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  1. www.britannica.com › topic › crossword-puzzleCrossword puzzle | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica

    Mar 17, 2024 · crossword puzzle, popular form of word puzzle. A crossword puzzle consists of a diagram, usually rectangular, divided into blank (white) and cancelled (black, shaded, or crosshatched) squares. This diagram is accompanied by two lists of numbered definitions or clues, one for the horizontal and the other for the vertical words, the numbers ...

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    Box for a jigsaw puzzle of Norfolk county, England, by William Darton, Jr., 1804–12. Jigsaw puzzles became popular during the 18th and early 19th centuries in England as educational tools, particularly to teach geography. The puzzles originated as educational devices to teach geography (dissected maps) in 18th-century England.

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  5. kids.britannica.com › kids › articleAlbert Einstein - Kids | Britannica Kids | Homework Help

    Albert Einstein was one of the greatest geniuses in the history of science. His theories, or ideas, led to new ways of thinking about the universe .

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    Revolution Begins. To help him solve France’s problems, Louis XVI called together the Estates-General in May 1789. The Estates-General was a group made up of representatives from the three classes, or estates, of French society: the church, the nobles, and the commoners. In June most of the commoners and some members of the other groups broke ...

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    Frisian. Frank. Anglo-Saxon. Fleming and Walloon. Saxon. Germanic peoples, any of the Indo-European speakers of Germanic languages. The origins of the Germanic peoples are obscure. During the late Bronze Age, they are believed to have inhabited southern Sweden, the Danish peninsula, and northern Germany between the Ems River on the west, the ...