History Crossword Puzzles
Viking Vocabulary
recluse: someone who lives alone or in solitude, resolution: the end of the story where the conflict is solved, barricade: to block off something with a wall or …
Medieval Hunting and Falconry
monarchs: who owned all of the forest, status: hunting was a symbol of, horseback: hunting with a bow was conducted on, dogs: these animals were used to assist …
Genghis Khan
temujin: the name genghis khan was born with, ongkhan: temujin's ally and father's old friend, jamukha: genghis khan's blood brother, man of steel: genghis …
Marco Polo
italy: the country in which marco polo was born, seventeen: the number of years marco spent in china., silk road: overland route used by explorers to the east., …
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, …
The Great San Francisco Earthquake
4years : how long did it take to rebuild san francisco?, slip : a ____ of the san andreas fault line., los angeles : how far was it felt to the south?, april18 …
Ancient Sumer
Sumer is the earliest known civilization in the historical region of southern Mesopotamia, emerging during the Chalcolithic and early Bronze Ages between the sixth and fifth millennium BC.
Life in Ancient Egypt
mummy : a body that has been preserved so it will not decompose, labor : another word for work, afterlife : a life believed to follow death, embalming : the …
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 …
Ancient Egypt
pyramid : triangle tomb, sphinx : statue of half lion/half human, hieroglyphs : ancient egyptian writing, arabic : language of egypt, egypt : capital of egypt, …
Slang of the 1500s in Spain
gong farmer: person who’s in charge of cleaning out privies, plague doctor: who provided treatments for a plague, cramp-words: difficult words, blood letting: …
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 Civilisations
cleopatra: egyptian queen, caesar: roman dictator, prehistory: before 4000 bc is what time period?, ancient history: 4000 bc to 500 ad is what time period?, …
Origins of Ethnic Groups
defeat: win a victory over, indigenous: people who originally lived in a particular area, descendants: someone who is related to a person or group of people who …
Early 70's Era
richard nixon: president at the time, muhammad ali: most famous boxer in early 70s, watergate scandal: biggest scandal in the early 70s, jets: team who won the …
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, …
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, …
Making of America
west: the direction that many people travelled in , plains: the great _______ where many native americans lived, president: the person in charge of the us …
Civil War Galore!
kepi: cap worn by civil war soldiers; more prevalent among union soldiers., west point: the united states military academy at west point, new york was the …
