History Crossword Puzzles

Having new tools and methods to solve problems is another characteristic of civilization. . Government in which citizens elected representatives to make decisions/laws for their country. Period of Roman peace and prosperity. Belief in many Gods. Government in which ALL matters are voted on by ALL citizens.

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one of the two rivers. if there is not a lot of something. putting water on the crops to make then grow. rivers made by people. one of the two rivers.

Older Children

Early civilization along the Yucatan Peninsula, Guatemala and northern Belize. Carved or engraved symbol. Heartland of a major culture. Shared attitude,knowledge and behaviors. Civilization in the Valley of Mexico.

Older Children

The monotheistic religion of the Jews. Written language made with wedge-shaped characters. Independent urban political domains that controlled the surrounding countrysides. Worship more than one god. Belief in a single god.

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Ancient Cliff Dwellers

a person who is related to someone and who lives after them, such as their child or grandchild. from a time in human history before recorded events; very old. a hole in the floor of a kiva that is the doorway between the spirit world and the real world. a dark, heavy soil containing. pictures painted on stone.

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Ancient Crete

A book that tells us about the Trojan war. A hollow, wooden animal that helped with the victory of the Trojan war. The people who lived in Crete. A blind man who wrote the Iliad and the odyssey. Paintings that were located on the walls of the palace..

Older Children

god of craftsmen. solar god, Most famous god in egypt. re�s boat in which he used to travel through the sky into the night. god of wisdom. a scribe or astronomer of Amun.

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A rock filled rapid in a river. A ruler who united lower and upper Egypt. A sustitute who takes the child's place of the ruler until the child is ready to rule. A place that rivers split into several streams to form an area shaped like a triangle . Rich, fertile soil deposited by the flooding of a river .

Older Children

The area of Egypt north of Thebes, including the delta.. An Egyptian word meaning the black earth, the fertile soil of the Nile River Valley.. A structure for the burial of the dead.. Deposited soil at the mouth of a river.. The area of Egypt south of Thebes..

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Beneath the Pharoah in nthe social system. Longest river in the world. Head of a man or an animal and the body of a lion. Leader in ancient egypt. Egyptian writing system.

Older Children

The planting season. The harvesting season. This person designed the Step Pyramid. What the mummy was wrapped in. The crown worn on the pharaoh�s head after Upper and Lower Egypt were united.

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the ruler of ancient Egypt. some one who grows crops. a large dung beetle regarded as sacred in ancient Egypt . the growing season. the harvesting season.

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the disk of the sun in ancient Egyptian mythology,. a large vault, typically an underground one, for burying the dead.. a plaster cast taken of a dead person's face, used to make a mask or model.. a monumental structure with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top, especially one built of stone as a royal tomb in ancient Egypt.. A mythological beast with the body of a lion and the head of a pharaoh or god.

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The Sphinx and Great Pyramid are located in this city. An amulet which was used as a way to protect a mummy's heart. Symbolises everlasting life. The capital city of Ancient Egypt during the time of the New Kingdom. A large room, usually found underground, used for burying the dead. The region of the land where the Nile splits into several branches before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea.

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Pharaoh that practiced monotheism and worshipped Aton. Place where kings and queens were buried without individual pyramids. Jars that held organs of a dead body, the jars were stored in the tombs. Name of of step pyramid, it was essentially six Mastabas stacked on top of eachother. The Egyptians form of writign.

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The location of the great pyramid. The longest river in the world flowing from East Africa to Egypt. A triangular shaped area at the mouth of some rivers. A capital city in Nubia. A mix of soil and small rocks.

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Is supposed to be put on a toothbrush and was invented in Ancient Egypt . Most famous dessert that Ancient Egyptions ate . These were the people who built the pyramids . Poor peoples houses were made of this . Most powerful person in Ancient egypt .

Older Children

Ancient Egypt and Nubia

_________ is a region in Nubia between the first and the second Nile cataracts. the cite of the Great Pyramid; an ancient Egyptian city . the complete control over someone or something; the Pharaohs had ____ over the kingdom. an early form of paper made from reed plants found in the marshy land around of the Nile delta; the plants used to make this paper . Hatshepsut was a _____ to Thutmose III until he was old enough to rule.

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Ancient Egypt And Nubia

Is an area of sediment soil or canals carried by water. United lower Egypt and upper Egypt . A strong feeling of love loyalty or commitment. A fine mineral particles that can form fertile soil. A killed workers who practice a handicraft.

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Ancient Egypt Women

They were very important to the Ancient Egyptians.. If any woman broke the law, they would have to go to ____ to defend themselves of charge, just like everyone else.. Women rarely could get a ____ outside of the home.. Women could choose who to do this with, or to do it at all.. Women could not learn to ____..

Older Children

Ancient Egyptian

period of time when many public works were contructed; lost control to invaders. city in Ancient Egypt; home of the Great Pyramid. great warrior who conquered Ancient Egypt. fertile black soil. complete control .

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Ancient Egyptian

An Ancient Egyptian game. A beetle that was sacred to the Ancient Egyptians. A queen of Ancient Egypt. The capital of Ancient Egypt. A room or building used for burial.

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Son of Philip the Second; became king of Macedonia after his father was assassinated. One of the most famous philosophers; had been Alexander�s private teacher. An area of land nearly surrounded by water. A place for town meetings and where farmers and craftspeople could trade. A type of government in which a small group of the richest and most powerful citizens controlled decision-making.

Teenage

ranked as the greatest historian of antiquity. process of making infrences. calculated the circumference of the globe. system where all people vote directly on a problem. teaching style was based on asking questions.

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Guard dog of the Underworld. a one-eyed monster . Greek battle formation of 8-10 . temple on the Acropolis . god honoured by Olympic games .

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rational thinking. narrow water passage . system of government in which citizens participate directly in the day-to-day affairs of government rather than through elected representatives. an Athenian stonemason and philosopher. architect of the new era in which Greek culture spread from the Meditarranean to the borders of India.

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ANCIENT GREECE

Greek Philosopher, Teacher, and Sculptor.. King of Macedonia who took over a large empire.. A group of five men were elected leaders in Sparta responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens.. During the Age of_______,the Athenians became deeply attached to their political system of direct democracy.. Greatest philosopher in westen history..

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Colonization and Conquests

Invaded Persia and burned Persepolis; Took control of Syria, Egypt, and Mesopotamia. Military and financial alliance among Greek poleis; When Persian threat subsided, Athens left as lone contributor. Caused the increase of cultural diffusion, trade, and development of the land. Tensions divided Greece into two armed camps, under the control of Athens and Sparta; Led to the unconditional surrender of Athens. Originally brought Greece under control from Macedon.

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Theban statesman and military tactician and leader who was largely responsible for breaking the military dominance of Sparta.. Elementary teacher of reading, writing and basic maths. A hoplite was a citizen-soldier of the Ancient Greek city-states. . The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences.. a method of temporary banishment by popular vote without trial or special accusation practiced in ancient Greece.

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System of government in which citizens elect a small group of people to make laws. A system of government in which people gather at mass meetings. A Greek philosopher who invented the teaching method. A great military leader and ruler. From central Aisa, invaders of Greek mainland.

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a great militart leader and ruler who helped spread Greek art,ideans, language, and architecture throughout SW Asia and Nothern Africa.. Considered the greatest historian of the ancient world.. The earliest Greek stories.. System of government in which people gather at mass meetings to decide on government matters.. The Greek philosopher who invented the teaching method still used today..

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Who lived on the Island of Crete. Sellers of goods. What homes were made of. To cut off an enemy from their supplies. 479 to 431 BC was Athens.

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one eye, one tooth. god of wine. green or black stored fruit. the biggest greek island. famous greeek warrior.

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What was first help in the year 776 B.C.?. The first great philosopher in Greece. Someone who competes for a prize. One of the writings of Homer. Blocking off the enemy and not allowing their supplies in.

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consisted of a large city and the surrounding areas. A legal member of a country . athletic games every four years. were the citizen-soldiers of the Greek city-states. were five leaders in Sparta who were chosen to oversee the Spartan kings. They were elected annually..

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mathematician who created a famous formula regarding the length of the sides of a right triangle. famous for his account of the Peloponnesian Wars and for recording Pericles speeches . In Athens, one had to be ______ in Athens to become a citizen with voting rights.. Athens is considered to be this form of democracy. The city dedicated to Apollo which had a famous oracle, was known as ___________.

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where did spartan boys train? . what was, in addition to architecture and sculpture, did the ancient Greeks progress in? . Who sent a message to trick Xerxes? . what did the persians use to defeat the greeks in the battle of Salamis?. what were sixty year old men from a noble family elected to be important decision makers called?.

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In Sparta it was OK to ..... but don't get caught. Loved himself to death. A circular, open air stadium, used for plays. Something philosophers were interested in. Where the Oracle was.

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the sea to the east of Greece. the belief in many gods. the Greek word for city-state. a crop the Greeks could grow. large temple built to honor the goddess Athena.

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