History Crossword Puzzles
Renaissance Inventions and Inventors
astrolabe: medieval sailing instrument, scale: used to weigh yourself, gunpowder: put inside a bullet, used to shoot the gun using a chemical reaction, …
The Middle Ages
nobility : those of noble or royal birth; having titles such as dukes, viscounts, barons, and lords; in the middle ages the land owners., manor : house of a …
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 …
1950's Era
eisenhower : which president created the interstate highway act of 1953, elvis presley : american musician referred to as the "king of rock and roll", …
Prohibition and the 1920s Era
bootlegger : a person who made/sold alcohol during the prohibition, great migration : the mass movement of african americans from the rural south to the urban …
World History Terms
theocracy : what type of government is based on religious authority, harappan : another name for the indus valley civilization that arose along the indus river, …
Medieval Medicine
pilgrimage : a journey to a spiritual location used by some christians as a way to prevent or treat diseases., endowment : wealthy people donating money to the …
World History
agriculture: growing farms and domesticated animals for food, ziggurat : a temple usually in the center of the city., sedentary : to not move or stay in one …
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 …
Nelson Mandela
strength: mandela was a signal of___ and loyalty to his people., nelson: the teacher at his cristian school gave him the name of?, black: mandela was elected as …
Industrial Revolution
corn planter : farmers could plant corn by jabbing the metal tip of this planter into the ground. activating the lever would drop the seeds into the hole., …
Japanese Occupation
british : singapore was once a _________________ colony., japanese : the ___________________ invaded singapore on 8th of february 1942, trait : the japanese …
French Revolution
versailles: king lived there until oct 1789. , france: country where the great revolution happened. , bastille: they stormed what fortress in paris?, cahier: …
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 …
World War II
axispowers: italy and germany and japan, benito mussolini: the fascist dictator of italy, kristallnacht: violent riots by mobs of germans who were encouraged by …
The Industrial Revolution
countryside: where 80% of people lived and worked in 1750, , railway: the first one was between stockton and darlington (1825) and was used to transport coal., …
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 …
Roman Empire
climate : what is the average weather of a place called?, copper : "silver" coins came to be made out of 90 percent _____, soldiers : emperor septimus …
European History
lenin : this leader led the bolsheviks, imaginary : the iron curtain was an ____________ line that split europe into communist and capitalist, militarism : the …
