History Crossword Puzzles
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 …
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 …
Egypt Empire
amenhotep Ⅳ : began the worship of one god, aton, authority : the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience., incense : a material …
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 …
Women in History
althea gibson : the first major african-american female tennis player , oprah : the richest black woman in america , rosa parks : fought for civil rights after …
Battle of Hastings
duke william: the leader of the normans , fyrd: the peasant soldiers in the saxon army , shield wall: the tactic that the saxons use , housecarls: the trained …
Russian Revolution
bolsheviks: group of people who wanted russia to be communist, hated monarchy, communism: rule by the workers, duma: the parliament in russia, lenin: founder of …
Life in Medieval Towns
waterways : towns built on these became centers for trade, combat : a popular form of trail during the middle ages was trial by _______________, herbs : these …
Ancient Mesopotamia
nomadic: wandering from place to place continuously , literacy: the ability to read and write. , mesopotamia: the world’s oldest civilization , epoch: a …
Battles of the American Revolution
samueladams : created the sons of liberty., washington : george ________ was the leader of the continental army., johnlocke : philosopher who inspired the …
Ancient Rome Vocabulary
continuity : when things stay the same over time, vandals : a group of barbarians who invaded rome who were known for destroying buildings, plebeian : a class …
Golden Age of Piracy
major stede bonnet : known as a gentleman and a incompetent pirate, pardons : document that forgave pirates of their crimes, charles vane : pirate who …
Charles Dickens
christmas carol : his most popular christmas story was a..., literature : charles dickens changed..., ravens : he had pet..., actor : dickens dreamt of being …
America 1920-73 - Opportunity and Inequality
buying on the margin:an investor pays 10% of the share price and covers the rest with profits made., constitution:system of laws a country is governed by., …
Revolutionary Time
republic : a form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting., navigation acts : a series of laws restricting colonial trade, town meetings …
Women's Suffrage Movement
nineteenth : the amendment that gave women the right to vote., logan : adela hunt _____ was an african american woman who was head of the tuskegee women's club …
Sectionalism and the Civil War
agriculture : southern economy, industrial : northern economy, uncle toms cabin : book that exposed the horrors of slavery and made northern join the abolition …
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 …
Ancient Australia
dreaming : the ____________ -the explanation of creation for australia's indigenous people, gracie : girl who is caught at the train station, spirit bird : this …
Ancient Phoenician Civilization
icosium: a trading-post city founded by the phoenicians in algiers., nomads: people who travel from place to place using animals and has no permanent home., …
Anglo-Saxons
dark ages : period of time between 5th-11th centuries, paganism : religion followed by anglo-saxons and vikings before their conversion to christianity, …
