History Crossword Puzzles
Prehistoric Fossils
paleontologist: the study of fossils intrigue me, chickens: we are actually dinosaurs, extinct: i no longer exist, triceratops: the last known true dinosaur, …
Ancient Egypt Terms
hieroglyphics : a system of writing using pictorial symbols, carved or painted on walls, used by ancient egyptians., hittites : an ancient civilization that …
Ancient Greece Timeline
aesops : fables are written c. 550 bce , trojan : war that began c. 1200 bce, philip : king of macedonia, attacks greece 359 bce, homer : creates the iliad and …
Ancient Greece
democracy : a type of government where you can vote, athens : a place located on a peninsula, greece : the country we have been researching, myth : a story that …
Ancient History
irrigation : the controlled distribution of water to crops and fields to support agriculture., fossil : the preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms, …
Egyptian History
middle kingdom: the period of egyptian history from 2050 to 1750 bc, obelisk: a tall, pointed, four-sided pillar in ancient egypt, pyramids: a huge triangular …
European History
lenin : this leader led the bolsheviks, imaginary : the iron curtain was an ____________ line that split europe into communist and capitalist, militarism : the …
Gilded Age
gilded age : a description of life during the 1800's and early 1900's; looks great on the outside but is rotten on the inside, robber baron : an …
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 …
Progressive Era
progressivism : political movement that aimed to improve society through reforms., reform : the movement to reform and improve social, political, and economic …
Inventions
handgun : a short-barrelled firearm that can be held and used with one hand., wheel : a circular component that is intended to rotate on an axle bearing, …
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 …
Asian Imperialism
dutch : they were the most prosperous nation in the 17th century due to their control of indonesia, lin : the commissioner tasked with ridding china of its …
