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Civilization and culture crossword with vocabulary like cultural diffusion and metallurgy.
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Civilization and Culture Vocabulary Crossword

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A 17-clue social studies vocabulary crossword exploring the foundations of civilization. Clues cover key concepts like cultural diffusion, cultural hearths, government, and specialized workers, plus terms from early societies such as metallurgy, maize, and matrilineal descent. Use it as a vocabulary review or warm-up for a unit on civilization and early cultures in Grades 6–8.

Subject:
Social Studies
Topic:
Anthropology
Grade Level:
6th – 8th Grades
Updated September 2017

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