History Crossword Puzzles
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 …
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 …
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 …
Civil War Era
corruption : crime dealt by those in power, scalawags : southern whites who supported reconstruction, sharecropper : masters sharing crops with servants, …
The German 'Revolution' 1918/1919
groener: general _______ struck a deal with ebert in november 1918, communists: this group hated democracy and the empire, commisars: the caretaker government …
Henry VIII's Reformation
oath : all priests and government ministers had to swear this to henry to show they suppprted his reformation, more : thomas ____ the king's friend, executed …
Founding Monsters
virginia: the only book thomas jefferson ever wrote was notes on the state of _______., giants: mammoth and mastodon teeth were originally thought to be from …
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 …
Ancient India Vocacbulary
pariah : a member of a low caste in india. one that is despised or rejected, an outcast., reincarnation : rebirth of the soul or spirit in different bodies …
Roman Kings
tarquinius priscus : rome's fifth king (10,7), alba longa : original town of romulus and remus (4,5), sabines : people who lost their young women to the romans …
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 …
Medieval Towns
charter : towns could purchase this to gain independence from feudal lord, moat : what medieval towns were surrounded by to protect them, market : a place where …
Eleanor Roosevelt
tuskegee airman: eleanor roosevelt supported what airmen, democratic: what political party was she in, vermail room: where is her painting located, civil …
The Role of the Pharaoh
prosperity : the state of being successful, wealthy, or flourishing, sovereign : the supreme ruler or monarch, policies : rules or principles adopted by an …
Restructuring the Postwar World
united nations : international organization that was intended to protect the members against aggression., mao zedong : the communist had a stronghold in north …
Malian Empire
mecca: where did mansa musa go on pilgrimage to?, mansa: what title did the malian empire give to its kings?, west: what part of africa was the malian empire …
Harrying of the North
yorkshire : 80% of the land is still uninhabited 20 years later, salt : william instructs his soldiers to add this to the land, edgar : the prince who started …
