Word Search Puzzle: Global Absolutism

L O U I S X I V J N U D Z K D B K R Y D Y C W T J
C S E B B O H T A E R G E H T R A B K A R L E A U
S H C R A N O M E T U L O S B A K T L K Z Y S E N
S U L E I M A N T H E M A G N I F I C E N T T R K
T H E L E V I A T H A N Y D K Q V A C B I S E G E
U S U B I V A N T H E T E R R I B L E O I R R E R
T S A R T L W A R T C E E B O S N V M S P A N H C
K B V T X V H P D W W T P B O T W G X S I Y I T L
M S I C I T P E K S A V U L S U I P H U L O Z R A
W B C L S W N S L T K G U U N G R R O E I B A E S
U J U I R J U G S F A T J D U O B B R T H M T T S
S G N I K F O T H G I R E N I V I D O E P W I E H
P A R T I T I O N S O F P O L A N D F N T F O P J
B R X K W Q A L M Z U L O W U L S A T S S V N H G
N O I S S E C C U S H S I N A P S E H T F O R A W


Terms:

ABSOLUTE MONARCHS
ABSOLUTISM
AKBAR THE GREAT
BOSSUET
BOURBONS
BOYARS
DIVINE RIGHT OF KINGS
HOBBES
IVAN THE TERRIBLE
JUNKER CLASS
KING
LOUIS XIV
PARTITIONS OF POLAND
PETER THE GREAT
PHILIP II
SKEPTICISM
STATE
SULEIMAN THE MAGNIFICENT
TERRITORY
THE LEVIATHAN
TSAR
WAR OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSION
WESTERNIZATION


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Word Search Puzzle: Leading Figures in the Age of Exploration

K K M N P U N R S N E L L A S A L T N Y U A J D Z
T E I L O J D N A E T T E U Q R A M I C O Y R A F
C R X I Z E S K C L Y A B M U A K R A B A A O Z V
H U E M R N L A O Q E M C O R T E Z L Z K B R F T
U T O B A C R E R S U I U Y N I Z A P E O L R H Y
D J J V L T P V D L W B G C P W B F M W N A R A W
S T R Z I I W Z O E G O F H I W M P A J A M R L L
O S J E L Y G C A E C M W H Z K H E H L S A A J B
N T R R H B V N W I E N C Z A S F L C R U G X T K
Q C L R X I Z U P J D P O X R U M U F O L A B A L
G R L Q N Q D T P G H Z M P R J U Y I P X D M E A
A D P V N E D R E V J P S R O W D I L W N B U O L
R T G T O Y J O E M Z N G S D N Y R H L N H T F W
I T G T B P V M A G E L L A N Y T W E U Y G H Y G
I L L E U S W K T V X K L C H V A B L Q X R C J X


Explorers:

BALBOA
CABOT
CABRAL
CARTIER
CHAMPLAIN
COLUMBUS
CORTEZ
DA GAMA
DIAZ
DRAKE
GILBERT
HUDSON
LASALLE
MAGELLAN
MARQUETTE AND JOLIET
PIZARRO
PONCE DE LEON
RALEIGH

Word Search Puzzle: West Africa during the Age of Exploration

E W U A R E R A S T B Y T I N U M M O C
R A U I X O E W I L E A E S E N F L V N
C R O V S D T L D N W E A L T H E M A G
T A S O A R G U O H I E I A K O N G O H
Y H L R N O G N O K I N A M E A X N E A
J A T Y K R U V I L L A G E S R O O I N
S S O N G H A I T Z L B N E T A E I Y A
H E R D I N G S N D L O G R I U W T O I
T J L N K E N P A R A N E Q M S I I O C
O I H E A I I E V N I L I T B S R D Z U
G N I T N U H Q A M U R V S U T V A L N
L T S S R U S O R I S M E P K T A R E B
L N A E M A I A A E A I E O T D U T R S
E Y L I M A F A C L O T H E U N U L T A
U I T O U N R G I T S O T F L N I N E B



Terms:

Benin
caravan
cloth
community
Ewuare
family
farming
fishing
Ghana
gold
herding
hunting
Islam
ivory
Kongo
Mali
manikongo
oba
Sahara
salt
Songhai
Timbuktu
trade
tradition
villages
wealth


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Word Search Puzzle: The Columbian Exchange

N N M S I C A R T E R K F R O R R V G C Z I J S J J N T
A H O J L K G F X J U S I E C H E O L T P M V U C O O R
C E H I G T R Q V L R T J T Z O L V N X A M J B Y I I I
I H K V T V I C E R O Y S N U D S A L N R U A M O N T A
R C O N Q U I S T A D O R U C N W Z F I Z N V U N T A N
E K F O O C L T R E A T Y O F T O R D E S I L L A S R G
M U C J P Q P O C B T E X C H A N G E B N T M O I T O U
A F O O D S O D V O G X R N O R O E O D Y Y E C U O L L
N O I T A C R A M E D F O E N I L L A P A P R R Q C P A
I Z W R Q I O M L L R D H Y Q S G A Q N E E C E E K X R
T T N O I T A Z I N O L O C E I Z B O F S N A H H C E T
A C I R C U M N A V I G A T I O N I M M S C N P A O F R
L I H D Y M O N O C E N O I T A T N A L P O T O D M O A
M S I L A T I P A C O V Y Z C A S L C O P M I T U P E D
M I D D L E P A S S A G E R L R L V T X E I L S A A G E
L B C N A E B B I R A C T F E P E T J S M E I I L N A O
S E S A E S I D P E N B N A O V A M T W I N S R O Y D O
T K Z D R C W U B Z D I M X I L A I M T T D M H C R R K
M S I L A I R E P M I D L O U N Z L N O A A E C A K Q W
F J U A T A H U A L P A M M J O O C S C C H E P F O S U



Terms:

AGE OF EXPLORATION
ATAHUALPA
CAPITALISM
CARIBBEAN
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
CIRCUMNAVIGATION
COLONIZATION
COMMERCIAL REVOLUTION
CONQUISTADOR
CUZCO
DISEASES
ENCOMIENDA
ENCOUNTER
EXCHANGE
FOODS
GOLD
IMMUNITY
INFLATION
JOINT-STOCK COMPANY
LATIN AMERICA
MERCANTILISM
MESTIZO
MIDDLE PASSAGE
MITA
MULATTO
OLAUDAH EQUIANO
OLD IMPERIALISM
PAPAL LINE OF DEMARCATION
PARDO
PLANTATION ECONOMY
RACISM
SILVER
SLAVERY


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Free Online United States Geography Quiz

How well do you know the capital cities of the Western stats? We have created a simple online quiz to test your knowledge. All that you need to do is (using multiple-choice) name the capitals of the 13 Western states within 13 minutes. Good luck!


Name the Capital Cities of the 13 Western States within 13 Minutes

Word Search Puzzle: Native American Cultures at the Time of Columbus

A R A P A H O R N A R R A G A N S E T T A S B K O O N I H C
L C E T Z A E K A D A P R O U D E N A T I V E N C L R L T H
G H U R O N U I V O O U E R H E R I T A G E S Q T F L L G I
O E Z N E A A O A E E N K A S H A Y A P O M O S A G E I N P
N R I O S U J O J E M I A M I I E P A A E F N E L T H N I P
Q O J I B W A N O N O K N M E A P E I I O I K M U S R O S E
U K L U T E T T S W A W S E U R U U A U W R C I Y O I I E W
I E T K L N T E A A M A A S U J E T R T A S O N I A T S A A
N E K S R A U L O P I K I C E Z B A O E M T N O E N Z U N I
C R E I W T O U Q E P I I A O U L R R S P A N L K A T O T L
A C O A A E V N M C L U T L L S O I A W A M A E I R X U O Y
O W A T C O H C U R R T S E T L N M C E N E H A O E I S E T
A A T O K A D I N E E L A R E M N O S X O R E L W E T H N O
R S Q E I P O H A P E N I O O U R T U S A I U M A N D A N O
A A C R O W S N O Z M O N A C A N A T L G C Q T A O S W E F
K K D E L A W A R E A O E P I I O W U H R A S G P H F N Y K
I C E N M L P T M N J T R A S R T A U U O N U I A S E E E C
R I H U I C H O L A U K R C W S T T L V N S S E C O A E H A
A H H I T C H I T I Y A S H O I P O W H A T A N H H E E C L
A C O M A N C H E A E A I E O B U P R C S T D L E S N E A B



Cultures:

Algonquin
Arapaho
Arikara
Aztec
Blackfoot
Cherokee
Cheyenne
Chickasaw
Chinook
Chippewa
Choctaw
Chumash
Comanche
Cree
Crow
Dakota
Delaware
Hitchiti
Hopi
Huichol
Huron
Illinois
Inca
Iowa
Jumano
Kansa
Kashaya Pomo
Kato
Kiowa
Kiowa-Apache
Kwakiutl Nootka
Mandan
Maya
Mescalero Apache
Miami
Monacan
Narragansett
Navajo
Nez Perce
Ojibwa
Ottawa
Paiute
Pawnee
Pequot
Pima
Potawatomi
Powhatan
Pueblo
Sauk
Seminole
Shawnee
Shoshone
Susquehannock
Taino
Tuscarora
Ute
Wampanoag
Zuni


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