history Crossword Puzzles

History Vocab 2024-01-29

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A monetary standard in which one ounce of gold equals a set number of dollars.
A system for buying and selling stocks in corporations.
Closing of banks during great depression to avoid bank runs.
Act of buying stocks at great risk with the anticipation that the price will rist.
A homeless and usually penniless wanderer.
Projects such as highways, parks, and libraries built with public funds for public use.
American style of music that developed from ragtime and blues that uses syncopated rhythms and improvisation.
Buying a stock by paying only a fraction of the stock price and borrowing the rest.
Demand by a broker that investors pay back loans made for stocks purchased on margin.
Government practice of spending borrowed money rather than raising taxes.
Aid in the form of money or supplies for those in need.

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To take possession of a property from a mortgagor becuase of defaults on payments.
An acute infectious disease affecting the skeletal muscles causing permanent disability.
A person who believes that there should be no government.
A long period of rising stock prices.
Persistent and heavy demands by a bank's depositors to withdraw money.
Minor officer of the courts.
Hostility towards immigrants.
Radio broadcasts made by Roosevelt to the American people to explain his initiatives.
Something that provides security against misfortune.

20 Clues: Minor officer of the courts. • Hostility towards immigrants. • A long period of rising stock prices. • A homeless and usually penniless wanderer. • Something that provides security against misfortune. • A system for buying and selling stocks in corporations. • Aid in the form of money or supplies for those in need. • ...

World History 2023-12-05

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The unfair favoring of one person or group over others, often in a way not based on merit
Offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting something of value for the purpose of influencing the action of an official
The expectation that individuals and organizations will be evaluated and held responsible for their actions
The openness and accessibility of information, a key factor in preventing corruption
Problems related to entry into foreign markets, a consideration within the NAFTA framework
The process of making illegally-gained proceeds (i.e., "dirty money") appear legal (i.e., "clean")
Favoritism shown to relatives or close friends, often in the distribution of jobs or opportunities
An index published by Transparency International ranking countries based on perceived levels of corruption
Legal disagreements between governments and corporations, a contentious feature of NAFTA
The acquisition of money, political power, or other benefits through unethical means, often involving bribery
Issues related to pollution and resource management, an aspect that some critics feel NAFTA did not adequately address
Negative impacts on certain sectors, such as manufacturing, due to increased competition under NAFTA

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Issues related to wages and working conditions, a point of concern within NAFTA
A situation in which a person or organization is involved in multiple interests, financial or otherwise, one of which could influence the decision-making
Unequal distribution of trade between countries, a factor influencing NAFTA debates
Contention over farm-related issues such as subsidies and market access within NAFTA
Misappropriation or theft of funds placed in one's trust, often related to corruption in businesses or government
The process of aligning regulations across countries, a source of concern for some under NAFTA
Increased rivalry among businesses on a global scale, a consequence of the expanded trade facilitated by NAFTA
Illicit payments made to someone in return for facilitating a transaction or appointment
Deliberate actions by countries to influence the value of their currency, impacting trade under NAFTA
The practice of moving jobs and production to lower-cost countries, a controversial aspect of NAFTA
A person who exposes information or activity that is deemed illegal, unethical, or not correct within an organization
Situation where a country imports more than it exports, a concern for NAFTA critics

24 Clues: Issues related to wages and working conditions, a point of concern within NAFTA • Unequal distribution of trade between countries, a factor influencing NAFTA debates • Situation where a country imports more than it exports, a concern for NAFTA critics • Contention over farm-related issues such as subsidies and market access within NAFTA • ...

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 • ...

U.S History 2023-12-13

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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 • ...

History Crossword 2023-12-20

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The leader of Italy in 1942
symbolic color of Socialism
President that succeeded Franklin Roosevelt
First satellite in orbit launched by Russia
The leader of Britain in WWII
Sea First battle between aircraft carriers
Allied invasion of Normandy beaches
U.S. and Western Europe military alliance
Wall the boundary the Soviets built in 1961 between East and West Berlin
The side Russia fought on in WWI
The ruler of Russia in WWI

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Agreed to a truce to end U.S. involvement in Vietnam
The process that made he expansion of the steel industry possible in america
U.S. Declared war on this country in 1917
What was Russia renamed to in 1922
The country Germany invaded that began WWII
Vessel Germans used to prevent American merchant ships from reaching Britain
The leader of Germany in WWII
Surrendered to Germany in June 1940
Telegraph Germany sent to Mexico asking them to declare war on the U.S.

20 Clues: The ruler of Russia in WWI • The leader of Italy in 1942 • symbolic color of Socialism • The leader of Britain in WWII • The leader of Germany in WWII • The side Russia fought on in WWI • What was Russia renamed to in 1922 • Surrendered to Germany in June 1940 • Allied invasion of Normandy beaches • U.S. Declared war on this country in 1917 • ...

Movie History 2023-12-14

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the cowboy from Toy story
the pirate captain in one piece who can control metal
the toy's owner in toy story
the cute cunning fox from the movie fox and the hound
the guy who sacrificed himself in the movie titanic
The race-car who's famous catchphrase is Kachow
the evasive tomb robber from a series of movies
the sloth who always gets himself in sticky situations from the movie ice age
the defensive bloodhound from the movie fox and the hound
the sneaky alien race from the movie Alien
The Daughter of Duchess from the FAMOUS movie Aristocats

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the old man balloon salesman from the movie up
The AMAZING PAINTER from the FAMOUS DISNEY movie ARISTOCRATS
the heart changing sabertooth from the movie ice age
the short tempered mammoth from the movie ice age
The FIERCE FIGHTER CHILD of DUCHESS from the FAMOUS Movie ARISTOCATS
the young boy scout kid from the movie up
the female dog from the disney movie lady and the tramp
The lavish British cat from the FAMOUS Disney movie Aristocats
The robotic hero from the movie big hero

20 Clues: the cowboy from Toy story • the toy's owner in toy story • The robotic hero from the movie big hero • the young boy scout kid from the movie up • the sneaky alien race from the movie Alien • the old man balloon salesman from the movie up • The race-car who's famous catchphrase is Kachow • the evasive tomb robber from a series of movies • ...

US History 2023-12-12

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desegregated, especially racially.
of or relating to a form of government or a country in which power is divided between one central and several regional governments.
to murder by sudden or secret attack often for political reasons.
a type of government as well as an economic system that eliminates socioeconomic class struggles.
the state of not being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.
the offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation.
an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services.
the action of separating people, historically on the basis of race and/or gender.
the armed forces of a country.
a person who comes to a country to live there.
a process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct.

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persistent high inflation combined with high unemployment and stagnant demand in a country's economy.
hopefulness and confidence about the future or the successful outcome of something.
to take in and utilize as nourishment.
a situation where a person actively searches for employment but is unable to find work.
a person or organization having power or control in a particular, typically political or administrative, sphere.
machinery and equipment developed from the application of scientific knowledge.
the ending of a policy of racial segregation.
where investors buy and sell shares of companies.
cease resistance to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority.

20 Clues: the armed forces of a country. • desegregated, especially racially. • to take in and utilize as nourishment. • the ending of a policy of racial segregation. • a person who comes to a country to live there. • where investors buy and sell shares of companies. • to murder by sudden or secret attack often for political reasons. • ...

French History 2024-01-06

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France is separated from England by it
France was part of it
the highest point in the mountain alps range
Mountain range formed from volcanoes
are located North of the Alps
The second biggest country in Europe
The lowest social class in France
the longest river in France
Covered with snow during winter
a bay West of France
The right to vote
The highest social class in French history

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mountains extend along the south boarders with Spain
Frankish Ruler who united North and South of France
had to pay most of the taxes
Youngest president of France
raided the French kingdom after Charlemagne
A city where the Greek Empire settled in
Country of Franks
extreme scarcity of food
Middle Age
Dedicated to god
Roman Emperor

23 Clues: Middle Age • Roman Emperor • Dedicated to god • Country of Franks • The right to vote • a bay West of France • France was part of it • extreme scarcity of food • the longest river in France • had to pay most of the taxes • Youngest president of France • are located North of the Alps • Covered with snow during winter • The lowest social class in France • Mountain range formed from volcanoes • ...

American history 2024-01-23

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production of large quantities of goods
belief that god created the word and everything in it
avoiding involvement in world affairs
place where alcoholic beverages were sold illegally
last name of 29th president
being different from one another
production system that assigned a task to a person to increase production
style of music evolving from african american spirituals
invented the radio

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harding promised this to return
last name of 30th president
automobile built by ford from 1908 until 1927
hostility towards immigrants
founded the universal negro improvement association
famous musician
last name of the brothers that made the first plane
theory that humans and other forms of life have evolved over tiem
unconventional not bound by rules of society
person who believes there should be no government
created theory of evolution

20 Clues: famous musician • invented the radio • last name of 30th president • last name of 29th president • created theory of evolution • hostility towards immigrants • harding promised this to return • being different from one another • avoiding involvement in world affairs • production of large quantities of goods • unconventional not bound by rules of society • ...

Sports History 2024-01-23

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Track star, 1936 Olympic Champion
Greatest horse of all time
1980 World Series Champions
Edmonton superstar, called The Great One
Referred to himself as The Greatest
Most PGA Major wins
Joel Embiid's college

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Super Bowl trophy named after him
Super Bowl MVP following 2017 season
Nicknamed "The Answer"
Most NCAA women's basketball titles
Most home runs in Phillies history
Won the 1967 NBA title
America's First Superstar
World's fastest human being, like lightning
1st African American MLB Player
2023 NCAA Football Champs
Alma mater of the G.O.A.T.
Won back-to-back Stanley Cups in 1970s
23 Grand Slam titles in women's tennis

20 Clues: Most PGA Major wins • Joel Embiid's college • Nicknamed "The Answer" • Won the 1967 NBA title • America's First Superstar • 2023 NCAA Football Champs • Greatest horse of all time • Alma mater of the G.O.A.T. • 1980 World Series Champions • 1st African American MLB Player • Super Bowl trophy named after him • Track star, 1936 Olympic Champion • Most home runs in Phillies history • ...

history crossword 2024-01-23

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A country near Spain starting with P.
Tall grass yielding kernels.
Tamed for human use.
Individuals discovering new lands.
Domesticated mammals for transportation and work.
Exchange of goods or services.
Precious metal used as currency.
Act of traveling for new information.

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Traveling on water using sails.
Infectious disease causing fever and red rash; preventable through vaccination.
Plural form of "Native".
Italian explorer, opened the way for European exploration in the Americas.
Sweet substance from sugarcane or beets.
Beliefs and practices related to Jesus Christ.
Starchy plant tuber.
Tropical fruit with spiky exterior.
Southwest European country.
Another word for corn
Highly contagious, deadly disease; eradicated through vaccination.
A continent located in the Northern Hemisphere

20 Clues: Tamed for human use. • Starchy plant tuber. • Another word for corn • Plural form of "Native". • Southwest European country. • Tall grass yielding kernels. • Exchange of goods or services. • Traveling on water using sails. • Precious metal used as currency. • Individuals discovering new lands. • Tropical fruit with spiky exterior. • A country near Spain starting with P. • ...

world history 2023-09-18

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age a period of peace, prosperity, and cultural achievement
a food or medicine that helps the body get rid of waste
in Buddhism, ultimate reality; the end of the self and a merging into emptiness
in Hinduism, the divine law that rules karma; it requires all people to do their duty based on their status in social
periods of a thousand years (plural of millennium)
Road a route between the Roman Empire and China, so called because silk was China’s most valuable product
the language and later writing system of ancient Indian societies
made up of several ethnic groups
the rebirth of an individual’s soul in a different form after death
system a set of rigid categories in ancient India that determined a person’s occupation and economic potential,as well as his or her position in society
the name given by ancient Indians to a group of people in what was believed to be an ideal social structure of four groups
said or mentioned before
in Hinduism, the force generated by a person’s actions that determines how the person will be reborn in the next life
a method of training developed by the Hindus (though not an exclusively Hindu practice) that is intended to lead to oneness with Brahman
a person who travels to a shrine or other holy place
people who leave their home and move somewhere else

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bringing something to mind
a religious doctrine introduced in northern India in the sixth century B.C.E. by Siddhārtha Gautama, known as the Buddha, or “Enlightened One”
related to metaphysics; the philosophical exploration of complex yet fundamental concepts, such as being, identity, time, and space
ceremonial worship
able to speak in and use several languages
an upper class whose wealth is based on land and whose power is passed from one generation to another
mainly,mostly formalized given official status or approval
boats or ships
faiths term for one of the two major types of religions in the world; dharmic faiths focus on the concept of dharma, or law, duty, and ethics
harsh and unpleasant; difficult to pass through or to live in
a seasonal wind pattern in southern Asia that blows warm, moist air from the southwest during the summer, bringing heavy rains, and cooler, drier air from the northeast during the winter
a highly valued perfume
a person sent out to carry a religious message
people who travel by sea; sailors
a diplomatic mission sent by one ruler to another ruler
the major Indian religious system, which may have had its origins in the religious beliefs of the people who settled in India after 1500 B.C.E.
richly decorated silk fabrics with raised patterns
fine and sheer that you can through it

34 Clues: boats or ships • ceremonial worship • a highly valued perfume • said or mentioned before • bringing something to mind • made up of several ethnic groups • people who travel by sea; sailors • fine and sheer that you can through it • able to speak in and use several languages • a person sent out to carry a religious message • periods of a thousand years (plural of millennium) • ...

World History 2023-09-15

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an organization
classes a grouping of similar social factors
moves from one region to another
A succession of rulers
plant foods and domestication of animals
state
An ancient temple tower
gatherers hunts animals and gathers wild plants
of labor perform different jobs to meet society
The belief in many gods
The heads of state
an advanced and complex society
System of writing

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the system for producing and obtaining goals and services
a member of an extinct species
the taming of wild animals
New Stone Age
The use of knowledge to invent new tools or devices
supplies of goods and labor not needed
To water crops

20 Clues: state • New Stone Age • To water crops • an organization • System of writing • The heads of state • A succession of rulers • An ancient temple tower • The belief in many gods • the taming of wild animals • a member of an extinct species • an advanced and complex society • moves from one region to another • supplies of goods and labor not needed • plant foods and domestication of animals • ...

History Lab 2023-09-21

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First military confrontation of the Revolouionary War; this battle occures in Massachusetts, on April 19,1775 between colonial minutemen and british soldiers
The last battle of the Revolutionary War fought in Yorktown, Virginia, where the British Army surrendered
Colonists who remained loyal to great Britain,during the American Revolution; also knownas Tories
A riot that occurred on March 5, 1770, in the city of Boston when colonists confronted British troops and the troops fired upon and killed several colonists
An event where colonists, disguised as Indians, boarded three ships and tossed several hundred chests of tea into the harbor in protest against British taxes on tea
An agreement for mutual benefit between an individual, group, or community and its government
a series of laws passed by the British in 1774 enacted to punish colonists for the Bonston Tea Party
Sole control of the supply of good or service
British law passed in 1756 that imposed a tax on all printed materials; contributed to the start of the american Revolutionary War
Commander in cheif of the British army during the American Revolutionaty War
American revolutionary leader; author of Common Sense
The act by which the continental Congress declared the colonies to be free and independent of England on July 4, 1776
This pamphlet, authored by Thomas Paine and published in 1776, inspired colonists to declare and fight for independence
The philosophical concept expressing the balance sought in the system of government in the United States
gathering of delegates from twelve of the thirteen original colonies in 1754; at this meeting, the representatives agreed that the colonies should work together to boycott British trade goods
Signed by the United States and Great Britain in 1783; officially ended the Revolutionary War and acknowledged America’s independence.

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A person, or group of people, who remain neutral in foreign affairs
Signed by Great Britain and France in 1763; officially ending the French and Indian War
Author of the Delclaration of Independence; third president of the United States of America
Military general of the American rebel forces; president of the Constitutional Convention; first president of the United States of America
Agreement signed on February 6, 1778 between France and the United States, in which each country agreed to help the other defend itself against England
A time of great philosophical thought and scientific invention in Europe, during the Eighteenth Century
British law passed after the french and Indian War that required colonists to the east of the Appalachian Mountains
A war between England and France between 1754 and 1763; also known as the Seven Years War
Founding Father from Virginia who was famous for saying “Give me liberty or give me death!”; opposed ratification of the United States Constitution
British general who surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781
American colonists who were ready to fight at a minute’s notice; these soldiers fought against the British army at the Battle of Lexington and Concord
The war between Great Britain and its American colonies occurring between 1775 and 1783, in which the colonies won their independence from british control
The political theory that individuals have undeniable basic rights given to them by nature of God
Colonists who called for independence from Great Britain, during the American Revolution
English philosopher from the Enlightenment period; developed the idea of natural right and the social contract

31 Clues: Sole control of the supply of good or service • American revolutionary leader; author of Common Sense • British general who surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781 • A person, or group of people, who remain neutral in foreign affairs • Commander in cheif of the British army during the American Revolutionaty War • ...

History Enrichment 2024-03-07

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focus n producing one product
the lost colony
Human resource & grows crops
Civic life of mid-atlantic colony
settled in Pennsylvania to practice their faith
civic life of Southern colonies
worked as craftsmen in towns and on plantations
large farms in southern colonies
settled by the Quakers
natural resource in southern colonies
goods produced and used to make other goods and services

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Civic life of New England colony
settled in 1607
settled by separatists
settled by the Puritans
two or more people depending on others
people working to produce goods or services
settled by debtors
a resource that comes directly from nature
mountain range in New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern Colonies

20 Clues: settled in 1607 • the lost colony • settled by debtors • settled by separatists • settled by the Quakers • settled by the Puritans • Human resource & grows crops • focus n producing one product • civic life of Southern colonies • Civic life of New England colony • large farms in southern colonies • Civic life of mid-atlantic colony • natural resource in southern colonies • ...

HISTORY PUZZLE 2024-03-07

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MOVED FROM PLACE TO PLACE BY FOLLOWING AN ANIMAL
THE STUDY OD THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN SOCIETIS AND CULTER
BEING S THAT WALK UPRIGHT
THE PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE WRITEN RECORDES
JUST LIKE MODERN DAY HUMANS
THE STUDY OF PREHISTORY THROUGH ARTIFACTS
THEY HAD ALL 3 OF THE MONDERN HUMAN BRAINS
10,000 BCE - 5,000 BCE AND TOOLS GOT BETTER
A LARGE STONE THAY HAS BEEN USED TO CONSTRUCT A MANUMENT
WEMON WERE FARMERS AND THE MEN WERE HUNTERS IN 7000 BCE
RAMAINS FOUND IN 1991 BY A HIKER IN ITALY
BETWEEN THE PACIFIC AND ARTIC OCEANS

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A DIVISON OF SOCIETY BASED ON SOCAIL ECONOMIC STATUS
2.5 MIL YEARS AGO TO 10,000 YEARS AGO ALSO KNOW AS THE OLD STONE AGE
THE ASSIGNMENT OF DIFFERENT PARTS OFA PROCESSES OR TASK IN ORDER
KNOWN AS THE HANDY MAN
CHAGED FROM HUNTER/GATHERS TO FARMERS
THEY CONTROLLED FIVE AND MIGRATED OUT OF AFRICA
SELECTIVLY GROWING PLANTS AND BREEDING ANIMALS FOR THEM TO BE USEFUL FOR US
A WORKER THAT MAKES THINGS BY HAND
THE SPREADING OUT OF CULTER,CULTER TRAITS,AND CULTRUAL PATTERAN
HUNTING,FISHING,AND GATHERING, WILDPLANTS,BARRIES, AND NUTS

22 Clues: KNOWN AS THE HANDY MAN • BEING S THAT WALK UPRIGHT • JUST LIKE MODERN DAY HUMANS • A WORKER THAT MAKES THINGS BY HAND • BETWEEN THE PACIFIC AND ARTIC OCEANS • CHAGED FROM HUNTER/GATHERS TO FARMERS • THE PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE WRITEN RECORDES • THE STUDY OF PREHISTORY THROUGH ARTIFACTS • RAMAINS FOUND IN 1991 BY A HIKER IN ITALY • THEY HAD ALL 3 OF THE MONDERN HUMAN BRAINS • ...

History crossword 2024-03-03

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first of the stone age
paintings cover inside walls and top of the cave
hunted,gathered,fished foods
selectively growing plants or breeding animals so they were more useful to us
study of human societies and culture
study of past human history
body was discovered in the Alps, ice preserved his tissue
the new/more advanced stone age
stone monuments built for worshiping
society that all are considered equal
7,000BCE,largest neolithic,turkey
name means "handy man"
skull fragments found in 1959,skull was from 1.75 million years ago

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division of a society based on social and economic status
strait between Pacific and Arctic oceans
movement of people from one place to another
history before written records
crafts people that would trade with other cultures/groups
describes how cultures spread and merge around the world
name means "wise man"
had about 1/3 of a modern humans brain
name means "upright man"
task to different people in order to improve efficiency
something that was used or made from the past
change from gathering and hunting to farming
australopithecine, walked up right, found in 1974
human like being that walked up-right
life of a nomad

28 Clues: life of a nomad • name means "wise man" • first of the stone age • name means "handy man" • name means "upright man" • study of past human history • hunted,gathered,fished foods • history before written records • the new/more advanced stone age • 7,000BCE,largest neolithic,turkey • study of human societies and culture • stone monuments built for worshiping • ...

History crossword 2024-03-01

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rights common to everyone, as opposed to those given by law
freedom from control by another government or country
to continue to keep
to place limits or controls on something
a small army made up of ordinary citizens who are trained to fight in an emergency
very important or necessary
the unjust use of government power. A ruler who uses power in this way is called a tyrant.
to put in place by authority, such a law, tax, or punishment
the government or controlling power

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basic
a formal, written request made to an official person or organization
to formally discuss an issue
to refuse to buy one or more goods from a certain source. An organized refusal by many people is also called a boycott.
to take back, or to cancel, a law
to express ideas or feelings in a way that is moving and well-spoken
a course of action taken by a government
a pamphlet published in 1776 by Thomas Paine that persuaded many American colonists to support independence
a nation that joins another nation in some common effort, such as fighting a war
a system of government in which the power to govern belongs to the people
breaking an established rule or law

20 Clues: basic • to continue to keep • very important or necessary • to formally discuss an issue • to take back, or to cancel, a law • breaking an established rule or law • the government or controlling power • a course of action taken by a government • to place limits or controls on something • freedom from control by another government or country • ...

History Crossword 2024-02-29

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to refuse to buy one or more goods from a certain source.
the government or controlling power
to continue to keep
a overall plan,such as for winning a war
to put in place by authority, such a law,tax, or punishment
basic
breaking an established rule or law
freedom from control by another government or country
to express ideas or feelings in a way that is moving and well spoken

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very important or necessary
to place limits or controls on something
to formally discuss an issue
a form of action taken by a government
the unjust use of government power
to take back, or to cancel, a law
a nation that joins another nation in some common effort, such as fighting a war
a small army made up of ordinary citizens who are trained to fight in an emergency
a formal, written request made to an official person, or organization
the chance that something will happen
a violent attempt to resist or overthrow the government or another authority

20 Clues: basic • to continue to keep • very important or necessary • to formally discuss an issue • to take back, or to cancel, a law • the unjust use of government power • the government or controlling power • breaking an established rule or law • the chance that something will happen • a form of action taken by a government • to place limits or controls on something • ...

History CP 2024-02-28

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Indian City-State
Tolerated people that were conquered
Aryan written Language
New stone age
migrated in search of food and water
many gods
Arc shaped fertile land
means wise man
paper, pottery trade route

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sumerian temple
Reach enlightenment
ruling family
Respect for your elders
egyptian pictograms
old stone age
nature spirits
Related family groups
Between Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Babylonian King
Believed in karma

20 Clues: many gods • ruling family • old stone age • New stone age • nature spirits • means wise man • sumerian temple • Babylonian King • Indian City-State • Believed in karma • Reach enlightenment • egyptian pictograms • Related family groups • Aryan written Language • Respect for your elders • Arc shaped fertile land • paper, pottery trade route • Between Tigris and Euphrates rivers • ...

Patriots history 2024-03-11

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The Patriots' long-time director of player personnel and close confidant of Bill Belichick
The Patriots' longest-tenured player, known for his special teams prowess
The only player to return a kickoff for a touchdown in a Super Bowl for the Patriots
The Patriots' Super Bowl LI comeback opponent
The Patriots' head coach before Bill Belichick
The Patriots' defensive coordinator who became the head coach of the Detroit Lions
The Patriots' home field advantage: "The ______ Effect"
The Patriots' legendary kicker
The Patriots' Super Bowl LIII opponent
Tight End for the patriots dynasty

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The Patriots' current offensive coordinator
The coach of the dynasty
The Patriots' Super Bowl XXXVI-winning kicker
The Patriots' 2001 first-round draft pick, known for his ferocious hits
The Patriots' 2004 third-round draft pick, known for his versatility and toughness
The Patriots' record for most receptions in a single season, held by Wes Welker
The Patriots' defensive captain known for his interceptions
Tom Brady's alma mater
The Patriots' iconic logo features this animal
number of rings Tom Brady has
An animal associated with Tom Brady

21 Clues: Tom Brady's alma mater • The coach of the dynasty • number of rings Tom Brady has • The Patriots' legendary kicker • Tight End for the patriots dynasty • An animal associated with Tom Brady • The Patriots' Super Bowl LIII opponent • The Patriots' current offensive coordinator • The Patriots' Super Bowl XXXVI-winning kicker • The Patriots' Super Bowl LI comeback opponent • ...

US History 2024-03-19

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Alexander Graham Bell used this to get credit for the telephone
Founder of US Standard Oil
Where the first shots of the civil war were fired
This department store was created in New York City
The 14th amendments is what made all Americans
Location of one of the Carnegie factory steel strikes
A majority of Americans worked on these in the 1880s
Union military general in the west during the civil war
Thomas Edison’s electric company abbreviation
Thomas Jefferson’s first Vice President
This invention made womens live easier
Inventor of the lightbulb

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This president was assassinated in 1901
Many immigrants worked in
This battle took place in September of 1862
Federal holiday that celebrates the end of slavery
famous nickname for the 16th president
Last name of a major donor in the Pittsburgh area
Name of the assassin of Lincoln
The first state to leave the Union
Founder of AT&T
This city had the largest slave market
There are only 14 of these stores left in the US
Location of the costliest battle in the Civil War
Infamous Confederate general

25 Clues: Founder of AT&T • Many immigrants worked in • Inventor of the lightbulb • Founder of US Standard Oil • Infamous Confederate general • Name of the assassin of Lincoln • The first state to leave the Union • famous nickname for the 16th president • This city had the largest slave market • This invention made womens live easier • This president was assassinated in 1901 • ...

world history 2024-04-01

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thomas view on humans
Effect on women attacking versailles
Jupiter had four moons and sun had dark spots
Napoleonic Code
continual system
difficult to do business in france
peasants reacted to catholic being france government
earth in center
congress of Vienna war
earth in center
Kelpler elliptical orbit
Galileo put on trial
political corruption inequality
Enlightenment ideas
Russia's response to Napoleon's invasion
Thomas beliefs government
Problems with directory

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tennis court oath
18th century movement apply reason/societyS
battle of waterloo
Riegn of terror
Declaration of the Rights man
scholars relied on what
French in debt
Define September massacres
battle of trafalgar
John view on humans
estate system
perfect circles
estate paid all taxes
coup d etat
Issac Newton
contract creating a government
planets around sun

34 Clues: coup d etat • Issac Newton • estate system • French in debt • Riegn of terror • Napoleonic Code • earth in center • perfect circles • earth in center • continual system • tennis court oath • battle of waterloo • planets around sun • battle of trafalgar • John view on humans • Enlightenment ideas • Galileo put on trial • thomas view on humans • estate paid all taxes • congress of Vienna war • ...

US HISTORY 2024-04-01

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Break it and you get put in jail
Something that shows you did something or didnt
Paper of our nations rights
To formally accuse
Something close by or in your town
Something you are expected to do
Like a democrat or a republican
To put a vote on an election
A person of a nation or country
When your freed of wrong doing

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People that are in the country illegally
Something that cant be taken away
What makes the choices for our nation
Practice of farming
Our class subjects
Jeopardy Illegal act of trying someone twice
When you admit to doing something
To send an immigrant back to their homeland
When people argue or talk about something
and balances ways to pay for things

20 Clues: Our class subjects • To formally accuse • Practice of farming • Paper of our nations rights • To put a vote on an election • When your freed of wrong doing • Like a democrat or a republican • A person of a nation or country • Break it and you get put in jail • Something you are expected to do • Something that cant be taken away • When you admit to doing something • ...

Spooky History 2023-10-31

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Biggest producer of silk
A specialist in a specific branch of study is called
City where purple dye was produced
Name of biggest empire in Europe during silk roads
Name of Sultan who conquered Constantinople
Major madrassa in modern day Uzbekistan
variety of different cultures and people coexisting together in a community.
Name of India during Muslim control
Main animal used on silk road
Major religion in China during the duration of the silk roads
Chinese boats used by merchants
winds that blow predictably in the same direction every season

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Belief/Religion of most of inland Africa
Instrument used to measure longitude invented in the middle east
Fruit brought from Indonesia that spread into Africa
Country where modern day Constantinople is located in
Biggest Buddhist place of worship in the world
Richest man in history
Empire that formed in Modern day Somolia
This city was the major trade port of the Srivijayan empire
Commander of the largest Chinese fleet during chinas age of exploration
Name of capital of the Srivijaya empire
Capital of Iraq

23 Clues: Capital of Iraq • Richest man in history • Biggest producer of silk • Main animal used on silk road • Chinese boats used by merchants • City where purple dye was produced • Name of India during Muslim control • Major madrassa in modern day Uzbekistan • Name of capital of the Srivijaya empire • Belief/Religion of most of inland Africa • Empire that formed in Modern day Somolia • ...

History Words 2024-02-12

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Written and non-written items that can provide information about the past
An object made by humans
A personal viewpoint, or way of looking at and thinking about things
Stands for ‘before the common era’; which refers to the ancient historical period
A theory that tries to explain some aspect of the past. It can be tested against the evidence found in historical sources
The time before Christ’s birth; stands for ‘before Christ’
A one-sided opinion, which is usually prejudiced
All things that we value from the past, including events, traditions, places and experiences
Knowledge and understanding passed on through Aboriginal stories, song cycles, ceremonies, laws, dance and art
Stands for ‘common era’; which refers to the modern historical period
The layers of history: Distinct layers of material beneath the ground, built up over time, that provide information for archaeologists and geologists
The time and place, and how people thought and behaved, in which an event happens.
The time before recorded history
A person who studies or collects antiques or antiquities.
The study of the physical remains of the past- sources

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Information found within a source that proves or disproves something
A person who investigates the past by digging up objects left by earlier societies and civilisations
Someone trained to investigate and write about the past
Preservation refers to the act or process of protecting, maintaining, or keeping something in its existing state or condition
The process of restoring an artefact to its original state by removing what has been added by time, or adapting it to a new use that protects its cultural significance
Describes people and culture that originate in an area, rather than coming from another part of the world
The order in which events happened, from the earliest to the most recent
Source created in the time being investigated; this might include bones, stone tools, letters, newspapers, art or photographs; can usually be divided into written and archaeological sourcessource
The time from a civilisation’s invention of writing (3500 BCE) to the end of the western Roman Empire 476 CE
A building in which artefacts of historical interest are stored and exhibited for their preservation and conservation.
reconstruction of the past by people living at a later time; this can include books, articles and artworks as well as models, computer software and documentary
The study of the past from the invention of writing vs everything that happened in the past
Stands for the Latin ‘AD’, meaning ‘in the year of our Lord’

28 Clues: An object made by humans • The time before recorded history • A one-sided opinion, which is usually prejudiced • The study of the physical remains of the past- sources • Someone trained to investigate and write about the past • A person who studies or collects antiques or antiquities. • The time before Christ’s birth; stands for ‘before Christ’ • ...

History Crossword 2024-02-08

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all of the physical features in a place, including land, water, animals, plants, and climate
to grant permission for something
plants or animals that live and breed in a human environment;tame
for a limited, often short-term, period of time
a formal document issued by the king that outlined a colony's geographic boundaries and specified how it would be governed
wealthy
separated or set apart from other people or things
a violent action in opposition to a government or law
to make something sure or certain

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a written agreement signed by two or more parties,which binds those parties to do what is stated in the agreement
time spent not working
to change a person's religious beliefs so they accept a different or new religion
owner
good at finding ways to solve problems
ruled by the people. In democracy, people elect representatives to make and carry out laws
a new settlement or territory established and governed by a country in another land
to have a direct effect on a person or thing
a people's way of life, including beliefs, customs,food, dwellings,and clothing
to change in order to improve
a way a society organizes the manufacture and exchange of things of value, such as money,food, products, and services

20 Clues: owner • wealthy • time spent not working • to change in order to improve • to grant permission for something • to make something sure or certain • good at finding ways to solve problems • to have a direct effect on a person or thing • for a limited, often short-term, period of time • separated or set apart from other people or things • ...

Food History 2024-04-10

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Australian unleavened bread
Food process that that restricts mico organisms multiplying
Liquid used to pickle food
On a food package, what is scanned to access the price
German supermarket
traditional flora and fauna eaten in Australia
The opposite of fast food.
Pink salt is from here.
Stone fruit available around the festive period
Imbalance of nutrient intake
souvlaki is from this culture
American fast food franchise
What do dairy Farmers sell?

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A variety of apple
What gives plant based meat its "juice" colour
Wine region in South Australia
Staple food in Australia
German for sausage
Brand name of Freddo Frogs
Complete the following. Fish and
The definition of sous vide cooking
Obesity is outstripping this issue
First nations peoples diet was high in this nutrient
Japanese food

24 Clues: Japanese food • A variety of apple • German for sausage • German supermarket • Pink salt is from here. • Staple food in Australia • Liquid used to pickle food • The opposite of fast food. • Brand name of Freddo Frogs • Australian unleavened bread • What do dairy Farmers sell? • Imbalance of nutrient intake • American fast food franchise • souvlaki is from this culture • ...

History crossword 2024-09-24

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the first hominid
time before written records
discovered a 1.75 million year old skull fragment from an Australopithecus
means upright man (first to travel out of Africa)
new stone age
Human like creatures that walks upright
actually things from the past that humans used or made
partial skeleton of an Australopithecus discovered by Donald Johanson
means wise man (modern humans)
means handy man
a strip of land between Alaska and Russia that was revealed after the ice age
an example of a paleolithic cave- demonstrates lots of prehistoric drawings
the studies of human societies and cultures and their developments
new stone age
rocks placed for religious purposes

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study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites
the movement of people from one place to another
people who hunted ,fished ,and gathered wild berries, plants, and nuts for food
the process of taming an animal or a plant
old stone age
the assignment of different parts of a task to different people in order to improve efficiency
the spread of cultural trends
man's body discovered by hikers in the alps
people who lived during the stone age and moved place to place following migrating animal herds
someone who makes something
A society where men and women are equal
a division of society based on social and economic status
an ancient society located in modern day turkey

28 Clues: old stone age • new stone age • new stone age • means handy man • the first hominid • time before written records • someone who makes something • the spread of cultural trends • means wise man (modern humans) • rocks placed for religious purposes • Human like creatures that walks upright • A society where men and women are equal • the process of taming an animal or a plant • ...

History Crossword 2024-09-23

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How many king Henrys were there? (5)
What is 2024 in Roman numerals? (6)
Popular name given to the Norsemen who invaded England in the 8th century? (7)
Unsinkable ship which sank on its maiden voyage. (7)
The last Tudor monarch. (9)
Important law document, a copy of which is kept at Lincoln Castle. (5-5)
Ancient Greek games (8)
Tudor king who had six wives. (5)
Where did the Great Fire of London start? (7-4)
Age which followed the Stone Age. (6)

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Norman duke who defeated King Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066? (6)
Ancient civilisation that built the great pyramid? (9)
Queen who was the longest reigning monarch until Queen Elizabeth II? (8)
Outstanding Scunthorpe secondary school which first opened in 1951. (8)
Roman god of love which is also a name of a planet. (5)
Florence ______. Nurse known as the 'Lady of the Lamp' who introduced cleaner hospitals during the Crimean War. (11)
Plot to blow up parliament remembered on the 5th of November. (9)
Children who were sent from the cities to the countryside in World War II. (8)
Battle of the _____. The largest land battle of World War I. (5)
The Roman emperor, whose name is given to the wall between England and Scotland. (7)

20 Clues: Ancient Greek games (8) • The last Tudor monarch. (9) • Tudor king who had six wives. (5) • What is 2024 in Roman numerals? (6) • How many king Henrys were there? (5) • Age which followed the Stone Age. (6) • Where did the Great Fire of London start? (7-4) • Unsinkable ship which sank on its maiden voyage. (7) • Ancient civilisation that built the great pyramid? (9) • ...

ancient history 2024-09-25

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land bridge that separates Russia and the US
modern human
start of agriculture
ancient settlement in modern day Turkey
an historical object made by a human being
the first fossil of an australopithecus
a preserved glacier mummy
the lifestyle of moving from place to place
Classes division of a society based on social status
old stone age
earliest form of getting food
second hominid, called handyman
study of human societies and cultures and their development
a cave that is home to some of the earliest prehistoric drawings by humans

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a society where everyone is considered equal
before writing
skilled worker that involves making things by hand
selective breeding of plants and animals for human use
new stone age
British paleoanthropologist who discovered the first fossilized footprints
spread of culture to different regions of the world
movement of people from one location to another
third hominid, means upright man
study of human history and prehistory through the analysis of artifacts
human like creatures that walk upright
first hominid
assigning different jobs to everyone equally
large stone that was used in prehistoric cultures

28 Clues: modern human • new stone age • old stone age • first hominid • before writing • start of agriculture • a preserved glacier mummy • earliest form of getting food • second hominid, called handyman • third hominid, means upright man • human like creatures that walk upright • ancient settlement in modern day Turkey • the first fossil of an australopithecus • ...

History Words 2024-09-26

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A safeguard or protection, especially a safeguard of social institutions or rights.
The ancient past, especially before the Middle Ages; an object from ancient times.
A component or part of something; a member of a group represented by someone in a position of power.
To instruct or urge someone to do something; to prohibit legally.
A financial penalty or fine imposed at the discretion of the court
Relating to a person's body, especially as opposed to their spirit; tangible, physical.
To isolate or hide away something or someone; to take legal possession of assets.
Urging or encouraging action or conduct; exhortatory.
Immoral or grossly unfair behavior; wickedness.
Clear, logical, and convincing (usually referring to an argument).
Great respect or reverence for someone or something.
To instill an idea, attitude, or habit through persistent instruction.
Starved or hungry (chiefly British dialect).
Extremely distasteful; unacceptable or offensive.
Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.

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So unique that it cannot be imitated or matched.
Harsh criticism or public disgrace due to shameful conduct.
A right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class.
The state of being famous or well known, typically for something bad.
To add or attach something, often territory, to something larger.
A salary, fee, or profit from employment or office.
A loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people; confusion or disorder.
Relating to or involving money.
Optimistic or positive, especially in a difficult situation.
a person's face or facial expression, support, admit as acceptable or possible.
To refrain from doing something or exercising a right.
A speech or piece of writing that praises someone highly.
The act of studying or learning something thoroughly.
To make up or form something; to be the elements or parts of something.
To cause someone to act in a particular way; to put into motion.

30 Clues: Relating to or involving money. • Extreme greed for wealth or material gain. • Starved or hungry (chiefly British dialect). • Immoral or grossly unfair behavior; wickedness. • So unique that it cannot be imitated or matched. • Extremely distasteful; unacceptable or offensive. • A salary, fee, or profit from employment or office. • ...

History Puzzle 2024-06-10

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generation 1965-1980
generation 1946-1964
United States of…
Supreme power
Interactions of society
Civilian population
understanding of many groups
Change or development

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The wealth of a country
Different groups of people of the world
What you go to school for
wrong place of something
Can help you and your rights
generation 1997-2012
generation 1928-1945
To keep something without impact
generation 1981-1996
Bus movement
Overall name of movements like rosa parks/MLK/etc.
Leader and famous person of many civil right movements

20 Clues: Bus movement • Supreme power • United States of… • Civilian population • generation 1965-1980 • generation 1946-1964 • generation 1997-2012 • generation 1928-1945 • generation 1981-1996 • Change or development • The wealth of a country • Interactions of society • wrong place of something • What you go to school for • Can help you and your rights • understanding of many groups • ...

History RIZZSIGMA 2024-09-03

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A new settlement or territory established and governed by a country in another land.
A person who moves to a new area to live, often in a colony.
The practice of owning people as property and forcing them to work.
A person who attacks and robs ships at sea.
A large farm where crops like sugar, tobacco, and cotton are grown, often using slave labor.
A drawing that shows the geography of an area.
A journey made for a special purpose, often to explore new lands.
The process of planning and controlling the course of a ship.
Term used by Europeans for the Americas after Columbus's discovery.

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A community of people living in a new place.
The leader of a ship or boat.
The act of finding something new for the first time.
Person who travels to unknown places to discover new things.
The exchange of goods and services between people or countries.
A valuable metal that explorers often searched for in new lands.
A person who was born in a particular place, often referring to the original inhabitants of an area.
Term used for Europe, Asia, and Africa before the discovery of the Americas.
A tool used to determine direction (north, south, east, west).
A long journey, especially by sea or in space.
A large boat used for traveling long distances over the sea.

20 Clues: The leader of a ship or boat. • A person who attacks and robs ships at sea. • A community of people living in a new place. • A drawing that shows the geography of an area. • A long journey, especially by sea or in space. • The act of finding something new for the first time. • A person who moves to a new area to live, often in a colony. • ...

American History 2024-09-09

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- Massachusetts town known for its witch trials in 1692.
- Communication device introduced by Samuel Morse in 1844.
- Began in 1619 when the first African slaves were sold in America.
- The ship that brought Pilgrims to the New World in 1620
- Native American who helped save the Pilgrims in 1621
- Territory purchased from France by President Jefferson in 1803.
- Location of the first women's rights convention in 1848.
Explorer who arrived in the New world in 1492
Removal- Policy initiated by Andrew Jackson in 1830, leading to the Trail of Tears.
- The Continental Congress adopted this important document in 1776.
- Where the British were defeated in 1781, leading to the end of the Revolutionary War. Constitution - Framework for the U.S. government, drafted in 1787
- Landmark Supreme Court case in 1803 that established judicial review.
Philip - Native American leader whose war against settlers began in 1675
of Rights - First ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, drafted in 1789.

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- Future U.S. president who ignited the French and Indian War in 1754.
Canal - Important waterway begun in 1817, connecting New York to the Great Lakes.
First permanent English settlement in America, founded in 1607
- Plaintiff in the Supreme Court case that denied citizenship to African Americans in 1857.
- Location of the 1770 Massacre that increased tensions between colonists and Britain. Lexington - Site of the "Shot Heard Round the World" in 1775.
Bank - Institution Andrew Jackson battled over in 1832.
- Crisis sparked by John C. Calhoun in 1828 over states' rights.
- State where gold was discovered in 1848, sparking a rush of settlers.

22 Clues: Explorer who arrived in the New world in 1492 • - Native American who helped save the Pilgrims in 1621 • Bank - Institution Andrew Jackson battled over in 1832. • - Massachusetts town known for its witch trials in 1692. • - The ship that brought Pilgrims to the New World in 1620 • - Communication device introduced by Samuel Morse in 1844. • ...

History Review 2024-05-22

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fought a war for independence against Mexico
first president
place where the Mormons settled
final battle of the american revolution
led the Union army during the Civil War
people move from rural areas to cities
president who gave the Gettysburg address
the gold rush happened in this state
supported the Constitution
first permanent English settlement in North America

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claimed land in the new world to profit from fur trading and fishin
defines the principal organs of government and their jurisdictions and the basic rights of citizens.
claimed Florida, Texas, and California
turning point
first anti slavery group
people who worked to end slavery
invention to communicate rapidly over long distances
our nations third president
a place for Catholics to live peacefully
led the Southern Army during the Civil War

20 Clues: turning point • first president • first anti slavery group • supported the Constitution • our nations third president • place where the Mormons settled • people who worked to end slavery • the gold rush happened in this state • claimed Florida, Texas, and California • people move from rural areas to cities • final battle of the american revolution • ...

Texas History 2024-05-24

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The first big oil discovery that triggered the TExas oil boom.
The battle where Texans won their independence
This is the most famous document in Texas. Signed on March 2, 1836 at Washington on the Brazos.
An early form of transportation on Texas Rivers
Name of the time period of rebuilding, after the Civil War.
The Spanish explorer that got shipwrecked in Texas and ended up walking barefoot through it after he escaped in the 1500s.
These were built throughout the center of Texas to keep Native Americans from attacking new Texan settlements
One of the key causes of the Civil War. Texans used this in its cotton plantations.
Geography of most of Texas
The Texas state tree
First and last name of the famous Texan who won Texas Independence at the Battle of San Jacinto, and later became President of Texas.
Battle during the Civil War when 47 Texans stopped the Union from invading
Greatest state in the United States!!
The famous 3 words at the end of William Travis' letter from the Alamo
Longest River in Texas
The famous battle that Texans lost, but that inspired others later to fight harder to win independence.

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Body of water to the southeast of Texas
What Spain built in Texas to claim the land and teach Natives their religion
Largest city in Texas
This vocabulary word means to add. This happened to Texas in 1845, and it triggered a war with Mexico.
The Native Indian tribe that lived along the Gulf Coast.
Used to be the largest ranch in Texas
Texas has two of these large underground lakes: the Edwards and the Ogalala
Texas is big on producing this crop, especially up in Lubbock
Where the capital of Texas was moved to.
Name of the man that named most of the Texas Rivers, and now name of the school with the most awesome 7th graders in the world.
Second president of Texas that decided to kick the Indians out of Texas and take over the Santa Fe silver Trade
The businessmen who Spain invited to Texas to bring people to settle in Texas. (Hint: Monooly)
Name of the Country Texas belonged to during the Civil War
Country Texas belonged to for 15 years, that it revolted against and won its independence from.
Name of the Mexican leader that Texans fought during the Revolution.
The biggest agricultural animal food industry.

32 Clues: The Texas state tree • Largest city in Texas • Longest River in Texas • Geography of most of Texas • Used to be the largest ranch in Texas • Greatest state in the United States!! • Body of water to the southeast of Texas • Where the capital of Texas was moved to. • The battle where Texans won their independence • The biggest agricultural animal food industry. • ...

Roman History 2024-12-09

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this person was the boatman on the river styx
her face is said to have launched 1000 ships.
Wings melted when he flew too close to the sun.
he turned everything he touched to gold
the titan that holds the world on his shoulders.
lured people in with their songs.
this person opened pandoras box
A poet that was exiled to the Black sea.
this road ran from Rome to Brundisi.
Achilles killed him.
Fought against Rome in the Punic wars.
first emperor of Rome.

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River that runs through Rome.
there were seven of these in Ancient Rome.
Died on the ides of march in 44 BCE
the greatest warrior of the greeks, known for his heel.
one of the greatest orators in Rome.
the Parthenon in Athens is dedicated to her.
fought against animals in the colosseum.
Lead a slave revolt in 73 BCE.
a city covered in ash from MT. Vesuvius.
Built the labyrinth
he went in quest of the golden fleece
Fell in love with Helen.
her prophecies were true but never believed.

25 Clues: Built the labyrinth • Achilles killed him. • first emperor of Rome. • Fell in love with Helen. • River that runs through Rome. • Lead a slave revolt in 73 BCE. • this person opened pandoras box • lured people in with their songs. • Died on the ides of march in 44 BCE • one of the greatest orators in Rome. • this road ran from Rome to Brundisi. • ...

U.S History 2024-11-21

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Author of Declaration of Independence
This purchase doubled our land holdings
Wrote common sense
This treaty in 1783 formally ended revolution
Father of the constitution
People who were loyal to the king
Signed name big on Constitution for king to see
This rebellion increased taxation on grain
This act taxed glass,lead,paper etc
These rights are given to all humans
change to constitution
A private person or ship

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This act taxed all documents
this battle marked start revolution
People who went against British
People who didn't have a strong opinion
This army fought for the 13 colonies
Final major battle in revolution
First person shot in revolution
Turing point in the revolution

20 Clues: Wrote common sense • change to constitution • A private person or ship • Father of the constitution • This act taxed all documents • Turing point in the revolution • People who went against British • First person shot in revolution • Final major battle in revolution • People who were loyal to the king • this battle marked start revolution • This act taxed glass,lead,paper etc • ...

US History 2024-11-18

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– Leader inspiring the movement
– Emotion felt by the protagonist’s followers
– Aldina’s favorite drink
– Word symbolizing equality and unity
– Key theme of sacrifice and loyalty
– Main character's close ally
– First European nation to recognize America as independent
– Location where key decisions are made
– Secret meeting place for planning
– A moral belief driving the protagonist
– Type of supplies smuggled to aid the cause
– Movement aiming for change

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– A public declaration of aims and goals by a party
– Risk associated with defiance
– When one hits something, a synonym is to ____
– Social system in place in England and into the colonies that defined social status
– Type of strategy used by the protagonist
– Initial conflict that sparks action
– Type of government targeted by the movement
– The protagonist's main rival
– A symbol used by the organization
– A tool used for covert communication
– Region or territory under control
– Early opposition group

24 Clues: – Early opposition group • – Aldina’s favorite drink • – Movement aiming for change • – Main character's close ally • – The protagonist's main rival • – Leader inspiring the movement • – Risk associated with defiance • – A symbol used by the organization • – Secret meeting place for planning • – Region or territory under control • – Key theme of sacrifice and loyalty • ...

U.S History 2024-05-08

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what proclamation Freed southern slaves
what insures individual rights to Americans
name of big farms with slave workers
name of boarding school that forcefully assimilated natives to what U.S thought was a more American culture
name of Act that allowed the U.S to move natives west of Mississippi River
being loyal to part of the country is called
Proclamation were British crown says colonies can't move past Appalachian mountains colonist don't like that
taking something in becoming more like something (culture) is called
name of Idea that the government is created by the people because the people give consent to be governed
what treaty ended the Mexican American war
name of purchase that got America the Louisiana territory from Napoleon
what Amendment gives voting rights to all male citizens
how they influence people (posters)
what amendment that says African Ameircans are citizens
name of the first affordable invention that allowed mass production of steel
name of rebellion over taxes that closed down courts Massachusetts couldn't do anything because of the Articles of Confederation

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name of colonist who want independence during revolutionary war
first permanent English colony
act were British parliament restricts colonies trade
new animals and agriculture to new world from old world
what allowed legal discrimnation against African Americans
What War got America: Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Wyoming
what amendment ablosihed slavery
name of colonist loyal to Britain during revolutionary war
name of agriculture that is grown to sell not for the themselves
name of 1st attempt at formalizing the government
what declared the colonies separate from British made The United states of America
name of the military operation were they cut off essential supplies to force there opponent to surrender
Americans thought the British were encouraging Native American resistance so America started the ______
Americans thought it was their god given destiny to get the land all the way from the Atlantic to Pacific (name of idea)
1 person isn't in charge of the U.S government because of ___

31 Clues: first permanent English colony • what amendment ablosihed slavery • how they influence people (posters) • name of big farms with slave workers • what proclamation Freed southern slaves • what treaty ended the Mexican American war • what insures individual rights to Americans • being loyal to part of the country is called • ...

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what were the pepole called that explores
the sol were blank in the battle of lexington
the blank was heard from around the world
what did the britsh call the free trading that the colinest merchant ships did
concord held all the blank
squanto was captured by the
bostan had the redcoats
what did the british do to the cloinest
the silk road was know for
samul adams and john handcock were caught in
SOL hid the ammuntition in a
who were the men ready with in minutes

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the british blank the whole day
british sent blank to tax the colinest
the first english parlement
redcoats wanted to steal blank and ammunition
colonial plice was also called
the redcoats wanted to blank the amunition
blank was a tax for all paper material
the warrens riders blank the other villiages

20 Clues: bostan had the redcoats • concord held all the blank • the silk road was know for • the first english parlement • squanto was captured by the • SOL hid the ammuntition in a • colonial plice was also called • the british blank the whole day • british sent blank to tax the colinest • blank was a tax for all paper material • who were the men ready with in minutes • ...

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- Legendary racehorse who won the Triple Crown in 1973
- Brazilian soccer legend considered one of the greatest players of all time
- First African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB)
- Baseball legend known for his home run records
- Major golf tournament held at Augusta National Golf Club
- Track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics
- Golf icon known for his success on the PGA Tour
- International governing body for soccer
- Prestigious cycling race held annually in France
- Tennis player known for her advocacy for gender equality in sports
- International sporting event held every four years

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- NBA team with a storied history of championships
- Championship series in Major League Baseball (MLB)
- Legendary boxer known as "The Greatest"
- Championship game of the National Football League (NFL)
- Oldest tennis tournament in the world, held in London
- Historic boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Zaire
- Basketball icon known for his dominance with the Chicago Bulls
- Upset victory by the United States ice hockey team over the Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- New York Mets baseball team that won the World Series in 1969

20 Clues: - Legendary boxer known as "The Greatest" • - International governing body for soccer • - Baseball legend known for his home run records • - Golf icon known for his success on the PGA Tour • - NBA team with a storied history of championships • - Prestigious cycling race held annually in France • - Championship series in Major League Baseball (MLB) • ...

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a region of land; also, a region designated by Congress and organized under a governor
someone who rules with absolute power, often harshly
done for a good reason
the art of conducting negotiations with other countries
the war with Mexico from 1846 to 1847 that resulted in Mexico ceding to the United States a huge region from Texas to California
the position of a person, either socially or professionally
a journey made from 1804 to 1806 by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the territory gained in the Louisiana Purchase
an overland route that stretched about 2,000 miles from Independence, Missouri, to the Columbia River in Oregon

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to cause a person or group to suffer
the 1836 rebellion of Texans against Mexican rule that resulted in Texas becoming an independent nation
the belief that it was the United States' right and duty to spread across the North American continent
to encourage activity or growth
a person who moves from one country to another. Such a movement is called immigration.
a person’s or a group’s impact on future generations
a reason for doing something
a land grant made by the Mexican government, used mostly for raising cattle and crops
heavenly or godlike
members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, founded by Joseph Smith in 1830
the people who joined the rush for gold in California in 1849
to add a territory to a country. Such an addition is called an annexation.

20 Clues: heavenly or godlike • done for a good reason • a reason for doing something • to encourage activity or growth • to cause a person or group to suffer • someone who rules with absolute power, often harshly • a person’s or a group’s impact on future generations • the art of conducting negotiations with other countries • ...

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a subfield of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout a lifetime
the scientific study of the measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits
a subfield of psychology that studies how psychological processes affect and can enhance teaching and learning
a subfield of psychology that aims to optimize human behavior in the workplace
a subfield of psychology that studies the roots of behavior and the mind using principles of natural selection
the view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior not mental processes
a subfield of psychology that studies how unconscious drives and conflict influence behavior and ways to treat psychological disorders
an early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the elemental structure of the human mind
a research subfield of psychology that studies how machines and humans interact
a research subfield of psychology that aims to solve practical problems
a subfield of psychology that emphasizes a person's need to foster personal growth

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a subfield of psychology that studies the brain health and activity linked to cognition and behavior
a subfield of psychology that studies how individual characteristics present as patterns of thinking, feeling, and acting
a debate in psychology that evaluates the relative contributions that genes or experiences have on traits anprinciplers
a subfield of psychology that studies the links between the physiological processes of the body and behavior
an early school of psychology that focus on how our mental and behavioral processes occur, adapt, and flourish
a subfield of psychology that studies how we think, know, remember, and communicate
the principle that we inherit trait variations to increase the likelihood of reproduction and survival
a subfield of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders
a subfield of psychology that studies how we think about, influence, and relate to one another
a subfield of psychology that studies how culture and situations affect behavior and thinking
a branch of psychology that studies optimal human functioning to enable individuals to thrive
knowledge originates from experience and science should rely on observation and experimentation
a subfield of psychology that studies observable behavior and methods of learning
a subfield of psychology that assists people with problems in maintaining livelihood and achieving well-being
a branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders

26 Clues: a branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders • a research subfield of psychology that aims to solve practical problems • a subfield of psychology that aims to optimize human behavior in the workplace • a research subfield of psychology that studies how machines and humans interact • ...

History Terms 2024-05-13

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mesoamerican civilisations
river originating in america going to the gulf of mexico, named after a state
offering people to god
exchange of goods
influence
main road in teotihuacan
Capital of Mexico
Ethiopian grain
largest river in south america
city planning
wall paintings
around at the same time
peninsula in arabia

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strongest rulers of ancient China
style of city planning
country that shares the longest south american border with Argentina
largest pyramid in teotihuacan
lower part of a US state
sacred city
civilisation south of Egypt
south american civilisation from 1428
King who established it as the primary religion

22 Clues: influence • sacred city • city planning • wall paintings • Ethiopian grain • exchange of goods • Capital of Mexico • peninsula in arabia • style of city planning • offering people to god • around at the same time • lower part of a US state • main road in teotihuacan • mesoamerican civilisations • civilisation south of Egypt • largest pyramid in teotihuacan • largest river in south america • ...

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withdraw from an organization or polity
the exchange of goods without governmental interference
the act of settling a group of people in a new place
all the knowledge and values shared by a society
a tenant farmer who owes a portion of each harvest for rent
the orientation of those who favor government by the people
a reformer who favors putting an end to slavery
a person who comes to a country in order to settle there
a system of increasing wealth through colonization and trade
a member of a former political party in the United States that favored a strong centralized federal government
a society in an advanced state of social development
an amount to be paid as a requirement for voting
a war measure isolating an area of importance to the enemy

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the older of two major political parties in the United States
a state of political hostility that existed from 1945 until 1990 between countries led by the Soviet Union and countries led by the United States
the social process whereby cities grow
establish political control over a place by sending settlers
the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
the act of keeping apart
a government tax on imports or exports

20 Clues: the act of keeping apart • the social process whereby cities grow • a government tax on imports or exports • withdraw from an organization or polity • a reformer who favors putting an end to slavery • all the knowledge and values shared by a society • an amount to be paid as a requirement for voting • the act of settling a group of people in a new place • ...

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System abolished by the Civil War.
Court Highest judicial body in the U.S.
First permanent English settlement.
16th President who abolished slavery.
Revolutionary battle site in North Carolina.
President during most of WWII.
Chief Justice and judicial reformer.
Fundamental law of the U.S.
Original territories of the United States.
War for American independence.

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Declaration marking U.S. freedom.
First U.S. President and Founding Father.
Expansion toward the Pacific.
Fundamental American ideal.
Site of a 1941 attack by Japan.
Destiny Belief in U.S. territorial expansion.
Inventor of the electric light bulb.
Doctrine U.S. policy against European intervention.
Famous 1836 battle in Texas.
War between Union and Confederacy.

20 Clues: Fundamental American ideal. • Fundamental law of the U.S. • Famous 1836 battle in Texas. • Expansion toward the Pacific. • President during most of WWII. • War for American independence. • Site of a 1941 attack by Japan. • Declaration marking U.S. freedom. • System abolished by the Civil War. • War between Union and Confederacy. • First permanent English settlement. • ...

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Who Am i. I was a philosopher and scientist who lived in Córdoba and influenced European thought
the way Muslim cities were organized
great work of Islamic literature
Who am I I is best known today as a poet who crafted many rubáiyáts,
ability to move in social class
was a Persian physician who wrote the Canon on Medicine, which focused on past medical practices throughout the known world as well as his own procedures.
Encouraged the freeing of enslaved people as an act of charity
famous for their Kilim carpets
Who Am I. Iwas a Muslim mathematician who developed groundbreaking concepts related to the study of algebra and introduced the term algebra
an Indian number system introduced to Europe by Muslim merchants

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an ancient trade route that linked the Western world with the Middle East and Asia
Is the capital of the golden age
the art of producing beautiful handwriting
an indented wall which faces toward Mecca in every mosque
adopted from Byzantine buildings, domes and arches became symbolic of this style
Who am I. I was a renowned Muslim physician who pioneered the study of many diseases.
people who lived in the desert and lived by hurting animals
Who am I. I was a Muslim poet most famous for the Shah Namah, or Book of Kings, which he wrote in Persian using Arabic script.
Who Am I . I was an Arab thinker who helped establish the principles of many branches of knowledge including history and economics.
A high position in the Muslim government

20 Clues: famous for their Kilim carpets • ability to move in social class • Is the capital of the golden age • great work of Islamic literature • the way Muslim cities were organized • A high position in the Muslim government • the art of producing beautiful handwriting • an indented wall which faces toward Mecca in every mosque • ...

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Chance music is also known as _____________________ music.
World War l and ll both occured during this music period.
Themes of the romantic period include death, the supernatural and ____________.
This musician was so popular during the Romantic period that soaps and cribs were sold with her name on it.
This is one of the 4 styles of Modernism that focuses on dissonance.
The first and last name of a well known composer from the Renaissance.
This German monk lead the reformation of the church during the time of the Renaissance.
A major invention during the Renaissance.
_______________________ means decorated melodies with trills and arpeggios.
This instrument was popular during the Renaissance.
This composer inspired Adolf Hitler.
____________________ is a group of movements played by a small group of instruments.
The minimal composer who wrote the famous piece 4’33”.
The _______________________ and the violin were introduced during the Baroque period.

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The "King of Ragtime", known for the songs Maple Leaf Rag and The Entertainer.
The string quartet includes instruments such as the violin, viola and what?
This composer was known as the “Red Priest”.
The ______________________ is an instrument that is played without any physical contact.
____________________ music is any music that is not pop, world or jazz music.
This composer had 20 children and died in 1750.
Music of the Renaissance was primarily sacred and ___________________________.
Baroque music is characterized by complicated _____________ and emotional extremes.
means many melodies heard at the same time.
Baroque was derived from the word, barocco which means a ________________ of irregular shape.
This composer was a child prodigy and died at 35.
Bucolic, bizarre and ___________ are words to describe music during the modern era.
This instrument generates electronic audio signals ________________________.
sound, This was invented during the modern period.
Neo-romantic music looks back on the __________________.
This event took place during the modern period.
This music period spanned from the 1400's-1600's and means rebirth.
Romanticism highlighted the emotional experience of ________________________.
This composer wrote over 40 operas, including Armida.
The Baroque period is known for elaborate art, architecture and the take off of what?
The piano changed during the romantic period by adding more of these.
One of the instruments included in the string quartet _________________________.

36 Clues: This composer inspired Adolf Hitler. • A major invention during the Renaissance. • means many melodies heard at the same time. • This composer was known as the “Red Priest”. • This composer had 20 children and died in 1750. • This event took place during the modern period. • This composer was a child prodigy and died at 35. • ...

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Work, especially in factories.
A thinker studying fundamental questions.
A building where goods are produced.
A gathering of people for discussion or action.
Someone who advocates for radical change.
An action expressing disapproval or objection.
An economic system based on private ownership.
Cruel and oppressive government rule.
A government system by the people.
Basic freedoms guaranteed to individuals.
A rebellion against authority.
A major change or uprising.

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A form of government with a king or queen.
Changes made to improve systems.
An era emphasizing reason and knowledge.
Supreme authority or power.
A written document outlining government structure.
Freedom from oppressive control.
A prison stormed in the French Revolution.
The state of being treated the same.
Money collected by the government from citizens.

21 Clues: Supreme authority or power. • A major change or uprising. • Work, especially in factories. • A rebellion against authority. • Changes made to improve systems. • Freedom from oppressive control. • A government system by the people. • A building where goods are produced. • The state of being treated the same. • Cruel and oppressive government rule. • ...

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During the ________________ Revolution, the U.S. experienced rapid industrialization, with innovations in technology, transportation, and manufacturing.
The final "stake" that completed the in Utah.
The 9/11 attacks in 2001 led to the War on Terror, including the wars in Afghanistan and ________.
English settlers who departed The Pilgrims, also known as the Pilgrim Fathers, were the English settlers who travelled to North Americatravelled to North America
The Declaration of Independence was signed in this city, marking the Thirteen American Colonies' decision to separate from Great Britain, establishing themselves as independent states.
This state, although called "The Final Frontier, was the 49th out of all 50 states to be admitted to the union on January 3, 1959.
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the __________ First Republic in 1803. This consisted of most of the land in the Mississippi River's drainage basin west of the river.
__________________ of Confederation was an agreement among the 13 states of the United States (formerly the Thirteen Colonies) that was to serve as the nation's first frame of government.
The U.S. was involved in a controversial war to prevent the spread of communism, but the war ended in a defeat for the U.S. and a unified communist ____________. (1955–1975)
Driven in on May 10, 1869, at Promontory Summit in Utah, marked the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in the United States. (2 words)
The Confederacy (Southern states) seceded from the Union, leading to the _______ _______ (1861–1865) over slavery and states' rights. The Union, led by President Abraham Lincoln, ultimately won.
A period of economic prosperity, social change, and cultural movements like jazz, the Harlem Renaissance, and the rise of consumerism.
The ________ Depression began when the stock market crash of 1929 triggered an economic collapse that led to widespread unemployment and poverty.
US state that was once an independent country, known for its Alamo battle
The U.S. entered this war after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 194, and as a result, the U.S. emerged as one of the world's two superpowers. (Abbr)
The Continental Divide generally follows the crest of the __________ Mountain range (within the US).
HAWK North Carolina city where the first successful airplane flight took place in 1903.
This Midwest home of bears and Sox" was the second largest US city in 1970.
This historic meadow located near the River Thames in Surrey, England, famously known for being the site where King John signed the Magna Carta in 1215
HARBOR U.S. naval base attacked on December 7, 1941.
The ________ Rights Movement was the period when African Americans and other marginalized groups fought for equality through nonviolent protests, legislation, and legal battles, including the right to vote.
In 1607, ____________________, Virginia, became the first permanent English settlement. The Pilgrims established Plymouth Colony in 1620.
From 1892 to 1954, nearly 12 million immigrants arriving at the Port of New York and New Jersey were processed here.
This period () ended with the withdrawal of federal troops from the South, leading to the rise of Jim Crow laws.
A charter guaranteeing individual freedoms and rights to the citizens of a country.
The U.S. entered ______ in 1917, helping the Allies to victory, and emerging as a global power. (Abbr)
The U.S. and the Soviet Union competed to dominate space exploration, with the U.S. landing the first humans on the ________ in 1969.
The __________________ Proclamation was a major turning point in 1863, when President Lincoln ordered declared slaves in Confederate-held territory to be free.

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt's programs aimed at providing relief, recovery, and reform to the country.
The Jacksonian Democracy, Manifest Destiny, Slavery, Sectionalism, and Industrialization took place within the years of 1820–1860, known as the ________________ Period.
The first president of the United States and the current capitol building location (DC).
The ____________________ of the United States is the supreme law of the United States, superseding the nation's first constitution, the "weaker" Articles of ().
President who served during World War II.
A period of geopolitical tension between the U.S. (and its allies) and the Soviet Union, marked by proxy wars, nuclear arms races, and ideological conflict between capitalism and communism. The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, and the U.S. emerged as the world's dominant superpower, susequently ending this. (2 words)
The Declaration of Independence was signed in this city.
By the 1700s, 13 British ____________ were established along the eastern coast, each with varying economies, cultures, and governments.
The belief that the U.S. was destined to expand across the continent led to the annexation of territories like Texas and the acquisition of Oregon, California, and other areas through war and treaties.
1776
Llocation of the 1620 Pilgrim settlement.
MOST (not all) TV and radio stations to the west of this river, which empties into the Gulf of Mexico, have call letters that begin with "K," while most TV and radio stations east of it begin with "W."
date (incl year) the Declaration of Independence was signed
The first palce that served as the US Capital
CARTA This (aka "Great Charter") is one of the most significant documents in the history of constitutional law, establishing the principle that the king was not above the law and that subjects had certain rights. (2 words)
Tensions between the colonies and Britain over taxation and representation led to the American _______________ (1775–1783), and the U.S. won its independence with the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
of Independence is a historic document adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. It marked the Thirteen American Colonies' decision to separate from Great Britain and establish themselves as independent states.
__________________ was the period from 1865–1877 when, after a certain war, the U.S. worked to reintegrate the Southern states and address the rights of freed African Americans.
President who issued the Emancipation Proclamation
The Civil War general who became president in 1869
The last state to be admitted to the union on August 21, 1959.

49 Clues: 1776 • President who served during World War II. • Llocation of the 1620 Pilgrim settlement. • The final "stake" that completed the in Utah. • The first palce that served as the US Capital • President who issued the Emancipation Proclamation • The Civil War general who became president in 1869 • HARBOR U.S. naval base attacked on December 7, 1941. • ...

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An intense religious sermon written by Jonathan Edwards that was the catalyst for the Great Awakening
Spanish clergyman who criticized slavery
English-born American political philosopher who wrote "Common Sense" and inspired colonial patriots to declare independence
Colony in New England founded by John Winthrop
The chief of the indigenous people near Jamestown
An American general who defected to the British mid-war and became associated with treason
A highly-influential pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that promoted colonial rebellion against Britain
Territory occupied by France in North America
The battles that marked the outbreak of armed conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and Patriot militias from America's thirteen colonies in the Revolutionary War
Daughter of Powhatan associated with Jamestown
Humble submission and respect
An armed uprising in Western Massachusetts and Worcester in response to a debt crisis among the citizenry and in opposition to the state government's increased efforts to collect taxes 1786 and 1787
Explorer and soldier with an important role in the Virginia Colony and Jamestown
Thomas Jefferson's draft for a legal separation of state and church, considering the US government as completely unaffiliated with any religion
An essay written by James Madison that argued for the ratification of the United States Constitution with support from Alexander Hamilton
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca
Assembly of elected officials that served as the first English government in North America
Native American people who dominated northern Mexico at the time of the Spanish conquest in the early 16th century
A tremendous writer during the days of the revolution who wrote poems, advised the founding fathers, and chronicled the American Revolution in a work that would be published in 1805
Exchange of disease, culture, etc. between Europe and the Americas
Empire in the Peruvian Highlands with llamas and Machu Picchu
A concept that considers a woman to be the legal possession of her husband, submitting all of her authority and status to him
A British imposition that required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards
Those who were conservative and nationalistic, dominated the national government under Alexander Hamilton from 1789 to 1801, and believed in a strong national government
The first permanent English settlement in North America
A sea route connecting the Atlantic to the Pacific
A war on Great Britain declared by the US in response to British naval Impressment of US citizens; the war
British American Puritan who sparked the Great Awakening and wrote "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
A woman's social obligation to be a good wife and a good mother, and to raise and educate her children well, especially the boys that would grow up to be voters
A decree from King George III that at least temporarily forbade all new British settlements west of a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains, which was delineated as an Indian Reserve
A labor contract in which a European person would work for free for several years in the American colonies in exchange for eventual release there
English Protestants who believed that the reforms of the Church of England did not go far enough; the liturgy was still too Catholic for them
A war that took place during the Seven Years' War, which pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French, each side being supported by various Native American tribes; the British won

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Native Americans' vulnerability to European diseases
Belief that everything has a spiritual essence
The unofficial British policy where parliamentary rules and laws were loosely or not enforced on the American colonies and trade
The nation's first frame of government, finalized by Congress on November 15, 1777; it came into force on March 1, 1781, after being ratified by all 13 colonial states
An ideological and political movement in the Thirteen Colonies which peaked when colonists initiated an ultimately successful war for independence against the Kingdom of Great Britain
A rejected plan to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies at the Albany Congress on July 10, 1754 in Albany, New York, proposed by Benjamin Franklin
A series of religious revivals in American Christian history
The stage of the Atlantic slave trade in which millions of enslaved Africans[2] were forcibly transported to the Americas as part of the triangular slave trade
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs
An uprising of Virginia settlers led by Nathaniel _____ in a revolt against William Berkeley
English Puritan leader who founded Rhode Island and advocated for peaceful interactions with the Natives
English settlers who travelled to North America on the Mayflower and established the Plymouth Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts
An oceanic trade in African men, women, and children which lasted from the mid-sixteenth century until the 1860s
The first written legal document in the English colonies
Puritan reformer who was put on trial and convicted in Boston for heresy
A process of making things "more British"
A British declaration that they could tax the colonies whenever and however they wanted
Those who advocated for a more decentralized form of government with greater protections for individual rights and stronger representation for the states. Principally, they were afraid that the national government would be too robust and would, thus, threaten states and individual rights
A Native American prophet who preached about rejecting British lifestyles; this inspired Pontiac's Rebellion
An armed conflict after the French and Indian War from 1763 to 1765 that was instigated by Native Americans around the Great Lakes; their revolt was unsuccessful, and Britain gained more territory
First governor of The Massachusetts Bay Colony and a leading Puritan founder of New England
The supreme law of the United States that superseded the Articles of Confederation on March 4, 1789

55 Clues: Humble submission and respect • Spanish clergyman who criticized slavery • A process of making things "more British" • Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca • Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs • Territory occupied by France in North America • Belief that everything has a spiritual essence • Colony in New England founded by John Winthrop • ...

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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 • ...

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foreigner in a Greek city-state, often a merchant or artisan
League an alliance headed by Athens that says that all Greek city-states will come together and help fight the Persians
Spartan slave
military housing
Games in ancient Greece, an athletic competition held every four years in honor of Zeus
of Salamis 480 B.C.E. The battle that effectively ended the Persian war. The Greek fleet, although vastly outnumbered, defeated the Persian fleet. This helped end the Persian war, freeing Greece.
A fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek city
A person with certain rights and responsibilities in his or her country or community
Method way of teaching developed by Socrates that used a question-and-answer format to force students to use their reason to see things for themselves
Democracy a form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf
Oath a set of promises about patient care that new doctors make when they start practicing medicine
a high-ranked government official in Sparta who was elected by the council of elders
War (431-404 BCE) Wars fought between Athens and Sparta and their respective allies; came in two stages, the first from c. 460-446 BCE and the second and more significant war from 431-404 BCE. With battles occurring at home and abroad, the long and complex conflict was damaging to both sides but Sparta, with financial help from Persia, finally won the conflict by destroying the Athenian fleet at Aegospotami in 405 BCE.

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state society organized for the purpose of waging war
Of or influenced by the Greek Empire. A type of culture typically referred to after the conquests of Alexander the Great
A body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works
Democracy A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives
A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility
An educated guess
of Marathon (490 BC) When a runner ran 26.1 Miles to deliver the message of victory of Greece over Persia in a great battle that SAVED ATHENS
farmer Farmer who works land owned by another and pays rent either in cash or crops
Civilization an advanced state of development in human society, marked by progress in the arts and sciences, the extensive use of record-keeping, including writing, and the appearance of complex political and social institutions
a city in ancient greece
League Formed from the surrounding city-states near Sparta. It was formed to defeat democracy in Athens.
Cruel and oppressive government or rule
A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

26 Clues: Spartan slave • military housing • An educated guess • a city in ancient greece • Cruel and oppressive government or rule • A fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek city • state society organized for the purpose of waging war • foreigner in a Greek city-state, often a merchant or artisan • A body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works • ...

Hekman History 2025-01-24

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Judy's youngest brother
Grandma Hekman
Our mom
Married to Judy
Marrying Jake
Street where Laurie mostly grew up
Soloist Aunt
The original founder
Oldest sibling
Cal and Judy
Married to Cal

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Married to Perry
Grandpa Hekman
Gar's latest residential street
Our dad
Alexandra's twin
Married to Richie
Street where cottage is located
Sister to Sharon
Married to Marikay
Married to Alice

21 Clues: Our dad • Our mom • Soloist Aunt • Cal and Judy • Marrying Jake • Grandpa Hekman • Grandma Hekman • Oldest sibling • Married to Cal • Married to Judy • Married to Perry • Alexandra's twin • Sister to Sharon • Married to Alice • Married to Richie • Married to Marikay • The original founder • Judy's youngest brother • Gar's latest residential street • Street where cottage is located • ...

Viking History 2025-03-21

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the general type of boat the Vikings sailed on
Viking raids on _____ began in 980
the day of the week named after Frigg
the actual style of a Viking helmet
the name of the Viking ship that was discovered and reconstructed in 1903
the day of the week named after Thor
the area where the Vikings are from (Includes Denmark, Norway, and Sweden)
god of war
Odin's wife
one of the possible meanings of the word Viking
wealthy nobles
name means thunder
Viking women could _______ their husbands

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freemen and landowners
when cultures worship more than one god; the Vikings worshipped this way
slaves or bondsmen
saxon a term that can refer to Germanic people or the time period of the Vikings
Viking women could own ______
most depictions of Viking helmets have this on them
chief of the Aesir
Vikings often traveled by ____
the other possible meaning of the word Viking
either of the two main groups of deities
the last name of the king of Norway when the Viking age ended
the dwelling place of the gods

25 Clues: god of war • Odin's wife • wealthy nobles • slaves or bondsmen • chief of the Aesir • name means thunder • freemen and landowners • Viking women could own ______ • Vikings often traveled by ____ • the dwelling place of the gods • Viking raids on _____ began in 980 • the actual style of a Viking helmet • the day of the week named after Thor • the day of the week named after Frigg • ...

Evolutionary History 2025-04-02

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a more recent species that evolved from an ancestor population
an organism's arm, leg or wing
a scientist who studies fossils in order to understand the ancient history of life on Earth
when something (like a population or a trait) stays mostly the same over time
everything, living and nonliving that surrounds an organism
a random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait
the process by which one population evolves into two or more different species
having died out completely and no longer alive anywhere on Earth
to classify based on scientific examination

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a graph that uses bars to show how traits and values are distributed in a group
a body structure in two or more species that features the same parts (for example, the same bones)
sharing a common ancestor population
an older population from which two or more newer species descended
a related organism from a previous generation
the process by which the distribution of traits in a population changes over many generations
a part of an organism (for example, bones)
the process by which species adapt to environmental changes over a very long time (thousands to millions of years)
living things, such as plants, animals and bacteria
the very long time that spans the history of Earth, from the very first cellular life to the present
evidence of life from the past, such as bones, footprints or leaf prints
a group of organisms of the same kind (in one or more populations) that DO NOT reproduce with organisms from any other group

21 Clues: an organism's arm, leg or wing • sharing a common ancestor population • a part of an organism (for example, bones) • to classify based on scientific examination • a related organism from a previous generation • living things, such as plants, animals and bacteria • everything, living and nonliving that surrounds an organism • ...

history class 2025-03-24

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war without conflict
President who initiated Vietnamization and expanded bombing before ending U.S. involvement.
popular city
President who escalated U.S. involvement after the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
south of north Vietnam
north of south Vietnam
Communist superpower that supported North Vietnam with weapons and aid.
U.S. bombing campaign aiming to weaken North Vietnam’s supply routes.
border
South Vietnamese army, trained and supported by the U.S.

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resolution passed by United States congress
1954 battle where the French were defeated, leading to Vietnam’s division.
armed movement in Vietnam
Government owns everything
Toxic chemical used to destroy jungle cover, later linked to health problems.
Major 1968 surprise attack by North Vietnam and the Vietcong, shaking U.S. confidence.
People who opposed the Vietnam War and wanted peace.
one fall leads to more
Communist leader of North Vietnam, sought to unify the country under his rule.
U.S president that was assassinated
One of the most popular asian countries
People who supported military action in Vietnam.
A flammable substance used in bombs that caused devastating fires.

23 Clues: border • popular city • war without conflict • one fall leads to more • south of north Vietnam • north of south Vietnam • armed movement in Vietnam • Government owns everything • U.S president that was assassinated • One of the most popular asian countries • resolution passed by United States congress • People who supported military action in Vietnam. • ...

History Crossword 2025-03-24

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What place was Napoleon first exiled to and escaped from?
What is the class of workers that labored in factories under harsh conditions?
What was the legal code established by Napoleon called?
Which industry was the first to industrialize?
Who became emperor of France after the French Revolution?
What was the machine used for executions during the French Revolution?
The idea that people give up some rights in exchange for protection from the government?
What was the group led by Robespierre that carried out the Reign of Terror?
Who was the French philosopher that advocated for separation of powers in government?

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What did Napoleon crown himself as in 1804, ending the new French Republic?
Which enlightenment thinker believed in natural rights like life, liberty,and property?
Who argued that society should be based on the general will of the people?
Whe was king during the French Revolution?
What was the period of time where reason and logic were used to challenge traditional authority?
Which battle in 1815 marked Napoleon's final defeat?
What was the shift from hand-made goods to machine-made goods that begin in the 18th century?
What was the social class system in pre-revolutionary France, divided into 3 groups?
Who was the Enlightenment thinker that defended freedom of speech and criticized religious intolerance?
What is the economic system where businesses are privately owned and operate for profit?
Which prison was stormed on July 14, 1789, starting the French Revolution?

20 Clues: Whe was king during the French Revolution? • Which industry was the first to industrialize? • Which battle in 1815 marked Napoleon's final defeat? • What was the legal code established by Napoleon called? • What place was Napoleon first exiled to and escaped from? • Who became emperor of France after the French Revolution? • ...

US History 2025-03-31

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George Washington's foreign policy was not to make.....
pamphlet written by Thomas Paine, urging colonists to seek independence
when a stronger country takes over a weaker country for resources
his ideas on natural rights and consent of government were using in American government foundation
foreign policy under Thomas Jefferson, US stopped trading with Europe
people who exposed the truth during Industrial Revolution
president that issued the emancipation proclamation
prevented European colonization in the Western Hemisphere
wanted the Bill of Rights in the Constitution
war between Mexico and US
belief that Americans should expand west

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every citizen regardless of race and gender can vote
all people born in US are citizens
Native Americans received allotment in return for assimilation
law that broke monopolies
did not deem the Bill of Rights were necessary in the Constitution
enforced the Monroe Doctrine with police power
what did we annex from Mexico
when one person has full control over a product or indusrty
all Chinese immigration to US was banned
fought for woman suffrage and was jailed for voting
muckraker who went against Monopolies

22 Clues: law that broke monopolies • war between Mexico and US • what did we annex from Mexico • all people born in US are citizens • muckraker who went against Monopolies • all Chinese immigration to US was banned • belief that Americans should expand west • wanted the Bill of Rights in the Constitution • enforced the Monroe Doctrine with police power • ...

Youngstown History 2025-04-30

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Local steel company that dominated the industry
Mt. Calvary's plan for the old amusement park
First furnace in Youngstown
The patron saint of Youngstown
A Youngstown Tune Up
Unnecessarily creepy fun house mascot
Sweater-vest wearing, championship winning legend of Youngstown
Favorite of theater enthusiasts and ghosts
Infamous Lenny who was the last don of the Mahoning Valley
Famous Bob who tackled mob activity in the Valley
Still spinning for Youngstown in Brooklyn
Town in California where Youngstown robbers lifted Nixon's money

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Founder of Youngstown
Legendary Bruce who wrote a song about Youngstown
Last name of the man who sold a furnace to John Struthers
The pro basketball team in Youngstown
World-famous roller coaster in Youngstown
Identity of the skeleton found in Witches Cave
One of the most well-known and important mob figures in Youngstown
Nickname for Charlie, Orlie, and Ronnie
9/19/1977
The godfather of the Mahoning Valley
Youngstown park great for hikers, nature-lovers, and witches
Youngstown's Million Dollar Playground
Supposedly a ghost, actually a real guy

25 Clues: 9/19/1977 • A Youngstown Tune Up • Founder of Youngstown • First furnace in Youngstown • The patron saint of Youngstown • The godfather of the Mahoning Valley • The pro basketball team in Youngstown • Unnecessarily creepy fun house mascot • Youngstown's Million Dollar Playground • Nickname for Charlie, Orlie, and Ronnie • Supposedly a ghost, actually a real guy • ...

Fantasy history 2025-05-06

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they are taking who to where?
they do not kneel
might use in a cave
Harry and who else also got caught in the restricted section of the library
do not speak this language
Jons gift to Arya
“look to my coming at the ____ light”
who Trevor the toad belongs too
between Westeros and Essos
who lives in the house of black and white
one may use to summon (e.g Broom)
chief eskimo
“I shouldn’t have said that”

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big block of ice
what all 3 main characters don’t have
mailmen
ents,weirwood, and the______
“at the (15 across) light on the ____ day”
instrument used to tame fluffy
they made 2 out of the 3 games
Bill weaslys wife
only 2 out of 6 left
servant of the secret fire
glows blue
country which the dragon is from that Harry faces
once mortal men
what Dumbledor has that Gandalf does not

27 Clues: mailmen • glows blue • chief eskimo • once mortal men • big block of ice • they do not kneel • Jons gift to Arya • Bill weaslys wife • might use in a cave • only 2 out of 6 left • do not speak this language • servant of the secret fire • between Westeros and Essos • ents,weirwood, and the______ • “I shouldn’t have said that” • they are taking who to where? • instrument used to tame fluffy • ...

History WW2 2025-04-15

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Victory in Japan
Coldest battle
Hitler methods
Italyy
the president
League of
Germany
the second city U.S bombed
U.S ship name
Pearl Habor
people died at Pearl Habor

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Act of 1935
Victory in Europe
First country invaded
U.S bombed
The second president
Italyt Union
WW2 ended
Biggest battle
planes destroyed at midway

20 Clues: Italyy • Germany • WW2 ended • League of • U.S bombed • Act of 1935 • Pearl Habor • Italyt Union • the president • U.S ship name • Coldest battle • Hitler methods • Biggest battle • Victory in Japan • Victory in Europe • The second president • First country invaded • the second city U.S bombed • planes destroyed at midway • people died at Pearl Habor

US history 2025-04-13

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Tried to use CIA to murder him
Chemical warfare US used in the Vietnam war
If one country goes to communism, others will too
limited president to not involve US in foreign conflicts
Unarmed students were killed in protest, sparked ain't war movemnet
Country split into north and south where they one was supported by different governments
France had to leave Vietnam and it was split into 2
leader of communist revolution in cuba
categorized people if they were for or against involvement war
Takes over for JFK, escalated Vietnam war
Communist Korean leader, admired declaration of independence
Gulf by vietnam where LBJ said north attacked US ships
US attacked by Vietcong and north viatnamese
United states war crime where they killed unarmed civilians

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South Vietnamese who wanted communism
Pulled america out of the war
Soviets begin installing missiles in cuba
Government selected citizens to fight in the Vietnamese war
youngest elected president and promoted civil rights
to withdraw American troops from the war
LBJ said North Vietnam attacked US ships
enabled north Vietnam to send troops and weapons to south Vietnam
studied the involvement of America's involvement
Democratic leader of south Vietnam

24 Clues: Pulled america out of the war • Tried to use CIA to murder him • Democratic leader of south Vietnam • South Vietnamese who wanted communism • leader of communist revolution in cuba • to withdraw American troops from the war • LBJ said North Vietnam attacked US ships • Soviets begin installing missiles in cuba • Takes over for JFK, escalated Vietnam war • ...

Math History 2025-04-22

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Wedge‑shaped Mesopotamian script
Offset centre in Apollonius’s solar model
Babylonian king behind a famous legal code
Syracusan who bounded π with a 96‑gon
Thinker who codified the syllogism
Russian city that gives its name to another math papyrus
“Father of algebra,” author of *Arithmetica*
Small circle whose center moves on a deferent
Philosopher whose theorem relates the sides of a right triangle
Perfect solid Greeks ascribed to the heavens
Geometer who wrote *Conics*
Iranian cliff inscription that cracked cuneiform
Name for the base‑60 numeral system
Stone whose trilingual text unlocked hieroglyphics
Branch of math born to parameterize celestial models
Amphibian hieroglyph meaning 100 000
First Greek credited with measuring a pyramid’s height via similar triangles
Collective name for circle, ellipse, parabola, hyperbola
Mathematician who devised the method of exhaustion
Writing material of ancient scrolls
Author of *The Elements*

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Government‑funded research institution of the Ptolemies
Mediterranean city that hosted history’s most famous library
Number equal to the sum of its proper divisors, e.g., 28
Conic whose standard Cartesian equation is y = x²
Kind of integer triple like (3, 4, 5)
Thirteen‑book treatise beginning with definitions and axioms
Librarian who calculated Earth’s circumference using shadows
Ancient “guess‑and‑adjust” equation method
Digit absent from that system
Monument whose volume puzzled Egyptian scribes
Philosopher famous for paradoxes of motion
Athenian who proved there are exactly five regular solids
Ornate pictorial Egyptian script
Mesopotamian city ruled by Hammurapi
Surname of the philanthropist whose tablet 322 lists triples
Celebrated woman scholar of Alexandria
Scottish antiquarian linked to an Egyptian math papyrus
Euclid proved there are infinitely many of these
Archimedes’ treatise revealing his discovery techniques

40 Clues: Author of *The Elements* • Geometer who wrote *Conics* • Digit absent from that system • Wedge‑shaped Mesopotamian script • Ornate pictorial Egyptian script • Thinker who codified the syllogism • Name for the base‑60 numeral system • Writing material of ancient scrolls • Mesopotamian city ruled by Hammurapi • Amphibian hieroglyph meaning 100 000 • ...

history crossword 2024-10-04

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kingdom in the deep forest of the Niger delta and was at war with the Portuguese
empire that grew wealthy from trade along the Niger River
Muhammed one of the rulers of Songhai whose reign is considered the ‘golden age’
Ali one of the rulers of Songhai who took Timbuktu from the Tuareg
empire in 1230s that took over the same location as Ghana and expanded out to the Atlantic Ocean
empire in West Africa that figured out trade routes to cross the Sahara
language that is blend of Bantu and Arab, also a word that is used for African-Arab culture
Musa one of the ruler in Mali became very rich from gold and salt trade and he went to Mecca he brought back artists and architects to build mosques in Mecca
the way Persia, Africa, India, Southeast India, and Arabia were able to trade with each other because of the wind
language spoken and written by the Aksum people
Rainforest place in Africa that is very humid and bad for growing crops
Grasslands place in Southern Africa that has good soil that is perfect for farming
has more traditional African wildlife and more grasslands

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empire in East Africa that stands out from the rest because they are Christians
Zimbabwe kingdom that was in 1100s that controlled the African gold miners and ivory hunters
Enclosure a big stone structure with 35 feet high walls and inside was a large stone tower
City States these developed along the East African coast who made their wealth from overseas trade
kingdom that was known for their artistic skills in 1100s-1400s
one of the ruler of Mali empire who was in power for 25 years
Ezana one of the rulers of Aksum in 320 and with him being in power Aksum began having full control of trade routes and became very powerful
empire in East Africa that was around for 100 CE to 600/700 CE and grew their economy from trade
Lalibela one of the kings in Ethiopia in 1200s who is known for building 11 stone Christian churches
edges around Sahara
Dynasty Christian kings who ruled Ethiopia for 700 years
big desert in North Africa
a group of independent city states that were protected by large wooden walls and their economy was based on farming

26 Clues: edges around Sahara • big desert in North Africa • language spoken and written by the Aksum people • empire that grew wealthy from trade along the Niger River • Dynasty Christian kings who ruled Ethiopia for 700 years • has more traditional African wildlife and more grasslands • one of the ruler of Mali empire who was in power for 25 years • ...

Us History 2024-10-01

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This is the treaty where France gives the US florida
Led the Texans in there fight for freedom against santa anna
This president passed the Indian removal act
Proved that ships are steamed powered
This was Jefferson not shipping France and great Britain any goods
This person wrote the national anthem while watching fort Mchenry get destroyed
Who fought of the coast pirates
Wife of a president who saved the constitution and declaration of independence when the white house got attacked
Fort Americans tried to defend form Santa Anna and his 4000 troops

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Who was the translator for Lewis and clark
This person helped many people come to freedom through a system called the underground railroad
Who caused a war because they still had troops in the US
Who invented the cotton gin
Was an African preacher who started a revolt of slaves
Fort where texans surrendered to Mexicans and Santa had them all killed
Who did the US get land form in the Louisiana purchase
This tribe walked the trail of tears
A fever that was not a sickness actually a fever for Gold
Dictator of Mexico
What did the Missouri compromise give the US

20 Clues: Dictator of Mexico • Who invented the cotton gin • Who fought of the coast pirates • This tribe walked the trail of tears • Proved that ships are steamed powered • Who was the translator for Lewis and clark • This president passed the Indian removal act • What did the Missouri compromise give the US • This is the treaty where France gives the US florida • ...

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. • ...

Philippine History 2020-02-19

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first governor-general
judicial, financial, military powers bestowed on him
name given to the Filipinos by the Spaniards
first bishop of the Philippines
preliminary inspection to gather military information
settlement for conquered tribes
provincia
the tribute list which summarized the Philippine society
public service rendered by male-40 years old
high chief

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first officer in charge of the island of Cebu
the boat that had circumnavigated the world
the tagalog timawa as called by the first Spanish writer
appointed to maintain peace and order
head of the barangay
office tasked to check the governor-general
the royal instruction of King Philip to Legazpi
an advanced officer
name given to Rajah Humabon
the disease which caused the death of Magellan's men

20 Clues: provincia • high chief • an advanced officer • head of the barangay • first governor-general • name given to Rajah Humabon • first bishop of the Philippines • settlement for conquered tribes • appointed to maintain peace and order • the boat that had circumnavigated the world • office tasked to check the governor-general • name given to the Filipinos by the Spaniards • ...

History & Bathymetry 2024-10-18

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England, Spain, Portugal, and _____ were all countries that had claims in the Americas by 1700
An eroded island
Which was the first to exist: Plants or Animals?
A seamount that becomes above the surface of the water and provides dry land
An underwater mountain
Ocean ______ is a portion of the Earth that is underwater, extending from one continent to another
What is at the center of the Earth
Shelf _______ is the point in which the Continental Shelf rapidly starts to get more deep and becomes the Continental Slope
Sailed past Cape Bojador, proving that that wasn't where the Earth ended
East of the Line of Demarcation belonged to Portugal and the west side belonged to ___________
Deepest part of the ocean, happens when two plates collide and one plate is forced downward
The Continental _______ is shallow ocean water that slowly gets deeper

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The thinnest layer of the Earth
Mostly flat terrain of the ocean floor
The ______ crust is old (some as old as 3.6 billion years) and less dense
A hydrothermal vent that produces sulfur gases
The _______ crust is young (>200 million years) and more dense
Was the early leader of exploration largely due to Prince Henry
The Continental _______ is a steep decline in which the water becomes more deep
Sailed West and discovered the Americas

20 Clues: An eroded island • An underwater mountain • The thinnest layer of the Earth • What is at the center of the Earth • Mostly flat terrain of the ocean floor • Sailed West and discovered the Americas • A hydrothermal vent that produces sulfur gases • Which was the first to exist: Plants or Animals? • The _______ crust is young (>200 million years) and more dense • ...

World History 2024-06-14

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Made the Encyclopedia
Name for a wealthy landowner in Roman times
The floating Aztec City
Theory that the sun is the center of the universe
First successful English colony
Invented the printing press
Radial Group of the French Revolution
Rebirth
The two most important objects traded in Africa were gold and this
State of perfect peace in Buddhism where the soul is free from suffering
Allows you to pay off your time in purgatory
Passenger ship sunk by U-Boats
Proclaimed himself "Dictator for Life"
Assassinated Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie

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"Struggle for the faith" or "Holy War"
The holy city where Muslims make a pilgrimage
Hard, glassy, black rock that was often crafted into weapons
Banishing someone from the Church
Name of the wars in which the Romans fought Carthage
He had 95 problems with the Church
Siddharta Gautama became this religious figure
The first Holy Roman Emperor
The man who killed his twin brother and created Rome
The word for your soul in Hinduism

24 Clues: Rebirth • Made the Encyclopedia • The floating Aztec City • Invented the printing press • The first Holy Roman Emperor • Passenger ship sunk by U-Boats • First successful English colony • Banishing someone from the Church • He had 95 problems with the Church • The word for your soul in Hinduism • Radial Group of the French Revolution • "Struggle for the faith" or "Holy War" • ...

Triratna History 2024-08-05

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A Buddhist monk.
Sangharakshita's suggested name for the the first news letter
Monthly magazine in the Himalayan region.
The international headquarters of Triratna.
The street in London where the first group met.
Community Trust.
The birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama.
Female Order Member.
Early type of Buddhist Monastery.
The first FWBO Centre.
Festival to celebrate the birth of the Buddha.
The road before Portland.
Against the Stream.
Location of the Buddha's first sermon.

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Established in 1970's to publish writings.
A long period of time in Buddhist cosmology.
The first Windhorse shop.
The Great Vehicle
Founder if Triratna Buddhist Community.
The road before Portland.
Symbol of indestructability.
Commemorative monument.
Woman's retreat centre.
The university that Sangharakshita spent a year teach at

24 Clues: A Buddhist monk. • Community Trust. • The Great Vehicle • Against the Stream. • Female Order Member. • The first FWBO Centre. • Commemorative monument. • Woman's retreat centre. • The first Windhorse shop. • The road before Portland. • The road before Portland. • Symbol of indestructability. • Early type of Buddhist Monastery. • The birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama. • ...

Indian History 2024-06-22

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ตัวเลขที่อินเดียคิดค้นขึ้นอันมีที่มาจากสภาวะสุญญะ คือสภาวะแห่งความว่างเปล่า
Enlightened one ผู้ก่อตั้งศาสนาอเทวนิยมในอินเดีย
กษัตริย์กรีกผู้ยึดครองอินเดียทางภาคตะวันตกเฉียงเหนือต้นคริสต์ศตวรรษที่ 3 B.C
แม่น้ำศักดิ์สิทธิ์ ไหลผ่านเมืองสำคัญหล่อเลี้ยงผู้คนจำนวนมากในอินเดีย
กษัตริย์แห่งราชวงศ์มุคัลที่ดำริให้สร้างทัชมาฮาลเพื่อเป็นสุสานรำลึกพระชายา
ชื่อแม่น้ำที่เป็นที่ตั้งของอารยธรรมอินเดียสมัยก่อนประวัติศาสตร์
กษัตริย์ที่ทำให้ศาสนาพุทธเผยแผ่ออกนอกอินเดียอย่างกว้างขวาง
วิธีหนึ่งในการแสดงจำนวนที่มากกว่า 0 และน้อยกว่า 1 โดยไม่ใช้เศษส่วนคิดค้นที่อินเดีย
เชื้อสายของมุสลิมกลุ่มแรกที่เข้ามารุกรานอินเดีย
มหากาพย์เกี่ยวกับการทำศึกสงครามระหว่างฝ่ายพระรามกับฝ่ายทศกัณฐ์

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ชนชาติผู้ก่อตั้งอารยธรรมเริ่มแรกในอินเดีย
ชื่อช่องเขาที่ทำให้อินเดียติดต่อกับดินแดนอื่นทางตะวันตกได้
การจัดระเบียบทางสังคมที่แบ่งตามอาชีพ
Golden Lisbon of the East เมืองหลวงของจักรวรรดิโปรตุเกสในโลกตะวันออก
เหตุการณ์ที่ทำให้เป็นชนวนในการยึดครองอินเดียเป็นเมืองขึ้นของอังกฤษ
ผู้นำวิธีการสัตยาเคราะห์มาใช้ในการเรียกร้องเอกราชของอินเดีย
ชื่อรูปแบบศิลปะการสร้างพระพุทธรูปในอินเดียสมัยแรก
ประเทศที่แยกออกมาจากอินเดีย ตามการเรียกร้องของสันนิบาตมุสลิม
เป็นตำแหน่งที่แต่งตั้งโดยรัฐบาล ปฏิบัติหน้าที่แทนรัฐบาลอังกฤษในอินเดีย ในสมัยที่อินเดียอยู่ภายใต้การปกครองโดยตรง
ราชวงศ์ที่เป็นยุคทองของอินเดียสมัยโบราณ

20 Clues: การจัดระเบียบทางสังคมที่แบ่งตามอาชีพ • ราชวงศ์ที่เป็นยุคทองของอินเดียสมัยโบราณ • ชนชาติผู้ก่อตั้งอารยธรรมเริ่มแรกในอินเดีย • เชื้อสายของมุสลิมกลุ่มแรกที่เข้ามารุกรานอินเดีย • Enlightened one ผู้ก่อตั้งศาสนาอเทวนิยมในอินเดีย • ชื่อรูปแบบศิลปะการสร้างพระพุทธรูปในอินเดียสมัยแรก • ชื่อช่องเขาที่ทำให้อินเดียติดต่อกับดินแดนอื่นทางตะวันตกได้ • ...

History Puzzle 2024-07-08

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Policy created by the U.S. which would open trade to everyone.
the word that means the right to live under your own laws.
The idea that one ethnic group of people or views are better than another group of people.
this word means a period of starvation.
an independent Muslim state that was formed after World War II.
the idea that came from Charles Darwin which believed that European races were better than other races.
the act of using local leaders to control a colony under the direction of leaders in Europe.
the period of time when Britain, France and Germany all set out to conquer territory.
a group of people who tried to convert people to Christianity.
areas that were controlled politically by powerful nations.
Indian leader who believed in peace and nonviolence.
movement in China that started in the 1860’s. They built factories and modern weapons as well as developed new industries.
the meeting that took place in Berlin which claimed that Leopold could not have any claims in Africa unless he set up government offices there.
the war that allowed England to take Egypt, Sudan and territory in South Africa after defeating the Dutch.
supporter of women's rights and ownership of property. Helped cause the Taiping Rebellion.
the act of refusing to allow laws that you personally seem unfair
the act of leaving local rulers in their power, but making sure they follow the lead of European leaders.
a 100 mile canal that connected the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.
a group of Chinese people who thought that they could drive out foreigners with their martial arts skills. The Japanese took out the boxers easily.
French man who organized the production of the Suez Canal which was a canal that would connect the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.
after the Boer War, England set up a system of racial segregation called_____.

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when people thought that they had the duty to spread their views of western civilization.
Missionaries, Doctors and Officials who wanted to spread their ideas such as Western ideas to others.
Industrial powers needed military bases to protect their trade ships, so they used islands as their bases.
Hong Xiuquan supported rights of women and land ownership. He wanted to end the Qing dynasty and caused the death of 20 to 30 million people.
Resistance, the belief of not hurting others, Gandhi believed in this view.
this war broke out after China refused to allow merchants to sell opium. The British still sold it and due to this, a war broke out between the two.
when an outside power claimed that they had power over trade and investments.
group of people who feared domination and called for a separate Muslim state.
the word that describes looking down on someone or a group of people as if they were your children.
Egyptian leader who improved tax collection, a new system of landownership and expanded agriculture production.
This group of people were accused of supporting the Russian plans of destroying the Ottoman Empire which caused over a million deaths over the course of 25 years.
240 mile march to the sea to protest the British salt since Indians were forced to buy from them.
This nation was created by and colonized by freed slaves from the U.S.
Set out to map the Congo and Nile rivers.
The person who crossed the African continent and wrote about his findings, also advocated for the end of slavery.
this treaty was between China and Britain. Britain forced China to pay for their loss of Opium as well as forced China to open 5 trading ports.
The brutal massacre of British people which led to the murder of thousands of unarmed Indian people.
Indian soldiers that the East India Company used to serve their business.
the person who hired Henry Stanley to explore the Congo River Basin and arrange treaties with the African people.
the word that describes one country, dominates the political, culture and economic life of another country.
the act of sending officials to a colony to rule it.
another word for pride and patriotism.
the king who started to modernize his nation, this involved weapons.
an attempt to destroy/kill an entire religious group of people.

45 Clues: another word for pride and patriotism. • this word means a period of starvation. • Set out to map the Congo and Nile rivers. • Indian leader who believed in peace and nonviolence. • the act of sending officials to a colony to rule it. • the word that means the right to live under your own laws. • areas that were controlled politically by powerful nations. • ...

History pt2 2024-08-19

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forced to buy salt from the british
brutally massacred British men,women,and children
supported land reform
movement launched in 1860
deliberate attempt to destroy an entire religious or ethnic group
boycotts like the british
Nickname Mahatma or Great Soul
the right to live under their own laws and be tried in british courts
Poverty and misery increased for peasants
The british easily defeated chinese in this war
a group of Chinese formed a society known as the righteous harmonious

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rose up against the british
starvation
the refusal to follow laws one deems unfair
an independant Muslim state was formed and became known as Pakistan
Britain received a huge indemnity,or payment for losses
French diplomat
allow trade to open to everyone on an equal basis
improved tax collection
Western powers moved into China
Ferdinand de lesseps developed it
feared Hindu domination in India and called for a separate Muslim state
lived in the eastern mountains of the empire

23 Clues: starvation • French diplomat • supported land reform • improved tax collection • movement launched in 1860 • boycotts like the british • rose up against the british • Nickname Mahatma or Great Soul • Western powers moved into China • Ferdinand de lesseps developed it • forced to buy salt from the british • Poverty and misery increased for peasants • ...

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 • ...

History iGCSE 2024-10-08

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- name given to the slums in central park during the great depression
- association that fought for African American and other minorities' rights
- name given to the people from Oklahoma who migrated during the Dust Bowl
- past senator of Wisconsin, 'bullied' communist suspects
- series of measures taken to ease tensions
- act that banned the teaching of evolution
- this term coined regarding the world being at the brink of nuclear war
- ________ revolution in 1956
- ______ trial
- how Kennedy responded to the Cuban Missile Crisis
- name given to homemade alcohol
- _______ states
- ______ liberty boards
- these hunts were compared to McCarthyism
- name of the second atomic bomb that was detonated

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- revolution in 1917 that caused the first red scare
- type of violence carried out by the KKK
- Cuban people in USA who took part in the failed Bay of Pigs plot
- 'curtain' of communism that had descended in Europe
- place where illegal alcohol was consumed
- ____ scopes
- ______ twenties
- women that went against the social norm in the 1920s
- USA's policy to contain communism
- the name of a period of time in the USA when the selling, transportation, and production of alcohol was banned
- _____ belt
- period of communist hysteria in the USA
- nuclear _______
- hunted down communists
- name of the theory that if one country in Asia fell to communism, others were followed
- Type of missile
- where the oakies and arkies migrated to during the Dust Bowl
- state reached when a nuclear parity was aquired

33 Clues: - _____ belt • - ____ scopes • - ______ trial • - _______ states • - ______ twenties • - nuclear _______ • - Type of missile • - ______ liberty boards • - hunted down communists • - ________ revolution in 1956 • - name given to homemade alcohol • - USA's policy to contain communism • - type of violence carried out by the KKK • - period of communist hysteria in the USA • ...

Sawyer-History 2024-10-09

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the Huns where fierce warriors from __________
Used presented day Greece
________ where fierce warriors
not ________ socially or culturally.
the edge of a country or of an area; it outside limits.
when the western half of the Rome empire collapsed
In 452 Attila invaded _______
buying and selling goods goods among different peoples.
__________ Rome stayed civilized for another 1000 years
Various groups outside Rome began to ______
A german king who attacked Rome
Met Attila to save Rome

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a person with special knowledge about a subject.
a person with a certain skill in making things.
showing poor manners and bad taste; crude.
a group of countries
to destroy and steal things in a city or building usually with an _____.
gradual loss of importance and power
person who _____ and sells goods to earn money.
a brilliant but cruel general.
a raised canal that carries water from one place to another.
a person or group that comes into a country by force.
Helped invaders get in

23 Clues: a group of countries • Helped invaders get in • Met Attila to save Rome • Used presented day Greece • In 452 Attila invaded _______ • ________ where fierce warriors • a brilliant but cruel general. • A german king who attacked Rome • gradual loss of importance and power • not ________ socially or culturally. • showing poor manners and bad taste; crude. • ...

World History 2024-09-16

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A city that ruled itself
A chunk of this occurred during the ice age.
A river that made life possible in egypt.
A Persian prophet who taught the world was a battleground of good and evil
The taming of animals.
Egyptian zombie
People who traveled place to place foraging and searching for new sources.
Agricultural revolution and discovery of farming and food producing culture.
Various letters used to spell words

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A triangle shaped structure built by egyptians
hunting animals and collecting plants
The development skills in A specific kind of work.
First written language
Prince of egypt
The earliest civilization
worshipped a single god and there's no messiah.
images and symbols used to read
settlement of houses
Killed Goliath the giant
Worship only ONE god

20 Clues: Prince of egypt • Egyptian zombie • settlement of houses • Worship only ONE god • First written language • The taming of animals. • A city that ruled itself • Killed Goliath the giant • The earliest civilization • images and symbols used to read • Various letters used to spell words • hunting animals and collecting plants • A river that made life possible in egypt. • ...

World History 2024-11-15

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- Urban districts in Japan for entertainment, theater, and arts, especially during the Edo period.
- Traditional Japanese theater with stylized performances, elaborate costumes, and makeup.
- Peter the Great’s initiative to modernize Russia and establish St. Petersburg as a link to Europe.
- The imperial palace in Beijing for Chinese emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
- Founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, which ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868.
- Ivan the Terrible, the first Russian tsar, known for his authoritarian rule.
- Qing emperor famous for military success and arts patronage.
- Russian tsar who westernized Russia and expanded its influence in Europe.
- A Chinese dynasty (1368-1644) known for trade, culture, and the Great Wall’s expansion.
- Japan’s final feudal government, known for its isolationist policies.
- A ranking system in Russia, introduced by Peter the Great, to organize the bureaucracy.

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- An Italian Jesuit missionary who fostered cultural exchange in China.
- A policy in Japan requiring daimyo to alternate residence between their domains and the capital, Edo, to ensure loyalty to the shogun.
- Japanese feudal lords who controlled land and samurai armies under the shogun.
- Catholic missionaries known for their educational work and efforts to spread Christianity.
- A daimyo who unified Japan in the late 16th century.
- Skilled horsemen and semi-military communities in Ukraine and southern Russia.
- A gesture of respect in China, involving kneeling and bowing to the ground.
- China’s last imperial dynasty, ruled by the Manchus from 1644 to 1912.
- Known as Ivan the Great, he expanded Russian territory and ended Mongol rule.
- A Qing emperor known for a long, stable, and prosperous rule.
- Russian royal family ruling from 1613 until the 1917 revolution.
- The military government of Japan, led by the shogun, where real power was held.
- A hairstyle with a shaved front and a braided back, worn by men during the Qing Dynasty.
- High-ranking Russian nobles below the ruling princes.

25 Clues: - A daimyo who unified Japan in the late 16th century. • - High-ranking Russian nobles below the ruling princes. • - Qing emperor famous for military success and arts patronage. • - A Qing emperor known for a long, stable, and prosperous rule. • - Russian royal family ruling from 1613 until the 1917 revolution. • ...

1950s History 2025-03-10

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when you wear a white shirt and tie to go to work
to behave according to standards
the biggest public work program within the U.S.
the legislative branch of the U.S.
when people do nothing about issues within society
a policy that ended federal supervision over Indian tribes
person who has abilities to create or change laws
a period of time from 1945 to 1961
plans to upgrade land in an urban area
when an organization has different legal rights

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when shop owners will only hire union members (a shop)
making economic conservation equal to benefit the country
an agreement between the U.S. and Mexico that they can work agriculture
when a person runs and owns several business stores
cooperation that expanded overseas
another name for the Servicemen's Readjustment Act
program with proposals to congress
brought in a huge amount of Mexicans to the U.S. to work agriculture within the southwest
- to leave something
no one is forced to join a union
new workers were forced to join unions (a shop)

21 Clues: - to leave something • to behave according to standards • no one is forced to join a union • the legislative branch of the U.S. • cooperation that expanded overseas • program with proposals to congress • a period of time from 1945 to 1961 • plans to upgrade land in an urban area • the biggest public work program within the U.S. • ...

history crossword 2025-02-17

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Mughals were the successors of ----- from father’s side
The first Mughal emperor
Rastrakutas, Gujara prathiharas and pala dnasty fought the ____ struggle
Temple at thanjavur was built by
Muhammad Ghazni raided the ------ temple
A ruler from iran
Cholas were known for --- sculptures
Real name of shershah
The ---- were loyal to the Mughals
One of the Navratnas of Akbar(musician)

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Leader of jat
Akbars revenue minister
System introduced to protect the cultivators
History of Kashmir was written by
A Rashtrakuta chief
Mehrunnisa was given the title
A famous Maratha ruler
An important Rajput kingdom
A tax collected by Marathas
Observatory was constructed by

20 Clues: Leader of jat • A ruler from iran • A Rashtrakuta chief • Real name of shershah • A famous Maratha ruler • Akbars revenue minister • The first Mughal emperor • An important Rajput kingdom • A tax collected by Marathas • Mehrunnisa was given the title • Observatory was constructed by • Temple at thanjavur was built by • History of Kashmir was written by • ...

History USA 2025-01-06

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– The practice that divided the nation.
– The land we live in!
– What the U.S. declared in 1776.
– Rules for how the U.S. is run.
– Early settlers who came on the Mayflower.
– A type of music born in America.
– A president during the Great Depression.
– What many sought in California in 1849.
– First president of the United States.
– Conflict between countries or groups.
– A symbol with stars and stripes.
– Important transportation in the 1800s.
– War for freedom from Britain.

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– Famous cracked symbol in Philadelphia.
– A change to the Constitution.
– Refers to the first people in America.
– Freedoms guaranteed to all people.
– People who moved westward.
– Type of war between the North and South.
– The first 13 American settlements.
– Freedom for enslaved people.
– Leader of the United States.
– A key idea in U.S. history.
– The document announcing independence.
– A state that was once its own country.
– The largest U.S. state bought from Russia.
– Someone like Benjamin Franklin.
– Part of the land Lewis and Clark explored.
– President during the Civil War.
– Another word for freedom.

30 Clues: – The land we live in! • – Another word for freedom. • – People who moved westward. • – A key idea in U.S. history. • – Freedom for enslaved people. • – Leader of the United States. • – A change to the Constitution. • – War for freedom from Britain. • – Rules for how the U.S. is run. • – What the U.S. declared in 1776. • – Someone like Benjamin Franklin. • ...

History 3 2025-01-06

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– The bird symbol of America.
– President during the Great Depression.
– A time when people struggled to find jobs.
– Fought for the right to vote in the 1900s.
– Where WWII began for the U.S.
– A time when alcohol was banned.
– Big weapons used in wars.
– Early people who moved to new lands.
– A huge natural landmark in the West.
– Homes built by Native Americans in the Southwest.
– There are 13 of these on the flag.
– The second U.S. president.
– A state famous for the Gold Rush.
– A giant statue in New York Harbor.

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– A man credited with discovering America.
– A long war in the 1960s and 1970s.
– An agreement to stop fighting.
– Famous inventor and statesman.
– President known for the Trail of Tears.
– Of happiness, as written in the Declaration.
– Ready to fight at a moment’s notice.
– A path west, like the Oregon Trail.
– There are 50 of these in the U.S.
– Choosing leaders in an election.
– Handles the country’s money.
– General during WWII who became president.
– A law that taxed paper goods.
– There are 50 of these on the flag.
– Founded the first U.S. bank.
– Another word for a proposed law.

30 Clues: – Big weapons used in wars. • – The second U.S. president. • – The bird symbol of America. • – Handles the country’s money. • – Founded the first U.S. bank. • – Where WWII began for the U.S. • – A law that taxed paper goods. • – An agreement to stop fighting. • – Famous inventor and statesman. • – A time when alcohol was banned. • – Choosing leaders in an election. • ...

History 5 2025-01-07

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– A town that grew fast during the Gold Rush.
– The money used in the U.S.
– A strong building used in battles.
– What the Declaration of Independence says we are born with.
– A Native American symbol of friendship.
– Where the Pilgrims landed in 1620.
– Direction pioneers traveled.
– President Roosevelt’s plan during the Great Depression.
– A Native American tribe in the Southwest.
– Land set aside for Native Americans.
– A big invention by Alexander Graham Bell.
– First battle of the Revolutionary War.
– State with violent clashes before the Civil War.

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– Where cowboys worked.
– A symbol of freedom in Philadelphia.
– The group that makes laws.
– A territory bought from France in 1803.
– Day celebrating the end of slavery in Texas.
– The right to write and share ideas.
– Man-made waterway, like the Erie Canal.
– A famous statement of independence.
– Helped Lewis and Clark explore.
– Machine invented by Eli Whitney.
– A military post.
– One of two states named for Native tribes.
– A trail or path, like Route 66.
– A boat powered by steam, popular in the 1800s.
– The ruler of Britain during the Revolution.
– People who supported the British in the Revolution.
– Taxed goods that angered the colonists.

30 Clues: – A military post. • – Where cowboys worked. • – The group that makes laws. • – The money used in the U.S. • – Direction pioneers traveled. • – Helped Lewis and Clark explore. • – A trail or path, like Route 66. • – Machine invented by Eli Whitney. • – A strong building used in battles. • – Where the Pilgrims landed in 1620. • – The right to write and share ideas. • ...

US history 2024-12-19

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they were young women known for their energetic, freedom and embracing lifestyles.
this is when someone who illegally makes distributions or sell alcohol.
was the president at the time
marked the beginning of the Great Depression
these were counties built by homeless people during the great depression.
where most of the dust bowl storms were at
this was an illegal bar that operated during probation.
this is where families went because of the dust bowl
having no money
this is a strict adherence to specific theology.
these were makeshift communities built by homeless people during the great depression.

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were the production in importation, transportation, and sale of alcohol Beverages were banned in the US.
the biggest money tragedy at this time
this was the fear of communist spreading in the United States.
The policy of favoring native born individuals over immigrants.
this refers to making guesses.
they were often resembled a city dump then a place of living.
this was a group of politicians associated with President Warren Harding.
a storm that destroyed everything
this was the series of programs introduced by Franklin Roosevelt to combat the great depression.

20 Clues: having no money • was the president at the time • this refers to making guesses. • a storm that destroyed everything • the biggest money tragedy at this time • where most of the dust bowl storms were at • marked the beginning of the Great Depression • this is a strict adherence to specific theology. • this is where families went because of the dust bowl • ...

History CorssWord 2025-03-13

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The act that forced Native Americans to relocate west of the Mississippi
This famous U.S. landmark was burned by the British in 1814
First U.S. President who set many precedents
Nickname of Jackson due to his tough personality
The U.S. fought this country in the War of 1812
Andrew Jackson was the first president from this political party
The first political party of Washington and Hamilton
The idea that states could reject federal laws they deemed unconstitutional, leading to the Nullification Crisis
This act, passed under Jefferson, aimed to stop foreign trade but hurt the U.S. economy
The practice of forcibly taking American sailors into the British navy
The Supreme Court ruled that this state could not impose laws on Cherokee lands
The forced relocation of Native Americans
The treaty that ended the War of 1812
The 1828 election introduced this new political party, led by Jackson
The U.S. purchased Florida from this country in 1819
This famous trail was used by pioneers to travel west in the early 1800s
This territory applied for statehood in 1820, sparking a national debate over slavery
The controversial tariff that led to the Nullification Crisis in 1832
A major economic crisis that hit the U.S. in 1819
The wife of John Adams who famously advocated for women’s rights
The Supreme Court case that established judicial review
The name of the American warship that earned the nickname “Old Ironsides”
He became the fifth U.S. President and introduced a famous doctrine

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The act signed by John Adams that made it harder for immigrants to become U.S. citizens
This financial institution was shut down by Jackson, leading to economic instability
This early Chief Justice of the Supreme Court helped establish judicial revie
The famous battle where Tecumseh’s forces were defeated in 1811
This 1823 doctrine warned European nations not to interfere in the Americas
The river explored by Lewis and Clark as they mapped the Louisiana Territory
This agreement in 1819 resulted in Spain ceding Florida to the U.S.
The U.S. fought this North African group in the early 1800s over piracy and trade disputes
This 1803 land deal doubled the size of the U.S.
The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution
The first U.S. President to serve two full terms after Washington
The first U.S. Secretary of State and author of the Declaration of Independence
This treaty signed in 1795 resolved trade and boundary disputes with Spain
A Native American leader who tried to unite tribes against U.S. expansion
He was the second U.S. President and a leader in the American Revolution
Washington warned against these in his Farewell Address, fearing they would divide the nation
This rebellion in 1794 tested Washington's authority over taxes

40 Clues: The treaty that ended the War of 1812 • The forced relocation of Native Americans • First U.S. President who set many precedents • The U.S. fought this country in the War of 1812 • Nickname of Jackson due to his tough personality • This 1803 land deal doubled the size of the U.S. • The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution • ...

Our History 2025-11-12

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Where I asked you to marry me
Where we got married
"I'm a chihuahua, you're an ____"
"Don't let the ____ bite"
My princess
Our orange son
Our first son
Our first kiss
Our newest son
How many years we've been togehter
My favorite team

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Our place to eat
Our best vacation
Your favorite team
Your bonus son
How long I'll love you
"I love you ___"
Where we discovered an allergy
Besides partners we are also _____
"You are my beauty, I am your ____"

20 Clues: My princess • Our first son • Your bonus son • Our orange son • Our first kiss • Our newest son • Our place to eat • "I love you ___" • My favorite team • Our best vacation • Your favorite team • Where we got married • How long I'll love you • "Don't let the ____ bite" • Where I asked you to marry me • Where we discovered an allergy • "I'm a chihuahua, you're an ____" • ...

Women's History 2025-11-13

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the ancient past
person who despises women
to farm, grow crops
society ruled by women
strata levels in society
men look at women as objects
person who works Lord's land
cancel a marriage
a woman who lost her husband
person who learns a trade
money paid to groom's family
affair between married people
famous Greek poet
study bones and artifacts

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highest class in society
society ruled by men
a man who lost his wife
murder an infant
ceremony to be married
prohibited from entering
period of peace and prosperity
humans walk on 2 feet
cannot read or write
people starve to death
nomadic person
helps women in childbirth
study early human cultures
person who studies 'big picture'
ceremony of acceptance into church
must obey without question

30 Clues: nomadic person • the ancient past • murder an infant • cancel a marriage • famous Greek poet • to farm, grow crops • society ruled by men • cannot read or write • humans walk on 2 feet • ceremony to be married • society ruled by women • people starve to death • a man who lost his wife • highest class in society • prohibited from entering • strata levels in society • person who despises women • ...

world history 2025-10-31

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The Chinese dynasty name that the Mongols gave themselves
Faster way of communication consisting of many stations
Type of community in which people living away from their homeland maintain their culture
Paper money replacing heavy coins
Investment-like clubs where you could pool money for risky caravan trips and travel in groups
These became a symbol of Buddhist monks
Famous Muslim traveler who visited many Muslim rulers around the world
Capital of the Mongol empire
New form of beliefs stemming from Daoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism
The leader of the great Treasure Fleet

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Chinese method of warfare adopted by the Mongols
A powerful dynasty known for creating Borobudur
West African storytellers, musicians, and poets who preserved their culture
The grandson of Genghis Khan
New kind of ship that made sea commerce possible
Single handedly responsible for causing gold inflation
Large trading hub city in Mali
New method of transportation that made travel across the Sahara possible
Guesthouses located along the Silk Road
Largest religious structure of its time, which switched from Hindu to Buddhism

20 Clues: The grandson of Genghis Khan • Capital of the Mongol empire • Large trading hub city in Mali • Paper money replacing heavy coins • The leader of the great Treasure Fleet • These became a symbol of Buddhist monks • Guesthouses located along the Silk Road • A powerful dynasty known for creating Borobudur • Chinese method of warfare adopted by the Mongols • ...

Asian History 2025-11-01

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A Chinese practice where a girls foot was tightly wrapped in cloth and her arch was broken
The region where the Mongols lived
example: samurai and knights
The class at the top of the Indian Caste System, included priests and academics
The first Kahn of the Mongol Empire
An Indian religion that became very popular in China
This class in the Caste system came from Brahma's feet
A network of trade routes that primarily imported silk
A religion that focuses mainly on relationships such as father and son
First dynasty in Japan
The tale of Genji came from this period

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The beleif in only one god
The beleif in multiple gods
The "preserver" in Hindu religion
The first stage in the dynastic cycle
Main text in Islam
a religion begun by Lao Zi
the strongest daimyo
In the Shinto religion, it is believed that this spirit lived in nature
Japan was an __________ (group of islands)

20 Clues: Main text in Islam • the strongest daimyo • First dynasty in Japan • The beleif in only one god • a religion begun by Lao Zi • The beleif in multiple gods • example: samurai and knights • The "preserver" in Hindu religion • The region where the Mongols lived • The first Kahn of the Mongol Empire • The first stage in the dynastic cycle • The tale of Genji came from this period • ...

History USA 2025-10-28

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– The practice that divided the nation.
– The land we live in!
– What the U.S. declared in 1776.
– Rules for how the U.S. is run.
– Early settlers who came on the Mayflower.
– A type of music born in America.
– A president during the Great Depression.
– What many sought in California in 1849.
– First president of the United States.
– Conflict between countries or groups.
– A symbol with stars and stripes.
– Important transportation in the 1800s.
– War for freedom from Britain.

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– Famous cracked symbol in Philadelphia.
– A change to the Constitution.
– Refers to the first people in America.
– Freedoms guaranteed to all people.
– People who moved westward.
– Type of war between the North and South.
– The first 13 American settlements.
– Freedom for enslaved people.
– Leader of the United States.
– A key idea in U.S. history.
– The document announcing independence.
– A state that was once its own country.
– The largest U.S. state bought from Russia.
– Someone like Benjamin Franklin.
– Part of the land Lewis and Clark explored.
– President during the Civil War.
– Another word for freedom.

History Crossword 2025-11-04

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plant or animal remains that have been preserved from an earlier time
person who obtains food by hunting animals and gathering plants
firsthand evidence of an event in history
a personal attitude about people or life
the watering of crops
the act of moving from one place to settle in another
planting of seeds to grow crops
the study of objects to learn about past human life
an object made by people

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something that shows proof or an indication that something is true
more than what is needed for survival
ways people apply knowledge, tools, inventions to meet their needs
the act of training for a particular job
developed to explain natural events, worship of god, gods, or spirits
to grow and tend wild plants or animals
person who moves from place to place
an unreasoned, emotional judgment about people or events
the study of human culture and how it develops over time
a document or written work created after an event
a group of people who share similar characteristics, in particular jobs
person trained in a craft

21 Clues: the watering of crops • an object made by people • person trained in a craft • planting of seeds to grow crops • person who moves from place to place • more than what is needed for survival • to grow and tend wild plants or animals • the act of training for a particular job • a personal attitude about people or life • firsthand evidence of an event in history • ...

U.S history 2025-05-08

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Young women known for bold fashion and behavior.
A music genre that exploded in popularity during the 20s.
Name tied to a pact to prevent war.
Scandal involving oil bribery.
Famous fictional millionaire of the decade.
Popular car manufactured by Ford.
Buying goods as a dominant economic activity.
Ban on alcohol in the U.S. during the 1920s.
Fear of communism after WWI.
Teacher tried for teaching evolution.
Type of credit that allowed buying now, paying later.

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Economic institution that crashed in 1929.
A popular dance of the 1920s.
Secret bar that sold alcohol illegally.
Industrialist who revolutionized auto production.
A person who smuggled alcohol.
New medium for entertainment and information.
Technology like radio and film spreading news and culture.
Belief in protecting interests of native-born citizens.
Cultural center of African American Renaissance.

20 Clues: Fear of communism after WWI. • A popular dance of the 1920s. • A person who smuggled alcohol. • Scandal involving oil bribery. • Popular car manufactured by Ford. • Name tied to a pact to prevent war. • Teacher tried for teaching evolution. • Secret bar that sold alcohol illegally. • Economic institution that crashed in 1929. • Famous fictional millionaire of the decade. • ...

History Crossword 2025-05-12

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– A fortified hilltop with important buildings and temples.
– Athenian leader during the Golden Age who promoted arts, democracy, and empire.
– Temple built on the Acropolis dedicated to Athena.
– Land surrounded by water on three sides (e.g., the Balkan Peninsula).
Decline – Inflation, heavy taxation, and a reliance on slave labor weakened Rome.
Corruption – Ineffective leadership and civil wars.
of the Empire – Emperor Diocletian split the empire into East and West.
& Theater – Athens developed tragedy and comedy as theatrical forms.
– Government where officials are elected by citizens.
– Thinkers like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle emerged in Athens.
Empire – Eastern Roman Empire that continued for nearly 1,000 more years.
(Polis) – A self-governing city and its surrounding territory.
and Balances – System that prevents one branch from becoming too powerful.
– Natural barriers that led to the development of independent city-states (poleis).

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– Caused by mountainous terrain, leading to diverse political systems.
and Colonization – Due to poor farmland, Greeks relied on trade and established colonies.
of Western Rome (476 CE) – Considered the end of ancient Rome.
– Governing body of the Republic made up of patricians.
and Plebeians – Upper class (patricians) and commoners (plebeians).
Democracy – Citizens vote on laws directly rather than through representatives.
Problems – Mercenaries and lack of loyalty in the army.
Invasions – Invasions by Germanic tribes like the Visigoths and Vandals.
– Two leaders elected to run the government and command the army.
& Mycenae – Locations of early Greek civilizations: Minoans and Mycenaeans.
– System of government where citizens vote; Athens is known as its birthplace.
Tables – First written Roman laws.
Wars – Wars between Rome and Carthage, especially involving Hannibal.
Sea – Sea that was central to early Greek trade and travel.

28 Clues: Tables – First written Roman laws. • Corruption – Ineffective leadership and civil wars. • – Temple built on the Acropolis dedicated to Athena. • – Government where officials are elected by citizens. • – Governing body of the Republic made up of patricians. • Problems – Mercenaries and lack of loyalty in the army. • ...

world history 2025-08-22

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A buddhism state of perfect peace and liberation from suffering
A system of government designed to manage large tasks and establish rules
The process of preserving a body after death
Persian prophet who lived around 600 b.c.
First five books in the Hebrew bible
Hindus believe its the rebirth of a soul into a new body
Ancient Egyptian writing
Greek for land between two rivers
A seasonal changes in wind direction that can bring really bad rain
A sequence of rulers from the same family
Most powerful traders along the Mediterranean

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First known system of writing
The founder of buddhism,The "Enlightened one"
Asiantic invaders who ruled Egypt from 1640 to 1570 b.c.
An area of fecund land shaped like a Cresent
Good or bad deeds
A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God
The following of 1 god
The "father" of the Hebrews
The following of more than 1 god

20 Clues: Good or bad deeds • The following of 1 god • Ancient Egyptian writing • The "father" of the Hebrews • First known system of writing • The following of more than 1 god • Greek for land between two rivers • First five books in the Hebrew bible • Persian prophet who lived around 600 b.c. • A sequence of rulers from the same family • The process of preserving a body after death • ...

Theatre History 2025-08-26

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medieval stages
first appeared in the 19th century
Greek stage carved in the side of a hill
the__has a complicated relationship with the theatre
group of actors who commented on action
copied from the Greeks
Italian/14th-17th century
people who watch the play
patterned behavior like chants and dances
Elizabethan Playwright
play where the bad guy wins or someone dies
Greek god
Greeks used them to show character

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play with music/songs
theatre probably started with_
stages were __until the renaissance
___delle Arte(beginnings of clowns)
actors started to be__ in the 19th century
Weren't allowed on stage until 19th century
19th-Century exaggerated form
person who plays a role
Shakespeare's theater
play where the good guy wins

23 Clues: Greek god • medieval stages • play with music/songs • Shakespeare's theater • copied from the Greeks • Elizabethan Playwright • person who plays a role • Italian/14th-17th century • people who watch the play • play where the good guy wins • 19th-Century exaggerated form • theatre probably started with_ • first appeared in the 19th century • Greeks used them to show character • ...

General history 2025-08-31

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– Promise binding believers, split evenly in the Cause (fact)
– Aim of Bahá’í teachings, you and I together (cryptic: “U” + “NITY” sounds like “nitty”)
– Early movement that gave rise to the Bahá’í Faith (fact)
– Title meaning “Gate” (fact)
– Inner essence, cryptically “trips” rearranged (cryptic: anagram)
– Bahá’ís traveling to Holy Places (fact)
– Fate of many early believers (fact)
– Title of Shoghi Effendi (fact)
– Royal command, cryptically “decit” rearranged (cryptic: Anagram of DECIT)
– Short for “Mashriqu’l-Adhkár,” meaning “Dawning Place” (fact)
– Land where the Faith began (fact)
– Famous work of Bahá’u’lláh, cryptically “Hot deal baffled math” (cryptic: anagram)

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– Flower symbol used for India’s House of Worship (fact)
– Number symbolizing completeness in the Faith (fact)
– Kind of Bahá’í writing, sometimes cryptically “slate” scrambled (cryptic: Anagram of SLATE)
– Fortress-prison city of Bahá’u’lláh (fact)
– Persian city where the Declaration of the Báb took place (fact)
– Scope of Bahá’u’lláh’s message (fact)
– Early term for governing body, cryptically “locus in L” (cryptic: anagram)
– Mansion and Shrine site near Acre (fact)
– Record of the Faith’s unfolding (fact)
– Festival called “King of Festivals” (fact)
– Solemn promise, cryptically hidden in “BOATHOUSE” (cryptic: hidden word)
– Forced displacement of Bahá’u’lláh, hidden in “TEXILE FACTORY” (cryptic: hidden word)
– What believers share, cryptically “thief” rearranged (cryptic: anagram of THIEF)

25 Clues: – Title meaning “Gate” (fact) • – Title of Shoghi Effendi (fact) • – Land where the Faith began (fact) • – Fate of many early believers (fact) • – Scope of Bahá’u’lláh’s message (fact) • – Record of the Faith’s unfolding (fact) • – Bahá’ís traveling to Holy Places (fact) • – Mansion and Shrine site near Acre (fact) • – Fortress-prison city of Bahá’u’lláh (fact) • ...

American History 2025-09-13

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President who purchased Alaska
Ship that brought the Pilgrims to America
1773 protest against British tea tax
First ten amendments to the Constitution
President during the Civil War
President assassinated in Dallas, 1963
President who served four terms
War hawk President during War of 1812
First President of the United States
President known as "Old Hickory"
Document signed on July 4, 1776
Amendment that ended slavery
Harbor attacked on December 7, 1941
New York island that processed immigrants

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Native American woman who helped Lewis and Clark
Abolitionist who led raids in Kansas
Period of westward expansion seeking gold
Battle that ended the Revolutionary War
Author of the Declaration of Independence
First African American Supreme Court Justice
Constitutional amendment that gave women the right to vote
Purchase that doubled the size of the US in 1803
Trail used by pioneers moving west
President during World War II
First permanent English settlement in America
California city where gold was first discovered
General who led Union forces in the Civil War
War fought from 1861–1865
Constitutional Convention city
First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic

30 Clues: War fought from 1861–1865 • Amendment that ended slavery • President during World War II • President who purchased Alaska • President during the Civil War • Constitutional Convention city • President who served four terms • Document signed on July 4, 1776 • President known as "Old Hickory" • Trail used by pioneers moving west • Harbor attacked on December 7, 1941 • ...

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