Year 8 History (Introduction)

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Across
  1. 2. The continent when most enslaved people we originally from during the slave trade
  2. 5. A famous war in Ancient Greece that was started when Paris stole Helen from her husband
  3. 7. A revolution famous for its many new inventions
  4. 10. The famous sport competition which started in Greece to honour Zeus
  5. 13. A famous woman who had been enslaved who helped up to 300 people escape slavery on the Underground Railroad
  6. 14. the ride of Paul Revere
  7. 16. The revolution which led to the King and Queen of the country being beheaded.
Down
  1. 1. Where many enslaved people were taken to work growing sugar, tobacco and cotton
  2. 2. The revolution famous for events such as the Boston Tea Party
  3. 3. Famous young adult books in which the main character is the son of Poseidon
  4. 4. The only country in the world where enslaved people won their freedom and control of the country
  5. 6. Rosa Parks was famous for refusing to give up her seat on a ____.
  6. 8. Where the government of a country is overthrown, usually by violent methods and a new system of governance is put into place
  7. 9. The city which is famous for starting democracy in Ancient Greece
  8. 11. Martin Luther King Jr was famous for his "I have a _____" speech.
  9. 12. The ocean which enslaved people were taken across during the slave trade
  10. 15. The King of the Ancient Greek gods