Ancient Civilizations Word Search

Find names of ancient peoples, empires, cities, writing systems, and monuments from around the world.

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About the Ancient Civilizations Word Search

This puzzle covers civilizations across the ancient world, from Sumer and Persia to the Maya and Olmec. Find ancient peoples and empires alongside landmarks, scripts, and inventions such as Babylon, Cuneiform, and the Ziggurat. It is suited to students exploring world history, and to anyone curious about how early societies lived, built cities, and shared ideas.

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  • Akkad
  • Aqueduct
  • Aztec
  • Babylon
  • Carthage
  • Celt
  • Chichen Itza
  • Citadel
  • Colosseum
  • Cuneiform
  • Dacia
  • Elam
  • Epic of Gilgamesh
  • Etruscan
  • Gaul
  • Hammurabi
  • Harappa
  • Hieroglyphs
  • Hittite
  • Inca
  • Indus
  • Kush
  • Maya
  • Minoan
  • Mohenjo-Daro
  • Mycenae
  • Nineveh
  • Nubia
  • Obelisk
  • Olmec
  • Papyrus
  • Parthia
  • Persepolis
  • Persia
  • Petra
  • Phoenicia
  • Scythian
  • Sumer
  • Teotihuacan
  • Thebes
  • Thrace
  • Toltec
  • Troy
  • Urartu
  • Zapotec
  • Ziggurat

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