History and Social Studies Word Searches to Print or Solve
One word search for each history and social studies unit, with easy and hard lists, clues and an answer key.
A new social studies unit arrives with a page of words nobody in the room can spell yet: aqueduct, armistice, emancipation, peninsula. Each page here is a word search built from the vocabulary of one unit.
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World history 21
World history, ancient India, Greece and its myths, Rome, the Middle Ages and World War 1.
- History Word Search Printable, from Pharaohs to the Space Age208 words in 7 lists, from History Detective to Modern World, with dated clues to print as a review sheet.
- Printable Early Humans Word SearchA Stone Age vocabulary sheet: 15 words from Hunter to Hominid in one grid, answer key on page 2.
- Archeology Word Search PrintablePrint 15 archaeology words in one grid, trowel to carbon dating, with the answer key on a second page.
- Mesopotamia Word Search PrintableA Mesopotamia word search to print with its answer key, from the Tigris and Euphrates to Hammurabi and the ziggurat.
- Ancient Egypt Printable Word SearchPrint an ancient Egypt word search with its answer key: the Nile, pharaohs, pyramids, hieroglyphs and gods.
- Ancient India Word Search, Indus Valley to Gupta EmpirePrint an ancient India puzzle with its answer key, or swap the words for clues to review the unit.
- Free Printable Ancient China Word SearchPrint an ancient China word search and its answer key, or switch to dynasties, inventions, thinkers or daily life.
- Ancient Greece Word Search PDF With Thinkers, City-States and GamesPick the city-states, the wars, the thinkers, the arts and Games or the gods, then save a two-page PDF.
- Greek Mythology Word Search of Gods, Heroes and Monsters188 names from the myths in 7 themed lists, Olympian Gods to Myth Vocabulary, plus the 35 Greek gods alone and a clue for every name.
- Kids Norse Mythology Word SearchFind 12 Norse mythology words in one grid, from Odin and Thor to Asgard and Yggdrasil, with an answer key.
- Ancient Rome Word Search Puzzle With Legions, Emperors and LatinBuild a Roman word search puzzle from the Republic, the legions, the emperors or daily life, with its answer key.
- Middle Ages Word Search for Medieval History UnitsPrint a Middle Ages puzzle with its answer key, or swap the words for checked history clues.
- Ancient Americas Word Search PuzzleFind 15 ancient Americas words in one grid, from Olmec and Maya to Cahokia and Kiva, with an answer key.
- Aztec Word Search PrintablePrint an Aztec word search with its answer key, then switch the list to the Maya or the Inca.
- Age of Exploration Word SearchPrint an Age of Exploration word search of ships, tools, spices and ports, with its answer key.
- Scientific Revolution Word SearchFind 15 Scientific Revolution words in one grid, from Telescope and Orbit to Gravity, with an answer key.
- Enlightenment Word SearchFind 12 Enlightenment words in one grid, from Reason and Rights to Salon and Encyclopedia, with an answer key.
- Industrial Revolution Word Search PrintableAn Industrial Revolution word search to print with its answer key: machines, inventors, canals, railways and mill work.
- World War 1 Word Search Puzzle, from Sarajevo to the ArmisticePut the vocabulary of 1914 to 1918 into a grid, with an answer key and a clue behind every word.
- WWII Word SearchPrint a World War 2 word search of places, battles and terms from 1939 to 1945, with its answer key.
- Space Race Word SearchFind 15 Space Race words in one grid, Sputnik to Lunar Module, with the answer key on page 2.
United States history and civics 23
US history, the Alamo, the Civil War, Reconstruction, the Constitution, government, social studies for grades 1 to 5, the 50 states and Washington state.
- US History Word Search Printable, from Jamestown to ApolloPrint a United States history word search one unit at a time, with an answer key and optional clues.
- Pilgrim Word Search PrintablePrint 15 Pilgrim words in one grid, from Mayflower to Harvest, with the answer key on a second page.
- Printable Word Search for the 13 ColoniesPrint a word search of all thirteen colony names with its answer key, or switch to a colonial America list.
- French and Indian War Word Search PrintablePrint 12 French and Indian War words in one grid, from Fort and Frontier to Treaty, with the answer key.
- Boston Tea Party Word Search PrintablePrint 15 Boston Tea Party words in one grid, with the answer key on a second page.
- Intolerable Acts Word SearchPrint 15 words of the Intolerable Acts of 1774 in one grid, with the answer key on a second page.
- Declaration of Independence Word SearchPrint 15 Declaration of Independence words in one grid, from Liberty and Unalienable to Parchment, with the answer key.
- Alamo Word Search PrintablePress New puzzle for 16 Alamo words in a fresh grid, then print the sheet with its answer key.
- Pioneer Word SearchFind 15 pioneer words in one grid, from Covered Wagon to Sod House and Churn, answer key on page 2.
- Manifest Destiny Word SearchPrint 15 Manifest Destiny words in one grid, from Frontier and Annexation to Gold Rush, with the answer key.
- Civil War Word Search PDF With Battles, Leaders and Camp LifePick the road to war, the leaders, the battles, a soldier's day or freedom, then save the PDF.
- Gilded Age Word SearchFind 15 Gilded Age words in one grid, from Railroad and Steel to Tenement and Strike, with an answer key.
- Spanish-American War Word SearchFind 15 Spanish-American War words in one grid, from Cuba and the Maine to the Treaty, with an answer key.
- Constitution Word Search for Constitution Day and Civics UnitsPrint a Constitution puzzle with its answer key, or swap the words for clues checked against the National Archives text.
- Bill of Rights Word SearchFind 15 Bill of Rights words in one grid, Speech and Press to Jury and Bail, with an answer key.
- Government Word SearchPrint an American government word search with its answer key, one branch or one civics unit at a time.
- Social Studies Word Search Printable for Grades 1 to 5Print a social studies puzzle for the unit you are teaching, with its answer key or child-level definitions.
- Community Word SearchPrint a community helpers word search in large letters, from Firefighter to Mail Carrier, with its answer key.
- Printable Statue of Liberty Word SearchPrint 15 Statue of Liberty words in one grid, torch to pedestal, with the answer key on a second page.
- Ellis Island Word SearchFind 15 Ellis Island words in one grid, from Steamship and Steerage to Great Hall, with an answer key.
- 50 States Word Search Printable, All at Once or by RegionPrint all 50 states in one grid, two puzzles of 25 or one region, each with its answer key.
- Washington State Word SearchWashington's cities, volcanoes, state symbols and First Peoples in one printable puzzle with its answer key.
- Reconstruction Word SearchThe vocabulary of the years 1865 to 1877: amnesty plans, three amendments, the bureau for freed people, sharecropping and the compromise that ended the era.
World geography 4
Landforms, map words and world languages, 181 of the 193 United Nations member states by continent, and Australia.
- Geography Word Search PDF of Landforms, Map Skills and CountriesPrint a geography puzzle with its answer key, save it as a PDF, or swap the words for definitions.
- Countries Word Search by Continent, with Capital City CluesPrint a world puzzle or one continent, up to 50 names a grid, with capital cities as optional clues.
- European Union Word SearchFind 15 European Union words in one grid, from Euro and Brussels to Schengen, with an answer key.
- Australia Word Search with States, Animals and LandmarksPrint an Australia puzzle with its answer key, or pick one list: states and cities, mammals, landmarks or First Peoples.
Economics and money 3
Economics as a school subject, then the words of a personal finance course.
- Economics Terms Word Search Puzzle, from Scarcity to TariffsHide this week's economics vocabulary in a grid, then print it with its answer key or with definitions as clues.
- Financial Literacy Word SearchPrint a money vocabulary puzzle with its answer key, or swap the word list for plain definitions.
- World Currencies Word SearchPrint 15 world currencies in one grid, from Dollar, Euro and Yen to Shilling, with the answer key.
It opens on a finished grid of the words a class meets first, and every word has a clue. For a list of your own, use the word search maker.
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