanic navigation
- a vessel larger than a boat for transporting people or goods by sea.
20 Clues: travel in a boat with sails • sail or travel all the way around • the action of buying and selling goods and services. • the last name of the first person to circumnavigate the world • an aromatic or pungent vegetable substance used to flavor food • the continent most sea travel originated in the 14th-15th century • ...
History Vocabulary 2021-09-25
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- the beliefs and traditions of a person
- history before recorded events
- the advanced stages of human development and society
- the study of artifacts
- objects made by humans
- people who write
- to tame
- the species of primates where modern humans belong to
- having the form of a wedge
- people who constantly move from place to place
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- an agricultural region extending from the Levant to Iraq
- the era when man began to farm, aka New Stone Age
- the era where people used basic tools and survived by hunting, etc. aka Old Stone Age
- temple of Sumerian origin in the form of a pyramid
- the time where people rapidly changed from hunting to farming
- a person who is skilled at art
- a pictorial sign or symbol
- people who live by hunting
- to make something into a code
- a prehistoric monument in England in the late neolithic era
20 Clues: to tame • people who write • the study of artifacts • objects made by humans • a pictorial sign or symbol • people who live by hunting • having the form of a wedge • to make something into a code • history before recorded events • a person who is skilled at art • the beliefs and traditions of a person • people who constantly move from place to place • ...
American History 2021-10-14
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- founder of the red cross
- president during the spanish-american war
- Died protecting his printing press
- american soldiers in WW1
- battleship that blew up in Cuba
- abolished slavery
- bloodiest battle of the civil war
- first battle of the civil war
- speech by Abraham Lincoln “Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish”
- linked the Pacific and Atlantic oceans
- killed Lincoln
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- founded Tuskegee institute
- president during the civil war
- his assassination led to WW1
- lead the rough riders
- abolitionist from Boston
- commander of the aef
- president of the confederate states
- union general later became president
- gave black men right to vote
20 Clues: killed Lincoln • abolished slavery • commander of the aef • lead the rough riders • founder of the red cross • abolitionist from Boston • american soldiers in WW1 • founded Tuskegee institute • his assassination led to WW1 • gave black men right to vote • first battle of the civil war • president during the civil war • battleship that blew up in Cuba • bloodiest battle of the civil war • ...
American History 2021-10-14
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- founder of the red cross
- bloodiest battle of the civil war
- president during the spanish-american war
- commander of the aef
- lead the rough riders
- Died protecting his printing press
- battleship that blew up in Cuba
- gave black men right to vote
- president during the civil war
- union general later became president
- president of the confederate states
- his assassination led to WW1
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- abolitionist from Boston
- killed Lincoln
- founded Tuskegee institute
- abolished slavery
- speech by Abraham Lincoln “Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish”
- first battle of the civil war
- american soldiers in WW1
- linked the Pacific and Atlantic oceans
20 Clues: killed Lincoln • abolished slavery • commander of the aef • lead the rough riders • abolitionist from Boston • founder of the red cross • american soldiers in WW1 • founded Tuskegee institute • gave black men right to vote • his assassination led to WW1 • first battle of the civil war • president during the civil war • battleship that blew up in Cuba • bloodiest battle of the civil war • ...
Egyptian history 2021-11-08
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- means great house
- god of the intestines
- first female pharaoh
- god of the lungs
- last ruler of old kingdom
- the oldest kingdom of egypt
- made the double crown
- a sea next to the nile river
- last pharaoh born in egypt
- defeated the Hyksos.
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- had fertile soil and water for irrigation
- had 156 kids
- god of the liver
- god of the stomach
- had a relationship with julius Caesar
- the pharaoh that built the great pyramid
- remebered for arts and jewlery
- when you die you get wrapped up
- he ruled at 10 died at 19
- the newest kingdom of egypt
20 Clues: had 156 kids • god of the liver • god of the lungs • means great house • god of the stomach • first female pharaoh • defeated the Hyksos. • god of the intestines • made the double crown • last ruler of old kingdom • he ruled at 10 died at 19 • last pharaoh born in egypt • the oldest kingdom of egypt • the newest kingdom of egypt • a sea next to the nile river • remebered for arts and jewlery • ...
world history 2021-10-14
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- is a multi-spindle spinning frame, and was one of the key developments in the industrialization of textile manufacturing during the early Industrial Revolution. It was invented in 1764 or 1765 by James Hargreaves in Stanhill, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire in England.
- A trade union, often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers who have come together to achieve common goals, such as protecting the integrity of their trade
- is the period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial society.
- Child labour refers to the exploitation of children through any form of work that deprives children of their childhood, interferes with their ability to attend regular school, and is mentally, physically, socially and morally harmful
- the practice of growing a series of different types of crops in the same area across a sequence of growing seasons.
- Invented the seed drill.
- a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
- is the right to vote in public, political elections
- a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering.
- was the first women's rights convention in the United States.
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- A book that highlighted Communism
- heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid.
- Used to get seeds out of the cotton quicker Invented by Eli Whitney
- The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in Europe and the United States, in the period from between 1760 to 1820 and 1840
- people flocking to cities in search of a job in a factory
- a financial gain, especially the difference between the amount earned and the amount spent in buying, operating, or producing something.
- a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
- trains
- Multistory apt buildings
- any filament, fiber, or yarn that can be made into fabric or cloth
- Used to power train engines
21 Clues: trains • Multistory apt buildings • Invented the seed drill. • Used to power train engines • A book that highlighted Communism • is the right to vote in public, political elections • people flocking to cities in search of a job in a factory • was the first women's rights convention in the United States. • any filament, fiber, or yarn that can be made into fabric or cloth • ...
history crossword 2021-10-25
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- act, extend commerce jurisdiction for railroad rates
- Roosevelt as a progressive, he made regulation of railroad rates, pure food and drugs, and was known for his antitrust prosecutions
- amendment, illegal to make, sell, or transport alcohol
- petition to create a new law by voters
- remove an elected official from office
- international criminal court/ deals with the law
- the people voting against a specific law
- food and drug administration
- act, it let federal courts the opportunity to require railroads to publish rates and they weren't allowed to use rebates
- US department of agriculture/deals with farming laws
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- amendment, allowed voters the opportunity to vote on senators
- Sinclair, he was a famous novelist and pioneered "muckraking"
- amendment, congress imposed federal income tax
- inspection act, illegal to have misbranded or unsanitary meat
- amendment, gave any citizen the right to vote
- act, government using money for irrigation projects
- Pinchot, he was known for the conservation movement for forests
- Reclamation act, government funds for irrigation projects
- goals of the progressive movement, realized the problems from industrialization and other societal problems at the time
- Tarbell, she was considered a pioneer of journalism/investigating
20 Clues: food and drug administration • petition to create a new law by voters • remove an elected official from office • the people voting against a specific law • amendment, gave any citizen the right to vote • amendment, congress imposed federal income tax • international criminal court/ deals with the law • act, government using money for irrigation projects • ...
History/Geography 2021-11-29
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- the time period from 500 BCE to 1400 BCE.
- A area made Physical or man made in different parts of the earth.
- People goods, ideas, technology and diseases move from one place to the next.
- 500 BC to present day is the modern era.
- Objects made by humans in the older eras.
- The measurement veridical up the earth.
- The study of Physical landscape on the earth.
- When 10 years have passed it's a decade.
- Copying off a paper, the internet ,etc, and claiming that you came up with it.
- The time period before writing was invented 3500 BC, And Ancient history is the time after writing was invented 500 BCE
- Something made a long time
- Large areas that share similar climate or landforms.
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- When 1000 years have passed.
- The study of human culture and how it has changed over time.
- The measurement across the earth.
- The study of Artifacts to learn more about human life.
- Over time the remains of a plant or animal that has become solid.
- A large division of time in history with district characteristics.
- When 100 years have passed, it's a century.
- The study of remains of a plant or animal a fossil.
20 Clues: Something made a long time • When 1000 years have passed. • The measurement across the earth. • The measurement veridical up the earth. • 500 BC to present day is the modern era. • When 10 years have passed it's a decade. • the time period from 500 BCE to 1400 BCE. • Objects made by humans in the older eras. • When 100 years have passed, it's a century. • ...
History crossword 2021-11-15
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- the country that the US planted missiles
- which country was defeated by Vietnam before the war
- castro's right hand man that, who was an argentinian doctor
- US president that withdrew from the war
- confrontation that started the war
- which year did north korea attack the south
- who else fought in the korean war
- another way of saying Vietnam
- when did cuba undergo a revolution
- military group created to fight the South Vietnamese
- Communist party founded in 1941
- theory that if one country would fall to Communism, more would fall
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- The US president who was most involved in the Vietnam War
- crisis when the US found missiles in Cuba and got ready for a possibility of war
- which US president ordered attack
- when the war in cuba ended
- US president that was assassinated
- revolutionary that lead Cuba to a revolution
- US policy to stag the spread of Communism
- capitalist president of cuba that wasn't popular
- CIA's attempt to make it look like Castro was betraying his own poeple that failed
- the parallel where most of the battle was fought at
- the main war general for the US
- conscription for Americans during the Vietnam War
- the price that the US paid to release the prisoners in cuba
- which year was peace achieved
26 Clues: when the war in cuba ended • which year was peace achieved • another way of saying Vietnam • the main war general for the US • Communist party founded in 1941 • which US president ordered attack • who else fought in the korean war • US president that was assassinated • confrontation that started the war • when did cuba undergo a revolution • ...
History & Geography 2021-11-30
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- The study of human culture* and how it develops over time
- Large areas that share similar climate or landforms. Can also share culture and religion
- An act of changing physical body or position
- The practice of someone copying another stealing ideas or work and acting like its their own
- The time period from the invention of writing in Mesopotamia until the fall of the Western Roman Empire
- Objects named by humans
- The study of fossils
- Study of physical features like mountains, etc
- 100 years
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- The time period before the invention of writing
- Measure degrees north or south
- Plant and animal remains / things that have been preserved earlier in time
- measure degrees East or West
- The study of artifacts* to learn about past human life
- 1400 CE to present
- A large division of time in history with distinct characteristics
- The fall of the Roman Empire
- 10 years
- It's the physical and human characteristics of a location
- 1000 years
20 Clues: 10 years • 100 years • 1000 years • 1400 CE to present • The study of fossils • Objects named by humans • measure degrees East or West • The fall of the Roman Empire • Measure degrees north or south • An act of changing physical body or position • Study of physical features like mountains, etc • The time period before the invention of writing • ...
History & Geography 2021-11-30
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- An act of changing physical body or position
- The study of fossils
- Measure degrees north or south
- It's the physical and human characteristics of a location
- Objects named by humans
- The fall of the Roman Empire
- The study of human culture* and how it develops over time
- Large areas that share similar climate or landforms. Can also share culture and religion
- 1400 CE to present
- The time period from the invention of writing in Mesopotamia until the fall of the Western Roman Empire
- 100 years
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- 10 years
- 1000 years
- A large division of time in history with distinct characteristics
- The time period before the invention of writing
- The study of artifacts* to learn about past human life
- the practice of someone copying another stealing ideas or work and acting like its their own
- measure degrees East or West
- Plant and animal remains / things that have been preserved earlier in time
- Study of physical features like mountains, etc
20 Clues: 10 years • 100 years • 1000 years • 1400 CE to present • The study of fossils • Objects named by humans • The fall of the Roman Empire • measure degrees East or West • Measure degrees north or south • An act of changing physical body or position • Study of physical features like mountains, etc • The time period before the invention of writing • ...
Ancient History 2021-12-13
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- the "king" in Egypt
- led the Israelites out of Egyptian slavery
- the pyramid which is an ancient wonder
- a large temple in Mesopotamia
- Ashoka build thousands of these as religious places to worship
- the Jewish house of worship
- the written language of ancient India
- the first king of Israel
- the process in which pharoahs were wrapped and prepared for the afterlife
- one of the world's oldest religions beginning in India
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- the way Sumerians write
- the complex writing system of the Egyptians
- the Hebrew Bible
- the method of watering crops
- the rebirth of the soul
- an ancient city in India
- the spreading of the jewish people
- religion that believes in the Four Noble Truths
- the most important river in Egypt
- heavy winds that affect India
20 Clues: the Hebrew Bible • the "king" in Egypt • the way Sumerians write • the rebirth of the soul • an ancient city in India • the first king of Israel • the Jewish house of worship • the method of watering crops • a large temple in Mesopotamia • heavy winds that affect India • the most important river in Egypt • the spreading of the jewish people • the written language of ancient India • ...
history 2 2021-12-07
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- the study of fossiles
- form of writing in egypt
- a city that governs itself
- used for writing in egypt
- river in egypt
- market/gathering place in ancient greece.
- plant/animals preserved in stone
- wrote the hammurabi code
- absolute ruler unrestrained by law
- city in mesopotamia
- city-state that held the hanging gardens
- narrow channel of water between two land masses
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- island in greece
- extra food
- greek city-state that rivaled athens.
- city in egypt
- growing food
- tomb for pharaoh
- first ruler of akkadians
- objectsmade by humans.
20 Clues: extra food • growing food • city in egypt • river in egypt • island in greece • tomb for pharaoh • city in mesopotamia • the study of fossiles • objectsmade by humans. • form of writing in egypt • first ruler of akkadians • wrote the hammurabi code • used for writing in egypt • a city that governs itself • plant/animals preserved in stone • absolute ruler unrestrained by law • ...
Vendor History 2021-04-30
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- Founded in Switzerland by Leo Henzirohs in 1931.
- Founded in Paris by Eric Favre in 1976.
- Founded in Troy, Ohio by Herbert Johnston in 1908.
- Founded in Stamford, CT by Carl Sontheimer in 1971.
- Founded in South Pittsburg, TN by Joseph Lodge in 1896.
- Founded in Canonsburg PA by John Ulam in 1971.
- Founded in Seattle, WA by David Holcomb in 1982.
- Founded in France by Armand Desaegher and Octave Aubecq in 1925.
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- Founded in Germany by Karl Theodor Rösle in 1888.
- Founded in Australia by Harry Norville and Bill O'brien in 1932.
- Founded in New York, NY by Sam Farber and John Farber in 1990
- Founded in Belgium by Maurice Karel Demeyere in 1908
- Founded in Dorset, VT by Josiah Knowles Adams in 1944
- Founded in France by Francis Staubin 1974.
- Founded in England by Max Gort-Barten in 1945.
- Founded in Italy by Francesco Illy in 1933.
- Founded in Japan by Mino Tsuchida in 1985
- Founded in New York, NY by Sandy Chilewich in 1997.
- Founded in Burlington,MA by Greg Lambrecht in 2011.
- Founded in Germany by Robert Krups in 1946.
- Founded in Germany by Johann Abraham Wüsthof's in 1814
- Founded in France by François Revol Joseph-Marie in 1768
22 Clues: Founded in Paris by Eric Favre in 1976. • Founded in Japan by Mino Tsuchida in 1985 • Founded in France by Francis Staubin 1974. • Founded in Italy by Francesco Illy in 1933. • Founded in Germany by Robert Krups in 1946. • Founded in Canonsburg PA by John Ulam in 1971. • Founded in England by Max Gort-Barten in 1945. • Founded in Switzerland by Leo Henzirohs in 1931. • ...
HISTORY XII 2021-04-22
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- WROTE ARTHASHASTRA
- GUPTA WOMAN WHO GAVE LAND GRANTS
- FIRST DIRECTOR GENERAL OF ASI
- SMALLER BUT HIGHER IN THE CITY
- A RARE MATERIAL TO MAKE OBJECTS
- ANCIENT NAME FOR PATNA
- CENTRE OF CRAFT PRODUCTION
- A SOFT STONE WHICH WAS EASILY WORKED TO MAKE BEADS
- ASOKA'S MESSAGE TO HIS SUBJECTS
- ANCIENT NAME FOR INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION.
- MEN WHO MAINTAINED THEMSELVES THROUGH LOCAL RESOURCES AND CONTROL OVER LAND
- THE GOLDEN MOUNTAIN AND PROVINCIAL CENTRE OF MAURYAS.
- ANCIENT NAME FOR OMAN
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- TRACES OF CANAL
- THE MOST POWERFUL MAHAJANAPADA
- COMPOSED IN PRAISE OF KINGS
- ANNOUNCED THE DISCOVERY OF A NEW CIVILIZATION.
- INDUS VALLEY FOOD PROCESSORS
- LAND WHERE PEOPLE SET THEIR FOOT
- GREEK AMBASSADOR AT THE COURT OF CHANDRAGUPTA MAURYA
- DECIPHERED BRAHMI AND KHAROSTHI
- TERM USED FOR SMALL PEASANTS AND LARGE LANDOWNERS/ OWNER OR HEAD OF A HOUSEHOLD
- EVIDENCE OF A PLOUGHED FIELD
23 Clues: TRACES OF CANAL • WROTE ARTHASHASTRA • ANCIENT NAME FOR OMAN • ANCIENT NAME FOR PATNA • CENTRE OF CRAFT PRODUCTION • COMPOSED IN PRAISE OF KINGS • INDUS VALLEY FOOD PROCESSORS • EVIDENCE OF A PLOUGHED FIELD • FIRST DIRECTOR GENERAL OF ASI • THE MOST POWERFUL MAHAJANAPADA • SMALLER BUT HIGHER IN THE CITY • A RARE MATERIAL TO MAKE OBJECTS • DECIPHERED BRAHMI AND KHAROSTHI • ...
Tx History 2021-05-03
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- A tax on imported goods
- underground water resource=
- First European to map the coast of texas
- a person who wants to improve society
- Interprets & evaluates the laws
- Love for one's country
- Something, (typically money) that is owed or due
- fencing designed with sharp points
- A person who studies nature
- Southern States that left the United States in 1861
- Related to the states and its' citizens
- a person who goes to find out about a place
- To leave or withdraw from a place
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- the right to vote
- to stop separating groups of people by race, religion, or ethnicity.
- The Northern States during the Civil War
- makes laws
- Number one Cash Crop in the south during the 1800s
- A movement from one country or region to another
- Enforces & carries out laws
20 Clues: makes laws • the right to vote • Love for one's country • A tax on imported goods • underground water resource= • Enforces & carries out laws • A person who studies nature • Interprets & evaluates the laws • To leave or withdraw from a place • fencing designed with sharp points • a person who wants to improve society • Related to the states and its' citizens • ...
History Review 2022-03-02
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- was the first English settlement in the U.S. it was also the first capital of Virginia
- Virginia is the home base for the United States ____ Atlantic Fleet
- Virginia has 3 _____ cities: Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Richmond
- a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed
- depression, the financial and industrial slump of 1929 and subsequent years
- war, a war between citizens of the same country
- Amendment, Amendment IV says your possessions can’t be taken without this
- The president state capital in Richmond was also the capital of the ____
- Freedom from disturbance or a state where a war has ended or there is no war in action
- _____ was the sight of the last major battle of the Civil War in central Virginia
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- George _____ home, Mount Vernon, is located in Virginia
- branch, The branch in charge of the court system
- Patrick Henry made his "~Give me Liberty or Give me Death _____ in St. John's Church in Richmond
- Over ½ the battles fought in the ____ ___ were fought in Virginia
- The major cash crop of Virginia is _____
- the power or right to act, speak, or think as one without hindrance or restraint
- the states of Kentucky & West Virginia were _____ from sections of the state of Virginia
- a state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state
- ___ is the site of the final victory of the American Revolution
- of Rights, the first ten amendments to the US constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship
20 Clues: The major cash crop of Virginia is _____ • war, a war between citizens of the same country • branch, The branch in charge of the court system • George _____ home, Mount Vernon, is located in Virginia • ___ is the site of the final victory of the American Revolution • Over ½ the battles fought in the ____ ___ were fought in Virginia • ...
History Crossword 2022-02-16
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- the branch of government that makes the laws
- to formally accuse of misconduct
- solved the problem of representation in Congress
- developed by the New Jersey delegates to the Constitutional Convention
- a government when powers of government are divided among three branches
- developed by the Virginia delegates to the Constitutional Convention
- solved the problem of how enslaved people would be counted in determining representation in Congress
- the branch of government that enforces the laws
- most Antifederalists were
- the Virginia plan benefited them most
- those who supported the constitution
- those who opposed the constitution
- elected first by the house, and then are nominated by state governments
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- the branch of government that interprets the laws
- a system designed to prevent anyone of the three branches from becoming too powerful
- opposed the Virginia plan
- elect members of the second house
- to reject
- John Hancock and Patrick Henry
- a change to the constitution
- those who supported the Constitution
21 Clues: to reject • opposed the Virginia plan • most Antifederalists were • a change to the constitution • John Hancock and Patrick Henry • to formally accuse of misconduct • elect members of the second house • those who opposed the constitution • those who supported the Constitution • those who supported the constitution • the Virginia plan benefited them most • ...
History crossword 2022-02-23
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- Called the sun king
- developed analytical geometry and supported the scientific method
- proposed the heliocentric theory
- study of suns position led to
- oberseved bacteria in microscope
- invented the telescope
- invented the microscope
- sun is the center of the solar system
- advanced scientific theory
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- theory that there is an agreement between the governing and the governed
- Earth is the center of the solar system
- system in which multiple groups share decisions making power
- a person who rules with absolute power
- discovered gravity
- the people who presented new ways of thinking during the enlightenment
- invented Boyle's law
- told us how the planets move
- parties where people set to discuss new ideas
- art characterized by soft lines and colors
- to know something one did not know before
20 Clues: discovered gravity • Called the sun king • invented Boyle's law • invented the telescope • invented the microscope • advanced scientific theory • told us how the planets move • study of suns position led to • proposed the heliocentric theory • oberseved bacteria in microscope • sun is the center of the solar system • a person who rules with absolute power • ...
Ancient History 2022-05-18
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- river of Egypt
- leader of the Spartans
- Modern-day Iraq
- died on the Ides of March
- the Promised Land
- Greatest king of Israel
- written language of Egypt
- Wonder of the Ancient World in Babylon
- Siddhartha Gautama was also called this
- fighters for entertainment in Rome
- had a vision of a cross
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- Wonder of the Ancient World in Egypt
- greatest Babylonian king
- conquered the Persian Empire
- city in Egypt founded by Alexander
- battle where Phidippides ran 26 miles
- government of Rome
- founder of Christianity
- Boy king of Egypt
- Alexander's Empire
20 Clues: river of Egypt • Modern-day Iraq • the Promised Land • Boy king of Egypt • government of Rome • Alexander's Empire • leader of the Spartans • Greatest king of Israel • founder of Christianity • had a vision of a cross • greatest Babylonian king • died on the Ides of March • written language of Egypt • conquered the Persian Empire • city in Egypt founded by Alexander • ...
American History 2022-05-26
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- American's enemy in the Revolutionary War
- Native American chief of the Lakota Sioux who stood up against white settlers
- An iconic figure who spoke out for the civil rights and equal treatment of black in America
- There are currently __ U.S amendments
- Runaway slave who helped free over 300 enslaved people through a network of secret passages and safe houses and is nicknamed Moses
- The fist successful U.S colony located in Virginia
- Military base in Hawaii that was attacked by Japanese air forces in 1941
- Nickname for the Confederate soldiers
- During WWII the U.S was on the side of the _________
- America helped this country break from Spanish rule in 1902
- The place where Robert E. Lee surrendered and the Civil War ended
- "Give me liberty, or give me _____!"-Patrick Henry
- This monument of freedom was given to us by the French and is located in New York
- From 1861-1865 11 U.S states succeeded and became the ______
- "I have a _____"-Martin Luther King Jr.
- The U.S went into an economic crisis in the 1930s known as the _____ __________
- The name of the path that thousands of Native Americans were forced to walk as part of the U.S Indian Removal Act
- President during WWI
- The deadliest terrorist attack on the U.S killing 2,977 Americans and injuring 6,000.
- A movement from the 1920s-1970s that fought for equal rights and treatment of women
- The tension between the U.S and USSR that lasted for 45 years
- "Speak softly and carry a big _____."-Theodore Roosevelt
- Along with Hawaii, this state is a non-contiguous to the other 48
- U.S General of the Revolutionary War and 1st U.S president
- The 1st U.S state
- King _________ was the ruler of England during the Revolutionary War
- A name given to Native Americans by Christopher Columbus
- Abraham Lincoln's announcement of abolishing all slaves in America came through the ____________ _____________
- An era from the 1920s-1930s that brought a revival of black American culture
- These two countries are neighbors of the U.S, C_____ & M____
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- This was the first battle of the Revolutionary War
- The deadliest battle of the Civil War
- The Declaration of Independence was written on ____ ___ ____
- President during WWII
- First U.S Constitution that failed
- The first automobile that was affordable to the middle class population
- A movement from the 1950s-1960s that fought for equal rights and treatment for blacks in America
- The 50th U.S state
- A list of America's 1st 10 amendments written by 4th president James Madison
- This monument to our U.S presidents is located in South Dakota
- The 1st U.S president to be impeached by Congress
- The man who assassinated president Abraham Lincoln
- The U.S has a __________ government, meaning it gives its power to its people
- A protest where angry colonists dumped 342 chests of tea
- The woman who sewed the American flag
- These two countries gave aid to the U.S during the Revolutionary War, F_____ & S____
- This bomb was secretly made by the U.S and dropped on the Japanese city Hiroshima
- Women during the suffrage movement who worked with Susan B. Anthony for women's rights
- Native American chief of the Chiricahua Apache tribe who fought against injustice from the U.S government
- A U.S national holiday in May that remembers the loss of those who died to for our country
- The day the U.S stock market crashed is known as _____ _______
- The __________ ____ ____ was start by the discovery of gold in California in 1848
- An 8-year old girl from New Orleans who went by herself to an all white segregated elementary school
- The largest river in the U.S
- The ____ amendment gave women their right to vote
- Expanded the U.S with the Louisiana Purchase and 3rd U.S president
- The smallest U.S state
- This state is the mother of all presidents
- Union General of the Civil War and 18th U.S President
- Actor who became the 40th U.S president
- Runaway slave who spoke out for the abolition of slavery in the U.S
- The ___ __ ____ invasion ended in failure for U.S troops who tried to overthrow the Cuban government
- The capital of the U.S
- Nickname for the Union soldiers
- The most powerful U.S branch of government
- This bomb was secretly made by the U.S and dropped on the Japanese city Nagasaki
66 Clues: The 1st U.S state • The 50th U.S state • President during WWI • President during WWII • The smallest U.S state • The capital of the U.S • The largest river in the U.S • Nickname for the Union soldiers • First U.S Constitution that failed • The deadliest battle of the Civil War • There are currently __ U.S amendments • The woman who sewed the American flag • ...
History final 2022-05-26
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- become or make greater in size, amount, intensity, or degree
- a very powerful and influential nation (used especially with reference to the US and the former Soviet Union when these were perceived as the two most powerful nations in the world)
- a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs
- a notional barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West prior to the decline of communism that followed the political events in eastern Europe in 1989
- the armed forces of a country
- control of one country by another country
- able to withstand great force or pressure
- the feeling that someone or something cannot be relied upon
- existing, occurring, or carried on between two or more nations
- a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory
- a system of government when priests in place of god
- an elected local, district, or national council in the former Soviet Union
- soldiers or armed forces
- the energy in the nucleus, or core, of an atom
- systematic and planned extermination of en entire national, racial, political, or ethnic group
- the state or condition of physical touching
- extending or moving from one place to another by the shortest way without changing direction or stopping
- system based on custom and need, not on wants
- the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry
- not likely to give way or overturn; firmly fixed
- a state of political hostility between countries characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare
- government by the people
- a person's regular occupation, profession, or trade
- the governing body of a nation, state, or community
- rule by few
- a stock or supply of money, materials, staff, and other assets that can be drawn on by a person or organization in order to function effectively
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- citizen of the United States
- a thing designed or used for inflicting bodily harm or physical damage
- the change of semi-desert land into desert land
- people and government both make decisions about products
- strict control by the government over the means of production
- a state formally cooperating with another for a military or other purpose
- a person who supports or believes in the principles of communism
- exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way
- a native or citizen of the United States
- close down or dismiss (an assembly or official body)
- rule by one
- the action of keeping something harmful under control or within limits
- rigid separation of races by law in South Africa
- the belief your culture is better than another
- put an end to the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it
- help, typically of a practical nature
- the authority to represent someone else, especially in voting
- belief that a rulers authority comes from god
- an area of land and its buildings used for growing crops and rearing animals, typically under the control of one owner or manager
- begin to be involved in
- to place over against something so as to provide resistance, counterbalance, or contrast one
- go from one place to another, typically over a distance of some length
- little to no government involvement in the economy
- the science dealing with the production distribution and consumption of money
50 Clues: rule by one • rule by few • begin to be involved in • soldiers or armed forces • government by the people • citizen of the United States • the armed forces of a country • help, typically of a practical nature • a native or citizen of the United States • control of one country by another country • able to withstand great force or pressure • ...
World History 2022-06-03
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- leader of Spain
- Capital of Aztec
- Disease that spread through Europe
- God of the sea
- Painter of Mona Lisa
- writer of the prince
- Ancient Chinese Philisophy
- A special trade route
- lead France during 100 Years war
- made the printing press
- machine for ink
- the people who killed Jesus
- God of the underworld
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- God of the sun
- People with arrows and horses
- Leader of the mongols
- Leader mali, richest man ever
- World's oldest religion
- cruel leader of Russia
- Gods book of life
- Wrote Romeo and Juliet
- Indian religion
- American civilization tropical rainforest
- human sacrifice
- only Chistian african Kingdom
- American civilization known for their roads
- Sistine Chapel and Statue of David Artist
- Region of the muslims
- Father of the gods
- Recovered the holy land
30 Clues: God of the sun • God of the sea • leader of Spain • Indian religion • human sacrifice • machine for ink • Capital of Aztec • Gods book of life • Father of the gods • Painter of Mona Lisa • writer of the prince • Leader of the mongols • Region of the muslims • A special trade route • God of the underworld • cruel leader of Russia • Wrote Romeo and Juliet • World's oldest religion • ...
History Crossword 2022-06-04
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- a country that has been/ is going through a very rough time with Russia
- an acronym for the type of war that would lead to the destructions of everyone involved
- The not French named alliance in WW1 [triple_____]
- _______ theories tend to be revolved around major events ex moon landing and 9/11
- the ending of most wars and conflicts
- The French named alliance in WWI [triple______]
- WWI’s main bad guy
- A Terrorist group in Canada
- a genocide that will forever be rememberd
- An Invention that left devastation results after used
- a place to hide during a Nuclear war threat
- a act mostly committed by citizens that we have discussed throughout the year
- was a “great famine” that happened in Ukraine
- a way Putin and other figures have controlled certain populations
- something “Great” that plagued the 1930s
- something japanese people went through after pearl harbor
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- The unjust way people are treated compared to others
- A type of vote that quebec has done two times
- The Bay Of Pigs was a _______ Attack
- They way Britain tried to pacify Germany's desire for ww2
- the ban of alcoholic beverages
- The type of fighting strategy germany used to make rapid advancements
- the name of the generation that came after wwII
- an acronym thats words don't match up with the letters [ hint government related ]
- a plan named after the secretary of state who made it
- word often used to describe the 1920s
- A Disorder much like PTSD Found in soldiers
- is often considered as the battle that defined Canadian independence and military prowess, and is often considered a symbol of the birth of Canadian national pride.
- a way Britain got supplies to Berlin during the Berlin Blockade
- we focused on history revolving around this specific place as well history that happened in this place
30 Clues: WWI’s main bad guy • A Terrorist group in Canada • the ban of alcoholic beverages • The Bay Of Pigs was a _______ Attack • the ending of most wars and conflicts • word often used to describe the 1920s • a genocide that will forever be rememberd • something “Great” that plagued the 1930s • A Disorder much like PTSD Found in soldiers • ...
world history 2022-06-03
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- All three civilizations in the Americas practiced what religion
- Location where Islam originated.
- This hero was a unifying force for the French during the Hundred Years' War
- This form of math was created by the Muslims
- Sacred mosque located in the city of Jerusalem
- Major trade route in West Africa; major goods included gold and salt.
- Important Mayan city
- crusades sacked this city, helping to widen the divide between the Eastern and Yester churches
- Holy city where all Muslims must make a pilgrimage to at least once in their lifetime
- The holy book of Islam
- African kingdom located in the Ethiopian Highlands and near the Nile River, the only Christian African kingdom
- This civilization was located in Central American rain forest
- Holy war to regain the Holy Land and Jerusalem from the Muslims
- Religion practiced originally by most Africans - belief in spirits in nature.
- The Arabic word for "God.
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- This conflict took place between England and France
- Disease which killed a large percentage of the population in the dark ages
- A piece of land given by a lord to a vassal.
- Islam spread through.
- the Great Russian leader who threw of the rule of the Mongols
- This language spread along with Islam and helped facilitate trade.
- Capital of the Aztec empire
- This city was important to the Incas
- West African kingdom that was a center for trade and leaming
- was the conquer Leader of the Norman conquest who unified most of England.
- This type of law was begun during the reign of Henry II.
- The Incas had practiced this type of faring
- The Muslims were defeated at this battle in France
- This group was among the very few who could read and write during the Medieval period
- This individual is considered the founder of Islam
- This civilization was located in the arid valley of central Mexico
31 Clues: Important Mayan city • Islam spread through. • The holy book of Islam • The Arabic word for "God. • Capital of the Aztec empire • Location where Islam originated. • This city was important to the Incas • The Incas had practiced this type of faring • A piece of land given by a lord to a vassal. • This form of math was created by the Muslims • ...
Ag history 2022-05-12
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- these large farms played a major role in the South's history
- provided a way for cattle farmers in the 1800's to get their cattle to market faster
- farmers settled here during westward expansion
- affected agriculture greatly and happened during the 1860's
- sales, marketing, trades, finances
- farm animals
- production of plant life for crops
- milk,cheese,butter,wool
- this plant was a large cash crop in the south and during the 1600's
- welding,construction,plumbing, etc.
- westward expansion depended heavily on this
- care and management of the environment
- African american people played a major role in this
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- operation of ag equipment, construction,structures, and facilities
- these people are the reason that Ag is popular
- kept animals safe from predators and kept them in their corrals
- the science and practice of farming
- farming,business,food
- machine made to process cotton faster
- care, production, and processing of animals
- this crops played a major role in the southerns states'history
21 Clues: farm animals • farming,business,food • milk,cheese,butter,wool • sales, marketing, trades, finances • production of plant life for crops • the science and practice of farming • welding,construction,plumbing, etc. • machine made to process cotton faster • care and management of the environment • care, production, and processing of animals • ...
History 2 2025-01-06
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- – People who fought for independence.
- – Used to travel west on trails.
- – A leader in steel production.
- – The right to vote.
- – A historic battle in Texas.
- – Territory purchased from France.
- – Famous for his midnight ride.
- – A famous battle during the Revolution.
- – A big Civil War battle and a speech by Lincoln.
- – What treaties are meant to bring.
- – On the $10 bill and founded the U.S. Treasury.
- – He wrote most of the Declaration of Independence.
- – President known for a famous “doctrine.”
- – The ship the Pilgrims sailed on.
- – A major crop in the South.
- – People who come to live in America.
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- – The job of being the nation's leader.
- – A fast way to send messages in the 1800s.
- – A rich businessman in oil.
- – A monument with four presidents' faces.
- – Rebuilding the South after the Civil War.
- – The idea that everyone is treated the same.
- – A mighty river in U.S. history.
- – The first permanent English settlement in America.
- – People who stayed loyal to Britain.
- – Site of a famous tea party.
- – The "railroad" for escaping slavery.
- – A historic path in Boston.
- – Inventor of the assembly line for cars.
- – First name of Tubman, who led others to freedom.
30 Clues: – The right to vote. • – A rich businessman in oil. • – A historic path in Boston. • – A major crop in the South. • – A historic battle in Texas. • – Site of a famous tea party. • – A leader in steel production. • – Famous for his midnight ride. • – Used to travel west on trails. • – A mighty river in U.S. history. • – Territory purchased from France. • ...
History Crossword 2024-12-17
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- Laconian city with men of few words
- "Step Pyramids"
- Constructed in the Old Kingdom of Egypt
- The Great King of Akaad
- The Great King of Egypt
- The Sun god of Egypt
- Cyrus was the great king of this nation
- Spartain Lawmaker
- The big battle between Egypt and the Hittites
- The king who ended the Babylonian Captivity of the Israelites
- Where you'll find Athens and Sparta
- The Land Between Rivers
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- Jerusalem is in this region
- Egyptian god of the underworld
- The Epic and fabled king of Ur
- The Hanging Gardens are in
- The Hero of the Enuma Elish
- Babylon's creation myth
- The First Empire
- The Oldest Civilization in the Ancient Near East
- Athenian Lawmaker
21 Clues: "Step Pyramids" • The First Empire • Spartain Lawmaker • Athenian Lawmaker • The Sun god of Egypt • The Great King of Akaad • The Great King of Egypt • Babylon's creation myth • The Land Between Rivers • The Hanging Gardens are in • Jerusalem is in this region • The Hero of the Enuma Elish • Egyptian god of the underworld • The Epic and fabled king of Ur • ...
Jewish History 2025-01-19
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- When we took the temple back from the Greeks
- Coming soon for Noa and Karen
- The centuries long commentary on Jewish law
- The first woman
- Was the first Jew
- Where the Jews were exiled in 586 BCE
- The dietary laws that Jews follow and Christians do not
- Was Solomon's father
- A famous Jewish scholar of the Middle Ages
- Name of European Jews
- Was killed by his brother
- The Empire whose fall started the period called the Middle Ages
- A famous Jewish scholar of the Middle Ages
- Jews who pretended to convert to Christianity
- The Black Death was a deadly one of these
- Killed his brother
- The language of the Jews
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- Built the first temple
- When Jews are hated for being Jews
- The oral Torah
- A violent attempt by the Church to win back the Holy Land
- The term for Jews living outside of Israel
- The next Jewish holiday celebrating a win against antisemitism
- The first man
- The decree that ordered the expulsion of Jews from Spain
- Term for Jews who fled from Spain
- The language of the Torah
- Was born a Jew but started his own religion
- What Adam and Eve ate
- What Jews say when something isn't good
- The practice of lending money with interest
31 Clues: The first man • The oral Torah • The first woman • Was the first Jew • Killed his brother • Was Solomon's father • Name of European Jews • What Adam and Eve ate • Built the first temple • The language of the Jews • Was killed by his brother • The language of the Torah • Coming soon for Noa and Karen • Term for Jews who fled from Spain • When Jews are hated for being Jews • ...
Christmas History 2024-12-13
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- Red holiday flower brought to America from Mexico.
- Author who helped popularize Christmas in America.
- A model or tableau representing the nativity scene.
- Flavor often associated with candy canes.
- The month when Christmas is celebrated.
- Gifts exchanged during Christmas.
- Christmas ornaments for the tree
- A drink made with hot milk, ale, and wine from medieval England.
- Celebrations or festivities, often associated with Christmas in the past.
- Roman god of the sun, whose birthday was celebrated on December 25.
- Nicholas The monk whose legend inspired Santa Claus.
- A song sung to celebrate Christmas.
- A traditional holiday drink made with milk, eggs, and alcohol.
- Roman festival honoring the god of agriculture.
- Holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.
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- Items hung by the fireplace for Santa to fill with gifts.
- The jolly figure who delivers presents.
- A type of baked good often used to make houses.
- Shiny decoration often used on Christmas trees.
- A famous snowman character from Christmas lore.
- Author of A Christmas Carol.
- Often placed in windows during Christmas.
- A small magical being who helps Santa.
- Animals that pull Santa's sleigh.
- Circular decoration symbolizing eternal life.
- Dutch name for Santa Claus.
- Winter weather common in many Christmas celebrations.
- Traditional Christmas cake often joked about in America.
- Composer of The Nutcracker ballet.
- Ancient Scandinavian festival celebrating the winter solstice.
- One of the three wise men.
- The three wise men who visited Jesus.
32 Clues: One of the three wise men. • Dutch name for Santa Claus. • Author of A Christmas Carol. • Christmas ornaments for the tree • Animals that pull Santa's sleigh. • Gifts exchanged during Christmas. • Composer of The Nutcracker ballet. • A song sung to celebrate Christmas. • The three wise men who visited Jesus. • A small magical being who helps Santa. • ...
Christmas history 2024-12-20
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- доступный
- поручение
- правление
- полностью, абсолютно
- позволять
- таким образом
- эффективность, оперативность
- вводить, представлять
- раздельный
- знак
- гирлянда
- лампочка
- северный олень
- сани
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- вечнозеленый
- обычай
- бантик
- уникальный
- благосостояние
- ограничивать
- заводные игрушки
- пастернак
- хлопушка
- средний класс
- обходиться
- оборачивать
- создавать, получать
- получать
- мишура
- веточка
- ветка
- лебедь
32 Clues: знак • сани • ветка • обычай • бантик • мишура • лебедь • веточка • хлопушка • получать • гирлянда • лампочка • доступный • поручение • правление • пастернак • позволять • уникальный • обходиться • раздельный • оборачивать • вечнозеленый • ограничивать • средний класс • таким образом • благосостояние • северный олень • заводные игрушки • создавать, получать • полностью, абсолютно • вводить, представлять • эффективность, оперативность
Evolution History 2025-01-23
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- a group of individuals born and living at about the same time
- a part of an organism (for example, one or more bones)
- a more recent species that evolved from an ancestor population
- the process by which one population evolves into two or more different species
- the process by which species adapt to environmental changes over a very long time
- an organism's arm, leg, or wing
- the very long time that spans the history of Earth, from the very first cellular life to the present
- to receive genes from a parent
- an older population from which two or more newer species descended
- a group of the same type of organism living in the same area
- a related organism from a previous generation
- a body structure in two or more species that features the same parts (for example, the same bones)
- a scientist who studies fossils in order to understand the ancient history of life on Earth
- evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
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- the process by which the distribution of traits in a population changes over many generations
- a specific characteristic of an individual organism
- having died out completely and no longer alive anywhere on Earth
- a group of organisms of the same kind (in one or more populations) that do not reproduce with organisms from any other group
- when something stays mostly the same over time
- sharing a common ancestor population
- to classify based on scientific examination
- a random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait
- a graph that uses bars to show how characteristics or values are distributed within a group
- a trait that makes it more likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment
- living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria
- everything (living and nonliving) that surrounds an organism
26 Clues: to receive genes from a parent • an organism's arm, leg, or wing • sharing a common ancestor population • to classify based on scientific examination • a related organism from a previous generation • when something stays mostly the same over time • a specific characteristic of an individual organism • living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria • ...
History Zip 2024-09-11
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- General who became President after becoming famous for his successful planning of Operation Overlord.
- General who became President after becoming famous for his victory at the Battle of Vicksburg.
- This European capital was captured on the same day as the D-Day landings.
- Lewis & Clark's Indian guide.
- This Germanic tribe from 120BC was made famous by Steve Martin during an SNL skit.
- What is Mussolini's first name.
- America is named after this Italian explorer, Amerigo __________.
- The movie "Blackhawk Down" was set in this African capital.
- This is the area currently separating North & South Korea and North & South Vietnam during the war.
- Island where the US secured its first victory against Japan and checked their aggression toward Australia in WWII
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- German battle doctrine of WWII also known as 'Lightning War'.
- This group led the British Invasion of America in 1964.
- General who became President after becoming famous for his victory at the Battle of Yorktown.
- This British General was in overall command of British forces during the Revolutionary War.
- General who became President after becoming famous for his victory at the Battle of New Orleans.
- This ancient imperial capital of Vietnam sitting astride the Perfume River was the scene of intense fighting during the Tet Offensive.
- In 1982, Jay would race home from school to watch the British battle this country on television.
- Snoopy popularized this German WWI flying ace known as the, "____ Baron".
- This WWII organization was the precursor to the CIA.
- Site of famous Napoleon defeat.
- Bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War.
- This red flag operation was used to justify increasing US troop presence in Vietnam and came to be known as the "Gulf of _____________ Incident".
- This frozen reservoir was the site of a U.S. defeat during the Korean War.
23 Clues: Lewis & Clark's Indian guide. • Site of famous Napoleon defeat. • What is Mussolini's first name. • Bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War. • This WWII organization was the precursor to the CIA. • This group led the British Invasion of America in 1964. • The movie "Blackhawk Down" was set in this African capital. • ...
Criminal History 2024-09-30
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- what crime strips you of your citizenship, and uses crucifixion, quartering, exile, and buried alive as punishments
- who decides if a plebian is guilty
- 500 man units
- city jail (10x10 room of brick) holding place
- was used as secret service
- who hired Lacusta to poison Claudius
- equivalent of a police chief
- protected money from pick pockets
- magistrates bodyguard
- what is the weapon that is called a cat-o-nine-tails with metal strips
- pick pockets would raid
- 70 man units
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- served as police and fire department
- someone who brings an accusation and the charges to a crime
- where would damnatio ad beastias (condemned to the beasts) take place
- on the Palatine Hill and the richest area in rome
- beating or forced labor is a punishment due to what crime
- what social class is able to have a jury
- doorkeeper to protect the house with a dog
- ideal bodyguard
- what is it called when slaves were tortured to insure truth by being branded with hot irons and beaten
- roman tenement buildings that housed 300/400 people
- plant toxin used in assasination
- what were the trials with 80 jurors, voting imediately, and majority wins called
- what weapon did lictors carry to bring in no shows (rods and axes)
- roman S.W.A.T. team
- were romans kept their key
27 Clues: 70 man units • 500 man units • ideal bodyguard • roman S.W.A.T. team • magistrates bodyguard • pick pockets would raid • was used as secret service • were romans kept their key • equivalent of a police chief • plant toxin used in assasination • protected money from pick pockets • who decides if a plebian is guilty • served as police and fire department • ...
Irish History 2024-09-25
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- REBEL LEADER AND LATER PRESIDENT OF IRELAND
- CROP THAT FAILED LEADING TO THE GREAT FAMINE
- SITE OF THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL LANDING OF A TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT IN 1919
- THE LAST PORT OF CALL FOR THE DOOMED TITANIC
- SAINT WHO BANISHED THE SNAKES FROM IRELAND
- IRISH CURRENCY BEFORE THE EURO ARRIVED IN 2002
- IRISH NATIONALIST PARTY FOUNDED BY ARTHUR GRIFFITH
- NORMAN LORD WHO LED THE INVASION OF IRELAND IN 1169
- IRISH POET AWARDED NOBEL PRIZE IN 1995
- BRITISH FORCE SENT TO IRELAND TO HELP QUELL REBELLION IN 1920
- IRISH RIVER AND SITE OF A FAMOUS BATTLE IN 1690
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- MUSICAL INSTRUMENT AND SYMBOL OF IRELAND
- WHAT DID IRELAND JOIN IN 1973?
- FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT OF IRELAND IN 1990
- AREA AROUND DUBLIN CONTROLLED BY THE ENGLISH SINCE MEDIEVAL TIMES
- IRISH FREE STATE'S FIRST HEAD OF GOVERNMENT
- WHAT WWII WAS KNOWN AS IN IRELAND
- SOUTHERN PORT AND SCENE OF A FAMOUS BATTLE IN 1601
- THE ISLAND WHERE THE TRANSATLANTIC CABLE CAME ASHORE
- WHERE BRIAN BORU BEAT THE VIKINGS IN 1014
- THE ACT OF ..... IN 1801 JOINED IRELAND WITH BRITAIN WITHIN THE ONE KINGDOM
- THE ROCK OF ...... ANCIENT FORTRESS IN TIPPERARY
- THE BOOK OF ..... FAMOUS ORNATE IRISH MANUSCRIPT IN TRINITY COLLEGE
23 Clues: WHAT DID IRELAND JOIN IN 1973? • WHAT WWII WAS KNOWN AS IN IRELAND • IRISH POET AWARDED NOBEL PRIZE IN 1995 • MUSICAL INSTRUMENT AND SYMBOL OF IRELAND • FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT OF IRELAND IN 1990 • WHERE BRIAN BORU BEAT THE VIKINGS IN 1014 • SAINT WHO BANISHED THE SNAKES FROM IRELAND • REBEL LEADER AND LATER PRESIDENT OF IRELAND • ...
History words 2024-09-18
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- Ancient Greek philosopher (Socrates student)
- Greek mathematician and astronomer.
- He was an ancient Greek tragedian.
- Macedonian king
- One of the greatest military strategist and leaders in World History.
- Ancient Persian ruler
- Persian ruler after Darius.
- Greek mathematician and physicist.
- Ancient messenger.
- Ancient Greek philosopher from Athens.
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- Ancient Greek philosopher.
- Ancient Greek geographer and mathematician.
- Greek philosopher and polymath ( Plato's student)
- Ancient Greek playwright.
- Greek mathematician.
- He was a Greek historian and philosopher.
- Greek politician.
- Tragedian of classic Athens.
- Was a Greek Historian and general.
- Leonidas King of ancient Greek.
20 Clues: Macedonian king • Greek politician. • Ancient messenger. • Greek mathematician. • Ancient Persian ruler • Ancient Greek playwright. • Ancient Greek philosopher. • Persian ruler after Darius. • Tragedian of classic Athens. • Leonidas King of ancient Greek. • He was an ancient Greek tragedian. • Was a Greek Historian and general. • Greek mathematician and physicist. • ...
World history 2024-09-16
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- Darius 1 was a king of the Achaemenid dynasty.
- A line of hereditary rulers of a country.
- Akkad was the seat of the Akkadian Empire
- People who hunt, etc.
- Predominant ethnic group of Iran.
- Believing in or worshiping multiple gods.
- Iraq Today
- The Longest River in the World
- around 200BC to 700BC
- A crescent-shaped regon in western Asia.
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- They began to keep dogs, goats, and other animals.
- A state formed by the city itself, politically independent
- Religions that believe in only one God.
- A Christian minority group in the Middle East
- Bodies that have remained undecomposed by natural drying.
- A time when men were hunters and female gatherers.
- They lived on the move in search of food.
- They used stone tools and animal bones and horns.
- An ancient script used by the Mesopotamian civilization.
- A quadrangular pyramid building in Egypt.
20 Clues: Iraq Today • People who hunt, etc. • around 200BC to 700BC • The Longest River in the World • Predominant ethnic group of Iran. • Religions that believe in only one God. • A crescent-shaped regon in western Asia. • A line of hereditary rulers of a country. • Akkad was the seat of the Akkadian Empire • They lived on the move in search of food. • ...
World history 2024-09-16
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- Darius 1 was a king of the Achaemenid dynasty.
- A line of hereditary rulers of a country.
- Akkad was the seat of the Akkadian Empire
- People who hunt, etc.
- Predominant ethnic group of Iran.
- Believing in or worshiping multiple gods.
- Iraq Today
- The Longest River in the World
- around 200BC to 700BC
- A crescent-shaped regon in western Asia.
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- They began to keep dogs, goats, and other animals.
- A state formed by the city itself, politically independent
- Religions that believe in only one God.
- A Christian minority group in the Middle East
- Bodies that have remained undecomposed by natural drying.
- A time when men were hunters and female gatherers.
- They lived on the move in search of food.
- They used stone tools and animal bones and horns.
- An ancient script used by the Mesopotamian civilization.
- A quadrangular pyramid building in Egypt.
20 Clues: Iraq Today • People who hunt, etc. • around 200BC to 700BC • The Longest River in the World • Predominant ethnic group of Iran. • Religions that believe in only one God. • A crescent-shaped regon in western Asia. • A line of hereditary rulers of a country. • Akkad was the seat of the Akkadian Empire • They lived on the move in search of food. • ...
World History 2024-09-17
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- A Persian Prophet
- A time when people started to use Bronze
- A body of a human or animal that has been ceremonially perserved
- A city that developed their own governments
- A system of writing... Meaning wedge-Shaped
- A Chaldean king who restored a city
- A burial vault for Egyptian Kings
- A area now known as Lebanon
- The forming of skills in a specific kind of work
- A Persian King (590-529 BC)
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- The Agricultural Revolution
- Nomadic Groups who depended on hunting animals and collecting plants for food
- More flexible writing... Meaning sacred carving
- The taming of animals
- Founder of the Dynasty, and in turn the first king of a unified Egypt
- Pyramid-Shaped Monument
- The lands facing the Mediterranean
- A series of rulers from a single family
- A Persian King (522-486 BC)
- The old stone age
20 Clues: A Persian Prophet • The old stone age • The taming of animals • Pyramid-Shaped Monument • The Agricultural Revolution • A Persian King (522-486 BC) • A area now known as Lebanon • A Persian King (590-529 BC) • A burial vault for Egyptian Kings • The lands facing the Mediterranean • A Chaldean king who restored a city • A series of rulers from a single family • ...
Church History 2024-10-02
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- St. ____________ was burnt alive over a fire. He was also a deacon
- the founder of the first major heresy to attack the Church
- This Saint was Constantine's mother
- Early Christian writers who defended the Faith
- The last and worst emperor to persecute Christians in the Roman Empire
- St. Helena found this in the Holy Land
- Jerome The Saint who translated the Bible into Latin
- The Edict of _______________ legalized Christianity
- The first major heresy to attack the Church after the persecutions were over
- After legalizing Christianity, Constantine paid to build the Basilica of St. ___________ over the bones of the first pope
- This was the emperor/ruler that Constantine defeated to become sole emperor
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- This emperor legalized Christianity
- St. _________ was a Christian Roman soldiers who was shot with arrows
- The new city that Constantine founded
- The place were early Roman Christians buried their dead
- This emperor led the second worst persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire
- The battle of ______________ bridge was won by Constantine and made him the sole ruler in Rome
- St. ___________ was a teenage Greek princess who was tortured and killed by Diocletian
- This form of Roman government was established by Diocletian, making four rulers of the empire
- St. _________________ had her eyes plucked out for being a Christian
- This Church Council was called in 325 to respond to the first major heresy to attack the Church
21 Clues: This emperor legalized Christianity • This Saint was Constantine's mother • The new city that Constantine founded • St. Helena found this in the Holy Land • Early Christian writers who defended the Faith • The Edict of _______________ legalized Christianity • Jerome The Saint who translated the Bible into Latin • The place were early Roman Christians buried their dead • ...
Russian History 2025-02-12
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- - Nomadic warriors who created one of the largest empires in history.
- - The capital city of Russia.
- Mountains - The mountain range dividing Europe and Asia.
- the Great - Russian czar who modernized the country in the 17th century.
- - A continent that includes countries like France, Germany, and Russia.
- - Norse explorers and warriors known for their longships.
- Baikal - The deepest freshwater lake in the world, located in Siberia.
- - Hostility or prejudice against Jewish people.
- - Soviet labor camps for political prisoners.
- - The largest continent, home to China, India, and Siberia.
- Lenin - Leader of the Russian Revolution and the first Soviet leader.
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- - A system where the government controls property and wealth is shared.
- the Great - Russian empress who expanded the empire and promoted education.
- - Stalin’s policy of combining small farms into large state-run ones.
- Stalin - Soviet dictator during World War II and the Cold War.
- Revolution - The 1917 uprising that overthrew the Russian monarchy.
- Family - The royal family of Russia, overthrown during the revolution.
- - The largest country in the world, spanning Europe and Asia.
- - A large ethnic group in Eastern Europe, including Russians and Poles.
- Million - The estimated number of Jewish people killed in the Holocaust.
- - The first Romanov ruler of Russia.
21 Clues: - The capital city of Russia. • - The first Romanov ruler of Russia. • - Soviet labor camps for political prisoners. • - Hostility or prejudice against Jewish people. • Mountains - The mountain range dividing Europe and Asia. • - Norse explorers and warriors known for their longships. • - The largest continent, home to China, India, and Siberia. • ...
US HISTORY 2025-02-28
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- 1945 meeting of U.S., U.K., and Soviet leaders about post-war Europe.
- The idea that both sides would destroy each other in a nuclear war.
- Imaginary line dividing communist and non-communist Europe.
- Spy case involving a U.S. government official accused of being a communist.
- Fear of communism leading to false accusations.
- U.S. agency that prepared for nuclear attacks.
- Tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union after WWII.
- 1945 meeting where Allied leaders decided post-war Europe
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- Soviet plan to help Eastern Europe after WWII.
- Case where two people were convicted of espionage for passing atomic secrets.
- 1950-1953 conflict between North and South Korea.
- Period starting with the use of atomic bombs in the 1940s.
- U.S. policy to stop the spread of communism in the 1940s
- Soviet attempt to stop access to West Berlin in 1948.
- U.S. committee that investigated suspected communists.
- Soviet-led military alliance of Eastern European countries.
- U.S. aid to help rebuild Europe after WWII.
- Countries not aligned with the U.S. or the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
- A powerful nuclear bomb that uses hydrogen to create a massive explosion.
- Military alliance of the U.S. and Western countries after World War II.
20 Clues: U.S. aid to help rebuild Europe after WWII. • Soviet plan to help Eastern Europe after WWII. • U.S. agency that prepared for nuclear attacks. • Fear of communism leading to false accusations. • 1950-1953 conflict between North and South Korea. • Soviet attempt to stop access to West Berlin in 1948. • U.S. committee that investigated suspected communists. • ...
History & Physical 2024-12-11
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- hot or cold
- over 50 of these are in the human body
- too much fluid
- stress causes this to increase
- male or female
- sometimes appear after a fall
- not quite right
- dwindling away
- know where I am
- opposite of elongated skull
- has four chambers
- OTC or Rx
- finds lup-dup
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- poking out
- big heart
- medical acronym
- TV shows often have several ___
- the spine has this
- alteration of what's natural
- using my fingers
- cashew-shaped
- nitrile or latex
- something many people want to lose
- what's wrong
- exam abbreviation
- drum set or exam technique
26 Clues: big heart • OTC or Rx • poking out • hot or cold • what's wrong • cashew-shaped • finds lup-dup • too much fluid • male or female • dwindling away • medical acronym • not quite right • know where I am • using my fingers • nitrile or latex • exam abbreviation • has four chambers • the spine has this • drum set or exam technique • opposite of elongated skull • alteration of what's natural • ...
Tallinn history 2024-12-11
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- Highest church in Tallinn
- Who is the weather vane on top of Tallinn Town Hall?
- Which church features the Dance Macabre(Surmatants)
- Kiek in de Kök means peak in the...
- What stone is Town Hall made of?
- What was the name of every first-born son of the Burchart family?
- A group of people assembled for religious worship
- What was the religion that most churches converted to after the reformation?
- What came out of Olafs mouth when he died? (snake and...)
- Through what did Brotherhood of Blackheads help boost trade with Western Europe?
- Tower that is currently home to Estonian Maritime Museum.
- Where was King Olaf from?
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- Who painted the Dance Macabre(surname)
- Masters´ trainee at the Town Hall Pharmacy
- Sweet that was made in Town hall Pharmacy?
- What did contestants have to shoot at the archery contest?
- What brotherhood is credited with hosting the earliest documented communal Christmas tree?
- In which church is the service usually held on the last Sunday of May?
- Wooden structure used to punish wrongdoers?
- Tower in Tallinn Town Hall that got its name from a german word that translates to "light keeper"
- A talk on a religious or moral subject, especially one given during a church service and based on a passage from the Bible
- mythological figure in Estonian folk religion who is supposed to live in Lake Ülemiste near Tallinn.
- A holy place; a temple
- The Great Guild was for craftsmen and .....
- According to legend a pastor who killed his servant and was executed(surname)?
25 Clues: A holy place; a temple • Highest church in Tallinn • Where was King Olaf from? • What stone is Town Hall made of? • Kiek in de Kök means peak in the... • Who painted the Dance Macabre(surname) • Masters´ trainee at the Town Hall Pharmacy • Sweet that was made in Town hall Pharmacy? • Wooden structure used to punish wrongdoers? • The Great Guild was for craftsmen and ..... • ...
US History 2024-12-14
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- The conflict between the United States and Great Britain over maritime rights and territorial disputes
- The belief in striving for noble goals, often unrealistically
- The process of reducing a nation's military forces after a war
- The 1920s immigration policy that limited the number of immigrants from specific countries
- The policy of not taking sides in a conflict, especially in World War I
- The policy of extending a country's power through diplomacy or military force
- The period of fear and suspicion of communism and radical political movements in the U.S. after World War I.
- A 1924 agreement to help Germany repay its war reparations after World War I
- A political scandal involving the illegal leasing of U.S. oil reserves during Harding's presidency
- A secret diplomatic communication from Germany to Mexico, promising territory in exchange for support in World War I
- An artistic and literary movement focusing on depicting everyday life and social issues
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- The alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and other nations during World War I
- The all-Black U.S. Army regiment known for its bravery in World War I
- Toxic substances like mustard gas used as weapons during World War I
- A 1921-1922 meeting aimed at reducing naval arms and preventing conflict
- The British passenger ship sunk by a German U-boat in 1915, contributing to U.S. entry into World War I
- A series of government actions in 1919-1920 targeting suspected radicals and anarchists
- The 1836 conflict in which Texas fought for independence from Mexico
- A form of combat where soldiers fight from deep, fortified ditches during World War I
- The coalition of countries, including the U.S., Britain, and France, that opposed the Central Powers in World War I
20 Clues: The belief in striving for noble goals, often unrealistically • The process of reducing a nation's military forces after a war • Toxic substances like mustard gas used as weapons during World War I • The 1836 conflict in which Texas fought for independence from Mexico • The all-Black U.S. Army regiment known for its bravery in World War I • ...
6th History 2024-12-17
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- tribe of runaway slaves and other Indians living in the everglades
- David Brainerd's Indian interpreter
- known as the lost colony
- famous Apache who resisted the settlement of the Southwest until he surrendered and was exiled
- Indian tribe that lived in multi-room houses cut into solid rock
- made up of the House of Commons and the Senate
- beads made from quahog shells and used as gifts
- Gateway to the Pacific
- movement of a group of people or animals from one part of the world to another
- robotic arm Canadian scientists designed for the U.S. space shuttle Challenger
- American Indian who lived with Pilgrims and helped them
- 2nd largest tribe in the US today
- largest cactus in the world
- a piece of land set aside by the government as a home for an Indian tribe
- Indian tribe that helped the pilgrims survive in the New World
- capital of Nunavut
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- Shoshone Indian woman who guided Lewis and Clark on their expedition to the Pacific Ocean
- part of parliament that consists of 105 members
- Indian tribe's name that means southerners
- the battle location where the first shot in the American War for Independence was fired
- the name of the Pilgrims' colony
- animal that has done the most to shape the landscape of North America
- one-man boat made from sealskin
- where the leader of the British forces surrendered to George Washington
- 2nd largest city in Canada that is one of the world's largest inland ports
- wild sheep of North America
- capital of Alberta
- invented a written language for the Cherokee
- nickname of Canada's world-famous police force
- name of the French settlers who refused to pledge their loyalty to the British
- term referring to the plants of a specific region
- introduced the pilgrims to Chief Massasoit
- long hooded jackets made of different types of fur
33 Clues: capital of Alberta • capital of Nunavut • Gateway to the Pacific • known as the lost colony • wild sheep of North America • largest cactus in the world • one-man boat made from sealskin • the name of the Pilgrims' colony • 2nd largest tribe in the US today • David Brainerd's Indian interpreter • Indian tribe's name that means southerners • ...
Susman History 2024-09-24
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- Photo Computer program Vic taught at libraries
- Name of road where Vic grew up in Green Acres
- Edna's secondary instrument she plays
- Summer sleep away camp Vic was a counselor in 1968 & 1969
- Name of movie Vic & Edna saw on their 1st date
- Where Edna worked in Washington, DC (Abbreviaton)
- Name of Naomi & Anthony's 1st dog
- Italian town where Naomi spent a semester abroad
- Type of sport lessons Max takes with Dave Sunday mornings
- Digital photo method to save photos Vic taught at libraries
- Name of Edna's car she drove when she met Vic
- Maryland town where Edna & Vic 1st lived
- Gabby plays this sport
- Abbreviation of department Edna worked at LC
- Vic's favorite individual sport
- Name of Vic & Edna's current dog
- Name of street where Edna grew up in Syracuse
- Sour _______ Society, 'Cuse basketball band Naomi & Raquela played in
- Type of car Vic owned he called Captain America
- Sawyer and Logan play this sport
- Town where Edna plays flute in a summer community band
- Abbreviation of company name where Anthony and Naomi met
- University where Edna went as an undergrad
- Name of town where Naomi lived until she was 3
- Edna's main instrument she plays
- Type of photographer Naomi is
- Name of Vic & Edna's 1st dog
- DJ ______, Dave's name when he does DJ gigs
- City where Edna grew up
- Middle Name of Vic & Edna's current dog
- New York town where Vic taught Math
- Spanish town where Raquela spent a summer month abroad
- Name of Naomi's photography business
- Name of Naomi & Anthony's current dog
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- Name of Vic & Edna's 2nd dog
- Street name where Vic & Edna live now
- School of _______ Naomi went to at Syracuse
- ________ Knitting Shoppe, started by Vic's mom
- Dave is a Financial Director at the University of ___________
- North ______, NH. Town where we've skied for 30+ years
- Name of Raquela & Dave's dog
- ________ Hill, 1st school Raquela taught at in Baltimore
- School of _______ Raquela went to at Syracuse
- Name of NH ski slope we've skiied at for 30+ years
- Type of leave Vic took to stay home with Naomi
- Department store Omi(Edna's mom) worked
- Nickname of mascot at ski slope
- University Anthony graduated from
- Pharmaceutical company where Opa (Edna's dad) worked
- Type of food Vic's Dad (Izzy) delivered for his father's business
- Full Name of Vic & Edna's 2nd dog
- Type of skiing we do
- Abbreviation of newest music group Edna plays in
- College where Vic studied Business/Accounting
- Nickname of Raquela & Dave's dog
- ______ Page, play Vic acted in Greenbelt, Maryland
- Name of Washington, DC suburb where Vic worked
- Maryland town where Edna played in orchestra.
- Bureau Vic worked in Washington, DC suburb
- Virginia town Edna lived in when Edna & Vic met
- College where Vic studied Math/Education
- Air & ______ Museum where Edna & Vic had 1st solo date
- Maryland city where Raquela and Naomi's families live
- Name of road Vic & Edna lived on in their 1st house in Maryland
64 Clues: Type of skiing we do • Gabby plays this sport • City where Edna grew up • Name of Vic & Edna's 2nd dog • Name of Raquela & Dave's dog • Name of Vic & Edna's 1st dog • Type of photographer Naomi is • Nickname of mascot at ski slope • Vic's favorite individual sport • Name of Vic & Edna's current dog • Nickname of Raquela & Dave's dog • Sawyer and Logan play this sport • ...
Automotive History 2025-01-03
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- Gives fire to engine cylinders (2 words).
- Team that first used an aluminum alloy monocoque chassis in Formula 1 (1962).
- First of 4 prototype cars made by Saab AB.
- Upscale GM brand or division started August 2nd, 1902.
- Saab Car Museum city.
- 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2 in a Chevy (2 words).
- Brand founded in 1917 by Henry M. Leland.
- Used in an internal combustion engine to derive motion.
- Ford car first produced in 1955.
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- Company started as Fuji Heavy Industries in 1915 later produced the Sambar(1961), and the Legacy(1989).
- Namer of Soviet GAZ-M20 Probeda (Victory).
- Material first used for car spokes.
- One of the Big Three American automotive companies.
- German automobile manufacturer specializing in high performance sports cars.
- Italian brand manufacturer of luxury sports cars.
- Structure attached to or integrated with the front and rear ends of an automobile.
- An American Automobile division of GM.
- The front most one is considered number 1.
- German small family car manufactured from 1936 to 1941 and again from 1962 to 1991.
- This brands first car was the Model A.
- Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Nishi-ku Yokohama.
- Company founded in 2003 by Eberhard and Tarpenning.
22 Clues: Saab Car Museum city. • Ford car first produced in 1955. • Material first used for car spokes. • 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2 in a Chevy (2 words). • An American Automobile division of GM. • This brands first car was the Model A. • Gives fire to engine cylinders (2 words). • Brand founded in 1917 by Henry M. Leland. • Namer of Soviet GAZ-M20 Probeda (Victory). • ...
History Mystery 2025-03-04
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- largest city in Tennessee
- Capital of Georgia, United States
- group motion
- Something handed down from an ancestor
- 1960s American President
- Official one in church
- Hair right under the nose
- Nefarious group plot
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- Inn’s descendant
- All the same
- Statement added to revise or change
- ____ and wife
- The Gettysburg Address, for one
- Protest planner
- Refuse to buy
- Ruler, guide
- Shares a space with Just Visiting
- A Midsummer’s Night _____
- _____ on Washington
- Familial role, male
20 Clues: All the same • Ruler, guide • group motion • ____ and wife • Refuse to buy • Protest planner • Inn’s descendant • _____ on Washington • Familial role, male • Nefarious group plot • Official one in church • 1960s American President • largest city in Tennessee • A Midsummer’s Night _____ • Hair right under the nose • The Gettysburg Address, for one • Capital of Georgia, United States • ...
History Crossword 2025-03-13
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- who was the fifth president of the United States?
- Accusation that Henry Clay and John Q Adams made a secret deal to get Adams elected as president.
- Time of sadness and immense suffering for Native Americans
- Jackson supporters who easily defeated John Adams in the Election of 1828
- Period of economic depression stemming from factors like the end of Napoleonic War, collapse of the cotton market, and post-war of 1812 speculation that led to bank failures and foreclosures.
- What was Washington's Nickname?
- who was George Washingtons' vice president?
- Period in the US from 1815-1825 marked by a sense of optimum and unity following the war of 1812
- Who invented the cotton gin
- Who would be opposed to hamilton's hamilton's funding?
- Who was known as the "Hero of New Orleans"?
- what was the name of John Adams' son who was also the 5th president of the USA
- who was the third president of the United States?
- What was a result of the Whiskey Tax?
- what was the name of the informal group of advisors for Andrew Jackson?
- Who invented the steam engine
- Disagreement over tariffs, south carolina didnt like it;felt hurt on the economy.
- what was the act called when the United States cut off trade with Europe entirely
- who sold the Louisiana Area to the United States
- Foreign US policy that opposes european colonization in the americas.
- Big disagreement on who should control the country's money and how much power a big bank should have.
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- What was deeclared in hopes to continue maritime trade with europe?
- what warned European Powers not to interfere with the affairs of the western hemisphere?
- what court case established the principle of Jucicial Review?
- political group that believed in a strong federal government and policies that would help the nation's economy grow.
- what was it called when americans advocated for an internal improvement system?
- What was the name of the treaty that called for the near complete disarmament of the eastern part of the border between the United States and British Canada
- tax on imported goods thats meant to make them more expensive so people buy American-made products instead.
- where were the Barbary pirates from?
- who was secretary of state in the first cabinet?
- Who was blamed for the "corrupt bargain
- who wrote the star spangled banner?
- what was the name of the treaty that allowed for free navigation of the Mississippi River?
- Signed into law by President Andrew Jackson which authorized the president to grant lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders
- The name of the engineer who developed the first steam boat
- rewarding supporters by giving them positions in the government
- Name of the treaty signed in 1819 between the US and Spain that gave the US control of Florida
- What does Washington's farewell address warned against?
- Peace treaty that ended the war of 1812 between the US and the UK.
- what treaty postponed war with England for 20 years?
40 Clues: Who invented the cotton gin • Who invented the steam engine • What was Washington's Nickname? • who wrote the star spangled banner? • where were the Barbary pirates from? • What was a result of the Whiskey Tax? • Who was blamed for the "corrupt bargain • who was George Washingtons' vice president? • Who was known as the "Hero of New Orleans"? • ...
World History 2023-12-13
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- Stone coffin that held to mummy in ancient Egypt.
- The first form of paper created in Egypt.
- The worlds first form of writing created in Mesopotamia.
- Old Stone Age
- Crescent, The area where all human civilization begins.
- The largest polytheistic religion.
- Waterfalls and rapids that act as a natural barrier for Egypt.
- The belief in multiple gods.
- The belief in a god/gods.
- City with its own independent government.
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- Looking within yourself to big questions regarding life and death.
- The worlds largest monotheistic religion.
- The gift of the Nile.
- People who are constantly moving with no permeant home.
- New Stone Age
- Leader of ancient Mesopotamia.
- The belief in more than one God.
- The belief that all living plants and animals have a soul.
- This is the first city established by the Inca in South America.
- A collection of stories involving myths and hero's.
20 Clues: New Stone Age • Old Stone Age • The gift of the Nile. • The belief in a god/gods. • The belief in multiple gods. • Leader of ancient Mesopotamia. • The belief in more than one God. • The largest polytheistic religion. • The worlds largest monotheistic religion. • The first form of paper created in Egypt. • City with its own independent government. • ...
History Crossword 2023-12-16
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- A positive or negative way for the government to spread their opinions. Examples include: encouraging (positive) or shaming (negative) people into joining the war effort, promoting Victory Bonds and making the enemy seem monster-like
- The battle of the __________, the battle throughout the war in which Canadians were struggling to ship supplies to the Allies
- A Hewbrew word for catastrophe which is sometimes used to refer to the Holocaust
- The country that Germany invaded which sparked the start of World War 2
- The place in Canada where the Japanese internment camps were located
- The nickname for the group of elite American/Canadian paratroopers
- Way of Canadians and other people to contribute to the war effort by "loaning" money to the government
- The _______ laws prohibited sexual relations between Jews, Africans, Romas and Germans (this banned marriage between minorities and pure blooded Germans)
- The miracle of _______ was when over 300,000 allied troops were saved by commercial and fishing boats from Britain after being pushed back by the Germans
- This tax was brought into Canada so the government could generate more money to put towards the war effort
- Acronym for what Canadians became after they lost in Hong-Kong and were taken by the Japenese
- This agreement/deal allowed Hitler to take control over the German speaking part of Czechoslovakia
- One of the scientists who work on the atomic bomb, nicknamed the "Father of the Atomic Bomb"; there was also recently a movie made about him
- a decorated Indigenous soldier in WW11, from Canada.
- The country in Asia where Canadians suffered a humiliating defeat where all survivors were taken prisoner
- Germans defence mechanism to prevent the Allies from reaching the shore of Dieppe
- Prime Minister of Canada during WW11.
- The systematic persecution of European Jews that was sponsored by the government; over 6 million Jews were murdered
- The abbreviated name of the pilot training program in Canada for the Allies to safely train pilots and ground crew throughout the war
- The name of Germanys airforce in WW11
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- Mr.Carbones favourite students who both live in Canada (Hint: it rhymes with MOLLYANDZARA)
- A way for Canadians back home to reserve supplies for the Allies across seas
- America dropped two of these onto Japan on Augest 6th and 9th in 1945
- Canada was with this alliance during WW11, it consisted of Great Britain, The United States and Russia
- The name for the alliance between Germany, Italy and Japan
- The communist leader of the Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics (Russia) during WW11
- The number of Japanese spies in Canada
- Way for the government to increase their military by making military service mandatory for people who fit their certain qualifications
- The capitol of Germany which was bombed by Great Britain
- Prejudice against Jewish people
- Battle where the Allies suffered a loss because they lost the element of surprise and Germans had several advantages
- The code name for the Allies invasion on Normandy
- Mackenzie King put this man in charge of making sure goods were being produced efficiently for the war effort
- Hitler broke this treaty by building up his army weapons (U-boats, tanks etc.)
- Canadians used this sistem to protect themselves from Germans who were trying to stop them from getting supplies to the Allies
- The Canadian government sent all Japanese Canadians to these because they were paranoid that they were Japanese spies in Canada
- The city we live in, in Ontario, where there was one of the first established British Commonwealth Air Training Plans
- German warships that were used throughout the war
- The country that declared war on Germany one week after Britain and France did
39 Clues: Prejudice against Jewish people • Prime Minister of Canada during WW11. • The name of Germanys airforce in WW11 • The number of Japanese spies in Canada • The code name for the Allies invasion on Normandy • German warships that were used throughout the war • a decorated Indigenous soldier in WW11, from Canada. • The capitol of Germany which was bombed by Great Britain • ...
History 102 2024-01-05
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- Passenger of deadly disease
- Concerned with world rather than spiritual
- A system of governance
- Announces new laws to the public
- People banned after Christianity arrives
- Italian sculptor and painter
- Movement for religious changes
- Comes into town to share
- Deeply devoted worker to the church
- Period of change/rebirth
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- USA's government structure was made here
- Unconstitutional or constitutional laws
- Social separation
- Traded garment amongst royals
- A Dark Period of European history
- One of the most valuable resources
- Human potential and achievements
- Questioning with reason
- Where the most deadly pandemic began
- Transmitter of a deadly disease
- One place to the next
21 Clues: Social separation • One place to the next • A system of governance • Questioning with reason • Comes into town to share • Period of change/rebirth • Passenger of deadly disease • Italian sculptor and painter • Traded garment amongst royals • Movement for religious changes • Transmitter of a deadly disease • Announces new laws to the public • Human potential and achievements • ...
Sports History 2023-12-11
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- What does MLB play with
- Was Brady's Righthand man
- what do you do on a bike
- What do you win in the Olympics
- What you yell when you shoot up a shot shot.
- A game where you throw a ball trying to hit another person
- What does the NFL Play with
- Coordinator of the team
- who was drafted to the cavs in 2011
- what brand did Jordan sign with
- What keeps your shoes tight
- Best Quarterback
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- what you play basketball or Volleyball in
- What is it called when you stop the defense
- the last time the panthers went to the superbowl
- Another word for fighting
- what does the NBA play with
- What old retired sports players do for fun
- what you play soccer with
- Who won the NBA Finals last year
- who stops scores on a soccer team
- who is Lebron
- What you wear in a game
23 Clues: who is Lebron • Best Quarterback • What does MLB play with • What you wear in a game • Coordinator of the team • what do you do on a bike • Another word for fighting • Was Brady's Righthand man • what you play soccer with • what does the NBA play with • What does the NFL Play with • What keeps your shoes tight • What do you win in the Olympics • what brand did Jordan sign with • ...
Sports History 2023-12-11
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- What does MLB play with
- Was Brady's Righthand man
- what do you do on a bike
- What do you win in the Olympics
- What you yell when you shoot up a shot shot.
- A game where you throw a ball trying to hit another person
- What does the NFL Play with
- Coordinator of the team
- who was drafted to the cavs in 2011
- what brand did Jordan sign with
- What keeps your shoes tight
- Best Quarterback
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- what you play basketball or Volleyball in
- What is it called when you stop the defense
- the last time the panthers went to the superbowl
- Another word for fighting
- what does the NBA play with
- What old retired sports players do for fun
- what you play soccer with
- Who won the NBA Finals last year
- who stops scores on a soccer team
- who is Lebron
- What you wear in a game
23 Clues: who is Lebron • Best Quarterback • What does MLB play with • What you wear in a game • Coordinator of the team • what do you do on a bike • Another word for fighting • Was Brady's Righthand man • what you play soccer with • what does the NBA play with • What does the NFL Play with • What keeps your shoes tight • What do you win in the Olympics • what brand did Jordan sign with • ...
history wordsearch 2023-12-12
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- The Egyptian state was torn by internal power struggles among petty rulers
- founder of the Achaemenid Empire
- ruler that sponsored one of Egypt's most successful trading expeditions,
- king of Persia who expanded the Persian Empire and invaded Greece
- a member of an Iranian people who inhabited ancient Media
- is to believe to have Good Thoughts, Good Words, and Good Deeds.
- a provincial governor in the ancient Persian empire.
- excessive adherence to law or formula.
- is a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.
- an ancient highway reorganized and rebuilt by the Persian
- a traditional Chinese form of cleromancy known as I Ching divination
- supporters both of magic and of proto-science
- Nineveh he is associated with sin and vice
- the ancient Egyptian nation between the 16th century BC and the 11th century BC.
- is a system of government by one person with absolute power.
- a variety or strain of the indica subspecies of plant.
- two complementary principles of Chinese philosophy
- modern-day Iraq as well as parts of Iran, Kuwait, Syria, and Turkey.
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- his invasion of Judah
- was China's first unified state whose power was centralized instead of spread among different kingdoms
- the Hyksos comprised a small group of West Asian
- the virtue of exhibiting the proper love and respect for one's parent
- king of Babylon,
- an ancient city in N Sudan, on the Nile
- best-known achievements of Ramses II are his architectural endeavors,
- was emperor of the Qin dynasty (221–210 BCE) and the creator of the first unified Chinese empire.
- Aramaic-speaking, Eastern Rite Catholics.
- he brought the Egyptian empire to the zenith of its power by conquering all of Syria
- the first systematically organized library in Mesopotamia and the ancient Middle East.
- Cambyses , king of Persia
- a philosopher and teacher
- an ancient region of NE Africa, on the Nile
32 Clues: king of Babylon, • his invasion of Judah • Cambyses , king of Persia • a philosopher and teacher • founder of the Achaemenid Empire • an ancient city in N Sudan, on the Nile • excessive adherence to law or formula. • Aramaic-speaking, Eastern Rite Catholics. • Nineveh he is associated with sin and vice • an ancient region of NE Africa, on the Nile • ...
Texas History 2023-12-18
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- Conquered the Aztec
- Sam Houston's biggest opp
- Stephen F.'s father
- Mapped the Texas Coast
- Texas debt paid off by
- Sam Houston's biggest fan; Anson____
- Empresario, leader of the "old 300"
- Mexican revolutionary, "Father Miguel"
- Texans remember this massive L
- Stolen at Gonzales
- "Victory or Death" deliverer, Juan ________
- "La Relacion" Author
- Built to make natives catholic
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- First Pro-Annexation President
- West Texas Desert City
- Largest city in North Texas
- Texas owed the United States
- "_____" Destiny; from coast to coast
- Leader of the Mexican Troops, Antonio Lopez de____'
- Houston's defenders,2023 World Series Winners
- Spanish religion
- Texas Annex-er James K
- "Victory or Death" Author William B.
- Only Mexican Empresario, "Martin ________"
- Texas Revolutionary, Green's Wife Sarah ___
25 Clues: Spanish religion • Stolen at Gonzales • Conquered the Aztec • Stephen F.'s father • "La Relacion" Author • West Texas Desert City • Mapped the Texas Coast • Texas debt paid off by • Texas Annex-er James K • Sam Houston's biggest opp • Largest city in North Texas • Texas owed the United States • First Pro-Annexation President • Texans remember this massive L • Built to make natives catholic • ...
Georgia's History 2023-12-05
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- Renting out land to people to farm on.
- The First World War
- The first twenty years of Georgia history are referred to as.
- a colony ruled or administered by officials appointed by and responsible to the reigning sovereign of the parent state.
- Laws that keep Black People on Farms
- the state of being deprived of a right or privilege, especially the right to vote.
- Equal Protection
- Partnerships between countries
- the insurrection fought between 1775 and 1783 through which 13 of Great Britain's North American colonies threw off British rule to establish the sovereign United States of America
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- the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.
- A period of rebuilding Georgia
- The Rebuilt Georgia
- the status of being a recognized independent nation.
- Alcohol
- Freed all slaves officially
- Women could vote
- a war between citizens of the same country.
- Viewing you country as the best
- Farming on someone else's land for the exchange of goods
- Wanting to control all of the countries
20 Clues: Alcohol • Women could vote • Equal Protection • The Rebuilt Georgia • The First World War • Freed all slaves officially • A period of rebuilding Georgia • Partnerships between countries • Viewing you country as the best • Laws that keep Black People on Farms • Renting out land to people to farm on. • Wanting to control all of the countries • ...
American History 2023-12-05
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- Only having land to rent. No tools or equipment.
- All blacks were equal under the law and considered citizens no matter what.
- An economically and socially better version of the South.
- Fighting along other nations in war.
- Capturing colonies to get more resources and people to fight in war
- The international war from 1913-1918.
- Types of colonies run by James Oglethorpe and the other 20 trustees.
- Types of colonies governed directly by the king of New England.
- The abolishment of slavery
- The date a state became a state in America.
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- Removing one's ability to vote.
- Allows women to vote.
- A war that civilians in the same nation fight.
- War between Britain and America;The time America became independent.
- The violent period after the Civil War.
- The ban of alcoholic beverages in America.
- People renting land out to farmers.
- Racist codes used to put blacks back into slavery.
- Putting your nation and country above all else.
- Gathering weapons in preparation for war.
20 Clues: Allows women to vote. • The abolishment of slavery • Removing one's ability to vote. • People renting land out to farmers. • Fighting along other nations in war. • The international war from 1913-1918. • The violent period after the Civil War. • Gathering weapons in preparation for war. • The ban of alcoholic beverages in America. • ...
medieval history 2023-10-24
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- A series of military campaigns
- The pope believed he had more ____ than the king
- and French The languages of law
- The Iberian Peninsula was mostly ruled by them
- What transformed England
- Muslims who lived in Spain
- The crusades captured them and established them
- To be cut off of the church
- A person who is killed for their beliefs
- Isabella and Ferdinand felt this way because they were trying to unite Spain as a Catholic country
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- The crusades took the Muslim kingdoms by surprise
- A journey undertaken to worship at a holy place
- How many days did the Pope leave the king outside
- The plague was attacking France but it was not seen
- Year's War A war between England and France
- The standardized system of coinage came into use throughout where
- A serious shortage of food
- non-church leader
- What was not considered a language
- The movement to drive Muslims out of Spain
20 Clues: non-church leader • What transformed England • Muslims who lived in Spain • A serious shortage of food • To be cut off of the church • A series of military campaigns • and French The languages of law • What was not considered a language • A person who is killed for their beliefs • The movement to drive Muslims out of Spain • Year's War A war between England and France • ...
Us history 2023-10-30
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- 13th amendment passed on this date
- marched with union forces into atlanta and destroyed the city
- won the war
- given the nickname stonewall for refusing to move
- the north also known as the union.
- date that lee and grant met at appomattox court house
- general who replaced Thomas jackson after his death
- the battle in which grant pushed into virgina despite heavy losses.
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- union forces cross the creek in the first battle of bull run
- this word means to have the body
- a war within one country rather than between two different nations
- accidental incounter that turned into the most famous battle of the civil war
- amendment that made the emancipation proclamation a reality
- a ship armored with iron.
- lost the war
- became the Usa's 35th state
- also known as the south or confederates
- the date of the end of the war
- fell to the union on july fourth 1863
- war that attacks civilians and uses non millitary resourses
20 Clues: won the war • lost the war • a ship armored with iron. • became the Usa's 35th state • the date of the end of the war • this word means to have the body • 13th amendment passed on this date • the north also known as the union. • fell to the union on july fourth 1863 • also known as the south or confederates • given the nickname stonewall for refusing to move • ...
History puzzle 2023-10-10
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- agreeing to accept the decision made by an outsider
- a decrease in prices
- a combination of firms or corporations formed by a legal agreement
- an American financier and investment banker who dominated corporate finance
- refusing to allow employees to enter their workplace to work
- an organization that is authorized by law
- A piece of land granted by the fed gov. Mainly for railroads.
- a company with the primary business of owning a controlling share of stock in other companies
- a court order where somebody has to do or stop doing a certain act
- A person who puts their money into a company to gain a financial reward.
- the reduction in the cost of a good brought about
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- An organization made up of common workers
- the first continuous railroad line across the United States
- To combine two different/separate things into one
- The total value of goods and services from a country in a year.
- an agreement in which a company only hires union members
- American industrialist, led the expansion of the American STEEL industry in the late 19th century
- an American business magnate and philanthropist.
- "Hands off!"
- A person who organizes, manages, and takes risks in business.
- To have total control of an industry
21 Clues: "Hands off!" • a decrease in prices • To have total control of an industry • An organization made up of common workers • an organization that is authorized by law • an American business magnate and philanthropist. • To combine two different/separate things into one • the reduction in the cost of a good brought about • agreeing to accept the decision made by an outsider • ...
world history 2023-10-26
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- first flight across Atlantic ocean
- affordable car brand
- African American art
- evaluation
- nativsm
- stopped immigrants from entering
- white supremacist
- mafia boss
- law that lead to arrests
- circus performer
- code of silence
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- Italian sent to prison
- greatest jazz composer
- racism in the south
- illegal transportation
- famous baseball player
- underground bar
- illegal alcohol
- blackface performer
- fancy women dancer
20 Clues: nativsm • evaluation • mafia boss • underground bar • illegal alcohol • code of silence • circus performer • white supremacist • fancy women dancer • racism in the south • blackface performer • affordable car brand • African American art • Italian sent to prison • greatest jazz composer • illegal transportation • famous baseball player • law that lead to arrests • stopped immigrants from entering • ...
History Puzzle 2024-01-12
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- a group of related mendicant Christian religious orders within the Catholic Church
- Christian rites
- the denial of basic Church doctrines.
- Ancient Greek philosopher
- the language of everyday speech in a particular region, such as Spanish, French,english, or german.
- the holy office
- abbess of a religious house for females inwestern germany.
- Frances capital
- . Secular, or lay, rulers usually chose nominees to Church offices and gave them the symbols of their office
- members of the wealthiest and most powerful families
- a town in Italy that saint Francis was born in.
- a finished piece in their craft.
- a university in England
- made the most famous attempt to reconcile Aristotle with the doctrines of Christianity
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- heroic epic.
- an economic system based on money, rather than barter
- summa was a summary of all knowledge on a given subject
- To excommunicate a whole country or place rather than just one person.
- an economic system in which people invested in trade and goods to make profits.
- a Roman Catholic mendicant order of pontifical right that was founded in France by a Castilian priest named Dominic de Guzmán
- Catholic religious order of monks and nuns
- an object surviving from an earlier time, especially one of historical or sentimental interest.
- an agreement between the Catholic Church and the Holy Roman Empire which regulated the procedure for the appointment of bishops and abbots in the Empire.
- the study of religion and god
- The study of theology was strongly influenced by a philosophical and theological system
- control of territories in central Italy
- the place where the first university started
27 Clues: heroic epic. • Christian rites • the holy office • Frances capital • a university in England • Ancient Greek philosopher • the study of religion and god • a finished piece in their craft. • the denial of basic Church doctrines. • control of territories in central Italy • Catholic religious order of monks and nuns • the place where the first university started • ...
American History 2024-01-22
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- Headed West
- 17th President of the United States
- Roosevelt's plan to overcome the Depression
- Ended with the 18th Amendment
- Event of 1969
- Dec 7 1941
- June 6, 1944
- Native American people of the Everglades
- Had a blast in 1980
- Connecting East to West
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- Native American people from Appalachian Mountains
- The right to vote
- Most common first name for US Presidents
- Anti-slavery reformer
- Sued for his freedom from slavery, 1857
- Fight between the East & West
- An economic slump
- One was called Little Boy
- Took a small step in 1969
- Ratified in 1791, guaranteeing liberties of the people
20 Clues: Dec 7 1941 • Headed West • June 6, 1944 • Event of 1969 • The right to vote • An economic slump • Had a blast in 1980 • Anti-slavery reformer • Connecting East to West • One was called Little Boy • Took a small step in 1969 • Fight between the East & West • Ended with the 18th Amendment • 17th President of the United States • Sued for his freedom from slavery, 1857 • ...
U.S History 2023-12-14
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- Someone who follows the christian faith
- Was very popular to smoke with
- A long journey
- Many religions believe in this figure; creator of the universe
- Another word for adventure
- Tried to travel to asia but wound up in America
- Someone who sells things
- Has a variety of spices
- Helps navigate you to a location; tells you where you are
- Another word for wood.
- This country supported Columbus's voyage to India
- A tool that points to where north is.
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- Measures the sun and Moon.
- Used to measure the altitude of stars and planets
- A type of ship used by Portugal
- Is used to buy things;very expensive
- A portuguese explorer
- A way of travel in the water
- Commander of a ship
- A follower of the islamic religion
20 Clues: A long journey • Commander of a ship • A portuguese explorer • Another word for wood. • Has a variety of spices • Someone who sells things • Measures the sun and Moon. • Another word for adventure • A way of travel in the water • Was very popular to smoke with • A type of ship used by Portugal • A follower of the islamic religion • Is used to buy things;very expensive • ...
American History 2023-12-14
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- what city went on strike in 1919
- the pioneer of “time and motion” studies
- famous tennis player
- who replaced Harding
- what nation agreed to open its doors to trade
- new invention allowed cities to grow upward
- fear of communism
- famous baseball player
- anarchitis killed by electric chair
- immigrants that arrived after 1890
- president Harding secretary of Treasury
- famous boxer
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- famous golf player
- what was the scopes trial also known as
- served as Harding secretary of commerce
- used the assembly line to make mass production automobiles
- opposed labor unions
- immigrants that arrived prior to 1890
- what happened to president Harding
- fought against KKK
- president of 1920
- famous football player
- the name of the group of close friends that gave advice to Harding
- what was Calvin Coolidge nickname
- name given to the areas jus outside the city
25 Clues: famous boxer • president of 1920 • fear of communism • famous golf player • fought against KKK • opposed labor unions • famous tennis player • who replaced Harding • famous football player • famous baseball player • what city went on strike in 1919 • what was Calvin Coolidge nickname • what happened to president Harding • immigrants that arrived after 1890 • ...
History Mystery 2024-02-01
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- A fortress
- Mountains to the northeast with cold, dry air
- Egyptians used reeds to make an early form of paper
- A large waterfall any large rush of water
- Egyptian ruler was often buried in a triangular shaped building
- Strong winds
- A series of rulers from the same family
- River that empties into the Arabian Sea
- A scientist who studies the stars and other objects in the sky
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- Life after death
- River that flows east into the Bay of Bengal.
- Strict divisions of classes
- Plain at the mouth of a river
- Fine soil at river bottoms
- To move
- Representation of a Hindu god or goddess in human form.
- A powerful Egyptian ruler
- Single spiritual power
- A large landmass that juts out from a continent
- Someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule
20 Clues: To move • A fortress • Strong winds • Life after death • Single spiritual power • A powerful Egyptian ruler • Fine soil at river bottoms • Strict divisions of classes • Plain at the mouth of a river • A series of rulers from the same family • River that empties into the Arabian Sea • A large waterfall any large rush of water • River that flows east into the Bay of Bengal. • ...
Black History 2024-01-31
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- First African American president of the United States.
- Groundbreaking baseball player who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier.
- Renowned civil rights leader who delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech.
- African American NASA mathematician, subject of the book and film "Hidden Figures."
- First African American woman elected to the U.S. Senate.
- Singer known as the "Empress of the Blues."
- Influential leader and spokesman for the Nation of Islam.
- Influential abolitionist and author of "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass."
- Legendary boxer known as "The Greatest."
- First African American woman to travel in space (1992).
- Renowned poet who recited at President Bill Clinton's inauguration.
- Supreme Court Justice appointed in 1991.
- Inventor of the three-light traffic signal.
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- Prominent African American abolitionist and women's rights activist in the 19th century.
- First African American to serve as U.S. Secretary of State (2001-2005).
- Acclaimed author of "Beloved" and Nobel Prize winner in Literature (1993).
- Inventor and businesswoman known for developing hair care products for African American women.
- First African American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993.
- Legendary musician known as the "King of Pop."
- African American scientist and inventor known for his work with peanuts.
- Jazz trumpeter known for "What a Wonderful World."
- Civil rights activist known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
- Renowned playwright who authored "Fences" and "The Piano Lesson."
- Trailblazing African American astronaut who flew aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
- Civil rights activist famous for her autobiography "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings."
25 Clues: Legendary boxer known as "The Greatest." • Supreme Court Justice appointed in 1991. • Singer known as the "Empress of the Blues." • Inventor of the three-light traffic signal. • Legendary musician known as the "King of Pop." • Jazz trumpeter known for "What a Wonderful World." • First African American president of the United States. • ...
Theater History 2024-02-03
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- a genre of theater which was popular in Japan during the Edo Period
- what the roof of the Globe theater was called
- at the end of the Middle Ages, playwrights began producing these types of plays once more
- during this era, theater was said to be at its peak
- there term "thespian" is derived from the name of this Greek actor
- a short biblical scene displayed in a church during the Medieval Era
- the first era of theater, primarily defined by men acting out hunts
- an era of classical theater which took place directly after the Greek Era
- this part of the stage can either fly or travel
- an era in which European thinking went through a rebirth, causing a rebirth in theater as well
- a humorous theatrical presentation which was popular through the 16th and 18th centuries
- this type of stage originated during the Renaissance Era
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- a special type of play during the Greek Era which made fun of Greek gods, our word "satire" comes from this Greek word
- a recess in between performances or acts
- the era of theater in which Shakespeare wrote all of his plays
- the place where theater was reborn during the Medieval Period
- this playwright is known by many to be the greatest of all time
- this Greek philosopher became the first literary critic
- a popular playwright in Spain during the Elizabethan era
- a popular playwright in France during the Elizabethan era
- theater had largely disappeared at the beginning of this era, was reborn by the end
- a series of tropes which are shown together to tell a full story, in Medieval times
- the era of theater which we are in now
- 2,500 years ago, the Greeks held a theatrical festival in honor of this god
24 Clues: the era of theater which we are in now • a recess in between performances or acts • what the roof of the Globe theater was called • this part of the stage can either fly or travel • during this era, theater was said to be at its peak • this Greek philosopher became the first literary critic • a popular playwright in Spain during the Elizabethan era • ...
Greek History 2024-02-04
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- Greek philosopher, keep a journal
- Became King of Macedonia
- A Market place
- Do you best to help someone in need
- An island in the Mediterranean
- Form of government with ruling single person
- Known for theory of math and music
- Greek soldiers
- Greek word for city-state
- A community established by city-state
- Greek mathematician and physicist
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- Ancient Greek community
- A time of darkness for the Greeks
- Government where a few wealthy rule
- Salves of the Spartans
- Father of medicine
- A Greek temple in center of a city
- Name of Plato's journal
- restored internal peace
- Not historically a strong kingdom, farmers
20 Clues: A Market place • Greek soldiers • Father of medicine • Salves of the Spartans • Ancient Greek community • Name of Plato's journal • restored internal peace • Became King of Macedonia • Greek word for city-state • An island in the Mediterranean • A time of darkness for the Greeks • Greek philosopher, keep a journal • Greek mathematician and physicist • A Greek temple in center of a city • ...
History Review 2024-10-04
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- Seasonal winds blowing southwest from India.
- Open grasslands with scattered shrubs and trees
- People living east of Songhai
- West African empire known for gold resources.
- 1200s ruler known for 11 stone churches.
- Circular stonewall, 35 feet high, 180 feet long.
- New kingdom established by Aksum descendants by 1100s.
- King who led Mali's rise to power.
- Mali ruler from 1307; expanded territory significantly.
- Reigned around 320 in Aksum
- Related language peoples forming strong kingdoms.
- Blended African-Arab culture along East Africa's coast.
- On southeast cost, hot and humid climate and year round rainfall.
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- Wealthy from overseas trade south of Ethiopia.
- Wealthy empire trading along the Niger River.
- Powerful kingdom southwest of Yoruba kingdoms.
- Farther in south Africa,Land rising above surroundings, under 300 meters.
- The largest desert in the world.
- Written and spoken language of Aksum.
- African region, a strip of land that divides the desert from wetter areas
- Extended Songhai's borders into the desert.
- Christian kings claiming descent from Solomon.
- Military leader during Songhai's rise.
- Southeast inland trading kingdom with stone structures.
- Northeast trading kingdom; early Christian influence.
- Empire known for gold-salt trade; Muslim influence.
26 Clues: Reigned around 320 in Aksum • People living east of Songhai • The largest desert in the world. • King who led Mali's rise to power. • Written and spoken language of Aksum. • Military leader during Songhai's rise. • 1200s ruler known for 11 stone churches. • Extended Songhai's borders into the desert. • Seasonal winds blowing southwest from India. • ...
Australian history 2024-10-09
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- its short for element 79
- you cut down trees
- landed with cap cook
- a old rifle
- a European country
- famous bushranger
- you move something
- a country in Asia
- a crime where you steel something
- another word for prisoner
- before federation
- we live on it
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- something people do against the government
- after colonies
- its gold
- a specials person like the government
- a old pistol
- never allowed to come back
- a country in Oceana
- a small river
- it goes over seas
21 Clues: its gold • a old rifle • a old pistol • a small river • we live on it • after colonies • famous bushranger • a country in Asia • before federation • it goes over seas • you cut down trees • a European country • you move something • a country in Oceana • landed with cap cook • its short for element 79 • another word for prisoner • never allowed to come back • a crime where you steel something • ...
U.S History 2024-10-11
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- a part of the legislative branch with a hundred people (two in each state)
- What you would call a group of people and laws that are in charge of a society
- the branch that makes laws
- the first government of the US, which failed
- a person in the executive branch who can veto laws
- allowing the states and federal government to share power
- the branch that executes laws
- The first paragraph of the consitution
- it creates three branches of government with equal power
- a break up letter to Britian from the colonists.
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- a part of the legislative branch that depends on the population of a state,with four-hundred-thirty-five people
- a group in the judicial branch made of nine people with life terms
- this allows each branch to keep eachother in check
- when someone does something the opposite of what they have done due to bad experiences (over dramatism)
- the name given to the House of Representatives and Senate together
- A synonym for equality or fairness used in the preamble
- a document made to set laws and goals for US
- The author of the Declaration of Indepenance
- Something the legistlative branch can do to get rid of a president or supreme court justice
- the branch that interprets laws
- A synonym for freedom used in the preamble
21 Clues: the branch that makes laws • the branch that executes laws • the branch that interprets laws • The first paragraph of the consitution • A synonym for freedom used in the preamble • a document made to set laws and goals for US • The author of the Declaration of Indepenance • the first government of the US, which failed • a break up letter to Britian from the colonists. • ...
US HISTORY 2024-11-14
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- meeting place for planning (6 letters) - Cellar
- conflict that sparks action - Battle
- aiming for change - Revolt
- symbolizing equality and unity (7 letters) - Liberty
- of government targeted by the movement - Monarchy
- character’s close ally - Friend
- used for covert communication - Cipher
- central motivation in the story - Freedom
- of supplies smuggled to aid the cause (5 letters) - Arms
- or territory under control (7 letters) - District
- between allies (8 letters) - Courier
- name of the protagonist - Smith
- associated with defiance (8 letters) - Treason
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- where key decisions are made - Court
- name for the protagonist’s plan - Strike
- opposition group - Loyalists
- of strategy used by protagonist (9 letters) - Guerrilla
- belief driving the protagonist - Honor
- theme of sacrifice and loyalty - Allegiance
- main rival - General
- inspiring the movement (7 letters) - Patriot
- felt by protagonist’s followers (5 letters) - Pride
- used by the organization - Flag
23 Clues: main rival - General • aiming for change - Revolt • opposition group - Loyalists • character’s close ally - Friend • used by the organization - Flag • name of the protagonist - Smith • where key decisions are made - Court • conflict that sparks action - Battle • between allies (8 letters) - Courier • belief driving the protagonist - Honor • ...
US HISTORY 2024-11-14
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- Type of strategy used by protagonist
- Region or territory under control
- Last name of the protagonist
- Location where key decisions are made
- Key theme of sacrifice and loyalty
- Type of supplies smuggled to aid the cause
- Moral belief driving the protagonist
- Secret meeting place for planning
- Type of government targeted by the movement
- Initial conflict that sparks action
- Leader inspiring the movement
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- Messenger between allies
- Early opposition group
- Main character’s close ally
- Emotion felt by protagonist’s followers
- Risk associated with defiance
- Code name for the protagonist’s plan
- Protagonist’s main rival
- A crucial document for the cause
- Tool used for covert communication
- Symbol used by the organization
- Word symbolizing equality and unity
- Movement aiming for change
- A central motivation in the story
24 Clues: Early opposition group • Messenger between allies • Protagonist’s main rival • Movement aiming for change • Main character’s close ally • Last name of the protagonist • Risk associated with defiance • Leader inspiring the movement • Symbol used by the organization • A crucial document for the cause • Region or territory under control • Secret meeting place for planning • ...
World History 2024-11-17
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- Jailed South African president.
- Where were the ancient hanging gardens?
- First person to summit Everest.
- First king of Israel.
- Roman Emperor who became Christian in 312.
- Where was the first modern Olympics held?
- Name of Captain Cook's ship.
- Which volcano destroyed Pompeii?
- Brothers who flew the first plane.
- The great tragedy of 1912.
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- Who wrote the 95 Theses?
- Who painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling?
- First human on the moon.
- Which civilization built Machu Picchu?
- Greek philosopher who shouted "Eureka!"
- Defeated at the Battle of Waterloo.
- Who was the first US president?
- England's opponent in the 100 Years' War.
- What country used to be called Persia?
- Famous battle that took place in 1066.
20 Clues: First king of Israel. • Who wrote the 95 Theses? • First human on the moon. • The great tragedy of 1912. • Name of Captain Cook's ship. • Jailed South African president. • First person to summit Everest. • Who was the first US president? • Which volcano destroyed Pompeii? • Brothers who flew the first plane. • Defeated at the Battle of Waterloo. • ...
Military History 2024-11-18
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- Persian heavy infantry and named for their supposed inability to be killed.
- Battle formation used by the Greek which locked their shields together with spears pointing forward
- Greek fortune teller that inhaled ethylene gas to tell the future but in riddles
- Alexander's beloved horse which he acquired at age 12 but died on the banks of the Indus river during a battle
- Greek battleship featuring 170 oars, 200 crew, and a bronze battering ram
- Persian admiral that killed her allies during a battle to ensure her rule over an island kingdom
- The _____ Gate of Babylon was painted blue with golden figures in the walls
- Pivotal weapon of the Bronze Age that was expensive to build and maintain
- Greek heavy infantry named for their massive shield they carried
- Largest chariot battle in history between the Egyptians and Hittites
- Last major battle of the Greco-Persia War involving 125,000 Persians and 80,000 Greeks
- Greek general hired to train Alexander's army
- Alexander the Great tutor and Greek genius of many subjects
- Cavalry units used by Alexander as shock troops and enjoyed special rank and privilege
- Famous last stand of Sparta's King Leonidas and his 300 warriors
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- A former persian slave that led the Athenians against a Persian invasion
- Major rival of the Egyptians during the Bronze Age
- Persian Emperor that conquered Egypt
- A Greek crossbow which was simple to make and practically anyone could use it
- A group of marauders that raided Bronze Age kingdoms and were never stopped but simply faded away
- Main river in Egypt responsible for agricultural prosperity
- Persian Emperor that conquered Babylon
- Homer's tale of the Trojan War
- Naval battle in which the Greeks used shifting winds to trap the Persian fleet
- Persian Emperor that invaded Greece but failed
- The Bronze Age ______ was the end of the Mediterranean trade for 500 years and ended three empires
- Egyptians used a mixture of eggs and ____ to produce a glue used in making bows
- Battle between Athens and Persia after which the Athenians ran 26 miles back to Athens to defend against a naval attack
- Alloy of tin and copper which makes excellent weapons and tools
29 Clues: Homer's tale of the Trojan War • Persian Emperor that conquered Egypt • Persian Emperor that conquered Babylon • Greek general hired to train Alexander's army • Persian Emperor that invaded Greece but failed • Major rival of the Egyptians during the Bronze Age • Main river in Egypt responsible for agricultural prosperity • ...
US History 2024-11-18
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- Leader inspiring the movement
- Word symbolizing equality and unity
- Movement aiming for change
- First european nation to recognize america as independent
- Region or territory under control
- Key theme of sacrifice and loyalty
- A central motivation in the story
- A public declaration of the aims and goals by a party
- Risk associated with defiance
- Messenger between allies
- Location where key decisions are made in Gr. Britain
- Type of strategy used by protagonist
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- Synonym to dignity
- Code name for the protagonist’s plan
- A way to encrypt messages
- Social system in place in England and into the colonies that defined social status
- Early opposition group
- A word for a closer ally
- Symbol used by the organization/A cloth waved at the end of a stick
- Secret meeting place for planning
- What the Americans feel like the British disrespected because of the taxes and the fact they were considered “second-class” citizens
- Protagonist’s main rival
- Type of government targeted by the movement/The system of government used by the British
- You might’ve won the ____ but you haven’t won the war
- Short, general term used for items that were stolen from the British to aid the rebels
25 Clues: Synonym to dignity • Early opposition group • A word for a closer ally • Protagonist’s main rival • Messenger between allies • A way to encrypt messages • Movement aiming for change • Leader inspiring the movement • Risk associated with defiance • Region or territory under control • Secret meeting place for planning • A central motivation in the story • ...
Our History 2024-09-10
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- Where you go to abandon me
- Just HANGING around
- Amel’s favorite surah
- The one thing Amel won’t do with you ever
- In conclusion everyone should convert to
- cold plunge
- Acronym for our favorite XX chromosomes
- best spicy comfort food
- You got matching colors
- Age we met
- The most lovely things from Trader Joe’s
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- First movie we saw together
- Where we sit together but can’t talk, but listen and learn
- Enas’s favorite surah
- Where we planned to go for our senior trip
- What we say when we are driving and we jump
- You were the first person I messaged because of this
- Acronym for ‘I see…’
- Place that sounds like a doorbell or karate
- what we do first thing the summer starts
- Al nature sayakoon very
- I remember when I lost my mind
22 Clues: Age we met • cold plunge • Just HANGING around • Acronym for ‘I see…’ • Enas’s favorite surah • Amel’s favorite surah • best spicy comfort food • You got matching colors • Al nature sayakoon very • Where you go to abandon me • First movie we saw together • I remember when I lost my mind • Acronym for our favorite XX chromosomes • In conclusion everyone should convert to • ...
Medical History 2024-09-11
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- performed first successful heart transplant
- medical products and practices that are not part of standard care
- intelligence the theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages
- prevents or stops the spread of infections in healthcare
- father of medicine
- discovered the human body had a pulse, acknowledged the difference between arteries and veins, wrote at least 2 medical books
- the study and treatment of mental illness
- statement of obligations and proper conduct for doctors
- successfully separated conjoined twins
- The surgical removal of some of a patient’s blood for therapeutic purposes
- created an oral polio vaccine
- the most common form of plague in humans during the middle ages
- reducing the level or rate of increase in healthcare costs
- the scientific study of the mind and its functions
- public health conditions related to clean drinking water and adequate treatment and disposal of human excreta and sewage
- The action of dissecting a body or plant to student its internal parts
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- the remote diagnosis and treatment of patients by means of telecommunication technology
- an infectious bacterial disease characterized by the growth of nodules (tubercles) in the tissues, especially the lungs
- started with the fall of the roman empire
- an optical instrument used for viewing very small objects
- the procedure of perforating a persons skull with a trepan
- the partial sterilization of product to make it safe for consumption
- discovered penicillin
- a microscopic organism
- a method used to preserve a corpse from decay
- branch of technology that deals with the manipulation of atoms and molecules
- the concept of treating the whole person by focusing on physical, social, mental, and spiritual wellness
27 Clues: father of medicine • discovered penicillin • a microscopic organism • created an oral polio vaccine • successfully separated conjoined twins • started with the fall of the roman empire • the study and treatment of mental illness • performed first successful heart transplant • a method used to preserve a corpse from decay • the scientific study of the mind and its functions • ...
World History 2024-11-20
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- Taking shared lands and making them privately owned
- Policy of the U.S. in regard to Chinese imperialism
- John Locke believed in natural rights of life, liberty, and _____
- What social classes were called in Revolutionary France
- The "Jewel in the British Crown"
- Name of Mr. Aprile's tortoise
- The ruler of France after the Revolution
- Philosopher who supported three branches of government
- Dangerous places people worked during the Industrial Revolution
- This amendment protects our freedom of speech
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- This was invented by James Watt during the Industrial Revolution
- Where the Industrial Revolution started
- Crowded housing during the Industrial Revolution
- How old Mr. Aprile is
- This amendment protects our right to bear arms
- Vacation palace of the King/Queen of France; women marched on this place
- Country taken over by King Leopold II
- Philosopher who believed humans were naturally evil
- Ancient city that started democracy
- Ancient city with the first republic
20 Clues: How old Mr. Aprile is • Name of Mr. Aprile's tortoise • The "Jewel in the British Crown" • Ancient city that started democracy • Ancient city with the first republic • Country taken over by King Leopold II • Where the Industrial Revolution started • The ruler of France after the Revolution • This amendment protects our freedom of speech • ...
History Crossword 2024-11-21
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- a protest over taxation without representation
- taxes imposed by one country on goods imported from another country
- closed U.S. ports to all exports and restricted imports from Britain
- British legislation aimed at ending the smuggling trade in sugar and molasses
- personal qualities associated with the effective functioning of the civil and political order
- a change or addition to the terms of a contract or document
- someone who doesn't have a political party
- three out of every five slaves were counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation
- He was the seventh House speaker as well as the ninth secretary of state.
- played an influential role in drafting the Declaration of Independence
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- no one shall be "deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law."
- the expression of loyalty or support for a particular region of one's country, rather than to the country as a whole
- inventor of the cotton gin
- someone who believes in the type of political system in which states or territories share control with a central government
- is an economic and political system where trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit
- presidential board of advisors
- a diplomatic incident between French and United States diplomats
- father of the navy
- to refuse to buy, use, or participate in something as a way of protesting
- members of a religious reform movement known as Puritanism
20 Clues: father of the navy • inventor of the cotton gin • presidential board of advisors • someone who doesn't have a political party • a protest over taxation without representation • members of a religious reform movement known as Puritanism • a change or addition to the terms of a contract or document • a diplomatic incident between French and United States diplomats • ...
History Crossword 2024-11-21
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- Plan Proposal based on popularity
- Believed in a strong state governments
- Winter encampment 1777
- Turning point of American Revolution
- Process to become a US citizen
- Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine
- Branch that includes the president
- First president of US
- Being trialed for same thing twice
- Social Contract signed 1620
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- Punishment for Boston Tea Party
- Protest led by Sons of Liberty
- Land bought from France 1803
- Father of the Constitution
- Also known as Society of Friends
- Created process to become a state
- Change to the Constitution
- First casualty of American Revolution
- First permanent English settlement
- Politicians must follow laws
20 Clues: First president of US • Winter encampment 1777 • Father of the Constitution • Change to the Constitution • Social Contract signed 1620 • Land bought from France 1803 • Politicians must follow laws • Protest led by Sons of Liberty • Process to become a US citizen • Punishment for Boston Tea Party • Also known as Society of Friends • Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine • ...
American History 2024-11-21
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- A tax on imported goods that raises the prices so people will buy domestic goods
- The action of taxing of authorities levying a tax
- People that argued for a stronger federal government
- The battle that led to the capture of two British generals
- Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
- John Adam's wife that asked him to remember women in the constitution
- Introduction to the Constitution
- The battle that was a turning point of the Revolutionary War.
- Chief justice of the U.S. supreme court
- of Neutrality Allows U.S. citizens to trade with all belligerents in the war between France and Great Britain
- Hamilton Advocated the creation of a National Bank
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- Political party led by Thomas Jefferson
- Wrote "common sense"
- Armed private ship licensed to attack merchant ships
- Purchase of the Louisiana territory from France
- First president
- of Confederation A weak constitution that 1st governed America
- Madison "Father of the constitution"
- Formal approval to the effectiveness of a constitution, constitutional amendment, or treaty
- A military expedition that explored the Louisiana purchase and the Pacific Northwest
20 Clues: First president • Wrote "common sense" • Introduction to the Constitution • Madison "Father of the constitution" • Political party led by Thomas Jefferson • Chief justice of the U.S. supreme court • Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness • Purchase of the Louisiana territory from France • The action of taxing of authorities levying a tax • ...
U.S. History 2024-11-21
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- This person is known for championing the Oppressed from 1722-1743.
- Committed to "purifying" the Church of England.
- This place was one of Americas first planned cities.
- The __________ was a Spanish labour system that rewarded conquerors with the labour of conquered non-christian peoples.
- Sought to increase the prosperity and power of a nation through restrictive trade practices.
- First permanent English colony in New England.
- English Philosopher and political theorist.
- This place is known for being the first permanent English settlement in North America.
- This document gives colonies the legal rights to live.
- This was written by a group of 13th century barons to protect their rights and property against a tyrannical king.
- Known for plantations and use of slaves to work on them.
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- This person is most known for challenging male authority.
- The English people who settled Plymouth in the 1620s.
- The American _____________ was a period of great intellectual and social change that took place in the thirteen colonies during the 18th century.
- Known for English religious and social reformer and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania.
- Helped the struggling English settlers in Virginia survive in the early 1600s.
- This person founded Providence Plantations.
- Simple definition: The act of taking control of an area or a country that is not your own, using force, and sending people from your own country to live up there.
- A large farmed area where crops were grown for profit.
- Part of the movements for the abolition of slavery to promote equal rights for women and peace.
20 Clues: This person founded Providence Plantations. • English Philosopher and political theorist. • First permanent English colony in New England. • Committed to "purifying" the Church of England. • This place was one of Americas first planned cities. • The English people who settled Plymouth in the 1620s. • A large farmed area where crops were grown for profit. • ...
History Puzzle 2024-11-22
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- Legislation but the U.S Congress in December closed U.S port
- Americas fourth president
- power of government that is held by the people
- rights to the people
- Commander of the Continental Army
- fair through the normal judicial system
- proposed a strong central government made up of three branches
- was intended to benefit small states
- forth us president
- right to remain silent
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- incident between France and the United that resulted in a limited undeclared war
- a minor change or addition designed to improve a text
- rights to the goverment
- founding father of the United states
- a purchase of imperial rights to the western half
- framer of the Continental Congress
- second U.S president
- Renowned for his authorship of the Virginia Declaration of Rights
- original amendments
- the federal principle or system of a government
20 Clues: forth us president • original amendments • second U.S president • rights to the people • right to remain silent • rights to the goverment • Americas fourth president • Commander of the Continental Army • framer of the Continental Congress • founding father of the United states • was intended to benefit small states • fair through the normal judicial system • ...
Decipher History 2024-11-05
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- an explostion of creativity in art,writing, and thought
- created the telescope
- polish astronomer who studied italy
- english philosopher who wrote Advancement of learning
- supported Copernicus’ heliocentric theory.
- bible has authority
- scholar who described the circulation of blood for the first time.
- the sun it the center of the universe
- “I think, therefore I am”
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- book was the first accurate and detailed book on human anatomy
- C.C. authority only they can help save them
- a dutch inventor who perfected the microscope became the first human to see cells and microganisms.
- explained the effect of temperature and pressure on gases.
- influential scientist of the revolution
- intellectual movement focused on human achievements
- a financial supporter of artists
- the force that kept planets in orbit
- a way to show three dimensions on canvas
- developed a new and more effective ointment for preventing infection.
- first woman artist to gain world recognition
20 Clues: bible has authority • created the telescope • “I think, therefore I am” • a financial supporter of artists • polish astronomer who studied italy • the force that kept planets in orbit • the sun it the center of the universe • influential scientist of the revolution • a way to show three dimensions on canvas • supported Copernicus’ heliocentric theory. • ...
History Review 2025-03-26
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- Which Enlightenment thinker believed in the separation of church and state?
- Who was the Leader of the Committee of Public Safety?
- Which Enlightenment thinker believed that humans are naturally good but corrupted by society?
- What was the name of the battle that ended Napoleon's Hundred Days reign?
- There is a revolution in the country and the people overthrow the government. Which government would be in place after?
- True or false there were a total of 6 Coalitions against Napoleon.
- Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
- The National Assembly was organized by which group?
- Ancient philosopher that supported the Geocentric Model.
- What did the Townshend Acts impose taxes on
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- What was the main reason William Pitt was able to turn the tide of the Seven Years war in favor of the British?
- The belief that the Earth is the center of the universe and all celestial bodies orbit around it.
- In a democratic government, who makes the decisions?
- Which Enlightenment thinker believed that humans act in self-interest, which can benefit society?
- What type of Place was the Bastille?
- Who believed that government should protect natural rights and can be overthrown if it fails to do so?
- What did the British capture in 1760 that ended French control in Canada?
- Which country did Napoleon treat with respect and favor in the Treaty of Tilsit?
- Which estate in French society was largely exempt from paying taxes?
- What country was always at war with France in every Coalition?
20 Clues: What type of Place was the Bastille? • What did the Townshend Acts impose taxes on • The National Assembly was organized by which group? • In a democratic government, who makes the decisions? • Who was the Leader of the Committee of Public Safety? • Ancient philosopher that supported the Geocentric Model. • ...
Mexico's History 2025-04-30
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- The conquistador responsible for conquering the Aztec Empire
- In 1840, Central America separated into five countries; the two territories that did not gain independence were _____ and Panama
- In 1900, Panama gained independence from ____.
- In the 1600s, the Caribbean became the center of what industry?
- When the Native American population began dying, the Europeans began bringing in what group to work on plantations?
- A period of violent, sweeping change
- First area in the Caribbean to gain independence
- The Aztec capital city built on a lake
- In 1959, who overthrew the Cuban government and established a communist dictatorship?
- The three advantages the Spanish had over the Aztec: ____, European diseases, and Aztec enemies
- Military strongmen who ruled the region's countries
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- The transfer of plants, animals, and people between Europe, Asia, and Africa on one side and the Americas on the other
- A food that is eaten regularly
- Led a rebellion against Spanish rule in Mexico in 1810
- A large farm
- Led the charge for Haitian independence
- This ancient civilization was known for their great cities, complex writing, and accurate calendar
- Extra; more than is needed
- A Spanish explorer of the early Americas
- A policy based on control of one country by another
- Farm product grown for sale
21 Clues: A large farm • Extra; more than is needed • Farm product grown for sale • A food that is eaten regularly • A period of violent, sweeping change • The Aztec capital city built on a lake • Led the charge for Haitian independence • A Spanish explorer of the early Americas • In 1900, Panama gained independence from ____. • First area in the Caribbean to gain independence • ...
U.S. History 2025-05-01
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- Shays' Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion involved these type of people
- first successful British colony
- this immigrant group settled in California and built railroads
- time period after the Civil War
- The Mayflower Compact established this type of government
- the Pilgrims landed here
- this amendment said all African American males have the right to vote
- this immigrant group immigrated due to a potato crop failure
- this colonial region was known for its fertile soil and cash crop agriculture
- this group did not want to ratify the Constitution without the Bill of Rights
- this religious group moved to Utah to escape religious persecution
- This cash crop saved Jamestown
- the 10th amendment applies to this principle
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- mistreatment due to political or religious beliefs
- this colonial region was known as the "bread basket"
- this group was in favor of ratifying the Constitution
- Lord Baltimore settled this colony as a safe haven for Catholics
- to cancel a law
- this economic system is when the mother country makes a profit off of the colonies
- a cause of the Nullification Crisis
- this compromise put a "band-aid" on sectionalism
- this territory doubled the size of the United States
- first president of the United States
- House of Burgesses established this type of government
- These acts were passed in response to the Boston Tea Party
- this immigrant group settled in the Midwest and became mainly farmers
- the United States went to war with Mexico over this territory
27 Clues: to cancel a law • the Pilgrims landed here • This cash crop saved Jamestown • first successful British colony • time period after the Civil War • a cause of the Nullification Crisis • first president of the United States • the 10th amendment applies to this principle • this compromise put a "band-aid" on sectionalism • mistreatment due to political or religious beliefs • ...
US History 2025-05-02
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- The ____________ Proclamation freed all enslaved people in the CSA.
- This amendment guarantees freedom of speech
- The _____ engine was invented by Robert Fulton in 1807.
- Thomas Jefferson made the _________ Purchase, which doubled the size of the United States
- James _______ was the architect of the Constitution.
- This person was a daughter of the chief of the Powhatan Confederacy and later married John Smith, of the first Jamestown settlers.
- The name of the new country formed by the South when they seceded.
- She was a famous Indian guide who helped Lewis and Clark.
- The first president was George __________.
- This is called the forcible seizure of american sailors into the Royal Navy was called.
- The ________ Compromise was an agreement to balance free and slave states
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- _______ Attucks was the first African American casualty of the Boston Massacre.
- This amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment.
- Also known as the French and Indian War, the _____ Years' War was arguably the first world war. This war also made George Washington famous.
- The ______ Doctrine stated that Europe could no longer interfere in the Americas.
- Andrew _______ hated the National Bank and got rid of it, leading to the Panic of 1837.
- John _____ defended the British at the Boston Massacre trial
- The ______ gin was invented by Eli Whitney.
- The third amendment prevents the __________ of soldiers.
- _______ Tubman helped hundreds of enslaved people escape slavery via the underground railroad and also served as a spy for the Union during the Civil War
20 Clues: The first president was George __________. • This amendment guarantees freedom of speech • The ______ gin was invented by Eli Whitney. • James _______ was the architect of the Constitution. • This amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. • The _____ engine was invented by Robert Fulton in 1807. • The third amendment prevents the __________ of soldiers. • ...
History 14 2025-05-06
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- He strengthened the military alliance of NATO.
- First black President of the US.
- Supreme Court Justice who stressed the importance of moral character.
- Helped bring about a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.
- An Islamic terrorist group responsible for the attack on 9/11/01
- One of the greatest opera singers of her time...
- He was the only President to resign from office.
- President Johnson's plan for social reform was called the...
- First man to walk on the moon.
- He believed Communism should be stopped before it could attack and enslave a country.
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- Operation Desert Storm in Iraq was under his Presidency.
- First black major league baseball player.
- The legislation that guarantees voting, housing, and job rights for ethnic minorities is the 1964...
- The system of producing and distributing goods.
- Lady who refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, an act which led to a change in segregation laws.
- Black minister active in civil rights movement.
- President during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- First woman appointed to the Supreme Court by Ronald Reagan.
- Doctor who developed a vaccine for polio.
- One of the decisions handed down by the liberal Supreme Court of the 1970s was..., which legalized abortion.
- First American to fly in space.
- Two countries where the U.S. military attacked terrorists in the "War on Terror."
- This President's welfare program was called the New Frontier.
- First American to orbit the earth.
- This President convinced the Soviet Union leader Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall and begin Perestroika.
- The attempt to return America to the traditional values of church, family, and free enterprise was called the...
26 Clues: First man to walk on the moon. • First American to fly in space. • First black President of the US. • First American to orbit the earth. • First black major league baseball player. • Doctor who developed a vaccine for polio. • President during the Cuban Missile Crisis. • He strengthened the military alliance of NATO. • The system of producing and distributing goods. • ...
history vocab 2025-04-15
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- an alliance made to defend one another
- policy of resisting further expansion
- agency of the U.S. government
- a couple who were accused of being communists
- an alliance made between Soviet union and other eastern European nations
- line that divides korea
- international organization formed after ww2
- commander of allied forces
- a separation of east and west berlin
- increase in population after the war
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- very deadly weapon created during ww2
- politician who led the Soviet union
- program of aid for europe
- this started the space race
- a zone between north and south korea
- Truman's policy of providing aid
- search for communists
- general who was head of nationalist party
- airlift that supplied food to west berlin
- conflict between north and south korea
- leader of communist party in china
- a political barrier
- an investigating committee of un-american propoganda
- fear of communists
24 Clues: fear of communists • a political barrier • search for communists • line that divides korea • program of aid for europe • commander of allied forces • this started the space race • agency of the U.S. government • Truman's policy of providing aid • leader of communist party in china • politician who led the Soviet union • a zone between north and south korea • ...
History Crossword 2025-04-03
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- A contest where knights fought on horses
- The river that runs through Rome
- Vinci A famous Renaissance artist who painted the Mona Lisa
- A leader of Rome, like Julius Caesar
- A famous playwright from the Renaissance
- A knight’s protective outfit
- A German who invented the printing press
- The person who ruled a kingdom
- The most famous Roman amphitheater
- A wealthy family that supported Renaissance artists
- A huge castle gate that lifted up
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- A deadly disease that spread in the 1300s
- An open space in Rome where people met
- The city that ruled a vast empire
- The city where the Renaissance started
- A Roman road-building material
- A medieval worker who farmed land
- The study of stars and planets, improved during the Renaissance
- A Roman bath was used for this
- The building where monks lived
20 Clues: A knight’s protective outfit • A Roman road-building material • A Roman bath was used for this • The person who ruled a kingdom • The building where monks lived • The river that runs through Rome • The city that ruled a vast empire • A medieval worker who farmed land • A huge castle gate that lifted up • The most famous Roman amphitheater • A leader of Rome, like Julius Caesar • ...
US History 2025-04-22
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- Founder of constitutional law and chief justice.
- Thought the bank was unconstitutional.
- Printed publication, and associated with making decisions.
- Written by the 1st American president.
- Peace treaty that ended the war of 1812.
- Most influential founding father.
- Debt crisis state government increased effort to collect taxes.
- Desire for unity after the war of 1812
- Articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton.
- Louisiana purchase.
- Created two Legislative bodies in congress.
- The great compromise, The three fifth compromise etc.
- Final battle of the northwest indian war.
- 3rd US president.
- North and South America will not tolerate any more colonization.
- Four acts passed by the federalist.
- Basic principles of and laws of the nation and the agreement signing of it.
- Known as the Florida purchase treaty.
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- 4th US president and created the amendments.
- First major battle of the war of 1812.
- On all American vessels sailing for foreign ports.
- No support from state governments.
- Secret meeting of the federalist delegates from connecticut.
- Capital of the United states.
- Agreement by the US and Great Britain that helped avert war between them.
- Beans, squash, peas, okra etc.
- Creation of a supreme national government.
- Served as an associate justice.
- First written constitution of the United states.
- Economic system in which the decisions regarding investment.
- Create material by hand.
31 Clues: 3rd US president. • Louisiana purchase. • Create material by hand. • Capital of the United states. • Beans, squash, peas, okra etc. • Served as an associate justice. • Most influential founding father. • No support from state governments. • Four acts passed by the federalist. • Known as the Florida purchase treaty. • First major battle of the war of 1812. • ...
History Review 2025-05-14
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- the River that Rome is located on
- "rebirth"
- The First Emperor of Rome
- Greek word for City State
- a Classical Civilization whose geography consisted of a large mountainous peninsula and islands in the Aegean Sea.
- Greek City State that was focused on the Military
- The first of the three strongest kingdoms of Africa, also known as the Land of Gold
- Ages After fall of Western Roman Empire – Western Europe entered a period of disorder and chaos
- before common era
- "There are _________ Features of Civilization"
- a chain of islands
- A political system based on the promise of land, loyalty, and military protection.
- human made objects like tools or art.
- a person who travels from place to place for food and shelter
- belief in multiple gods
- Carthaginian who tried to invade Rome with a fleet of Elephants
- Empire started by Genghis Khan
- Age a time period when a civilization is at their peak power and influence
- Largest of the west African Empires
- Oldest of the three Monotheistic religions
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- Early civilizations tended to settle near this geographic feature for protection and access to resources
- early form of writing created by the Mesopotamians
- Mountain range that is the backbone of Italy
- a belief system that believes in reincarnation and following the Eight Fold Path
- land surrounded by water on three sides
- Belief system that believes in the Holy Trinity
- invention that carries water from the mountains to the cities
- Tables Roman laws market-place so everyone would know them
- country/empire that served as a cultural bridge between China and Japan
- the term for the warrior class of the Japanese
- is the study of humans and the way they live (their culture) in both the past and present
- a source taken directly from a person or group of people
- a belief system that focuses on karma and dharma
- "_______ and gold and profit"
- more food equals more...
- prejudice in favor of one group thing or person
- the blend of eastern cultures and Greek culture that occurred after Alexander the Great conquered vast amounts of land was called
- A family that rules a country or an empire for a long period of time.
- their Holy Book is the Quran
39 Clues: "rebirth" • before common era • a chain of islands • belief in multiple gods • more food equals more... • The First Emperor of Rome • Greek word for City State • their Holy Book is the Quran • "_______ and gold and profit" • Empire started by Genghis Khan • the River that Rome is located on • Largest of the west African Empires • human made objects like tools or art. • ...
Indian History 2025-05-14
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- 8. Indus Valley city known for Great Bath
- 2. The capital of Mauryan Empire under Ashoka
- 6. The Iron Man of India
- 11. Famous emperor who converted to Buddhism after Kalinga war
- 4. Famous salt march led by Gandhi in 1930
- 9. Mahatma Gandhi's birthplace
- 5. Month when India got independence
- 3. The revolt of 1857 started in this city
- 7. The movement launched in 1942 by Gandhi
- 8. Ancient university in Bihar
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- 7. The last Viceroy of British India
- 3. The Queen of Jhansi who fought the British
- 5. The first Indian to win Nobel Prize
- 4. First President of independent India
- 9. Founder of Sikhism
- 6. Battle fought in 1526 that began the Mughal Empire
- 10. Leader of the Azad Hind Fauj
- 10. Language in which Ashokan edicts were mostly written
- 2. Who was the first Prime Minister of independent India?
- 1. The Father of the Nation
20 Clues: 9. Founder of Sikhism • 6. The Iron Man of India • 1. The Father of the Nation • 9. Mahatma Gandhi's birthplace • 8. Ancient university in Bihar • 10. Leader of the Azad Hind Fauj • 7. The last Viceroy of British India • 5. Month when India got independence • 5. The first Indian to win Nobel Prize • 4. First President of independent India • ...
History Crossword 2024-02-29
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- to formally discuss an issue
- a formal, written request made to an official person or organization
- a course of action taken by a government
- to supply or make available
- a pamphlet published in 1776 by Thomas Paine that persuaded many American colonists to support independence
- a system of government in which the power to govern belongs to the people
- the chance that something will happen
- rights common to everyone, as opposed to those given by law
- the government or controlling power
- a nation that joins another nation in some common effort, such as fighting a war
- a violent attempt to resist or overthrow the government or another authority
- Revolution the struggle of the colonies in North America to gain their independence from Great Britain
- basic
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- a small army made up of ordinary citizens who are trained to fight in an emergency
- to express ideas or feelings in a way that is moving and well-spoken
- to put in place by authority, such a law, tax, or punishment
- to refuse to buy one or more goods from a certain source. An organized refusal by many people is also called a boycott.
- an overall plan, such as for winning a war
- to take back, or to cancel, a law
- very important or necessary
- freedom from control by another government or country
- the American army during the American Revolution
22 Clues: basic • to supply or make available • very important or necessary • to formally discuss an issue • to take back, or to cancel, a law • the government or controlling power • the chance that something will happen • a course of action taken by a government • an overall plan, such as for winning a war • the American army during the American Revolution • ...
