History Crossword Puzzles
Medieval Europe
tithe: the 10% religious tax that all europeans had to pay., protection: the service offered by knights to lords in feudalism., crusades: a holy war with the …
USA Discovery - Conquest and Settlement
vermont : which colony was the first state to prohibit slavery in its constitution in 1777?, vespucci : which italian explorer was honored by map-makers with …
The British Empire & the Commonwealth
jamescook : who helped colonize australia?, theproms : in 1740, where was "rule britannia" first performed?, sevenyears : how long was the war between …
Women's History Month
atlantic: amelia earhart was the first woman to cross the ___________ in an airplane in 1928, hillary clinton: ______________, was the first first lady ever …
Celebrate Black History Month!
halfblood: ______ blues is a novel written by canadian writer esi edugyan, the winner of the 2011 scotiabank giller prize., wes hall: a prominent canadian …
Black History Month
rosa parks: got arrested for refusing to surrender her bus seat, martin luther: someone who had a dream, robinson: jackie ____________, tubman: harriet …
Major Battles of WW2
leningrad: the 900 day siege, iwo jima: image by joe rosenthal, bulge: the woods of the ardennes, monte cassino: a battle against the german defensive positions …
World War I
invasion: an attack by an armed force to conquer another country., militarism: a policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared …
The Stone Ages and Early Cultures
prehistory: a time before there was writing, ancestor: relative who lived in the past, hominid: an early ancestor of humans, tool: any handheld object that has …
Ancient China
atheist: 15% of all chinese people are ____________ (no higher power)., qin: he developed currency that everyone had to use during his reign. (page 293), huang …
The Holocaust
holocaust: mass destruction by fire; the killing of over 6 million jews during the reign of nazi germany, gestapo: the german secret police during the nazi …
Solomon's Temple
david: king _______ wanted to build a special place to worship god., special: david wanted the ark of god to have a _______ home., solomon: god had chosen …
America's History
hancock: first person to sign the declaration of independence (last name), jefferson: the third president of the usa (last name), lafayette : a general from …
Early Republic of America
britain: the war of 1812 was between the u. s. and ______., impartial: washington's proclamation of neutrality tells us to be ________ ., national bank: …
