Final SPEAK OUT! Session (A mix of history, archaeology, technology, and more!)

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Across
  1. 3. Era of economic growth, cultural change, and jazz music in the United States during the 1920s.
  2. 5. Scientific study of human history through artifacts and physical remains.
  3. 8. Instrument used to determine direction using Earth’s magnetic field.
  4. 13. The name of the series of programs and projects President Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted during the Great Depression.
  5. 14. Early communication device that sent messages using electrical signals.
  6. 15. Capital of the Byzantine Empire, now modern-day Istanbul, Turkey.
  7. 16. Ancient Roman city preserved after being buried by a volcanic eruption.
  8. 18. Cultural “rebirth” in Europe known for major advances in art and science.
  9. 19. Prehistoric monument in England made of massive standing stones.
  10. 20. Artifact that helped scholars translate ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics.
  11. 24. Land deal in 1803 that doubled the size of the United States.
Down
  1. 1. The first artificial satellite launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1957, marking the beginning of the Space Age.
  2. 2. Scientific method used to determine the age of ancient organic materials.
  3. 4. Barrier that divided East and West Berlin during the Cold War, symbolizing political division between communism and democracy.
  4. 6. Writing system used in ancient Egypt that combines symbols and pictures.
  5. 7. U.S. program during World War II that developed the atomic bomb.
  6. 9. Ancient trade network connecting Asia, the Middle East, and Europe.
  7. 10. Planet that was downgraded to a dwarf planet in 2006.
  8. 11. U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that served in World War II and is now docked as a museum on the Hudson River.
  9. 12. One of Christopher Columbus’s ships during his 1492 voyage to the Americas.
  10. 13. Railway system completed in 1869 that connected the eastern and western United States.
  11. 17. The country the United States bought Alaska from.
  12. 21. Migration triggered by the discovery of gold in California in 1848.
  13. 22. Devastating pandemic that spread across Europe in the 14th century and killed millions.
  14. 23. Instrument that collects and magnifies distant light to observe faraway objects like stars and planets.