history Crossword Puzzles
Alabama History 2018-02-08
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- only pass in high water
- kept slaves in a line
- slide carried cotton down hill
- reader found in almost every schoolhouse
- Rufus King made King's Bend in Alabama
- tavel by steamboat and federal road
- Marshall was a teacher in arts and language
- were good to carry crops
- and the Coosa river railroads were connected to the Coosa river
- and rivers plantations were beside rivers to carry cotton
- section lands people supported 16th section lands
- of slaves treatment was cruel
- and Christianity adopted Christianity but changed some
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- King bridge builder
- Pratt built a factory in Prattville
- Wesley Halls gristmill people brought corn to be grinded into corn meal
- first slave ship to come to Alabama
- owners 6% of people owned slaves
- the last slave ship to come to Alabama
- roads had to pay to pass
- Whitney invented the cotton gin
- demanded to be set free
- Education Assosiation to promot education
- 1849 Nicola Marshall came to Alabama
- blacks raised cotton to sell in the market
- traditions telling folktales that were passed down
- st john and Eliza battle both traveled through Alabama
- farmers raised important crops
- fell on Alabama meteors actually fell on Alabama
29 Clues: King bridge builder • kept slaves in a line • only pass in high water • demanded to be set free • roads had to pay to pass • were good to carry crops • of slaves treatment was cruel • slide carried cotton down hill • farmers raised important crops • Whitney invented the cotton gin • owners 6% of people owned slaves • Pratt built a factory in Prattville • ...
US History 2018-06-03
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- Amendment (1913) Legalized the federal income tax
- Journalism journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration.
- freedom from punishment
- Reserve Act Act of Congress that created and established the Federal Reserve System
- Cabot Lodge an American Republican Congressman and historian from Massachusetts.
- Writers who exposed corruption and abuses in politics, business, meat-packing, child labor, and more, primarily in the first decade of the twentieth century
- Day O'Connor After her 1981 appointment by President Ronald Reagan, she became the first female Court justice.
- Darwinism the theory that individuals, groups, and peoples are subject to the same Darwinian laws of natural selection as plants and animals.
- Of Paris signed in Paris by representatives of King George III
- Carnegie An American industrial leader of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
- Strike (1892) Shuts down the factory and locks out its employees
- Fourteen Points a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I.
- Tariff Tariff of 1913 which, in addition to lowering and even eliminating some tariffs
- Amendment gave women the right to vote in 1920.
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- Anti-Trust Act The first law to restrict monopolistic trusts and business combinations
- Act Proposal for railroad regulation enacted in 1906 that extended the authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission
- vote to bring charges of serious crimes against a president
- Strike Strike against the Pullman Palace Car Company
- v Ferguson upheld the rights of states to pass laws allowing or even requiring racial segregation in public and private
- Bellamy an American author and socialist, most famous for his utopian novel, Looking Backward
- Houses Product of the late nineteenth-century movement to offer a broad array of social services in urban immigrant neighborhoods
- Act A federal law intended to turn Native Americans into farmers
- Addams known as the "mother" of social work
- d Rockefeller An American businessman of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
24 Clues: freedom from punishment • Addams known as the "mother" of social work • Amendment gave women the right to vote in 1920. • Amendment (1913) Legalized the federal income tax • Strike Strike against the Pullman Palace Car Company • vote to bring charges of serious crimes against a president • Of Paris signed in Paris by representatives of King George III • ...
World History 2018-09-01
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- the rejection of the Bible and disbelief in the Deity of Christ happend in the age of
- government that replaced the Directory is The
- a coalition of several European nations formed against france is called the League of
- white/blank paper (where experience is written)
- idea that man's reason is the sole criterion for truth
- Napoleon's victory against Austrian-Russian army was marked by the Battle of
- government that was established after the end of the reign of terror is The
- Napoleon's failure on the high seas against British navy was marked by the Battle of
- its main purpose is to defeat England by destroying its trade
- a symbol of the French Revolution
- a book of Rousseau that talks about child rearing and education
- the French Revolution uring his reign
- Father of English Enlightenment
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- government by men who sit at desk
- first permanent French colony in America
- a government that replaced the Constituent Assembly
- believing that uncivilized societies are morally superior to civilized people
- the War of the Spanish Succession was ended by the Treaty of
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau is the Father of
- a castle used as a prison that symbolizes tha old regime
- Napoleon's final defeat is the Battle of
- the War of 1812 that drew United States into war against England
- island on the Italian coast where Napoleon was exiled after the Battle of Leipzig
- Louis XIV's nickname
- the war of the League of Augsburg was ended by the Treaty of
25 Clues: Louis XIV's nickname • Father of English Enlightenment • government by men who sit at desk • a symbol of the French Revolution • the French Revolution uring his reign • Jean-Jacques Rousseau is the Father of • first permanent French colony in America • Napoleon's final defeat is the Battle of • government that replaced the Directory is The • ...
History Crossword 2018-11-14
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- unrest:dissatisfaction displayed by workers, often in the form of strikes
- of using speech to convince or persuade.
- opposite of government ownership
- contractual right to carry on a certain kind of business or activity in an area
- of an organization under a single leader.
- vs SA in Germany: "black shirts" vs "brown shirts"
- of government which is a type of one-party dictatorship.
- a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule.
- easily remembered phrase
- secret state police
- idea of that the society is separated into two different groups.
- 48: written after ww1 during the governing of the Weimar Republic
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- a system of ideas and ideals
- system where people are awarded by talents/abilities rather then privilege/wealth
- : a type of government
- need for territorial expansion of germany into east.
- a biased form of media (poster)
- opposing literature and ideas
- system where everyone shares work fairly and are paid equally.
- Darwinism: natural selection of those persons best suited to existing living conditions and which a position of laissez-faire is urged.
- pride of one's country
- opposite of private ownership
- works: jobs done for the community and usually involves a lot of labour such as building roads.
23 Clues: secret state police • : a type of government • pride of one's country • easily remembered phrase • a system of ideas and ideals • opposing literature and ideas • opposite of private ownership • a biased form of media (poster) • opposite of government ownership • of using speech to convince or persuade. • of an organization under a single leader. • ...
history one 2018-06-14
20 Clues: saul • room • pope • peter • church • spirit • persia • twelve • empire • achaia • priests • phyrgia • antioch • armenia • apostles • birthday • disciple • pentecost • ascension • proto-martyr
medical history 2022-03-12
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- what a diabetic's breath may smell like.
- surgical knife.
- what causes bleeding gums, joint swelling, and death?
- injuries caused by heat.
- what causes light headedness and nosebleeds?
- Practice to treat any ailment in the dark ages.
- hard to control growths.
- term for surgeons.
- what is the term for pathological brain swelling?
- wart-causing virus linked to cervical cancer.
- game changer of modern medicine, "little animals inside of you".
- how do you relieve intracranial pressure?
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- what kind of joint is your shoulder and hip?
- the "first sign" of many diseases.
- disease caused by rusty metal.
- treatment for "wandering uterus", common in ancient Greece.
- colloquial for Naegleria fowleri
- injury-caused brain swelling.
- one of the most famous Marys in medicine.
- last name of famous Henrietta.
- symptoms from contaminated water.
- symptoms include hydrophobia, double vision, dizziness.
22 Clues: surgical knife. • term for surgeons. • injuries caused by heat. • hard to control growths. • injury-caused brain swelling. • disease caused by rusty metal. • last name of famous Henrietta. • colloquial for Naegleria fowleri • symptoms from contaminated water. • the "first sign" of many diseases. • what a diabetic's breath may smell like. • one of the most famous Marys in medicine. • ...
Evolutionary History 2022-04-07
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- a group of organisms of the same kind (in one or more populations) that do not reproduce with organisms from any other group
- a group of the same type of organism living in the same area
- a group of individuals born and living at about the same time
- a trait that makes it more likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment
- sharing a common ancestor population
- the process by which species adapt to environmental changes over a very long time
- a body structure in two or more species that features the same parts (for example, the same bones)
- living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria
- a specific characteristic of an individual organism
- evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
- an organism's arm, leg, or wing
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- an older population from which two or more newer species descended
- when something stays mostly the same over time
- the very long time that spans the history of Earth, from the very first cellular life to the present
- the process by which the distribution of traits in a population changes over many
- a scientist who studies fossils in order to understand the ancient history of life on Earth
- a part of an organism (for example, one or more bones)
- a graph that uses bars to show how characteristics or values are distributed within a group
- a more recent species that evolved from an ancestor population
- 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
- everything (living and nonliving) that surrounds an organism
- a related organism from a previous generation
- to classify based on scientific examination
- to receive genes from a parent
26 Clues: to receive genes from a parent • an organism's arm, leg, or wing • sharing a common ancestor population • to classify based on scientific examination • a related organism from a previous generation • when something stays mostly the same over time • a specific characteristic of an individual organism • living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria • ...
History thingy 2022-04-08
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- Bonaparte france's leader
- declaired the colony and independent republic
- americans trade
- warships
- did not change any existing borders
- secretary of treasury
- americans victory
- helped lewis and clark
- came from south and west
- withdraw
- belonged to spain
- prohibits trade
- rights to sail the sea and not take sides
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- tecumseh powerful alley
- secretary of state
- three principl
- let people do as they choose
- Lieutenant
- sturdy vehicles
- serve in the navy
- loalty to their country
- taxes on foreign imported goods
- armed pirate ships
- running mate of jefferson
- protection of money
25 Clues: warships • withdraw • Lieutenant • three principl • americans trade • sturdy vehicles • prohibits trade • serve in the navy • americans victory • belonged to spain • secretary of state • armed pirate ships • protection of money • secretary of treasury • helped lewis and clark • tecumseh powerful alley • loalty to their country • came from south and west • running mate of jefferson • ...
History Advisory 2022-04-11
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- The tallest mountain in Africa. It is located in Tanzania
- the great _________ is threatening to split Africa in half
- This sea is connected to Africa in the north
- The country to the south of Egypt (it's the most northern country on your East Africa homework)
- In africa, this is the name for a grassland
- a modern day country to the east of the continent. Known as the 'Horn of Africa
- the most famous grassland in Africa
- a piece of land surrounded by mountains
- the weather happening in an area over a long period of time
- when wind and water takes away the nutrients in the soil
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- the largest lake in Africa
- a large area described by it's climate, plant likfe, wildlife, and soil.
- this body of water is connected from the mediterranean to lake victoria
- Islam have 5 __________ that represents the important duties of a muslim
- 60% of the world's source of this fruit comes from the Ivory Coast and Ghana.
- an important holiday in Islam that just started in April
- a community of living things
- this means king
- He was known as the richest king in Africa
- this kingdom was very wealthy
- The country the Nile runs through to get to the mediterranean sea
- the __________ ocean is to the west of Africa
22 Clues: this means king • the largest lake in Africa • a community of living things • this kingdom was very wealthy • the most famous grassland in Africa • a piece of land surrounded by mountains • He was known as the richest king in Africa • In africa, this is the name for a grassland • This sea is connected to Africa in the north • the __________ ocean is to the west of Africa • ...
History & Geography 2021-11-30
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- The study of human culture* and how it develops over time
- Large areas that share similar climate or landforms. Can also share culture and religion
- An act of changing physical body or position
- The practice of someone copying another stealing ideas or work and acting like its their own
- The time period from the invention of writing in Mesopotamia until the fall of the Western Roman Empire
- Objects named by humans
- The study of fossils
- Study of physical features like mountains, etc
- 100 years
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- The time period before the invention of writing
- Measure degrees north or south
- Plant and animal remains / things that have been preserved earlier in time
- measure degrees East or West
- The study of artifacts* to learn about past human life
- 1400 CE to present
- A large division of time in history with distinct characteristics
- The fall of the Roman Empire
- 10 years
- It's the physical and human characteristics of a location
- 1000 years
20 Clues: 10 years • 100 years • 1000 years • 1400 CE to present • The study of fossils • Objects named by humans • measure degrees East or West • The fall of the Roman Empire • Measure degrees north or south • An act of changing physical body or position • Study of physical features like mountains, etc • The time period before the invention of writing • ...
History & Geography 2021-11-30
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- The study of human culture* and how it develops over time
- Large areas that share similar climate or landforms. Can also share culture and religion
- An act of changing physical body or position
- The practice of someone copying another stealing ideas or work and acting like its their own
- The time period from the invention of writing in Mesopotamia until the fall of the Western Roman Empire
- Objects named by humans
- The study of fossils
- Study of physical features like mountains, etc
- 100 years
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- The time period before the invention of writing
- Measure degrees north or south
- Plant and animal remains / things that have been preserved earlier in time
- measure degrees East or West
- The study of artifacts* to learn about past human life
- 1400 CE to present
- A large division of time in history with distinct characteristics
- The fall of the Roman Empire
- 10 years
- It's the physical and human characteristics of a location
- 1000 years
20 Clues: 10 years • 100 years • 1000 years • 1400 CE to present • The study of fossils • Objects named by humans • measure degrees East or West • The fall of the Roman Empire • Measure degrees north or south • An act of changing physical body or position • Study of physical features like mountains, etc • The time period before the invention of writing • ...
History & Geography 2021-11-30
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- The study of human culture* and how it develops over time
- Large areas that share similar climate or landforms. Can also share culture and religion
- An act of changing physical body or position
- The practice of someone copying another stealing ideas or work and acting like its their own
- The time period from the invention of writing in Mesopotamia until the fall of the Western Roman Empire
- Objects named by humans
- The study of fossils
- Study of physical features like mountains, etc
- 100 years
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- The time period before the invention of writing
- Measure degrees north or south
- Plant and animal remains / things that have been preserved earlier in time
- measure degrees East or West
- The study of artifacts* to learn about past human life
- 1400 CE to present
- A large division of time in history with distinct characteristics
- The fall of the Roman Empire
- 10 years
- It's the physical and human characteristics of a location
- 1000 years
20 Clues: 10 years • 100 years • 1000 years • 1400 CE to present • The study of fossils • Objects named by humans • measure degrees East or West • The fall of the Roman Empire • Measure degrees north or south • An act of changing physical body or position • Study of physical features like mountains, etc • The time period before the invention of writing • ...
HISTORY VOLCABULARY 2021-12-14
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- brutal, lawless person
- tale of love, adventure, etc.
- wealth
- death
- combine; include
- open land
- of an empire, emperor, or empress
- a fight
- fond of study
- wanderer
- basic
- trade on a large scale
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- trouble or attack constantly
- rush wildly about
- covered with a thick growth
- to further the growth of
- crude, simple, etc.
- lists of things to be dealt with
- government, politics, etc.
- regular customer
- to be in competition with
- command
- plunder
- plunder
24 Clues: death • basic • wealth • command • plunder • a fight • plunder • wanderer • open land • fond of study • combine; include • regular customer • rush wildly about • crude, simple, etc. • brutal, lawless person • trade on a large scale • to further the growth of • to be in competition with • government, politics, etc. • covered with a thick growth • trouble or attack constantly • tale of love, adventure, etc. • ...
history vocab 2021-12-06
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- A kind of tax in the Middle Ages and it meant that the 10 precent of the crops had to be given to the landlord.
- the situation where a monarchical position is held by two or more people
- ancient Greek city-statethe in Greece
- a process of forming an opinion
- a large and important organization, such as a university or bank.
- a state that is controlled and protected by another.
- a process of forming an opinion.
- the state of condition of being superior to all others in authority, power, or status
- a line of hereditary rulers of a country
- a poor smallholder or agricultural labourer of low social status
- A privileged class holding hereditary titles
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- a factory.
- a situation in which neither group involved in an argument can win or get an advantage and no action can be taken
- human migration involves the movement of people from one place to another with intention off settling
- Belief in a single God.
- the right to vote in political elections
- a man who learned how to trade and work from his master
- very large quantity of something, plentiful
- a collection of information stored on a computer or on a set of cards, in alphabetical order
- the act of forgiving someone, Christians can earn this from God
- (of characteristics or diseases) passed from the genes of a parent to a child of (of titles and positions in society) passed from parent to a child as a right
- the opposit of offensive
22 Clues: a factory. • Belief in a single God. • the opposit of offensive • a process of forming an opinion • a process of forming an opinion. • ancient Greek city-statethe in Greece • the right to vote in political elections • a line of hereditary rulers of a country • very large quantity of something, plentiful • A privileged class holding hereditary titles • ...
History Words 2021-12-06
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- The law that makes the first child the inheriter of his father
- the exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service.
- zone military or political parlance as a neutral tract of land between opposing or hostile forces
- the group of people who officially control a country
- principality the situation where a monarchical position is held by two or more people
- to to make someone very poor
- creation of something that has never been seen before
- achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense
- layer Group of people living with the same rights and priviliges.
- A group of people appointed for a specific function by a larger group and typically consisting of members of that group
- the activity of working on a farm or organizing the work there
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- to To prepare and use (land) for crops or gardening
- a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.
- a person who moves with a group of others to live in a new country or area
- members of the judge
- a period when a country or organization does not have a leader
- Improve the quality of something by adding something else.
- another word for Parliament
- a land controlled by the bishop
- Seize(someone)by legal authority and take them into custody
20 Clues: members of the judge • another word for Parliament • to to make someone very poor • a land controlled by the bishop • to To prepare and use (land) for crops or gardening • the group of people who officially control a country • creation of something that has never been seen before • Improve the quality of something by adding something else. • ...
US History 2021-12-14
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- taxed imports of goods
- what helped the BEIC by shipping surplus tea to colonies
- the revolution Treaty of pairs did what?
- limit settlement west of Appalachian mts
- cut tea taxes in britian
- B and F extended rivalry to America
- turning point in american revolution
- amount of people that died in the Boston Massacre
- Revere Who warned the minutemen that the British were coming
- and Concord where was the first battle of the American revolution
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- 4th 1776 what date was the declaration of independence signed traditionally
- what country did the Acolonist'solonists rebel aga July
- Act which acts forced colonists to house British soldiers
- declared parliments right to make laws
- Jefferson Who wrote the declaration of independence
- passed act by parliament closed bostons port
- relationship between GB and America
- required colonists to pay direct tax on paper use
- of Yorktown what battle did general Cornwallis surrender
- monarch that ruled over england
20 Clues: taxed imports of goods • cut tea taxes in britian • monarch that ruled over england • relationship between GB and America • B and F extended rivalry to America • turning point in american revolution • declared parliments right to make laws • limit settlement west of Appalachian mts • the revolution Treaty of pairs did what? • passed act by parliament closed bostons port • ...
Global History 2021-11-22
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- the B in SCUBA, we do this to names, dates, and places
- Enlightenment thinker who believed people are naturally bad
- Japanese empire/shogunate
- the C in SCUBA, what we do with unfamiliar words
- Emperor who ruled at the end of the French Revolution
- you need two pieces of X to support your claim
- Practice of being shut off from the outside world
- the reason an event occurs
- Enlightenment thinker who believed people are naturally good
- Explains what symbols on a map means
- coming together
- the country Toussaint L'Overture lead a revolution in
- the U in SCUBA, what we do to the most important details
- the main idea, we write these to help us understand what we read
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- Leader of the Committee of Public Safety
- Device used to behead people during the French Revolution
- to become steady
- the A in SCUBA, one example includes writing a gist
- Otto von Bismarck was a leader in unifying this country
- ___ the Great, Russian absolute leader
- the S in SCUBA, looking for titles, pictures, graphics, or data
- another word for Enlightenment thinkers
- Garibaldi was a leader in unifying this country
- powerful Islamic empire that spanned three continents
- name of the social class that peasants in France belonged to
- a debatable statement
26 Clues: coming together • to become steady • a debatable statement • Japanese empire/shogunate • the reason an event occurs • Explains what symbols on a map means • ___ the Great, Russian absolute leader • another word for Enlightenment thinkers • Leader of the Committee of Public Safety • you need two pieces of X to support your claim • Garibaldi was a leader in unifying this country • ...
World History 2021-12-03
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- an act of slaughtering an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to God or to a divine or supernatural figure.
- discovered the Hawaiian Islands
- egment of the global slave trade that transported between 10 million and 12 million enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas from the 16th to the 19th century.
- a member of the Quechuan peoples of Peru maintaining an empire until the Spanish conquest
- the first to sail from Europe to India by rounding Africa's Cape of Good Hope
- the procuring, transporting, and selling of human beings as slave
- member of the indigenous people dominant in Mexico before the Spanish conquest of the 16th century
- the exchange of diseases, ideas, food. crops, and populations between the New World and the Old World
- commanded the largest and most advanced fleet the world had ever seen
- an instrument containing a magnetized pointer which shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it.
- western hemisphere, especially the Americas, after the European “age of discovery” beginning in the early 16th century.
- Portuguese navigator whose discovery in 1488 of the Cape of Good Hope showed Europeans there was a feasible route to India around the storm-driven
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- explorer for Portugal, and later Spain, who discovered the Strait of Magellan while leading the first expedition to successfully circumnavigate the globe. He died en route and Juan Sebastián del Cano completed it
- developed the science of astronomy, calendar systems, and hieroglyphic writing.
- a small, fast Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship of the 15th–17th centuries
- an estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco are cultivated by resident labor.
- Known as the “Father of New France
- tip of Africa.
- ¨Mother culture¨ of meso America known for giant head statues
- helped capture the North African city of Ceuta, sponsored voyages of exploration with the aim of building colonies in the North Atlantic and West Africa
- sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies.
- invented by the Aztec civilization. Sometimes referred to as "floating gardens¨
- Known for discovering America but actually landed in Cuba
- on past events in Africa, Asia, and Europe
24 Clues: tip of Africa. • discovered the Hawaiian Islands • Known as the “Father of New France • on past events in Africa, Asia, and Europe • Known for discovering America but actually landed in Cuba • ¨Mother culture¨ of meso America known for giant head statues • the procuring, transporting, and selling of human beings as slave • ...
World History 2021-12-03
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- an act of slaughtering an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to God or to a divine or supernatural figure.
- discovered the Hawaiian Islands
- egment of the global slave trade that transported between 10 million and 12 million enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas from the 16th to the 19th century.
- a member of the Quechuan peoples of Peru maintaining an empire until the Spanish conquest
- the first to sail from Europe to India by rounding Africa's Cape of Good Hope
- the procuring, transporting, and selling of human beings as slave
- member of the indigenous people dominant in Mexico before the Spanish conquest of the 16th century
- the exchange of diseases, ideas, food. crops, and populations between the New World and the Old World
- commanded the largest and most advanced fleet the world had ever seen
- an instrument containing a magnetized pointer which shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it.
- western hemisphere, especially the Americas, after the European “age of discovery” beginning in the early 16th century.
- Portuguese navigator whose discovery in 1488 of the Cape of Good Hope showed Europeans there was a feasible route to India around the storm-driven
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- explorer for Portugal, and later Spain, who discovered the Strait of Magellan while leading the first expedition to successfully circumnavigate the globe. He died en route and Juan Sebastián del Cano completed it
- developed the science of astronomy, calendar systems, and hieroglyphic writing.
- a small, fast Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship of the 15th–17th centuries
- an estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco are cultivated by resident labor.
- Known as the “Father of New France
- tip of Africa.
- ¨Mother culture¨ of meso America known for giant head statues
- helped capture the North African city of Ceuta, sponsored voyages of exploration with the aim of building colonies in the North Atlantic and West Africa
- sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies.
- invented by the Aztec civilization. Sometimes referred to as "floating gardens¨
- Known for discovering America but actually landed in Cuba
- on past events in Africa, Asia, and Europe
24 Clues: tip of Africa. • discovered the Hawaiian Islands • Known as the “Father of New France • on past events in Africa, Asia, and Europe • Known for discovering America but actually landed in Cuba • ¨Mother culture¨ of meso America known for giant head statues • the procuring, transporting, and selling of human beings as slave • ...
Texas History 2021-12-16
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- What the Spanish built to colonize Texas
- Mexican leader during the Texas Revolution
- In 1845 Texas was __________ into the U.S.
- First president of the Republic of Texas
- Gonzales flag
- Second president of the Republic
- Country that gained their independence from spain in 1821
- Built to protect the missions
- Remember the _________
- The state you live in
- Region to the far west of Texas
- Fought at the Alamo: was in command
- Native American tribes that stayed in one area
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- Region that has the most water
- Explored Texas: cows head
- Fought at the Alamo: has a knife named after him
- Mapped the coastline in 1519
- The father of Texas
- Native American tribes that moved around
- War that won Texas its independence
20 Clues: Gonzales flag • The father of Texas • The state you live in • Remember the _________ • Explored Texas: cows head • Mapped the coastline in 1519 • Built to protect the missions • Region that has the most water • Region to the far west of Texas • Second president of the Republic • War that won Texas its independence • Fought at the Alamo: was in command • ...
History Crossword 2022-02-18
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- incorrect statement about results of 1812 war
- French Rebellion
- Branch that judges federal cases
- Branch that executes proposed laws
- Putting one on trial more than once
- citizens of america
- Not included in the first amendment
- Home of Americans
- Country caused changes to foreign policy
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- Result of Monroe Doctrine
- speedy trial included in which amendment
- Party wanting a weaker national government
- Protest because of whiskey taxes
- Symbol on the Great Seal representing peace
- Branch that proposes or makes laws
- Decribes george Washingtons foreign policy
- First president
- Embargo spelled backwards
- Party wanting a strong national government
- Symbol on the Great Seal representing war
20 Clues: First president • French Rebellion • Home of Americans • citizens of america • Result of Monroe Doctrine • Embargo spelled backwards • Protest because of whiskey taxes • Branch that judges federal cases • Branch that proposes or makes laws • Branch that executes proposed laws • Putting one on trial more than once • Not included in the first amendment • ...
History Crossword 2022-02-28
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- a scare of the wide spread communism
- give an adequate warning before sinking merchant and passenger ships
- group of ships
- Key French military commander during WW1
- Naval submarines used by germans
- illegal goods that are ship in or out
- a debt obligation issued by the U.S. Department of the treasury
- A virtual army of volunteers
- Mexican revolutionary and guerrilla leader
- Commander of the American Expeditionary Forces
- temporary measure of the war
- Relocation of 6 million of african americans
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- Most famous wall street traders
- A message from the German foreign society
- Russian revolutionary
- Secret Society of the early of the 20th century
- Wilson’s “Fourteen Points” – American
- use to promote a point of view
- Identification of own country and support of its interest
- France, Britain,and Russia
- the troops of general John pershing
- Britain, Italy, France, U.S
- arrested in 1915 and died in U.S.Custody
- States Convection of Charles Schenck and Elizabeth Baer
- Prohibited obtaining information, recording pictures, or copying description of any information
25 Clues: group of ships • Russian revolutionary • France, Britain,and Russia • Britain, Italy, France, U.S • A virtual army of volunteers • temporary measure of the war • use to promote a point of view • Most famous wall street traders • Naval submarines used by germans • the troops of general John pershing • a scare of the wide spread communism • Wilson’s “Fourteen Points” – American • ...
history crossword 2022-02-28
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- communication that is used to influence an audience
- goods that have been imported or exported illegally
- an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time
- the amount of money you need to sustain a certain lifestyle in a given place
- a group of ships or vehicles traveling together
- movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the state
- special importance
- to a satisfactory or acceptable extent.
- gardens planted at private residences
- a big monkey
- gradually destroy
- found or distributed over a large area or number of people.
- a group or system of interconnected people or things
- expel from a country
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- compulsory enlistment for state service
- move from one part of something to another
- the making of amends for a wrong one has done
- naval submarines operated by Germany
- be (a part) of a whole
- settle or find a solution
- the practice of spying or of using spies
- stoppage of work by a substantial proportion of workers in a number of industries
- the state of being stable.
- is an important concept that refers to each person's ability to make choices and manage their own life
- compulsory recruitment for military service
25 Clues: a big monkey • gradually destroy • special importance • expel from a country • be (a part) of a whole • settle or find a solution • the state of being stable. • naval submarines operated by Germany • gardens planted at private residences • compulsory enlistment for state service • to a satisfactory or acceptable extent. • the practice of spying or of using spies • ...
History Cards 2022-02-04
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- _________, and Ascension)
- (_________ of God) people that God called to send messages
- (Greece colonized, _________ begins)
- (Greece _________, democracy begins)
- (the second history card we studied)
- study of myths (Greek _________)
- (_________, Resurrection, and Ascension)
- The Phonecians' greatest contribution to civilization
- (Pericles and the Peloponnesian War)
- (Nehemiah and the _________ return)
- (_________ advances in Rome)
- (The Phonecian _________)
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- The _________ civilization, thank goodness for their alphabet
- (_________ and the Jewish return)
- (Constantine and the _________ of Milan)
- (worldwide sporting event that happens every four years)
- (Council of _________)
- lover of wisdom
- (_________ of Julius Caesar)
- (Rome burns, Nero _________ Christians)
- (Crucifixion, Resurrection, and _________)
- (_________ of Nicaea)
- (_________ of Christ)
23 Clues: lover of wisdom • (_________ of Nicaea) • (_________ of Christ) • (Council of _________) • _________, and Ascension) • (The Phonecian _________) • (_________ of Julius Caesar) • (_________ advances in Rome) • study of myths (Greek _________) • (_________ and the Jewish return) • (Nehemiah and the _________ return) • (Greece colonized, _________ begins) • ...
History Crossword 2022-01-04
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- hostility towards immigrants from native people
- providing money to support social goals
- a group of radical people who are against the Civil Rights movement
- multifamily apartments
- an organization ordered by the law to carry on an activity
- a very tall building
- a large group of people, specifically a culture
- different treatment towards a group of people
- an agreement met in the middle between two parties
- total control of a type of industry by one person or one company
- a combination of firms or corporations formed by a legal agreement
- a list of people given to companies to determine who not to employ
- isolation of a race
- one who becomes established in a country they are not originally from
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- the idea that no matter the person, they can always remain successful through effort
- a philosophy based on Charles Darwin's idea of evolution
- laws passed in the south just after the Civil War
- the scientific theory that humans and other forms of life have evolved over time
- to compose
- a court order that requires one to do or not do a certain thing
- the only people allowed in unions
- a man who pushed for horizontal integration
- the acquiring of money through dishonest ways
- a man who specialized in helping companies trade stock
- a formal change to a public official with bad conduct
- industrial workers of the world
26 Clues: to compose • isolation of a race • a very tall building • multifamily apartments • industrial workers of the world • the only people allowed in unions • providing money to support social goals • a man who pushed for horizontal integration • the acquiring of money through dishonest ways • different treatment towards a group of people • ...
History Midterm 2022-01-04
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- (factories)
- dust storms caused by drought and overfarming
- (cities)
- How did the U.S. get more soldiers for the army in WWI?
- The United States declared war on Spain after the __ exploded
- Deal plan which used public works programs and massive government spending to fix depression
- war where America and Cuba fought Spain over Cuban independence
- person who started Hull House to help the poor
- US got the land for this by supporting a Panamanian rebellion Progressives people who used social justice to bring about reform and improve life
- __ Points U.S. plan for “peace without victory”
- first weak form of government in the US
- farmer protest that showed the weakness of the Articles of Confederation
- Shantytowns were called Hoovervilles
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- compromise between the Federalists and the Anti-federalists
- president at the start of the depression
- the day the stock market crashed in October 1929 was the start of the Great Depression
- when stronger nations take control over weaker ones
- The Philippines got involved in the Spanish American war because they wanted ___
- __ Note said Mexico should attack the U.S.
- __ Amendment gave women right to vote
- idea that some races or cultures are better than others
- __ Shirtwaist Factory is most known for catching on fire which led to workplace safety laws
- Most people say the wartime economy of ___was the biggest reason the Great Depression ended.
- the right to vote
- WWI started when Archduke Francis Ferdinand was __
- One reason for American Imperialism was to build military ___
- The U.S. join the war because these sank passenger ships
- U.S. involvement at start of WWI
- nickname of writers who wrote about society’s problems
- Espionage and Sedition Acts Limited ___ during WWI
- elected in 1932 to replace Hoover and fix the Great Depression
- book about conditions at meat factories
- 1920s are known as the___ 20s
- world organization started after WWI
- these caused a chain reaction that dragged most of Europe into war
- __ Front area of trenches where the Allies fought the GermansThe WoodrowWilson President of the U.S. during WWI
36 Clues: (cities) • (factories) • the right to vote • 1920s are known as the___ 20s • U.S. involvement at start of WWI • world organization started after WWI • Shantytowns were called Hoovervilles • __ Amendment gave women right to vote • book about conditions at meat factories • first weak form of government in the US • president at the start of the depression • ...
History crossword 2022-01-11
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- independent cities in Ancient Greece
- city of great extension and a lot of cityzen
- an island in Italy
- a place to buy things
- greece territory in Italy
- descent from a particular ancestor
- rich families that own land ans have political power.
- a type of stick to row
- independent cities
- a kind of stick for rowing with three rows
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- expert sailors who specialaist in sea trade
- a ship equipped with weapons
- sea between Europe and Asia
- it is a Ancient City in Africa
- one of the first civilisation
- people that live in a country that is not from there origin.
- group of people in a territory far from there country of origin with the intention of populating.
- slaves who had obtained their freedom.
- coin of Ancient Greece
- people who come from another country.
- ancient civilisation in Ancient Greece
- group of persons of the same geografic origin.
- a government system were the power was in the hands of a privileged citizen
- were the lowest social class
24 Clues: an island in Italy • independent cities • a place to buy things • coin of Ancient Greece • a type of stick to row • greece territory in Italy • sea between Europe and Asia • a ship equipped with weapons • were the lowest social class • one of the first civilisation • it is a Ancient City in Africa • descent from a particular ancestor • independent cities in Ancient Greece • ...
History Crossword 2022-01-21
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- What weapon did knights use?
- What freed slaves?
- What is made out of wood that lords live in?
- What does Alaina go to competitions for?
- How many siblings does Alaina have?
- What is Alaina's favorite sport?
- What is another name for the plague?
- What is Alaina's cat's name?
- What is something you could vomit with the plague?
- Who was the first president?
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- What did knights fight in?
- What color is Alaina's hair?
- Who called the first crusade?
- What is Alaina's favorite print?
- Who fought for their lord and village?
- What is a person below you?
- What is Alaina most afraid of?
- What is Alaina's favorite flower?
- Who is the president right now?
- What is a brutal ball game that you can not use your hands?
20 Clues: What freed slaves? • What did knights fight in? • What is a person below you? • What weapon did knights use? • What color is Alaina's hair? • What is Alaina's cat's name? • Who was the first president? • Who called the first crusade? • What is Alaina most afraid of? • Who is the president right now? • What is Alaina's favorite print? • What is Alaina's favorite sport? • ...
history review 2022-01-21
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- famous for San Juan Hill prior to becoming president
- president during the Panamal Canal building
- famous time when jazz became popular
- Renaissance location
- created affordable automobiles
- 1st cattle trail
- time when alcohol was not allowed
- name given to timeframe of 20's
- amendment that gave women the right to vote
- when the Panama canal was completed
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- allowed large amounts of rocks to be moved for the canal completion
- famous Jazz musician
- what women were called in the 1920's
- linked Pacific to Atlantic
- this was the cause of people pulling cashout of the bank
- type of cow in Texas
- famous baseball player
- hardest part of the Panama canal
- first to cross Atlantic Ocean
- famous female pilot
- how people bought stuff without money
- ultimate goal for African-American baseball players
- the year WW1 began
- when WW1 ended
24 Clues: when WW1 ended • 1st cattle trail • the year WW1 began • famous female pilot • famous Jazz musician • type of cow in Texas • Renaissance location • famous baseball player • linked Pacific to Atlantic • first to cross Atlantic Ocean • created affordable automobiles • name given to timeframe of 20's • hardest part of the Panama canal • time when alcohol was not allowed • ...
Texas History 2022-04-21
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- Process of moving a herd of cattle
- An action that citizens are required to perform
- Last battle of the Civil War when South surrender to North
- Protest against Mexico for free colony
- Process of expanding the west in the U.S
- Place in San Antonio during fight for Texas Indepence
- The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution
- Texas wanted to be moved to the United States
- Branch that writes and makes laws
- Telegram sent to Mexico from Germany
- First European to map the coast of Texas
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- Bloodiest Battle in the Civil War
- Letter declaring to release William B.Travis from jail
- Not obeying the laws in a peaceful way
- President that wanted peace with Native Americans
- Presdient who placed capital of Texas in Austin
- Process of increasing population to make city more urban
- Deadliest Hurricane which destroyed many homes
- War with Anglo’s against Mexican Soldiers
- Law made to end the action of fence cutting
20 Clues: Bloodiest Battle in the Civil War • Branch that writes and makes laws • Process of moving a herd of cattle • Telegram sent to Mexico from Germany • Not obeying the laws in a peaceful way • Protest against Mexico for free colony • Process of expanding the west in the U.S • First European to map the coast of Texas • War with Anglo’s against Mexican Soldiers • ...
Theatre History 2022-05-10
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- wrote satires who mocked the gods and the leaders of Athens
- small hut/building behind acting area where actors changed costumes
- the most important part of a Greek costume
- the first actor
- arge, open, circular middle section where chorus danced and chanted
- Machine used to lower the “god” down to
- refined plot structure
- Greek philosopher and teacher
- the father of tragedy
- the gender of all actors in a play
- "death cart"
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- god of wine and theatre
- dramas in which the main character suffers a disastrous end
- Greek playwright who focused on human relationships
- type of story that uses humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues
- group of chanters
- book written by Aristotle describing what makes theatre good
- large, outdoor performing space, with seating built into the hillside
- light, humorous dramas with a happy ending
- 3 plays related by theme, myth, characters
20 Clues: "death cart" • the first actor • group of chanters • the father of tragedy • refined plot structure • god of wine and theatre • Greek philosopher and teacher • the gender of all actors in a play • Machine used to lower the “god” down to • the most important part of a Greek costume • light, humorous dramas with a happy ending • 3 plays related by theme, myth, characters • ...
Black History 2022-02-02
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- g woodson
- care act
- cannot drive out darkness
- we can
- obama
- rice
- i am
- history has shown us courage can be
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- scott king
- Luther King
- in a bundle are unbreakable
- we are the we seek
- rosa
- i am the dream and hope of the slave. i
- is not an excuse
- michelle
- folk remedies
- if there is no struggle there is no
- and wellness
- is powerful and it prevails
20 Clues: rosa • rice • i am • obama • we can • care act • michelle • g woodson • scott king • Luther King • and wellness • folk remedies • is not an excuse • we are the we seek • cannot drive out darkness • in a bundle are unbreakable • is powerful and it prevails • if there is no struggle there is no • history has shown us courage can be • i am the dream and hope of the slave. i
World History 2022-02-09
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- Raphael painted it
- wrote “Romeo and Juliet”
- one of Shakespeare’s plays
- sponsors of artists
- the focus on man’s abilities
- painter
- the city where the renaissance started
- wrote “the don Quixote”
- invented the moveable type
- a chant
- the “Don Quixote” book was about__
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- Da Vinci
- wrote about government
- revival of learning and the interest in art
- famous sponsor family
- Giotto was from this country
- where Shakespeare was from
- type of music in the middle ages
- painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
- “Father of Renaissance”
- the reformation was a ___ time
- most honored and influential scholar
22 Clues: painter • a chant • Da Vinci • Raphael painted it • sponsors of artists • famous sponsor family • wrote about government • “Father of Renaissance” • wrote “the don Quixote” • wrote “Romeo and Juliet” • one of Shakespeare’s plays • where Shakespeare was from • invented the moveable type • Giotto was from this country • the focus on man’s abilities • the reformation was a ___ time • ...
World History 2022-02-09
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- painter
- sponsors of artists
- the focus on man’s abilities
- revival of learning and the interest in art
- famous sponsor family
- wrote “Romeo and Juliet”
- wrote “the don Quixote”
- a chant
- type of music in the middle ages
- one of Shakespeare’s plays
- Giotto was from this country
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- most honored and influential scholar
- painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
- Da Vinci
- the city where the renaissance started
- Raphael painted it
- invented the moveable type
- wrote about government
- the reformation was a ___ time
- the “Don Quixote” book was about__
- where Shakespeare was from
- “Father of Renaissance”
22 Clues: painter • a chant • Da Vinci • Raphael painted it • sponsors of artists • famous sponsor family • wrote about government • wrote “the don Quixote” • “Father of Renaissance” • wrote “Romeo and Juliet” • invented the moveable type • where Shakespeare was from • one of Shakespeare’s plays • the focus on man’s abilities • Giotto was from this country • the reformation was a ___ time • ...
Us history 2022-02-15
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- based on states rights for laws
- the branch of government that interprets the laws
- used as a torture method by patriots to out loyalists
- a government in which the powers are split into groups
- power is divided between state and national government
- the branch of government that enforces the laws
- colonists who support the crown in the revolution
- those who opposed the constitution
- rule by the people
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- solved the problem on how enslaved people would be represented in congress
- colonist general who was mistreated after winning a battle and switched sides becoming a traitor
- solved the problem of representation in congress
- notorious antifederalist
- Those who supported the colonists in the revolution
- unanimous vote to become 1st president, virginia war general
- patriot who helped get the french on the colonists side
- based on national government
- a change to the constitution
- to reject
- to formally accuse of misconduct
20 Clues: to reject • rule by the people • notorious antifederalist • based on national government • a change to the constitution • based on states rights for laws • to formally accuse of misconduct • those who opposed the constitution • the branch of government that enforces the laws • solved the problem of representation in congress • the branch of government that interprets the laws • ...
AKA History 2022-02-08
Across
- Sister, a fellow member of one's sorority
- International President
- Our region
- Suggested name and colors (person)
- Regional Director
- Founding campus
- Refers to Founders and Incorporators
- President
- First International President and Lead Incorporator
- Symbol
- Our flower
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- January 15th, 1908
- Founder
- Motto
- Chapter located in Columbus, MS
- Location on campus where sorority was founded
- Mission
- Represents femininity
- Governing body, meets biennially
- Represents vitality
20 Clues: Motto • Symbol • Founder • Mission • President • Our region • Our flower • Founding campus • Regional Director • January 15th, 1908 • Represents vitality • Represents femininity • International President • Chapter located in Columbus, MS • Governing body, meets biennially • Suggested name and colors (person) • Refers to Founders and Incorporators • Sister, a fellow member of one's sorority • ...
Art History 2022-04-14
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- three dimensional and encloses volume
- entrance ways
- low rectangular tombs
- an arch like opening
- brightness of a color
- study of evidence from the past
- a prayer tower
- pleasing to look at
- main room
- an objects usefulness
- one of the most versatile drawing tools
- one of the oldest painting media
- horizontal elements
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- figures facing straight ahead
- the temple
- representation of a person
- dark or light quality of a color
- simplification of subject matter
- swirling designs
- well made
- enclosed area of a line
- a place to view art
- the simplification of form
- name of the color
- the supreme subject
- can be two or three dimensional
- medium that dominated the art world
27 Clues: well made • main room • the temple • entrance ways • a prayer tower • swirling designs • name of the color • a place to view art • pleasing to look at • the supreme subject • horizontal elements • an arch like opening • low rectangular tombs • brightness of a color • an objects usefulness • enclosed area of a line • representation of a person • the simplification of form • ...
History Crossword 2022-04-20
Across
- where men and women were sent to be executed
- when was italy founded
- a farm, especially in a communist countries, formed from many small inclinings connected into a single unit
- something obtained especially for a price in money or its equivalent
- when did another conflict begin
- to be in control of, to have full power
- to make illegal by an authority
- is a national policy of actively trading with foreign countries to foster peace and prosperity
- to take for granted or as true.
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- what year did lenin die
- a camp where peons are detained or confined
- who appeared to be continuing with negotiation with the u.s.
- giving in to unjust in order to avoid all out conflict
- to be in state or position of command or control
- items needed for fighting a war
- to estimate lower than the number
- by what year did great britain run out of funds
- to make changes to an original work.
- to take unfair advantage of
- was an aggressive nationalist movement that considered the nation more important
20 Clues: when was italy founded • what year did lenin die • to take unfair advantage of • items needed for fighting a war • when did another conflict begin • to make illegal by an authority • to take for granted or as true. • to estimate lower than the number • to make changes to an original work. • to be in control of, to have full power • a camp where peons are detained or confined • ...
History Crossword 2022-04-20
Across
- where men and women were sent to be executed
- when was italy founded
- a farm, especially in a communist countries, formed from many small inclinings connected into a single unit
- something obtained especially for a price in money or its equivalent
- when did another conflict begin
- to be in control of, to have full power
- to make illegal by an authority
- is a national policy of actively trading with foreign countries to foster peace and prosperity
- to take for granted or as true.
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- what year did lenin die
- a camp where peons are detained or confined
- who appeared to be continuing with negotiation with the u.s.
- giving in to unjust in order to avoid all out conflict
- to be in state or position of command or control
- items needed for fighting a war
- to estimate lower than the number
- by what year did great britain run out of funds
- to make changes to an original work.
- to take unfair advantage of
- was an aggressive nationalist movement that considered the nation more important
20 Clues: when was italy founded • what year did lenin die • to take unfair advantage of • items needed for fighting a war • when did another conflict begin • to make illegal by an authority • to take for granted or as true. • to estimate lower than the number • to make changes to an original work. • to be in control of, to have full power • a camp where peons are detained or confined • ...
US History 2022-05-11
Across
- the Arab oil company that stopped giving US oil in 1973
- the side that President Reagan supported in Nicaragua in the 1980s Iran-Contra Affair
- the Middle Eastern country in which US hostages were taken from the US Embassy
- War America lost this war and failed to contain Communism
- the President who organized the Camp David Accords
- the domain of a website connected to an educational institution
- the name of your US History teacher
- the land of this nation shrunk when Israel was created in 1948
- Nixon's policy to ease tensions with the Soviet Union in the Cold War
- the Soviet Union invaded this country in the Middle East in 1979
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- to compare how sources agree or disagree
- the President involved in the Iran-Contra Affair
- the name of the Muslim Revolutionary Group that the US supplied with weapons in Afghanistan
- this man became President after Nixon resigned in 1974
- the country in the Middle East the US ALWAYS supports
- America's policy to stop the spread of Communism
- d'etat the French word meaning to overthrow a government
- the domain of a website connected to the government
- Union the country America opposes in the Cold War
- the title of the leader in Iran
- the name of the scandal that forced Nixon to resign from the Presidency
21 Clues: the title of the leader in Iran • the name of your US History teacher • to compare how sources agree or disagree • the President involved in the Iran-Contra Affair • America's policy to stop the spread of Communism • Union the country America opposes in the Cold War • the President who organized the Camp David Accords • ...
history & religion 2023-07-11
History Trivia 2023-08-15
Across
- Physicist who created the equation E=mc2
- The 19th Amendment gave __ the right to vote
- The unsinkable ship that sank
- King of Pop
- Playwright who wrote Romeo and Juliet
- French military commander who tried to invade Russia in the winter
- Henry the 8th had _ wives
- President who declared war on drugs
- Painted the Mona Lisa
- War the annexed texas from México
- Artist who created the Blue Period works
- One of the authors of the Communist Manifesto
- Artist known for his Marilyn Monroe paintings
- Book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
- President of the United states during civil war
- The coin that has George washington is worth __ cents
- Art movement created in the aftermath of WW1
- The nickname given to Mary 1 of England
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- Popular Rock band in the 1960’s who had John Lennon
- Last queen of France
- American Actress who sang Happy Birthday Mr. President
- I have a dream speech
- Inventor of the telephone
- Creator of the Allegory of the Cave
- Creator of Spiderman who had cameos in Marvel movies
- Dog that was launched into space
- Band shares the same name as the assassinated Archduke of Austria-Hungary
- First man to walk on the moon
- African-american unit during WW1
- French saint who was burned for hearing the voice of God
30 Clues: King of Pop • Last queen of France • I have a dream speech • Painted the Mona Lisa • Inventor of the telephone • Henry the 8th had _ wives • The unsinkable ship that sank • First man to walk on the moon • Dog that was launched into space • African-american unit during WW1 • War the annexed texas from México • Creator of the Allegory of the Cave • President who declared war on drugs • ...
NC History 2023-08-15
Across
- Ridge Mountain range in western NC (10)
- Largest privately-owned house, near Asheville (8)
- Mountain range stretching through the state (11)
- Where the Wright brothers tested their plane (9)
- NC World War II memorial in Wilmington (13)
- Chapel Hill Oldest public university in the US (14)
- Brothers who flew first in Kitty Hawk (6)
- First English colony in NC (8)
- Largest city and financial hub (9)
- Palace Former state capitol in New Bern (12)
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- Indigenous people of the region (8)
- Port city and film production hub (10)
- Famous for its tobacco industry (6)
- State capital named after Sir Walter (7)
- Fear River and coastal region (8)
- Cash crop that fueled early economy (7)
- Nickname for a North Carolinian (8)
- German settlers in Wachovia (9)
- Hawk Site of the Wright brothers' first flight (10)
- War Conflict between North and South (10)
20 Clues: First English colony in NC (8) • German settlers in Wachovia (9) • Fear River and coastal region (8) • Largest city and financial hub (9) • Indigenous people of the region (8) • Famous for its tobacco industry (6) • Nickname for a North Carolinian (8) • Port city and film production hub (10) • Ridge Mountain range in western NC (10) • Cash crop that fueled early economy (7) • ...
Italian History 2023-08-08
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- Roman Peace
- European unit of money
- the noble class in Italy
- governor of Gaul
- the new name of Byzantium
- home of the Pope
- number of hills in Rome
- a famous Italian clothing designer
- form of government after the monarchy
- fascist leader of Italy
- foe of the Nazis
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- first Holy Roman Emperor
- non-nobles
- period of rebirth of the classics
- the floating city
- a gladiator arena
- mode of transportation for Hannibal
- he killed his brother
- a famous Italian car maker
- the former common language of Italy
20 Clues: non-nobles • Roman Peace • governor of Gaul • home of the Pope • foe of the Nazis • the floating city • a gladiator arena • he killed his brother • European unit of money • number of hills in Rome • fascist leader of Italy • first Holy Roman Emperor • the noble class in Italy • the new name of Byzantium • a famous Italian car maker • period of rebirth of the classics • ...
Pop's History 2023-10-04
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- Best characteristic
- Twenty year car
- Last Corporate Employer
- Perfect Food
- Favorite Baseball team
- God Book of Impact
- Favorite hymn
- Favorite animal
- Good to Great
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- first helicopter ride
- State,First house owned
- Singing with daughters
- Best Hobby
- Best quality and Spiritual gift
- USA, Asia, Europe, S.Am. N.Am. Mex
- Favorite people
- First employer
- 152 first plane
- Country, commitment to Jesus
- Vietnam
- company Title
21 Clues: Vietnam • Best Hobby • Perfect Food • Favorite hymn • company Title • Good to Great • First employer • Twenty year car • Favorite people • 152 first plane • Favorite animal • God Book of Impact • Best characteristic • first helicopter ride • Singing with daughters • Favorite Baseball team • State,First house owned • Last Corporate Employer • Country, commitment to Jesus • Best quality and Spiritual gift • ...
US History 2023-08-27
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- President when the Great Depression hit, had homeless towns named after him
- Withdrawal from commercial relations with a person or organization as a punishment or protest
- A fashionable young women intent on enjoying herself and acting wild
- Widespread of Fear of a potential rise of communism
- Failed attack launched by the CIA during the Kennedy Administration
- Truman’s foreign policy that the U.s. would provide aid to countries under the influence of communism
- The first satellite sent into space by the soviets
- Notional barrier separating East and West Europe
- Provided American citizens an opportunity to assist with the war effort
- Fought Between North and South Korea
- Act of voluntary giving by individuals or groups to promote the common good
- Illegal Distribution of alcohol
- The act of coming to live permanently in a foreign country
- Refused to give her seat to a white man
- Belief of a government that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively
- Rail line connecting The East and West coasts of the United States
- A diverse array of media that reach a large audience via mass communication
- Theory that a political event in one country will cause similar events in neighboring countries
- Journalists during the Progressive Era who exposed corrupt businesses
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- Had an “I had A Dream” Speeth
- Art and Science of maintaining peaceful relationships between nations
- The state of of not supporting or helping either side in a conflict
- The act of separating people, historically on the basis of race and gender
- The process of making an area more urban
- Declared the separate but equal doctrine unconstitutional
- Leader of the Progressive movement
- Largest and Most widespread civil rights and empowerment movement by Mexican descent people in the United States
- President responsible for the Watergate Scandal
- First American Volunteer Group of China Air Force formed to help oppose the Japanese invasion
- Persistent high inflation combined with high unemployment and stagnant demand in a countries economy
- Philanthropist and industrialists, helped build the American Steel Industry
- Leader during the civil rights movement in America
- Youngest President
- Large companies that controlled an industry or a sector
- Surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon a U.s. Military base
- Era of intense Social and political reform aimed at making progress toward a better society
- Leading a society in which all properties and publicly owned by the government
- Assassinated In Dallas
- Nixons attempt to cover up its involvement in the 1972 break
- The largest seaborne invasion in history
40 Clues: Youngest President • Assassinated In Dallas • Had an “I had A Dream” Speeth • Illegal Distribution of alcohol • Leader of the Progressive movement • Fought Between North and South Korea • Refused to give her seat to a white man • The process of making an area more urban • The largest seaborne invasion in history • President responsible for the Watergate Scandal • ...
Big History 2023-09-03
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- it is like Earth places where remarkable things happen.
- it is the birth of new elements out into the cosmos.
- it is a event that when the star lacks the outpouring energy the star
- it can be large and made of gasses, or smaller and rocky, like our Eart.
- it brought together individual hydrogen and helium atoms to form gas clouds.
- it is complex than a star.
- it bounce off the iron core, hurtling outward into space.
- that result in new chemical elements.
- it is a process where stars start to created new elements,
- it answers the questions of our universe, planet, life, humanity.
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- it is formed galaxies.
- it is from a formed stars.
- cannot be fused further.
- it eventually became planet.
- play an important role in the daily lives of many people.
- it has billions and billions of long-lasting energy sources.
- Conditions enable life on Earth to exist.
- it is a kind of galaxy that formed superclusters.
- it is from the clouds of atoms left behind.
- begin to light up all over the Universe.
20 Clues: it is formed galaxies. • cannot be fused further. • it is from a formed stars. • it is complex than a star. • it eventually became planet. • that result in new chemical elements. • begin to light up all over the Universe. • Conditions enable life on Earth to exist. • it is from the clouds of atoms left behind. • it is a kind of galaxy that formed superclusters. • ...
Seattle History 2023-10-12
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- Central District high school
- Pres. who pardoned SPD Police Lieutenant
- East of Downtown
- ____ Allen, Microsoft co-founder
- SPD ____ unit, 1st in the US
- Ospreys
- Visit Habitat Beach and enjoy ____ Sea
- Formerly Microsoft’s home
- Famous jazz singer Ernestine____
- Harrell and Lee
- Iron ____
- International coffee chain
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- Tuesday Pioneer Sq-based Mardi Gras festival
- ____ ____ District, destroyed by great SEA fire
- Indigenous tribe
- ____ Allen-Barnes
- Initiative led by architect Victor
- Friends of _____ Seattle
- ____ Gold Rush
- Stay warm on Pier 62 with this cozy feature
- Early SEA commerce
21 Clues: Ospreys • Iron ____ • ____ Gold Rush • Harrell and Lee • East of Downtown • Indigenous tribe • ____ Allen-Barnes • Early SEA commerce • Friends of _____ Seattle • Formerly Microsoft’s home • International coffee chain • Central District high school • SPD ____ unit, 1st in the US • ____ Allen, Microsoft co-founder • Famous jazz singer Ernestine____ • Initiative led by architect Victor • ...
Amercian History 2023-10-20
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- Capital of Virginia
- Abolished slavery
- Who replaced Lincoln when he was assassinated
- Laws that allowed for segregation
- Plessy V.S. Ferguson
- Lead the Confederacy army
- A different name for slavery
- A test African Americans had to take in order to vote
- Everyman selected had to go to war
- Northern Strengths
- Lincolns plan
- When the United states became independent
- Bleeding state
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- Won the election by one vote
- Gave African Americans the right to vote
- Equal rights to everyone
- A book about slavery
- Invented cotton Gin
- Confederacy president
- what African Americans had to pay to vote
- First state to secede
- group of people who wanted African Americans to not have their rights
- Bloodiest battle of civil war
- First president assassinated
- Cannot be taken to jail without charges
25 Clues: Lincolns plan • Bleeding state • Abolished slavery • Northern Strengths • Capital of Virginia • Invented cotton Gin • A book about slavery • Plessy V.S. Ferguson • Confederacy president • First state to secede • Equal rights to everyone • Lead the Confederacy army • Won the election by one vote • A different name for slavery • First president assassinated • Bloodiest battle of civil war • ...
american history 2023-10-20
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- the key to the mississippi
- name was given to southern white men usually poor
- jackson confederate hero
- name given to northerners who moved to the south
- massachusets fir african american regiment
- plan lincolns plan for reconstruction
- votes needed to remove presidents
- lincolns main goal
- men intially civil war was only fought by
- Whitney had a cotton gin
- proclamation lincoln issued the
- group of white southerners who terrorized african americans
- political party that controlled new southern goverments
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- railroad act railroad lines to the pacific
- act of 1867 divided 10 southern states
- Bloodiest single day of war
- E. Lee confederacy led by
- property value dropped
- won the battle of chancellorville
- admendment abolished slavery
- jackson lees top two advisors
- codes laws that restricted african american rights
- pope replaced mcClellan after the battle pf seven days
- Robert E lee called for a
- 14th lincolns assassination
- thomas j jacksons nickname
26 Clues: lincolns main goal • property value dropped • jackson confederate hero • E. Lee confederacy led by • Whitney had a cotton gin • Robert E lee called for a • the key to the mississippi • thomas j jacksons nickname • Bloodiest single day of war • 14th lincolns assassination • admendment abolished slavery • jackson lees top two advisors • proclamation lincoln issued the • ...
World History 2023-10-19
20 Clues: holy • Deadly • leader • old war • honored • citizen • Theatre • praising • holds people • Hard workers • Image breakers • lack of growth • isolated place • made from pipes • government body • wealthy landowner • has full authority • holy city of mecca • men have all power • Muslim place of worship
History review 2023-11-17
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- Bicameral Congress
- The Three Bugbears
- Veterans March to courthouse
- Marshall tried pleasing both sides
- Supreme courts job
- Strong Federal government
- Flag still standing
- 2/3 need to agree
- British capture Sailors
- Speaking bad about government
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- 1777
- Bought for 15 mil
- 10 Amendments
- Francis Scott Key
- Andrew Jackson was general
- Meeting about laws
- Helped lewis and Clark
- divided northwest states
- Ganging up on Nepoleon
- Bristish impressment
20 Clues: 1777 • 10 Amendments • Bought for 15 mil • Francis Scott Key • 2/3 need to agree • Bicameral Congress • The Three Bugbears • Meeting about laws • Supreme courts job • Flag still standing • Bristish impressment • Helped lewis and Clark • Ganging up on Nepoleon • British capture Sailors • divided northwest states • Strong Federal government • Andrew Jackson was general • Veterans March to courthouse • ...
History Crossword 2023-11-15
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- Famous playwriter
- People who financially supported artists
- A council of church leaders gathered to agree on several doctrines
- Shows 3 dimensions on a flat surface
- Church with Elizabeth as the head
- A movement for religious reform
- An intellectual movement that focused on human potential
- Followers of the Knox
- Dante's native language
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- The movement of helping Catholics stay loyal to the church
- The idea that God has know who was going to be saved sense the beginning of time
- Religious group led by Luther
- Created the printing press
- A government controlled by religious leaders
- A pardon
- Greek word meaning no place
- Members of the Society of Jesus
- Set aside
- The religion based on Calvin's teachings
- Famous religious settlement
- Name for Christians who didn't belong to the Catholic Church
- A Greek word meaning baptize again
- A revival of art and learning
23 Clues: A pardon • Set aside • Famous playwriter • Followers of the Knox • Dante's native language • Created the printing press • Greek word meaning no place • Famous religious settlement • Religious group led by Luther • A revival of art and learning • Members of the Society of Jesus • A movement for religious reform • Church with Elizabeth as the head • A Greek word meaning baptize again • ...
History Puzzle 2024-02-20
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- Was called “Bloody Mary”
- Protestant leader who was a priest
- “Morning Star of the Reformation”
- Where the Renaissance started
- Music in the Renaissance
- First English translation from Greek
- One of the greatest English rulers
- Belief in the sovereignty of God
- An emphasis on human ability
- Someone who sponsors artists
- Excommunicated, imprisoned, and burned
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- First English translation
- Era of Rebirth
- Most famous patron family
- 95 Theses
- Had 6 wives
- Advisor to Henry VIII and Edward VI
- Church established by Elizabeth I
- First English Bible to use numbered verses
- Followers of John Wycliffe
20 Clues: 95 Theses • Had 6 wives • Era of Rebirth • Was called “Bloody Mary” • Music in the Renaissance • First English translation • Most famous patron family • Followers of John Wycliffe • An emphasis on human ability • Someone who sponsors artists • Where the Renaissance started • Belief in the sovereignty of God • “Morning Star of the Reformation” • Church established by Elizabeth I • ...
Thanksgiving History 2023-11-03
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- 1st Manga Character in the Macy’s Day Parade
- Thanksgiving Raccoon
- 1st Video Game Character in the Macy’s Day Parade
- To influence the Government's decisions
- Site of the 1st Thanksgiving
- Didn't recognize Thanksgiving.
- Wrote the Thanksgiving Song
- Moved Thanksgiving
- Celebrate this Heritage after Thanksgiving
- On the second Monday of October
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- (In)Famous 5K on Thanksgiving
- City with the most expensive Thanksgiving
- Lobbied for Thanksgiving and wrote "Mary had a Little Lamb"
- Native American tribe present at the 1st Thanksgiving
- how many Americans skip Thanksgiving
- 46
- Made Thanksgiving an annual celebration
- Present at the 1st Macy’s Day Parade
- Holds World Record for most people dressed as Turkeys
- Meat used instead of Turkey at the 1st Thanksgiving
- Had 2 Thanksgiving
- The length of the first Thanksgiving.
- Male Turkeys
- JFK let the Turkey "live"
- George H. W. Bush made Turkey pardoning this
- The first college football match on Thanksgiving was between Princeton and
- True or False: You can experience the first Thanksgiving.
27 Clues: 46 • Male Turkeys • Had 2 Thanksgiving • Moved Thanksgiving • Thanksgiving Raccoon • JFK let the Turkey "live" • Wrote the Thanksgiving Song • Site of the 1st Thanksgiving • (In)Famous 5K on Thanksgiving • Didn't recognize Thanksgiving. • On the second Monday of October • how many Americans skip Thanksgiving • Present at the 1st Macy’s Day Parade • The length of the first Thanksgiving. • ...
American History 2023-11-04
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- Republican politician that held the roles of both president and vice president despite never having been elected to either office (4)
- Alternative Democratic candidate in the 1960 presidential election who won 15 electoral votes in the Deep South (4)
- Chief justice of the supreme court 1953-1969 and running mate of Thomas E. Dewey in the 1948 presidential election (6)
- Only president to serve as chief justice of the supreme court after becoming president; appointed by Warren G. Harding (4)
- Independent candidate who carried no states in the 1980 presidential election despite gaining over 10% of the popular vote (8)
- Anti-slavery party that former president Martin Van Buren joined and ran for president with in 1848 (8)
- Latin American nation in which 19th president Rutherford B. Hayes has many streets and buildings named after him as a result of his actions benefitting the country (8)
- The third-largest party in the United States by members as of 2023, founded in late 1971 (11)
- Official name of the third-parties created by Theodore Roosevelt, Robert La Follette and Henry Wallace for their left-wing campaigns in 1912, 1924 and 1948 respectively (11)
- Abraham Lincoln's running mate in the 1860 presidential election (6)
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- Presidential candidate of the newly-founded 'Dixiecrat' party in 1948, also president pro tempore of the senate in the early years of George W. Bush's presidency (8)
- The maiden name of the First Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963 (7)
- Vice president of the United States 1974-1977 and namesake of the progressive wing of the Republican party throughout much of the mid-20th century (11)
- President nicknamed 'Old Hickory' (7)
- Billionaire third-party candidate from Texas in the 1992 and 1996 presidential elections (5)
- The surname of the only grandfather-grandson duo to have served as president (8)
- Vice president of the United States under Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1941 to 1945 (7)
- Initials of the running mate of the Democratic party's candidate in the 1920 presidential election who would go on to become president at a later date (3)
- Third-party candidate in the 1880 and 1892 presidential elections, received 8.5% of the popular vote as the candidate for the People's Party or Populist Party in the latter (6)
- One of two presidents to have never held any political or judiciary office before becoming president, the other one is Donald Trump (6)
- Commanding general of the United States army from 1861 to 1862 and Abraham Lincoln's main opponent in the 1864 presidential election (9)
- The author of 'Poor Richard's Almanack' from 1732 to 1758 (8)
- Left-wing politician who ran for president on five occasions in 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912 and 1920, performing best in the 1912 election in which they won 6% of the popular vote and 901,551 total votes (4)
- President of the United States with a cameo role in the 1992 film 'Home Alone 2' (5)
24 Clues: President nicknamed 'Old Hickory' (7) • The author of 'Poor Richard's Almanack' from 1732 to 1758 (8) • Abraham Lincoln's running mate in the 1860 presidential election (6) • The maiden name of the First Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963 (7) • The surname of the only grandfather-grandson duo to have served as president (8) • ...
Art History 2024-02-20
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- Political type sculpture
- 6
- Schematic Design of the pyramid
- 8
- 2
- Style of vase painting where black forms stood out against a reddish clay background.
- 7
- Island of 30 foot tall structures demonstrating their ancestors techniques.
- 9
- Largest known Roman Architecture
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- 3
- pg 15
- 1
- How long the great pyramid of Giza to build.
- 12
- 4
- 10
- Reconstruction of Egyptian civilization.
- City of ashes blown up by mount Vesuvius.
- 270 foot tower in the capital city of Babylon.
- 13
- 5
- 11
23 Clues: 3 • 1 • 4 • 6 • 8 • 2 • 5 • 7 • 9 • 12 • 10 • 13 • 11 • pg 15 • Political type sculpture • Schematic Design of the pyramid • Largest known Roman Architecture • Reconstruction of Egyptian civilization. • City of ashes blown up by mount Vesuvius. • How long the great pyramid of Giza to build. • 270 foot tower in the capital city of Babylon. • ...
Art history 2024-02-24
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- A design drawn on a smooth piece of wood then cut out.
- Known for painting generally unsuccessful landscape painting.
- Decorative art which looked like the world itself
- Nicknamed “Sloppy Tom” First to paint human figure as a real human being.
- most famous French painter who did classical realism
- Famous renaissance man who mostly painted qualities of high renaissance
- Counter reformation of the catholic revival in art.
- Reconstruction of Egyptian civilization.
- Pyramid like structure to add form to a painting
- Rembrandts portraits were quieter and deeper in style
- Greek-derived style, found in Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, Egypt; more melodramatic than classical style.
- The pinnacle of Middle Ages artistic achievement
- Sophisticated artists like Modigliani found a freshness and vitality in tribal art, missing, and conventional art.
- Known famously for satirical art.
- Schematic Design of the pyramid
- Large wool and silk hanging paintings.
- Period includes kouros stone figures and vase painting
- Famous for his painting “Birth of Venus”
- Sophia First structure to utilize 4 walls to make a dome.
- Champion of idealizing reality
- moralistic paintings made to punish sinners.
- Famous painting by Diego Velazquez in 1656
- The use of light and shadow to create an illusion of a rounded texture on a flat surface.
- Da Vinci Renaissance man known for famous painting “Mona Lisa”
- Chapel made famous for its vast amount of paintings on its ceiling
- Who’s twentieth century works grew out of the century old practices.
- The balance of a painting and everything working together to create it.
- Intended to publicize the Christian creed
- In a statue, when the weight of the body rests on one leg.
- Early phase of classical sculpture characterized by reserved, remote expressions.
- Island of 30 foot tall structures demonstrating their ancestors techniques.
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- Roman Catholic faith firmly established in art.
- Style of vase painting where black forms stood out against a reddish clay background.
- Using strong acid to cut into metal surface
- Political type sculpture
- Rembrandts portraits were high in fashion and biblical plus historical scenes in baroque style.
- City of ashes blown up by mount Vesuvius.
- Best known for French baroque and classic forms of nature.
- Pyramid type structure known from ancient Mesopotamia
- Placement and arrangement of all elements in a painting
- The impermanence of Navaho sand painting destroyed at the end of a rite, influenced abstract expressionists to focus on the process of artistic creation rather than the end product.
- Illusion of depth on a flat surface
- One of the earliest known statues
- Glass tinted with chemicals to add colors
- How long the great pyramid of Giza took to build.
- Best known for his series of paintings of “Modern Moral Subjects”
- First to abandon wood panels, and always covered the surface of his canvas in red.
- Became the primary choice of paint for renaissance
- The way a painting seems to “move” or the focal point it builds to
- Recaptures the idea of contrapposto.
- Renaissance man known for the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
- Artists in the 1920’s who collected pacific carvings, African masks, and fanciful Eskimo masks.
- Based on African tribal sculpture and masks, which fractured reality into overlapping planes.
- Painting of a 270 foot tower in the capital city of Babylon.
- Earliest free-standing statues of human figures; frontal stance, left foot forward, clenched fists, and grimace known as “archaic smile”
- Where’s prints are made from blinds and a plate.
- Largest known Roman Architecture
- Pottery ornamented with geometric banding and friezes of simplified animals or humans.
- Native American builders construction on burial mounds.
- Peak of Greek art and architecture, idealized figures exemplify order and harmony
- Age in art of transitioning between Middle Ages and Modernity
- palace of pomp
- The master of light
- Brilliant brushwork that captured the visual world with hyper realism.
- The feeling of a painting and what vibe it gives off.
65 Clues: palace of pomp • The master of light • Political type sculpture • Champion of idealizing reality • Schematic Design of the pyramid • Largest known Roman Architecture • One of the earliest known statues • Known famously for satirical art. • Illusion of depth on a flat surface • Recaptures the idea of contrapposto. • Large wool and silk hanging paintings. • ...
Black History 2024-02-05
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- Theatre’s Poet of Black America
- First black woman to refuse her seat on the bus
- Six million movin’ on up in the 1900’s
- Political movement started in the 60’s to take away voting rights from minorities and hippies
- TV Show that put on a live production during halftime show that was so popular, the NFL changed its policy and started ONLY hiring A-listers to stop people from changing channels.
- Play about life in Harlem whose title comes from Langston Hughe’s Poem
- “Baby” Esther Jones inspired this iconic cartoon
- First black man to host his own television show
- Abolitionist woman who took a white man to court and WON
- Two years after obtaining freedom, the last slaves are actually informed of their freedom
- TV show that featured the first black/white romantic kiss
- Jackie’s number
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- Neighborhood in Oklahoma that was destroyed by the National Guard and racist mobs
- Organization that works on issues that are important to students of color.
- Fruition of Art, Poetry, Theatre, Music and More in upper New York
- The first group of black students to be integrated in Arkansas
- Technique used by real estate agents to maintain segregation
- Type of variety show that specialized in blackface performances. At one point, was the most popular form of entertainment in America
- Where MLK’s march began
- Singer, actress, dancer, pilot & spy
- Unbought and Unbossed politician
- The Comic series inspired by Martin & Malcolm
- 99 Bullets used by Chicago PD for his assassination
- Creators of the free breakfast program for impoverished neighborhoods
- Subtle, possibly unintentional, but still an offensive statement
- What’s up, miss? I’m sorry. Good morning, ma’am.
- Group of stars that led the way for those traveling on the Underground Railroad
- Educational facility specifically designed for higher education for black students
- Seperated plasma from blood, allowing blood transfusions. Rumored to have bled to death due to refusal of treatment from a white hospital
- Popular character created for blackface routines
30 Clues: Jackie’s number • Where MLK’s march began • Theatre’s Poet of Black America • Unbought and Unbossed politician • Singer, actress, dancer, pilot & spy • Six million movin’ on up in the 1900’s • The Comic series inspired by Martin & Malcolm • First black woman to refuse her seat on the bus • First black man to host his own television show • ...
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 • ...
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 • ...
Global History 2025-10-05
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- Called “El Liberator”
- Person of mixed European and Indigenous ancestry
- Short-lived nation created by Bolívar uniting northern South American territories
- Birthplace of Simón Bolívar
- Class of people of European descent born in the Americas
- Spaniards born in Spain who dominated colonial governments
- European intellectual movement that influenced Latin American revolutionaries
- Another word for freedom, central theme of the revolutions
- Mexican priest who began the fight for independence in 1810
- Venezuelan cowboys who fought in the independence wars
- Type of government established in most Latin American nations after independence
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- Military strongman who often ruled after independence
- Mexican general who became emperor after independence
- Indigenous leader who led a major revolt in Peru in the 1780s
- 1810 speech that sparked Mexico’s independence movement
- Goal of revolutions across Latin America in the early 19th century
- Last major stronghold of Spanish royalist forces in South America
- European ruler whose wars indirectly inspired revolutions in Latin America
- Local governing bodies that took power after Spanish authority collapsed
- Argentine general who helped liberate Chile and Peru
20 Clues: Called “El Liberator” • Birthplace of Simón Bolívar • Person of mixed European and Indigenous ancestry • Argentine general who helped liberate Chile and Peru • Military strongman who often ruled after independence • Mexican general who became emperor after independence • Venezuelan cowboys who fought in the independence wars • ...
History Crossword 2025-10-08
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- Discovered America in 1492
- Famous queen of Egypt
- Mystic Russian monk who cured the Russian leaders son
- Queen who defeated the Spanish Armada
- King with 6 wives
- Discovered gravity under an apple tree
- Explorer who sailed around the world
- Norman leader that won the battle of Hastings
- The wall that divided a German city until 1989
- First man to walk on the Moon
- Empire led by Julius Caesar
- Invented the telephone
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- Famous civil rights leader in America
- The first U.S. President
- Leader of Germany during World War II
- Document signed by King John in 1215
- The country where the Renaissance began
- Famous British nurse during the Crimean War
- The war fought between 1914–1918
- City that was destroyed by a volcano in 79 AD
- Invented the light bulb
- The ship that sank in 1912
- Discovered penicillin
- Name of the wife that was beheaded first
24 Clues: King with 6 wives • Famous queen of Egypt • Discovered penicillin • Invented the telephone • Invented the light bulb • The first U.S. President • Discovered America in 1492 • The ship that sank in 1912 • Empire led by Julius Caesar • First man to walk on the Moon • The war fought between 1914–1918 • Document signed by King John in 1215 • Explorer who sailed around the world • ...
US history 2025-10-17
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- First name of the woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery in 1955.
- The incredible achievement of landing a man on the moon in 1969 (three words, no space).
- The "Race" between the US and the USSR to achieve superior missile and exploration capabilities.
- A famous neighbourhood in New York City associated with African American culture and history.
- The decades-long conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union (two words, no space).
- The controversial war the US fought in Southeast Asia from the 1950s to 1970s.
- The actor-turned-president who famously told Gorbachev to "Tear down this wall!".
- The US president assassinated in Dallas in 1963.
- The First Lady who later became Secretary of State and a presidential candidate (First name).
- The first major armed conflict of the Cold War era (adjective describing the nationality).
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- The Act passed after 9/11 that greatly expanded government surveillance powers.
- The only US president to resign from office due to the Watergate scandal.
- The Caribbean island nation that was the focus of a missile crisis in 1962.
- The military alliance formed by the US and Western allies to counter the Soviet threat (acronym).
- The practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence in the 1950s.
- The massive movement for equality and an end to segregation in the 1950s and 60s (two words, no space).
- The month in 2001 when terrorist attacks hit the World Trade Center (only the month).
- The German city where a wall was built in 1961 to divide East and West.
- The decade when the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act were passed (spelled out).
- The first African American president of the United States.
- The political scandal involving a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters.
- The first name of Martin ___ King Jr., a key leader of the Civil Rights Movement.
22 Clues: The US president assassinated in Dallas in 1963. • The first African American president of the United States. • The German city where a wall was built in 1961 to divide East and West. • The only US president to resign from office due to the Watergate scandal. • The Caribbean island nation that was the focus of a missile crisis in 1962. • ...
NZ History 2025-10-23
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- The first Māori King, 'Te ____'
- Māori term for the exercise of chieftainship
- The Taranaki settlement famous for using "passive resistance" against Pākehā land seizures
- The court established in 1865 to convert Māori customary land titles into freehold titles
- The natural resource whose discovery in 1861 sparked the second major wave of settlement in New Zealand
- The first Governor of New Zealand
- The exclusive right of the Crown to deal with Māori over land transactions
- Ngāpuhi chief who cut down the British flagpole multiple times ('Hone ____')
- Settlement near Wellington where the New Zealand Company's first settlers arrived
- VOGEL The person responsible for the economic and immigration scheme initiated in the 1870s
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- The conflict over land in 1843, initially referred to as a massacre
- Māori term for self-determination
- The supreme authority within a territory
- The land confiscation law passed in 1863 targeting Māori tribes resisting British authority
- The individual whose 1841 execution by death penalty was the first official execution in New Zealand
- A system of government by one person with absolute power
- The policy of acquiring political control over another country and occupying it with settlers
- Māori word for governance or government
- A form of government where the head of state holds authority by virtue of birth
- The British government representative sent in 1833
20 Clues: The first Māori King, 'Te ____' • Māori term for self-determination • The first Governor of New Zealand • Māori word for governance or government • The supreme authority within a territory • Māori term for the exercise of chieftainship • The British government representative sent in 1833 • A system of government by one person with absolute power • ...
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) • ...
