enlightenment Crossword Puzzles
Enlightenment Vocab 2023-11-08
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- an agreement made by the people to establish a government and abide by its laws, but if the government fails, the people have the right to revolt
- a period from the late 1600s to the late 1700s in Europe in which people developed new ideas about human existence including basic rights and the level of control they should have over their government
- basic rights that (according to Locke) all human beings are born with such as life, liberty, and the ownership of property
- Belief that a rulers authority comes directly from god.
- an agreement between people and their government, in which people give up some things in return for the benefit of having government
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- a condition in which no governments or laws existed at all; complete freedom, but no protection
- A form of government, usually hereditary monarchy, in which the ruler has no legal limits on his or her power.
- the idea that a country's leader should be chosen by the people in a general election
- informal social gatherings at which writers, artists, philosophes, and others exchanged ideas during the Enlightenment
- dividing power among three branches of government so that each can check (limit) the power of the others
10 Clues: Belief that a rulers authority comes directly from god. • the idea that a country's leader should be chosen by the people in a general election • a condition in which no governments or laws existed at all; complete freedom, but no protection • dividing power among three branches of government so that each can check (limit) the power of the others • ...
Enlightenment Thinkers 2025-10-23
10 Clues: thinker • the president • Supreme Court • beliefs without reason • Congress and the Senate • there are three of these • customs or beliefs passed down • power should be divided equally • the power of the mind to use logic • movement that went against tradition
Enlightenment Philosophy 2024-11-21
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- Agreement between citizens and their government
- Believed in Checks and Balances
- The right for citizens to decide/Vote
- __________ Agreed with John Locke's idea of the social contract
- Citizens had the right to do this if the government broke the Social Contract
- Believed in Seperation of Powers
- Life Liberty and Property
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- Philosopher that believed human beings were essentially good
- Taught that the will of the people was most important
- The MA Government Act violated this natural right
- John Locke believed the government protected these
- The Quartering Act violated this natural right
12 Clues: Life Liberty and Property • Believed in Checks and Balances • Believed in Seperation of Powers • The right for citizens to decide/Vote • The Quartering Act violated this natural right • Agreement between citizens and their government • The MA Government Act violated this natural right • John Locke believed the government protected these • ...
The Enlightenment 2024-11-25
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- a monarchy that has unchecked power
- the ability to think clearly and understand
- a fake name
- lawmaking branch of the English government
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- someone who sees the worst in a situation
- people who carry out religious duties in the Christian church
- Hobbes's book about authoritarianism
- advanced form of mathematics that studies change
- removing or prohibiting books deemed offensive
- a widespread disease in a particular region
10 Clues: a fake name • a monarchy that has unchecked power • Hobbes's book about authoritarianism • someone who sees the worst in a situation • lawmaking branch of the English government • the ability to think clearly and understand • a widespread disease in a particular region • removing or prohibiting books deemed offensive • advanced form of mathematics that studies change • ...
The Enlightenment 2025-12-01
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- Use experiments and observation instead of superstition.
- A system of government where power is held by the people.
- The quality of being free, people should have this right.
- Power should be limited, and people should have a say in laws.
- Governments should protect people’s natural rights.
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- Everyone should learn and share ideas.
- A change in the political system by force attempt by a large group of people.
- Spoke about freedom of speech and religion.
- The Age of ________ in the 1700s, people started thinking.
- They wanted to explain the world with science and logic.
10 Clues: Everyone should learn and share ideas. • Spoke about freedom of speech and religion. • Governments should protect people’s natural rights. • Use experiments and observation instead of superstition. • They wanted to explain the world with science and logic. • A system of government where power is held by the people. • ...
Absolute Monarchies and the Enlightenment 2026-05-18
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- this monarch ruled Spain for 42 years; he strengthened the Catholic Church and made his authority absolute.
- Peter the Great made this city the capital in 1709.
- rights that belong to all humans from birth, like the right to life, liberty, and property.
- a ritual of King Louis XIV; high ranking nobles competed for the honor of holding the king’s royal washbasin or handing the king’s diamond buckled shoes.
- it granted the Huguenots religious toleration and other freedoms.
- unchanging principles, discovered through reason, that govern all human conduct.
- he was an Enlightenment philosopher that wrote the book called the Spirit of the Laws; it advocated for a checks and balances system of government.
- the ruler has complete authority over the government and the lives of the people.
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- this monarch ruled Russia; he notably westernized his kingdom through various political and social reforms.
- he was an Enlightenment philosopher that had an optimistic view on human nature; he thought people were basically reasonable and moral.
- he advised King Louis XIV early on during his rule.
- during the Age of Absolutism, European monarchs embraced the idea that their authority came directly from God.
- he was an Enlightenment philosopher that wrote the book called Leviathan.
- a huge fleet of ships.
- this monarch ruled France from 1643 to 1715; he constructed the Palace of Versailles.
- he was a Scottish economist who argued that the free market should operate and regulate business.
16 Clues: a huge fleet of ships. • Peter the Great made this city the capital in 1709. • he advised King Louis XIV early on during his rule. • it granted the Huguenots religious toleration and other freedoms. • he was an Enlightenment philosopher that wrote the book called Leviathan. • unchanging principles, discovered through reason, that govern all human conduct. • ...
GE 2013-03-03
Unit 2 choice task 2023-11-21
15 Clues: 1790s • Equality • Hierarchy • Democracy • civil laws • Natural rights • all revolutions • French revolution • it includes mexico • American revolution • Enlightenment ideals • a revolution In mexico • A person is born with.. • Toussaint Louverture led the .. • what assembly was to limit the power
Buddhism 2020-06-01
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- a transcendent state where there is no suffering or desire
- the main goal in Buddhism
- three teachings that say how life is impermanent
- a consequence as a result of a good or bad action
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- the awakened one and the first person to be enlightened
- means cosmic law and order
- comprise the essence of buddhas teachings
- one way to get to enlightenment by yourself
- Buddhist understanding of practical life and avoiding self denial
- the assemblage of the Buddhist community
10 Clues: the main goal in Buddhism • means cosmic law and order • the assemblage of the Buddhist community • comprise the essence of buddhas teachings • one way to get to enlightenment by yourself • three teachings that say how life is impermanent • a consequence as a result of a good or bad action • the awakened one and the first person to be enlightened • ...
Unit 3 Vocabulary 2017-10-03
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- an English mathematician, astronomer, and physicist
- an intellectual and philosophical movement which dominated the world of ideas in Europe
- the overthrow of King James II of England by a union of English Parliamentarians
- a Francophone Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer
- an English military and political leader
- the acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters
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- a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher
- an English philosopher
- a form of government in which a monarch acts as head of state
- a series of armed conflicts and political machinations
- a French lawyer, man of letters, and political philosopher
- a legislative, elected body of government
- a form of monarchy in which one ruler has supreme authority
- the doctrine that kings derive their authority from God
- an English philosopher and physician
15 Clues: an English philosopher • an English philosopher and physician • an English military and political leader • a legislative, elected body of government • an English mathematician, astronomer, and physicist • a series of armed conflicts and political machinations • the doctrine that kings derive their authority from God • ...
Buddisim 2026-05-18
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- In Buddhism there are ____ noble ____ that guide whoever follows Buddhism, they are not lies.
- Something that one cannot escape, the opposite of life.
- Buddhists believe in an endless cycle of life after death
- Your actions matter, don’t forget the repercussions also known as ______
- The first Of the 4 sights Siddhartha saw
- Dreams can often be translated into a _
- The goal for many is to reach a state or _
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- Going without food
- state that one reaches
- A daily practice where laypeople offer food and necessities to monks.
- Before he was Buddha he was Prince ______
- The founder of Buddhism
- Buddha sat under the _____ tree when he reached enlightenment
- Every human being experiences this. There's no way around it, the only way to surprise it is to move on through it.
- practice _____ when the mind is calm and focused
15 Clues: Going without food • state that one reaches • The founder of Buddhism • Dreams can often be translated into a _ • The first Of the 4 sights Siddhartha saw • Before he was Buddha he was Prince ______ • The goal for many is to reach a state or _ • practice _____ when the mind is calm and focused • Something that one cannot escape, the opposite of life. • ...
Buddhism 2026-05-18
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- In Buddhism there are ____ noble ____ that guide whoever follows Buddhism, they are not lies.
- Something that one cannot escape, the opposite of life.
- Buddhists believe in an endless cycle of life after death
- Your actions matter, don’t forget the repercussions also known as ______
- The first Of the 4 sights Siddartha saw
- Dreams can often be translated into ______
- The goal or many is to reach a state or _____
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- Going without food
- A state that one reaches
- A daily practice where laypeople offer food and necessities to monks.
- Before he was Buddha he was Prince ______
- The founder of Buddhism
- Buddha sat under the _____ when he reached enlightenment
- Every human being experiences this. There's no way around it, the only way to surprise it is to move on through it.
- People practice _____ when the mind is calm and focused
15 Clues: Going without food • The founder of Buddhism • A state that one reaches • The first Of the 4 sights Siddartha saw • Before he was Buddha he was Prince ______ • Dreams can often be translated into ______ • The goal or many is to reach a state or _____ • Something that one cannot escape, the opposite of life. • People practice _____ when the mind is calm and focused • ...
Chapter 19 2021-10-21
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- Wanted to fight the ignorance and prejudices in Prussia
- Established schools for all children between the ages of 6 and 13
- To get rid of; to make something not legal
- Having a belief in reasoning; moving away from ignorance
- Discovered the Universal Law of Gravitation
- The time in European history when people used reason to solve problems
- A legal agreement
- An unfair and unreasonable opinion
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- A type of music from the 1700s and early 1800s that is orderly and balanced; in the style of ancient Greece or Rome
- Defended peoples right to freedom of religion, speech, and press
- Favored rule by the majority
- A meeting of artists, writers, and thinkers in a Paris home during the Enlightenment
- Believed order was more important than freedom
- Published an encyclopedia
- Believed in separate powers for each branch of government
- Believed people were born with three rights: life, liberty and property
16 Clues: A legal agreement • Published an encyclopedia • Favored rule by the majority • An unfair and unreasonable opinion • To get rid of; to make something not legal • Discovered the Universal Law of Gravitation • Believed order was more important than freedom • Wanted to fight the ignorance and prejudices in Prussia • Having a belief in reasoning; moving away from ignorance • ...
Chapter 3 Crossword 2013-10-07
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- A french politicle thinker that lived during the age of enlightenment.
- Explains the fundmental nature of being and the world encompasses.
- A person with extensive knowledge that they use towards there work.
- A type of reference that holds a summary of of information.
- An artistic and literary movement that originated in Europe.
- Changed the way people thought about the phisical world around them.
- A series of mathmatical steps to find the quotient of a math problem.
- A series of dots helps find the range.
- He is best known today for his politicle philosophy.
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- Was a english philosopher.
- Scientists who tried to turn ordinary metals into precious metals.
- Spreading knowledge starting in the 1700s.
- The capital of France.
- The gathering of people in the same room spreading knowledge.
- A women who held salons in her house.
- Refers to a classical period.
- A french writer that attacked the catholic church .
- The mathmatical study of change.
- An educated guess.
- Banned by the church because they thought it went beyond there belief.
20 Clues: An educated guess. • The capital of France. • Was a english philosopher. • Refers to a classical period. • The mathmatical study of change. • A women who held salons in her house. • A series of dots helps find the range. • Spreading knowledge starting in the 1700s. • A french writer that attacked the catholic church . • He is best known today for his politicle philosophy. • ...
Revolutionary Characters 2015-10-13
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- The people did not trust Ben Franklin and thought that he may even be a...
- founding father and inventor
- famous for his writings
- Washington allowed this colony to raise an all black army
- The men that founded the constitution
- revolution War that took place from 1775 to 1783
- Ben Franklin's son that Ben wanted to kill for fighting on the side of the British
- First president of the United States
- Ben Franklin wanted to make this colony a royal province
- George Washington's title in the Continental Army
- Ben Franklin traveled here and really liked it so no one thought that he would return
- "head of American Enlightenment"
- Ben Franklin went here to get guns and ammo
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- Washington set these people free in his will
- Adams and Jefferson were big supporters of this idea
- George Washington's wife
- A colony or state that has a royal governor and council
- pamphlet written by Thomas Paine
- Washington was the only one to win all the votes from the...
- Active member of congress who nominated Washington for Commander in Chief
20 Clues: famous for his writings • George Washington's wife • founding father and inventor • pamphlet written by Thomas Paine • "head of American Enlightenment" • First president of the United States • The men that founded the constitution • Ben Franklin went here to get guns and ammo • Washington set these people free in his will • revolution War that took place from 1775 to 1783 • ...
13 Colonies Turn Into America 2023-11-28
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- What was the text Thomas Paine wrote as a commoner to commoners
- What idea did Thomas Jefferson deal with in one of his reasons for independence?
- What happened after the enlightenment?
- What was the motherland of the colonies
- what did both the colonies and England use to get people on their side
- Who wrote the declaration of independence
- What were the colonies fighting for
- What style of combat did the colonists have?
- What was created after Lexington and concord
- What did the declaration state that citizens could overthrow?
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- hill A strategic position that overlooks both Boston and its harbor
- What were the names of the soldiers fighting for the colonies
- What lead to the colonies fighting back against England
- What were the colonists asking for?
- What time period did people start to worry about government
- the ___________ of independence
- Who was asking for independence?
- What did land equal
- A moral or legal entitlement to have or obtain something or to act in a certain way.
- What was the continental army?
20 Clues: What did land equal • What was the continental army? • the ___________ of independence • Who was asking for independence? • What were the colonists asking for? • What were the colonies fighting for • What happened after the enlightenment? • What was the motherland of the colonies • Who wrote the declaration of independence • What style of combat did the colonists have? • ...
Belief Systems Crossword 2021-12-02
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- A morally positive trait
- The ultimate state of Enlightenment
- The belief system whose goal is to achieve Nirvana
- The rule that states Treat others the way you want to be treated
- Hindu god that is the basis of Shaivism
- Structures built to appease the gods
- God spirit that appears in nature
- Chinese ethical and philosophical system
- Country whose flag is white with a large red dot in the center
- The social class you are placed into in Hinduism
- The belief system in which karma determines your place in your next life through the process of reincarnation
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- The endless cycle of rebirth
- When a Buddhist finds the truth about life and stops being reborn
- What you believe in
- Freedom from reincarnation
- Beliefs about what is right behavior and what is wrong behavior
- Country whose flag is red with yellow stars in the top left corner
- Country whose flag is orange, white, and green with a blue wheel in the center
- The state of being pure
- The belief system that worships the spirits of the gods
20 Clues: What you believe in • The state of being pure • A morally positive trait • Freedom from reincarnation • The endless cycle of rebirth • God spirit that appears in nature • The ultimate state of Enlightenment • Structures built to appease the gods • Hindu god that is the basis of Shaivism • Chinese ethical and philosophical system • ...
Cruz Kutney Enlightenment and Revolution 2024-12-18
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- Earth-centered universe
- Used telescope to look at the sky
- The 3 branches of government being able to overrule eachother
- Parties to discuss intellectual ideas
- Simple and elegant
- Give up freedom to the government for protection
- Absolute monarchs that borrowed some ideas from the enlightenment
- Theory of proving things with reason and logic instead of emotional or religious feelings
- Separation of States and National governments' powers
- Sun-centered universe
- These were intellectuals in France
- Seperate powers of the government
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- Applying logic and reasoning to the societal world
- Enlightened Russian ruler
- Applying logic and reasoning to the natural world.
- Wrote Declaration of Independence; inspired by John Locke
- Belief that God set the universe in motion but doesn't interfere with it
- Extravagent and gaudy
- Said that people are corrupted by civilization
- Argued for women's rights
- Made the United States independent from Britain.
- Wrote Theory of Universal Gravitation
- Method to solve problems
- French satirist
- Guarantees rights, uses Beccaria's ideas
- Wrote about natural, God given rights
26 Clues: French satirist • Simple and elegant • Extravagent and gaudy • Sun-centered universe • Earth-centered universe • Method to solve problems • Enlightened Russian ruler • Argued for women's rights • Used telescope to look at the sky • Seperate powers of the government • These were intellectuals in France • Wrote Theory of Universal Gravitation • Parties to discuss intellectual ideas • ...
history 2025-03-26
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- What place did many French people attack?
- Who believed in freedom of speech and religion?
- What did Enlightenment ideas help start/inspire?
- What document made the USA a country?
- Whos said people are naturally selfish?
- What king was executed during the revolution?
- Who said people should pick their own government?
- What book did Hobbes write?
- Who became the ruler of France after the revolution?
- What estate payed the most taxes?
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- What was the first battle of the revolution?
- What was it called when the colonist threw tea into to harbor?
- What did John Locke say all people should have?
- Who said government should have three parts?
- What was the name of the queen who was executed?
- What king of government did the Enlightenment thinkers not like?
- Where did the industrial revolution start?
- What battle ended the war?
- Voltaire got in trouble with what?
- What estate was made up of mostly nobles?
- What device was used to execute people?
- What was the French king's palace called?
- Where did many people move for factory jobs?
23 Clues: What battle ended the war? • What book did Hobbes write? • What estate payed the most taxes? • Voltaire got in trouble with what? • What document made the USA a country? • Whos said people are naturally selfish? • What device was used to execute people? • What place did many French people attack? • What estate was made up of mostly nobles? • ...
Unit 6: Reason & Revolution 2022-11-09
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- decide on the levying of new taxes and to undertake reforms in the country
- led enslaved Africans in a revolt against the French that ended slavery and resulted in the new nation of Haiti.
- the French Enlightenment thinkers usually applied to themselves.
- city building and the movement of people to cities
- contract for America to be free from Great Britain
- large population of workers and extensive natural resources
- first ten amendments
- late 17th- & 18th-century intellectual movement emphasizing reason, individualism, and skepticism
- Toussaint had taken control of the entire island and freed all the enslaved Africans
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- goods and services
- wrote "The Wealth of Nations"
- believes in the social contract should be used to create a solution.
- queen of France before French Revolution
- prevention of getting too much power
- rotating crops
- person who starts a building
- wealthy Venezuelan creole
- freed from ignorance and misinformation
- the political and social system of the Kingdom of France from the Late Middle Ages
- powers to oversee or make use others don't overuse their powers
- developing machine production of goods
21 Clues: rotating crops • goods and services • first ten amendments • wealthy Venezuelan creole • person who starts a building • wrote "The Wealth of Nations" • prevention of getting too much power • developing machine production of goods • freed from ignorance and misinformation • queen of France before French Revolution • city building and the movement of people to cities • ...
Morgan Eppley- Enlightenment and Revolution 2022-12-20
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- Believed gov’t should exist to benefit the people
- grand, extravagant, and ornate
- theory that the truth can be discovered through reason and logic
- Wollstonecraft wanted equal education for women
- system what montesquieu believed would improve thinks
- the Great one of the 3 enlightened despots from Russia
- and balances another believe montesquieu wanted to make more separation of powers
- sun centered theory
- of Independence idea that everyone has undeniable rights
- Jefferson wrote the declaration of independence
- used a telescope to study astronomy
- Revolution change in thinking about the natural world using observation
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- separation of powers was the only way to prevent tyranny
- contract agreement between people and gov’t
- Locke people have the right to life, liberty, and property
- thinkers of the enlightenment
- belief in a greater power
- social parties in paris
- applied reason and logic to people
- of Rights rights that all americans have
- despot frederick the great, Joseph II, Catherine The great
- earth centered theory
- method procedure for gathering and testing ideas
- a satirist that sponsored freedom of speech and religion
- simple and elegant
- Newton universal laws of motion
26 Clues: simple and elegant • sun centered theory • earth centered theory • social parties in paris • belief in a greater power • thinkers of the enlightenment • grand, extravagant, and ornate • Newton universal laws of motion • applied reason and logic to people • used a telescope to study astronomy • of Rights rights that all americans have • contract agreement between people and gov’t • ...
Buddhism 2026-01-21
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- Practice of non-violence.
- “Greater Vehicle”
- This is the traditional form of Buddhist teaching that developed under the support of King Ashoka.
- Contains morality of the Buddhists
- Origin of Buddhism
- Sermon Where the Buddha taught the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path
- Contained monastic rules and explanations of all monasteries.
- ‘nontheistic religion’
- Cycle of life and death (before liberation).
- Vajrayana’s highest teachers
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- "The Enlightened One"
- “setting the wheel of Dharma in motion”
- Represent the cosmic order and are often destroyed after completion to illustrate impermanence (anicca), a core Buddhist teaching.
- Are compassionate beings who choose to postpone their own enlightenment to help others reach it.
- Buddha's death
- This reflects mental clarity, moral perfection, and spiritual awakening.
- “Indestructible Diamond Vehicle”
- Revealed the impermanence of life and the inevitability of suffering, leading the prince to seek enlightenment.
- Believed to be the elaboration of the Buddhas teachings.
- Country with the highest Buddhist population in 2025.
- "unchanging self" rejected by Buddhism.
- Cause and effect of ones deeds.
22 Clues: Buddha's death • “Greater Vehicle” • Origin of Buddhism • "The Enlightened One" • ‘nontheistic religion’ • Practice of non-violence. • Vajrayana’s highest teachers • Cause and effect of ones deeds. • “Indestructible Diamond Vehicle” • Contains morality of the Buddhists • “setting the wheel of Dharma in motion” • "unchanging self" rejected by Buddhism. • ...
The Enlightenment Vocabulary 2021-03-08
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- a male noble who rules a small territory
- n. a harness used to restrain work animals; something that takes away people’s freedom
- a small mass of metal balls packed into a canvas bag, resembling a cluster of grapes, that is shot from a cannon
- an extreme shortage of food that results in widespread hunger
- a member of a violent, extreme left-wing group during the French Revolution
- the wealthy members of French society, people who were neither nobles or peasants.
- to allow someone to do what they want; to spoil someone
- a person who supervises conduct and morals
- a musical composition written for an orchestra and usually in four parts called movements
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- to to force someone to live outside of a place as a punishment
- a revival of ancient Greek and Roman ideas, especially in literature, art, or architecture
- one-tenth of a person’s income, paid to support a church
- a law passed during the French Revolution that allowed the arrest of people suspected of opposing the Revolution
- place where public records or historical documents are kept
- the quality of being deeply religious; the adherence to religious principles in daily life
- v. to rule over a country as its czar, king, or queen
16 Clues: a male noble who rules a small territory • a person who supervises conduct and morals • v. to rule over a country as its czar, king, or queen • to allow someone to do what they want; to spoil someone • one-tenth of a person’s income, paid to support a church • place where public records or historical documents are kept • ...
Enlightenment crossword puzzle 2021-10-05
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- He was the king of France at the start of the revolution; he was weak and indecisive
- had to pay high taxes taxes
- This is the date that the Third Estate voted to leave the Estates-General and form a new body of government for the people of France
- A major change in government that began in 1789, it brought an end to the absolute monarchy and a start to a representative government
- When each estate received one vote; this was favored by the First and Second Estates
- 1st 10 Amendments to the Constitution that detail the protections of our personal liberties
- Where did Locke believe a good government got its power from?
- author of the Declaration of Independence. He borrowed ideas on natural rights from John Locke
- The war between Great Britain and its American colonies, 1775-83, by which the colonies won their independence.
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- Which groups of people played the greatest role in the Enlightenment?
- the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the colonies from Great Britain authored by Thomas Jefferson
- They consisted of the bourgeoisie, the san-culottes and the peasants
- What part of the world did the Enlightenment begin?
- Who was an American philosophe?
- Wrote the "Spirit of Laws"
- led, paper, paint, glass, and tea
16 Clues: Wrote the "Spirit of Laws" • had to pay high taxes taxes • Who was an American philosophe? • led, paper, paint, glass, and tea • What part of the world did the Enlightenment begin? • Where did Locke believe a good government got its power from? • They consisted of the bourgeoisie, the san-culottes and the peasants • ...
Enlightenment and revolutions 2024-11-13
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- Info of all branches of knowledge
- Britain North American colonies rebelled
- A period of major social upheaval in France
- A Venezuelan statesman
- The first president of the U.S.
- Let them eat cake
- Machine used to chop off head
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- A French military officer and statesman
- A period where series of massacres and executions happened
- Continent located entirely in the northern hemisphere
- Father or liberalism
- A Haitian general and
- Created The Spirit of Law
- The sun king
- Located in Western Europe
- Criticized Christianity
16 Clues: The sun king • Let them eat cake • Father or liberalism • A Haitian general and • A Venezuelan statesman • Criticized Christianity • Created The Spirit of Law • Located in Western Europe • Machine used to chop off head • The first president of the U.S. • Info of all branches of knowledge • A French military officer and statesman • Britain North American colonies rebelled • ...
Module 3 Crossword 2022-10-24
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- Colonists disguised as Indians tossed several hundred chests of tea into harbor
- Famous for the saying "Give me liberty or give me death"
- author of Common Sense
- British law which imposed a tax on all printed materials
- Sole control of supply of a good or service
- colonists who remained loyal to Britain
- Theory individuals have undeniable basic rights from nature or God
- time of great philosophical thought and scientific invention in Europe
- English philosopher from the enlightenment period
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- The first president
- Colonists ready to fight at a minutes notice
- Riot in Boston when colonists confronted British troops and fired upon and kill several colonists
- agreement for mutual benefit between individual, group, or community and its government
- Written by Thomas Paine to inspire colonists to fight for independence
- Colonist who called for independence from Great Britain
15 Clues: The first president • author of Common Sense • colonists who remained loyal to Britain • Sole control of supply of a good or service • Colonists ready to fight at a minutes notice • English philosopher from the enlightenment period • Colonist who called for independence from Great Britain • Famous for the saying "Give me liberty or give me death" • ...
Hoeferle 2021-03-03
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- wrote Robinson Crusoe
- helped develop forms for the string quartet and the symphony
- everyone should be able to feely trade and believed government should be hands off economy
- First womes rights activist
- Thinkers that applied methods of science to understand and improve society
- first one to coin frse enlightenment
- Put all philosophers saying into encyclopedias
- Time were people questioned absolute monarchs and authority
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- 3 branches of government with checks and balances
- thought people were cruel and selfish and wanted absolute rule
- Beleives in our rights to live and Said to revolt if not given rights
- wrote religious works for organ and choir, also sonatas for violin
- Wrote operas, symphonies, and religious music
- believed in freedom of speech and rights for people
- wrote water mucic and more that 30 operas including messiah
15 Clues: wrote Robinson Crusoe • First womes rights activist • first one to coin frse enlightenment • Wrote operas, symphonies, and religious music • Put all philosophers saying into encyclopedias • 3 branches of government with checks and balances • believed in freedom of speech and rights for people • wrote water mucic and more that 30 operas including messiah • ...
Modern Europe 2023-06-01
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- proved Aristotles theories before him wrong, was interested in astronomy
- Age of reason
- religious, flat, faces show little feelings, people fully dressed
- believed people could practice any religion and have freedom of speech
- a process that proves a hypothesis through experimenting
- everyday life, people in motion, and linear perspective
- a focus and reason on the value and importance of humanity
- famous for painting the Mon Lisa
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- Ancient Rome and Greece
- how much power should kings have?
- laws that are fair, equal, and apply to everyone no matter what
- this drink helped enlightenment thinkers energize and stimulate their brains
- a rebirth of new art and learning influenced by the classical world
- when you use your mind or reason to solve things
- the idea that the earth and planets revolve around the sun.
15 Clues: Age of reason • Ancient Rome and Greece • famous for painting the Mon Lisa • how much power should kings have? • when you use your mind or reason to solve things • everyday life, people in motion, and linear perspective • a process that proves a hypothesis through experimenting • a focus and reason on the value and importance of humanity • ...
Buddhism Crossword Puzzle 2012-11-29
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- The Buddhist emperor of India in the third century BCE.
- According to Buddhism, suffering is caused by this _______.
- Buddha's family name.
- The dominant form of Buddhism in China, Japan and Korea.
- The dominant form of Buddhism in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia.
- The basic Buddhist scripture.
- A popular form of Buddhism exported from Japan to the West.
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- The goal of Buddhism; the ceasing of all desires.
- The community of practicing Buddhists.
- Buddha believed this to be the central problem of life.
- The doctrine of no permanent soul.
- The mental exercise used by Buddhists to gain enlightenment.
- The term for someone who has awakened to true reality.
- The number of the fundamental chain of truths as taught by Buddha.
- An illogical riddle used in a certain forms of Buddhism to spur enlightenment.
15 Clues: Buddha's family name. • The basic Buddhist scripture. • The doctrine of no permanent soul. • The community of practicing Buddhists. • The goal of Buddhism; the ceasing of all desires. • The term for someone who has awakened to true reality. • The Buddhist emperor of India in the third century BCE. • Buddha believed this to be the central problem of life. • ...
Buddhism by Emma 2026-05-17
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- The founder of Buddhism
- Going without food
- Dreams can often be translated into ______
- Your actions matter, don’t forget the repercussions also known as ______
- Before he was Buddha he was Prince ______
- In Buddhism there are ____ noble ____ that guide whoever follows Buddhism, they are not lies.
- People practice _____ when the mind is calm and focused
- Something that one cannot escape, the opposite of life.
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- Every human being experiences this. There's no way around it, the only way to surprise it is to move on through it.
- A daily practice where laypeople offer food and necessities to monks.
- Buddhists believe in an endless cycle of live after death
- A state that one reaches
- The goal or many is to reach a state or _____
- One Of the 4 sights
- Buddha sat under the _____ tree when he reached enlightenment
15 Clues: Going without food • One Of the 4 sights • The founder of Buddhism • A state that one reaches • Before he was Buddha he was Prince ______ • Dreams can often be translated into ______ • The goal or many is to reach a state or _____ • People practice _____ when the mind is calm and focused • Something that one cannot escape, the opposite of life. • ...
Essay 1 Crossword Puzzle 2022-02-17
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- The document that stated America's freedom.
- Writer of the Delcaration of Independence.
- The war for America's independence.
- The colonies founded by Great Britain
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- A European movement in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Basic rights people were born with.
- The force controlling the 13 colonies.
- An influential philosopher who started the enlightenment.
8 Clues: Basic rights people were born with. • The war for America's independence. • The colonies founded by Great Britain • The force controlling the 13 colonies. • Writer of the Delcaration of Independence. • The document that stated America's freedom. • A European movement in the 17th and 18th centuries. • An influential philosopher who started the enlightenment.
9th Grade Semester 1 Review 2022-23 2023-01-03
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- Empire-building; or when a big country takes over one or more smaller countries
- A scientist who challenged the Catholic Church by teaching that the sun was at the center of the universe
- A record or document referring to past events but produced after the event
- An English philosopher of the Enlightenment who believed the people form their government in exchange for protection of their rights to life, liberty, and property
- Organizations that allowed employees to act together to achieve better working conditions.
- The growth of cities, AKA urban areas, during the Industrial Revolution.
- A French philosopher of the Enlightenment who popularized the concept of separation of power
- Started with the storming of the Bastille, escalated with the beheading of King Louis XVI and the Reign of Terror, and ended when Napoleon came to power
- The world's first successful slave rebellion in the former colony of Saint Domingue
- The belief that Europeans had an obligation to take over "inferior" peoples and "civilize" them
- The belief in free markets; people should be allowed to make their own decisions about what to buy and sell, and should be allowed to own property.
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- Beginning in the late 1700s, a period in which people stopped doing things by hand and started doing them by machine
- An intellectual movement of the 18th century that applied scientific methods to the study of society and government
- A historical record or document produced by an eyewitness or other observer who lived during the time period in question
- A movement that relied on observation to explain the natural world and rejected many of the church's teachings
- The practice of employing kids as young as 6 to work in factoires.
- The traditional belief that the Earth is at the center of the universe
- Using other credible sources to confirm the information in a source.
- The earliest system of production, in which people were experts at making something which they sold locally and kept the profit.
- A French philosopher of the Enlightenment who believed in freedoms of speech and religion
- The continent most affected by European imperialism during the late 1800s
- The belief in total equality; government should decide what people have, and private property should be banned.
- The system of production created by the Industrial Revolution, in which all workers came to the same location and performed a single task in the production process
- The belief that the sun is at the center of the universe
24 Clues: The belief that the sun is at the center of the universe • The practice of employing kids as young as 6 to work in factoires. • Using other credible sources to confirm the information in a source. • The traditional belief that the Earth is at the center of the universe • The growth of cities, AKA urban areas, during the Industrial Revolution. • ...
GC 24 Module 18 Vocab Review 2024-04-22
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- Czarina of Russia who took steps to reform and modernize Russia
- English scientist who discovered the laws of motion and gravity
- Idea that the earth and the other planets revolve around the sun
- Agreement where people define and limit their individual rights creating an organized society of government
- One of a group of social thinkers in France during the Enlightenment
- Document declaring American independence from Britain and the reasons for it
- An American statesman and the third president of the US that wrote and signed the Declaration of Independence
- The first ten amendments to the US Constitution that protect citizens' basic rights and freedoms
- Italian scientist who invented the first working telescope and whose discoveries put him into conflict with the Roman Catholic Church
- Simple, elegant style in the 1700s that was inspired by ancient Greece and Rome
- French philosopher and author who believed in tolerance, reason, freedom of religious belief, and freedom of speech
- Grand, ornate style in arts and architecture in the 1600s and early 1700s
- System of government where power is divided between the national and state governments
- One of the 18th century European monarchs who was inspired by Enlightenment ideas to rule fairly and respect the rights of subjects
- A new way of thinking about the natural world based on careful observation and the questioning of accepted beliefs
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- Logical procedure for gathering information and testing ideas
- Belief that truth could be found through reason or logical thinking
- Swiss-French philosopher who championed the freedom of the individual and the notion that all people were created equal
- She argued for greater education opportunities for women and urged women to enter the male-dominated fields of medicine and politics
- Medieval view that said the earth was an immovable object located at the center of the universe
- Movement where thinkers attempted to apply the principles of reason and the scientific method to all aspects of society
- Social gatherings for discussing ideas and enjoying art
- French political philosopher who proposed a government divided into three branches and greatly influenced the US Constitution
- System where each branch of government limits the power of the other two branches
- English philosopher that developed political and economic theories and also declared that people have a right to rebel against governments that do not protect their rights
- Enlightenment belief that God created the universe and then allowed it to run on its own following natural laws
26 Clues: Social gatherings for discussing ideas and enjoying art • Logical procedure for gathering information and testing ideas • Czarina of Russia who took steps to reform and modernize Russia • English scientist who discovered the laws of motion and gravity • Idea that the earth and the other planets revolve around the sun • ...
HRT3M Vocabulary Review 3 2025-06-05
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- a spiritual and cultural practice common to many Indigenous cultures, involving the burning of sacred herbs like sage, cedar, sweetgrass, and tobacco to purify and cleanse.
- a fundamental symbol in many Indigenous cultures which represents interconnectedness, balance, and the cyclical nature of life
- means duty in Hinduism and the teachings of the Buddha in Buddhism
- a religious initiation ceremony for a Jewish girl aged twelve years and one day, regarded as the age of religious maturity.
- a collection of scriptures containing the teachings of Gautama Buddha.
- the Jewish New Year festival
- ritual cleansing of the hands before praying in Islam
- the middle way between complete luxury and asceticism that was created by the Buddha
- the religious initiation ceremony of a Jewish boy who has reached the age of 13
- a pilgrimage made to the Kaaba, the "House of Allah," in the sacred city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. It is one of the Five Pillars of Islam
- a dome-shaped structure traditionally used by Indigenous peoples for purification and cleansing ceremonies
- a major Jewish holiday that commemorates the Israelites' liberation from slavery in Egypt
- a lifestyle characterized by voluntary self-denial and abstinence from worldly pleasures, often practiced as a means of spiritual discipline and to achieve higher states of consciousness or enlightenment.
- ‘’the awakened one’’ in Sanskrit
- consists of Shahada (declaration of faith), Salah (prayer), Zakat (charity), Sawm (fasting), and Hajj (pilgrimage)
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- the holiest day in Judaism; the day of atonement
- the ultimate goal; liberation from samsara; the end of suffering; achieving a state of enlightenment
- a monogram of chi (Χ) and rho (Ρ) as the first two letters of Greek Khristos Christ, used as a Christian symbol.
- The ‘’duty wheel’’ which represents the Eightfold path, samsara, and the possibility of liberation from samsara
- a guideline for living a moral, ethical, and mindful life, ultimately leading to enlightenment and liberation from suffering (i.e achieving nirvana). It comprises eight practices organized into three categories: wisdom, ethics, and meditation
- The Buddha and the founder of Buddhism
- hatred towards Jews because of their religion
- a spiritual journey, a rite of passage, in many Indigenous cultures, particularly in North America, where individuals seek a connection with the spirit world and receive guidance or power
- the community of Buddhist practitioners (e.g monks) who support each other on the path to enlightenment
24 Clues: the Jewish New Year festival • ‘’the awakened one’’ in Sanskrit • The Buddha and the founder of Buddhism • hatred towards Jews because of their religion • the holiest day in Judaism; the day of atonement • ritual cleansing of the hands before praying in Islam • means duty in Hinduism and the teachings of the Buddha in Buddhism • ...
Buddhism 2012-10-25
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- The concept that your soul will be continually reborn into bodies that reflective the good and bad deeds of the previous lives. The cycle ends with Nirvana.
- The way to end suffering in life and reach enlightenment
- Guides of Buddhism
- Name used for founder of Buddhism
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- The goal of Buddhism is to end _____.
- Started Buddhism
- All physical surroundings are an _____ created by desire.
- An important guiding principle of Buddhist practice
- The achievement of reaching enlightenment
- The number of gods in Buddhism
10 Clues: Started Buddhism • Guides of Buddhism • The number of gods in Buddhism • Name used for founder of Buddhism • The goal of Buddhism is to end _____. • The achievement of reaching enlightenment • An important guiding principle of Buddhist practice • The way to end suffering in life and reach enlightenment • All physical surroundings are an _____ created by desire. • ...
John Locke 2014-05-25
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- ... contract people form a government
- all power comes from people
- if the gvt. becomes a threat to the NR of people, they have a rigth to overthrow it.
- something you own, a part of natural rights
- parliament-group of representatives with some power of ...
- Natural Rights-life,...,property cannot be taken away
- cutest thing in the whole wide world <3 <3 <3
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- Also a part of Natural Rights
- Locke English enlightenment philosopher
- Intellectual movement of the 18th century
10 Clues: all power comes from people • Also a part of Natural Rights • ... contract people form a government • Locke English enlightenment philosopher • Intellectual movement of the 18th century • something you own, a part of natural rights • cutest thing in the whole wide world <3 <3 <3 • Natural Rights-life,...,property cannot be taken away • ...
section 3 and 4- Amari Primus 2021-01-05
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- The ruler most admired by the philosophes was Catherine II
- The artistic style of the late 1700s
- the style of European art in the 1600´s and 1700´s
- wrote the declaration of independence
- which power was divided between national and state governments
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- with each branch checking the actions of the other two
- the Enlightenment spirit
- document firmly based on the ideas of John Locke and the Enlightenment
- these hostesses held regular social gatherings
- added to the Constitution the ten amendments
10 Clues: the Enlightenment spirit • The artistic style of the late 1700s • wrote the declaration of independence • added to the Constitution the ten amendments • these hostesses held regular social gatherings • the style of European art in the 1600´s and 1700´s • with each branch checking the actions of the other two • The ruler most admired by the philosophes was Catherine II • ...
Catherine the Great 2025-09-02
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- her method of getting the throne
- The first all-girls school in Russia, founded by Catherine
- Movement of new ideas that inspired catherine
- length of catherines reign (in years)
- Enlightenment thinker who had great influence of Catherine
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- A major war fought against Ottomans
- Museum in St.Petersburg containing over 3 million works of art
- book Catherine wrote to rewrite the Russian legal code
- Major family that held the Russian crown for over three centuries
- Her ex-husband and predecessor
10 Clues: Her ex-husband and predecessor • her method of getting the throne • A major war fought against Ottomans • length of catherines reign (in years) • Movement of new ideas that inspired catherine • book Catherine wrote to rewrite the Russian legal code • The first all-girls school in Russia, founded by Catherine • Enlightenment thinker who had great influence of Catherine • ...
Newman's Enlightenment Review 2023-10-18
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- John Locke argued that people had the right to life, liberty, and ______________.
- Thomas Hobbes illustrated the mythical sea creature to represent ruling with fear.
- The questioning of previous beliefs: science, religion, and ____________.
- Absolute monarchs taking advantage of __________.
- The number of branches in American government.
- The _________ estate in France consisted of commoners and mainly those considered poor.
- Last name of the only figure who wanted Absolute Monarchy
- The thinker who came up with separation of powers.
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- Voltaire pushed for freedom of __________.
- monarchs controlling all aspects of society.
- This Enlightenment thinker criticized King Louis XIV and Catholic Church.
- John Locke stated that it was the people's right to _________ their government if it is bad.
- Besides Hobbes, all Enlightenment thinkers wanted ____________.
- Voltaire also pushed for ______________ of religion.
14 Clues: Voltaire pushed for freedom of __________. • monarchs controlling all aspects of society. • The number of branches in American government. • Absolute monarchs taking advantage of __________. • The thinker who came up with separation of powers. • Voltaire also pushed for ______________ of religion. • Last name of the only figure who wanted Absolute Monarchy • ...
5A Crossword 2025-11-07
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- prolific French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher
- belief that your country is superior to others
- 18th century philosopher and economist
- labor system contract used for free passage to a new country
- Haitian general and leader of the Haitian Revolution
- English philosopher and physician, known as the father of liberalism
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- the movement to end slavery and the slave trade
- founding father and first president of the United States
- first womens rights convention in the US
- an 18th-century intellectual and cultural movement that emphasized reason, individualism, and secularism
- belief in the existence of a supreme being
- advocacy of women's rights and equality
12 Clues: 18th century philosopher and economist • advocacy of women's rights and equality • first womens rights convention in the US • belief in the existence of a supreme being • belief that your country is superior to others • the movement to end slavery and the slave trade • Haitian general and leader of the Haitian Revolution • ...
INTRODUCTION OF WORLD RELIGION AND BELIEF SYSTEMS 2026-02-05
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- The awakened teacher and foundation of Buddhism.
- A symbol of purity and spiritual awakening.
- The language used in many Mahayana scriptures.
- A core spiritual practice in Buddhism.
- The teaching about the three bodies of the Buddha.
- The “Great Vehicle” branch of Buddhism that aims to help all beings reach enlightenment.
- A recorded teaching or discourse of the Buddha.
- A quality represented by the bodhisattva Manjushri.
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- An enlightened being who delays nirvana to help others.
- A perfection or virtue practiced on the path to enlightenment.
- A key virtue shown by bodhisattvas in helping all beings.
- The state of liberation from suffering and rebirth.
12 Clues: A core spiritual practice in Buddhism. • A symbol of purity and spiritual awakening. • The language used in many Mahayana scriptures. • A recorded teaching or discourse of the Buddha. • The awakened teacher and foundation of Buddhism. • The teaching about the three bodies of the Buddha. • The state of liberation from suffering and rebirth. • ...
test 2026-02-13
15 Clues: dunno • dunno • one god • freedom • hindu text • consequences • islam's text • multiple gods • the right way • islamic temple • a place of worship • christianity's text • the first enlightened • freedom from birth and death • the path described by the buddha
french revoulution 2023-09-21
acient india crossword puzzle 2022-04-07
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- The belief that one's actions affect their rebirth
- Perfect enlightenment. Also reuniting with the world
- This religion worship a god called Brahmin
- The main god worshiped in Buddhism
- A social system based on families economic status
- A law where the higher the social status the harder the rules
- People describes as Indo-Europeans
- Warriors of people or leaders sometimes other classes was allowed into this class
- The idea of humans achieving perfect enlightenment. Based off Gautama
- A group of skilled farmers or merchants
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- One of the most worshiped gods in ancient india
- The lowest people in the caste system and had very little rights
- The belief that people will be reborn again
- A written language made around 1000bc by aryans
- A group of unskilled workers/peasants largest group of people
15 Clues: The main god worshiped in Buddhism • People describes as Indo-Europeans • A group of skilled farmers or merchants • This religion worship a god called Brahmin • The belief that people will be reborn again • One of the most worshiped gods in ancient india • A written language made around 1000bc by aryans • A social system based on families economic status • ...
Religious studies 2024-11-06
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- Strong belief in something without proof.
- What is A place of worship in Islam.
- A request made to a deity.
- what is the place of worship in many religions.
- What is the supreme being in many religions.
- A practice of focusing the mind for spiritual purposes in Buddhism
- A set of beliefs, practices, and values shared by a group of people.
- The name of holy book of Islam.
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- A set of actions performed in a specific way for religious purposes.
- Something considered holy or divine.
- The Arabic term for person believed to be a messenger of God.
- Which religion emphasizes enlightenment through meditation and the Four Noble Truths.
- A journey to a sacred place for religious reasons.
- what is holy book of Judaism.
- The state of enlightenment in Buddhism.
15 Clues: A request made to a deity. • what is holy book of Judaism. • The name of holy book of Islam. • What is A place of worship in Islam. • Something considered holy or divine. • The state of enlightenment in Buddhism. • Strong belief in something without proof. • What is the supreme being in many religions. • what is the place of worship in many religions. • ...
Introduction to the Enlightenment 2022-04-07
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- the country where most of the philosophers came from.
- central figure of the Enlightenment
- one of the principal authors of the Encyclopedia
- the study of nature through reason, experimentation and observation.
- author of the book "The Social Contract"
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- a shift in the way people think about questioning traditions.
- ideological position against the influence of the Church.
- an art form deemed to be immoral and indecent.
- to shed light over something
- the idea that God exists, but he would not intervene in human affairs.
10 Clues: to shed light over something • central figure of the Enlightenment • author of the book "The Social Contract" • an art form deemed to be immoral and indecent. • one of the principal authors of the Encyclopedia • the country where most of the philosophers came from. • ideological position against the influence of the Church. • ...
Worksheet #1 2025-09-23
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- A life with no rules, and no government.
- The authority a king had over citizens.
- English writer who argued for women's rights
- An agreement where citizens give up some rights in exchange for government protection.
- Continent where the Enlightenment began.
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- Basic rights people are born with.
- Advocated for religious tolerance.
- A period of time when people developed new ideas about human existence and rights.
- Famous for his theory of the separation of powers.
- Argued that people needed an absolute sovereign.
10 Clues: Basic rights people are born with. • Advocated for religious tolerance. • The authority a king had over citizens. • A life with no rules, and no government. • Continent where the Enlightenment began. • English writer who argued for women's rights • Argued that people needed an absolute sovereign. • Famous for his theory of the separation of powers. • ...
GL4 u2 pp. 195-197 2021-02-08
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- nackt
- kostenlos
- Künstler
- da
- U-Bahn
- Göttin
- strahlend
- Fleck, Ort
- Kreuzung
- Dschungel
- Stachel, Spitze
- Aufklärung
- schleichen
- Geschmack
- Füllung
- Tagung
- Schmelztiegel
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- Teig(tasche)
- Karren
- köstlich
- jüdisch
- gerade rechtzeitig
- gebraten
- mit allen Mitteln
- für wenig Geld
- es schaffen
- Sonnenuntergang
- Skulptur
- Reiseführer
- stöhnen
- anregen
- keuchen
- Freiheit
33 Clues: da • nackt • Karren • U-Bahn • Göttin • Tagung • jüdisch • stöhnen • anregen • keuchen • Füllung • köstlich • gebraten • Künstler • Skulptur • Kreuzung • Freiheit • kostenlos • strahlend • Dschungel • Geschmack • Fleck, Ort • Aufklärung • schleichen • es schaffen • Reiseführer • Teig(tasche) • Schmelztiegel • für wenig Geld • Sonnenuntergang • Stachel, Spitze • mit allen Mitteln • gerade rechtzeitig
Euro History 2023-12-08
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- - Father of modern chemistry
- - French naturalist
- - French philosopher
- - Truth is relative belief
- - Enlightenment thinkers
- -Emphasizes reason
- - Discovered oxygen
- - Voltaires call
- - Enlightened Austrian ruler
- - Decline and Fall historian
- - Belief inadistant deity
- -Devised by
- - Religious diversity acceptance
- - Government power prevention
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- - Scottish empiricist
- - 18th-century intellectual movement
- - German philosopher
- - French naturalist
- - Wrote "Candide"
- - Influential political theory work
- - Hypnotic influence
- - Novella satire
22 Clues: -Devised by • - Voltaires call • - Novella satire • - Wrote "Candide" • -Emphasizes reason • - French naturalist • - French naturalist • - Discovered oxygen • - French philosopher • - German philosopher • - Hypnotic influence • - Scottish empiricist • - Enlightenment thinkers • - Belief inadistant deity • - Truth is relative belief • - Father of modern chemistry • - Enlightened Austrian ruler • ...
Social studies vocab 2014-02-04
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- religion developed in India out of Hinduism.
- A fortress in a city
- A long poem telling the story of a warrior going into battle.
- oldest Hindu book.
- freedom from prejudice.
- to cause to adopt a different religion
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- Indian prince also known as Siddhartha Gautama developed Buddhism.
- the rebirth of the soul in the body of another living thing.
- Empire indian empire founded by Chandragupta
- summary of Hindu teaching a short summary of the teachings of Hinduism.
- a religion that began 3000 years ago.
- a large landmass the juts out from a continent.
- spiritual enlightenment in Hinduism and Buddhism, the attainment of enlightenment and freeing of the spiritual self from attachment to worldly things, ending the cycle of birth and rebirth.
- Social class, the highest class are the Brahmans.
14 Clues: oldest Hindu book. • A fortress in a city • freedom from prejudice. • a religion that began 3000 years ago. • to cause to adopt a different religion • religion developed in India out of Hinduism. • Empire indian empire founded by Chandragupta • a large landmass the juts out from a continent. • Social class, the highest class are the Brahmans. • ...
Stuffs 2022-12-13
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- is the middle class
- is what you have to complete to go to enlightenment
- is a transcendent state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and the subject is released from the effects of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth.
- release from the cycle of rebirth impelled by the law of karma
- is a person who is able to reach nirvana but delays doing so out of compassion in order to save suffering beings.
- is a king/leader
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- is like me and you
- is dying and coming back to life
- is the second worst class
- path the path to enlightenment
- stages of social and economic ranks
- the chosen one
- is the lowest cast
- is the idea if you finish your dharma
14 Clues: the chosen one • is a king/leader • is like me and you • is the lowest cast • is the middle class • is the second worst class • path the path to enlightenment • is dying and coming back to life • stages of social and economic ranks • is the idea if you finish your dharma • is what you have to complete to go to enlightenment • ...
Theology 2025-05-26
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- spiritual teacher
- annointed one
- inspired messenger
- a message from God
- sacred agreement
- deliverance from sin
- cleansing ritual
- "good news"
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- action and consequence
- theological belief system
- Hebrew name for God
- sacred chant
- belief in one god
- cosmic law
- the goal of enlightenment
- God becoming human
- violation of divine law
17 Clues: cosmic law • "good news" • sacred chant • annointed one • sacred agreement • cleansing ritual • spiritual teacher • belief in one god • inspired messenger • God becoming human • a message from God • Hebrew name for God • deliverance from sin • action and consequence • violation of divine law • theological belief system • the goal of enlightenment
French Revolution Terms (no capitalization, no spaces) 2021-03-16
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- American Founding father, wrote the Declaration of Independence
- Enlightenment thinker, known for idea of separation of power, last name only
- An enlightenment thinker, known for “natural rights”
- Second Class of France, made up of the nobles, also exempt from taxes
- France owed a lot of money due to war and lavish lifestyle
- Period of chaos and Anarchy that comes after the King and Queen of France were beheaded
- A Jacobin who executed anyone related to the monarchy, as well as “traitors”. In a twist of irony, he himself was executed via guillotine.
- The radical right of the legislation set up in 1791, wanted the old system back
- The person the french people looked to after the French Revolution, essentially back to a monarchy
- The capital of France, captured by the rebels around 1789
- The preferred method of execution during the French revolution, used to cut off many heads.
- The legislation established by the Constitution of 1791
- Radical left group of the legislation set up in 1791, wanted to completely abolish the monarchy
- A Jail for political prisoners that was stormed, marks beginning of Revolution
- The urban middle-class, they were the merchants and artisans and were well-educated and often wealthy
- Country that declared war on France due to fear that their own monarch would be overthrown; begins with an A
- The period of time where France’s 3rd estate revolted against the existing monarchy
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- The King of France, a young and weak leader
- Essentially the neighborhood watch, gathered any suspected traitors to the revolution and executed them.
- The French version of the Declaration of Independence, meant to reform the government and establish equality in France.
- A New Constitution, sets up a two house legislature and a 5-man executive committee.
- Top class of France, made up of the clergy, exempt from taxes
- Meeting of the three estates called by the King. First and Second Estate block Third Estate.
- Married to the King
- A period of time where new ways of thinking where being developed
- Made France a constitutional monarchy and established a unicameral legislation
- A social protest of 6000 women on the King’s palace due to cost and scarcity of food
- Met on a tennis court and took the Tennis Court Oath.
- Lowest group of France, majority, made up of artisans and peasants, paid almost all of the taxes
- Enlightenment thinker, known for belief in the will of the majority, last name only
30 Clues: Married to the King • The King of France, a young and weak leader • An enlightenment thinker, known for “natural rights” • Met on a tennis court and took the Tennis Court Oath. • The legislation established by the Constitution of 1791 • The capital of France, captured by the rebels around 1789 • France owed a lot of money due to war and lavish lifestyle • ...
Riley Grillo Enlightenment and Revolution 2024-12-19
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- Jefferson-an American statesman, planter, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher
- European intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th centuries in which ideas concerning God, reason, nature, and humanity
- Locke-John Locke was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers
- in the existence of a supreme being, specifically of a creator who does not intervene in the universe.
- from or considered in relation to the center of the earth.
- French judge, man of letters, historian, and political philosopher. He is the principal source of the theory of separation of powers.
- measured from or considered in relation to the center of the sun.
- word for "philosopher,"
- Western style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from the early 17th century until the 1750s.
- of Rights-the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution
- method-The scientific method is a process for experimentation that is used to explore observations and answer questions.
- and balances-the separation of power to avoid one entity or body wielding too much power.
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- to neoclassicism.
- was one of the earliest Renaissance developers of the thermoscope and the inventor of various military compasses.
- contract-people live together in society in accordance with an agreement that establishes moral and political rules of behavior.
- despot-a ruler with absolute power (a despot) who embraces Enlightenment ideals
- belief or theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response.
- Newton-an English polymath active as a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and more
- Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher (philosophe), writer, and composer.
- of Independence-We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights.
- was a versatile and prolific writer, producing works in almost every literary form, including plays, poems, novels, essays, histories
- gatherings held in private homes during the Enlightenment,
- Wollstonecraft-Mary Wollstonecraft was a British writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights. Until the late 20th century,
- Revolution-emphasis on abstract reasoning, quantitative thought, an understanding of how nature works
- system-a system of government in which the same territory is controlled by two levels of government.
- the Great-Catherine II most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was the reigning empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796.
26 Clues: to neoclassicism. • word for "philosopher," • of Rights-the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution • from or considered in relation to the center of the earth. • gatherings held in private homes during the Enlightenment, • measured from or considered in relation to the center of the sun. • Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher (philosophe), writer, and composer. • ...
Review of the French Revolution 2025-11-20
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- Ultimately, Louis XVI, his wife, Marie Antionette, and Robespierre were all _____.
- The motto of the French Revolutionaries was ___, equality, and fraternity
- only the 3rd Estate paid these
- the term for the removal of all evidence of the influence of the Church in French society
- the number of houses in the legislative branch of the Directory
- this Oath was made by the National Assembly to the people of France
- in pre-revolutionary France, the number of votes each Estate received
- King Louis XVI was acting as this type of monarch prior to the revolution in France
- leader of the Committee on Public Safety that launched the Reign of Terror
- the people “stormed” this place to gather arms (guns mostly) to defend the National Assembly from the threat of Louis XVI’s military
- the pre-revolutionary advisory body to the king that was made up of all 3 estates
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- the Enlightenment thinker most specifically concerned with freedom of expression and the separation of church and state
- Enlightenment thinker who advocated for the “general Will” and who said because man can govern himself, the only job of the government is to do what the people say
- the number of people men who were a part of the executive branch of the Directory
- killing machine used to slice off people’s heads
- king of pre-revolutionary France
- once the king was executed, and France was no longer a monarchy, it became this type of government
- The government that took over after the Reign of Terror
- estate made up of the Catholic clergy (officials of the Church such as bishops)
- the type of monarchy created by the first constitution of revolutionary France
- estate made up of the nobles
- Created by the 3rd Estate and claimed to be the true representative government of the people
- the Enlightenment thinker who advocated for the separation of powers because absolute power corrupts absolutely
- the percent of the population that belonged to the 3rd Estate in pre-revolutionary France
- estate made up of peasants, laborers and the middle class
- the Enlightenment thinker who said men are born with God-given natural rights, and the abuse of those rights meant the people had a right and duty to create a new government
- This reign was the period of the French Revolution that was full of bloodshed due to wars with foreign nations and mass executions
27 Clues: estate made up of the nobles • only the 3rd Estate paid these • king of pre-revolutionary France • killing machine used to slice off people’s heads • The government that took over after the Reign of Terror • estate made up of peasants, laborers and the middle class • the number of houses in the legislative branch of the Directory • ...
Causes of the French Revolution 2025-09-29
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- A royal session used to force laws past the parlements.
- A tax on income, often avoided by nobles and clergy.
- France supported this overseas conflict, worsening its financial crisis.
- Finance minister who published an inaccurate budget report in 1781.
- Writers and thinkers who spread new Enlightenment ideas.
- Forced labour service used to maintain roads.
- Royal officials who collected taxes and enforced the King’s laws.
- Everyone else in society who carried most of the tax burden.
- Poor harvests in the 1780s that caused food shortages.
- The major grievance of the Third Estate about unfair treatment.
- A system where the King had almost unlimited power.
- The shortfall between what France earned and what it spent.
- The wealthier middle class within the Third Estate.
- A system where jobs could be bought and passed down to descendants.
- A direct tax paid mostly by the Third Estate.
- Riots that broke out when food prices rose too high.
- The special rights enjoyed by the First and Second Estates.
- A trade agreement with Britain in 1786 that hurt French industry.
- A poll tax, paid unequally by clergy and nobility.
- Finance minister who tried to cut expenses and reform grain trade.
- Radical urban workers named for their trousers.
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- Enlightenment thinker who fought for freedom of speech.
- The system of government in France before 1789.
- High courts that could block royal laws unless forced by a lit de justice.
- A voluntary gift from the clergy to the King instead of taxes.
- Philosophe who argued for separation of powers.
- Nobility who owned around 20% of land and resisted reform.
- Clergy who enjoyed privileges such as not paying taxes.
- Controller-General who tried and failed to reform taxation in 1787.
- A deeply unpopular tax on salt.
- Years War A costly conflict with Britain that drained French finances.
- The unpopular Queen, nicknamed Madame Deficit.
- Philosophe who promoted the idea of a social contract.
- The banning of books and writers who challenged the monarchy.
- The indecisive king who failed to manage reform.
- Gatherings, often run by women, where Enlightenment ideas spread.
- Intellectual movement that challenged divine right and absolutism.
- The main burden of supporting France fell on the Third Estate through these.
- The assembly of the three estates called in 1789 to solve the crisis.
- Battle where French aid helped Americans defeat Britain in 1781.
- France owed over 3 billion livres by 1783 due to wars.
41 Clues: A deeply unpopular tax on salt. • Forced labour service used to maintain roads. • A direct tax paid mostly by the Third Estate. • The unpopular Queen, nicknamed Madame Deficit. • The system of government in France before 1789. • Philosophe who argued for separation of powers. • Radical urban workers named for their trousers. • ...
The Enlightenment: The Age of Reason 2023-09-05
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- A rat and flea spreading disease.
- A Puritan who went by "Lord Protector". (1649-1658)
- A scientist from the Enlightenment-era.
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- Famous English philosopher in the Enlightenment era. (1632-1704)
- A philosopher who advocated the use of reason and who came up with the ideas behind the scientific method.
- The science of life.
- An area far away from political control.
- Tool used for viewing tiny things.
- Polish astronomer who concluded Heliocentricism. (1473-1543)
- The study of the changes that occur in matter.
10 Clues: The science of life. • A rat and flea spreading disease. • Tool used for viewing tiny things. • A scientist from the Enlightenment-era. • An area far away from political control. • The study of the changes that occur in matter. • A Puritan who went by "Lord Protector". (1649-1658) • Polish astronomer who concluded Heliocentricism. (1473-1543) • ...
Enlightenment and French Revolution 2025-03-12
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- The King of France during the French Revolution
- Leader of the Reign of Terror
- Marie Antionette allegedly told the starving peasants to eat
- An intellectual and cultural shift that occurred in Europe - Enlightenment
- The only estate that paid taxes was the
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- The storming of this prison started the French Revolution
- The French King and Queen were
- This philosopher argued for women’s rights
- This philosopher argued against torture and execution
- This philosopher argued that everyone has natural rights of life liberty and property -
10 Clues: Leader of the Reign of Terror • The French King and Queen were • The only estate that paid taxes was the • This philosopher argued for women’s rights • The King of France during the French Revolution • This philosopher argued against torture and execution • The storming of this prison started the French Revolution • ...
Hinduism and Buddhism Crossword 2026-02-06
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- – The idea that a person’s actions affect their future; good actions bring good results, bad actions bring suffering.
- – In Buddhism, the state of enlightenment and freedom from suffering and rebirth.
- – In Buddhism, a set of practices (right belief, action, meditation, etc.) that lead to enlightenment.
- – In Hinduism, the ultimate reality or universal spirit; the source of all existence.
- – In Hinduism, the inner soul or true self of an individual.
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- – A spiritual practice used in both religions to focus the mind, gain insight, and achieve enlightenment.
- – In Hinduism, liberation from samsara and unity with the divine.
- – The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth that continues until spiritual liberation is achieved.
- – The basic teachings of Buddhism that explain the nature of suffering and how to end it.
- – Moral duty or the right way of living; in Buddhism, it also refers to the teachings of the Buddha.
10 Clues: – In Hinduism, the inner soul or true self of an individual. • – In Hinduism, liberation from samsara and unity with the divine. • – In Buddhism, the state of enlightenment and freedom from suffering and rebirth. • – In Hinduism, the ultimate reality or universal spirit; the source of all existence. • ...
french revoulution 2023-09-21
History 2024-05-24
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- Noble class
- Contemporary era
- site Dig location
- Feudal peasantry
- Empire expansion
- Discovery travels
- Historical object
- Wandering lifestyle
- Forward movement
- Dominant influence
- Right to vote
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- Fundamental law
- Control by a foreign power
- Medieval social system
- Cultural revival
- Age of reason
- Old Stone Age
- New Stone Age
- Absolute power
- Governing system
- Religious rule
- Elected government
- Rise of factories
23 Clues: Noble class • Age of reason • Old Stone Age • New Stone Age • Right to vote • Absolute power • Religious rule • Fundamental law • Cultural revival • Contemporary era • Feudal peasantry • Empire expansion • Governing system • Forward movement • site Dig location • Discovery travels • Historical object • Rise of factories • Elected government • Dominant influence • Wandering lifestyle • Medieval social system • ...
16 2024-08-09
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- Author of Les Misérables
- First Frankish king
- Enlightenment writer
- Existentialist philosopher
- French playwright
- Poet of modernity
- French heroine
- Socialist president
- WWI leader
- Medieval hero
- Tragic playwright
- Existentialist writer
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- Former president
- French emperor
- Realist novelist
- Symbolist poet
- Naturalist writer
- Encyclopedist
- Symbolist poet
- WWII leader
- Cardinal and statesman
- Feminist philosopher
- Essayist
- Social contract theorist
- Sun King
25 Clues: Essayist • Sun King • WWI leader • WWII leader • Encyclopedist • Medieval hero • French emperor • Symbolist poet • Symbolist poet • French heroine • Former president • Realist novelist • Naturalist writer • French playwright • Poet of modernity • Tragic playwright • First Frankish king • Socialist president • Enlightenment writer • Feminist philosopher • Existentialist writer • Cardinal and statesman • ...
Enlightenment 2023-02-21
6 Clues: social contract • branches of government • life, liberty, property • natural rights of citizens • separation of church and state • agreement between the people and government
Enlightenment 2025-02-10
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- Father of Criminal Justice who advocated for rehabilitation instead of cruel punishments for cimes
- God given right to rule, Monarchs used this as a way to justify their power.
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- Wrote "Wealth of Nations", an economist who coined the word Lassiez Faire
- Enlightened royal monarchs to used the ideas of reform & education to rule justly.
- Hosted by women, a gathering place to share intellectual conversations
- Believed society needed strict, absolutism due to the chaotic nature of people
6 Clues: Hosted by women, a gathering place to share intellectual conversations • Wrote "Wealth of Nations", an economist who coined the word Lassiez Faire • God given right to rule, Monarchs used this as a way to justify their power. • Believed society needed strict, absolutism due to the chaotic nature of people • ...
Living Religions 2017-02-15
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- discomfort, suffering
- meal for all
- ultimate reality
- insight
- name of God
- awareness of unseen reality
- liberation
- singing of sacred hymns
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- worthy one
- individual soul
- rebirth
- school that is all things Buddha nature
- sahib prayer of sikhs
- intuitive perceptions
- energy from center of body
- believing in ones traditions
16 Clues: rebirth • insight • worthy one • liberation • name of God • meal for all • individual soul • ultimate reality • discomfort, suffering • intuitive perceptions • sahib prayer of sikhs • singing of sacred hymns • energy from center of body • awareness of unseen reality • believing in ones traditions • school that is all things Buddha nature
Age of Revolutions 2023-12-13
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- Gatherings in the homes of wealthy patrons.
- Thinkers of the Enlightenment
- Queen during the French Revolution
- Businesses are privately owned
- The idea that the Earth was unique and at the center of God's attention
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- Long-term outcome of scientific development
- Born to Spanish and Slave
- Property is governed by the Government
- Introduced the ideas of separation of power and checks and balances in the government.
- Made fun of the Church and promoted religious freedom, freedom of speech, and the freedom of the press.
- Said the Sun, not the Earth, was the center of the universe.
11 Clues: Born to Spanish and Slave • Thinkers of the Enlightenment • Businesses are privately owned • Queen during the French Revolution • Property is governed by the Government • Long-term outcome of scientific development • Gatherings in the homes of wealthy patrons. • Said the Sun, not the Earth, was the center of the universe. • ...
The Enlightenment Vocabulary 2021-03-08
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- a government in which the power of royalty is confined
- a specialist
- treachery
- take something from its origin
- someone who sees only the worst part of a situation
- accept
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- dramatic change
- what COVID-19 started out as
- rights that everyone is born with
- laws to protect a citizen's freedoms
- a person who represents a certain thing
- a fake name, usually used by writers
- initiate something
- advanced mathematics about change
- logic
15 Clues: logic • accept • treachery • a specialist • dramatic change • initiate something • what COVID-19 started out as • take something from its origin • rights that everyone is born with • advanced mathematics about change • laws to protect a citizen's freedoms • a fake name, usually used by writers • a person who represents a certain thing • ...
Enlightenment-Auston Koch 2021-03-03
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- famous child prodigy musician who wrote 600+ pieces
- first to publish works of the Enlightenment in Encyclopedias
- believed in absolute ruler and that people gave power
- rights that belong to a person by birth
- was big on freedom of Speech
- believed in 3 branches of government and checks and balances
- government telling you what you can and can do
- wrote Robinson Crusoe
- wanted free market
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- ran salons
- said governments job is to protect the people
- word meaning the government should not regulate the economy
- first women rights activist
- believed in the Republic form of government
- famous german composer who wrote many famous pieces
15 Clues: ran salons • wanted free market • wrote Robinson Crusoe • first women rights activist • was big on freedom of Speech • rights that belong to a person by birth • believed in the Republic form of government • said governments job is to protect the people • government telling you what you can and can do • famous child prodigy musician who wrote 600+ pieces • ...
Enlightenment Crossword Puzzle 2022-10-18
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- also called “The Revolution of 1688” and “The Bloodless Revolution"
- a social and philosophical movement in Europe
- best known for A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
- rights given to all humans
- the division of a state's government into branches
- women's right to vote in elections
- the advocacy of women's rights
- was famous for his wit and criticism of Christianity and slavery
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- established principles of frequent parliaments
- commonly known as the "Father of Liberalism"
- a theory/model that concerns the legitimacy of the authority of the state over the individual
- philosophy that promotes individual rights
- is the principal source of the theory of separation of powers
- movement to end slavery
- best known for his 1651 book Leviathan
15 Clues: movement to end slavery • rights given to all humans • the advocacy of women's rights • women's right to vote in elections • best known for his 1651 book Leviathan • philosophy that promotes individual rights • commonly known as the "Father of Liberalism" • a social and philosophical movement in Europe • established principles of frequent parliaments • ...
The French Revolution 2015-11-24
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- A place where guns and ammunition are stored
- was the leader who over saw the Reign of Terror
- formal political system for people living in the Middle Ages
- an instrument used for cutting off a person's head Maria Antoinette / the French Queen who said "Let them eat cake!"
- Louis the French monarch who was beheaded
- National Assembly formed by representatives of the Third Estate
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- A ruler who has total power
- Dark, underground rooms used as prisons
- A building with strong walls for defense against an enemy
- of Vienna was a meeting help by European monarchs after the French Revolution
- of Rights was a document which used Enlightenment ideas
- ideas of liberty, tolerance, reason and progress
- Brotherhood
- was a military general who eventually declared himself emperor of France
14 Clues: Brotherhood • A ruler who has total power • Dark, underground rooms used as prisons • Louis the French monarch who was beheaded • A place where guns and ammunition are stored • was the leader who over saw the Reign of Terror • ideas of liberty, tolerance, reason and progress • of Rights was a document which used Enlightenment ideas • ...
Revolutionary Characters 2016-10-11
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- Freed by Washington
- Paine's Mother's Religion
- Written by Thomas Paine
- Franklin's American Hometown
- Betrayed Franklin
- Plantation of Washington
- Praised Franklin
- Compulsive Shopper
- 1776 Richest State
- First Vice President
- Where Franklin Returned to Die
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- Paine's Father's Religion
- First President
- Jefferson's Best Quality
- Common Sense Promoted
- Spreading of Light and Knowledge
- Never President
- Jefferson's Home
- Least Likely Revolutionary
19 Clues: First President • Never President • Jefferson's Home • Praised Franklin • Betrayed Franklin • Compulsive Shopper • 1776 Richest State • Freed by Washington • First Vice President • Common Sense Promoted • Written by Thomas Paine • Jefferson's Best Quality • Plantation of Washington • Paine's Father's Religion • Paine's Mother's Religion • Least Likely Revolutionary • Franklin's American Hometown • ...
SOCIAL STUDIES WORDS 2021-05-27
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- what-is-the-4th-pillar-of-islam.
- How-much-members-did-each-aztecs-council-have
- Which-civilization-had-there-home-in-a-lake-incas/aztecs/mayas.
- Is-there-a-difference-between-renaissance/enlightenment
- The-incas-supreme-god.
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- what-is-the-second-pillar-of-islam.
- Which-civilization-had-a-mountainous-terrain-incas/aztecs/mayas.
- What-where-all-aztecs-leaders.
- Did-China-Make-Toilet-Paper-Yes/No.
- Was-leonardo-da-vinci-in-the-Renaissance-or-enlightenment.
10 Clues: The-incas-supreme-god. • What-where-all-aztecs-leaders. • what-is-the-4th-pillar-of-islam. • what-is-the-second-pillar-of-islam. • Did-China-Make-Toilet-Paper-Yes/No. • How-much-members-did-each-aztecs-council-have • Is-there-a-difference-between-renaissance/enlightenment • Was-leonardo-da-vinci-in-the-Renaissance-or-enlightenment. • ...
Buddhism 2018-03-08
15 Clues: Want • Unhappy • Religion • Enthusiasm • A Kings Son • Awakend One • Eight Teachings • Siddharthas Mother • Sidddharthas Father • An Ideal Happy Place • The Creator Of Buddhism • Money Given To The Poor • Gaining Spiritual Insight • Four Princibles Of Buddhism • Someone Who Gives Up Wordly Pleasures
Sentences 2023-09-22
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- - Two subjects and two verbs
- ________ Angelou
- One sentence one verb
- It's a ___________ not a sprint
- There is no shortcut to ___________
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- _______________ splice
- Not a complete sentence
- Sacrosanct
- _____________ chapters
- Part dependent part independent
- Nothing changes if nothing _________
- incorrect punctuation
- True story
- The _________ Wes Moore
- Conjunction
15 Clues: Sacrosanct • True story • Conjunction • ________ Angelou • incorrect punctuation • One sentence one verb • _______________ splice • _____________ chapters • Not a complete sentence • The _________ Wes Moore • - Two subjects and two verbs • Part dependent part independent • It's a ___________ not a sprint • There is no shortcut to ___________ • Nothing changes if nothing _________
LOST 2020-03-17
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- hero
- discovered electromagnetism
- flight 326 destination
- flower
- charlie's (un)safe place
- greeting
- french chick
- ageless
- celestial body
- inhabitants
- millionaire
- father
- ...and key
- gulf war veteran
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- good eggs!
- aka Bea
- strong winds
- pilot
- blondie
- serpent monster
- airline
- michael's alias
- s01e18
- conman
- movement of people
- enlightenment
- station
- heroine
- resounding sound
29 Clues: hero • pilot • flower • s01e18 • conman • father • aka Bea • blondie • airline • ageless • station • heroine • greeting • good eggs! • ...and key • inhabitants • millionaire • strong winds • french chick • enlightenment • celestial body • serpent monster • michael's alias • resounding sound • gulf war veteran • movement of people • flight 326 destination • charlie's (un)safe place • discovered electromagnetism
Revolution and Rebellion 2014-05-28
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- Natural law of having Life, Liberty, and Property
- Made Communism
- Was King during the time of the French Revolution
- Union Worried about Working conditions, less hours, and better pay
- New intellectual movement that stressed reason and thought
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- First shots of the American Revolution were fired at this place and Concord
- Ended slavery and was written by Abraham Lincoln
- Social thinkers in France, during Enlightenment
- Caused the "Reign of terror", killed many people, and was a quick way to execute people
- Caused slavery and was used worldwide
- This war caused the industrial revolution to be forced on
11 Clues: Made Communism • Caused slavery and was used worldwide • Social thinkers in France, during Enlightenment • Ended slavery and was written by Abraham Lincoln • Natural law of having Life, Liberty, and Property • Was King during the time of the French Revolution • This war caused the industrial revolution to be forced on • ...
The Enlightenment 2021-03-08
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- a situation where a disease spreads to many people in an area or region.
- to accept different beliefs or practices.
- the ability of the mind to think clearly and understand; logic.
- a person who specializes in a specific academic subject, an expert.
- a person who tends to see the worst in a situation or who believes the worst will happen.
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- to establish or start something new.
- favoring large or widespread changes.
- the study of ideas about knowledge, life, and truth; literally, love of wisdom.
- disloyalty to a country by helping an enemy.
- A type of advanced mathematics focused on the study of change.
10 Clues: to establish or start something new. • favoring large or widespread changes. • to accept different beliefs or practices. • disloyalty to a country by helping an enemy. • A type of advanced mathematics focused on the study of change. • the ability of the mind to think clearly and understand; logic. • a person who specializes in a specific academic subject, an expert. • ...
The Enlightenment 2023-09-21
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- Life, Liberty, and property
- Say what you wanna say, just let the words fall out. Honestly, I wanna see you be brave.
- People can take whatever profession they’d like. (If you want to be a watermelon tree farmer, you can!)
- Adidas vs. Nike vs. Underarmor
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- Checks and balances
- Popular Sovereignty
- Hobbes believes that this type of government is needed to keep people in check.
- An unspoken pact between people; 50/50 even split fruit tree
- Hobbes believed every person was naturally _____
- Montesquieu, Locke, and Rousseau prefer this type of government
10 Clues: Checks and balances • Popular Sovereignty • Life, Liberty, and property • Adidas vs. Nike vs. Underarmor • Hobbes believed every person was naturally _____ • An unspoken pact between people; 50/50 even split fruit tree • Montesquieu, Locke, and Rousseau prefer this type of government • Hobbes believes that this type of government is needed to keep people in check. • ...
Enlightenment Vocabulary 2023-11-14
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- Basic rights all people are born with.
- Informal social gathers where people came to exchange ideas.
- A time where European people developed new ideas.
- Dividing power among three branches of government.
- Belief that a ruler's authority comes directly from a god.
- Agreement made by the people to establish a government.
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- Agreement between people and their government.
- Government whose ruler has no legal limit to their power.
- No laws or government exist, complete freedom but no protection.
- An idea that a country's leader should be chosen by the people.
10 Clues: Basic rights all people are born with. • Agreement between people and their government. • A time where European people developed new ideas. • Dividing power among three branches of government. • Agreement made by the people to establish a government. • Government whose ruler has no legal limit to their power. • ...
Enlightenment Vocab. 2023-03-01
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- statement of Voltaire, calling for the destruction of the Catholic Church, which he believed was the root of evil, means "Destroy the infamous thing!"
- Absolute ruler who used his or her power to bring about political and social change
- Idea that government should play as small a role as possible in economic affairs.
- a new innovation after the printing press that made books available to those who could not afford them
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- This was the group of economists who believed that the wealth of a nation was derived solely from the value of its land
- I think, therefore I am (Descartes)
- French for "philosopher"; applied to all intellectuals during the Enlightenment
- John Locke's concept of the mind as a blank sheet ultimately bombarded by sense impressions that, aided by human reasoning, formulate ideas.
- A popular Enlightenment era belief that there is a God, but that God isn't involved in people's or in revealing truths to prophets
- Informal social gatherings at which writers, artists, philosophes, and others exchanged ideas
10 Clues: I think, therefore I am (Descartes) • French for "philosopher"; applied to all intellectuals during the Enlightenment • Idea that government should play as small a role as possible in economic affairs. • Absolute ruler who used his or her power to bring about political and social change • ...
Enlightenment Review 2023-04-14
10 Clues: wrote Leviathan • l'etat c'est moi • society corrupts • mother of feminism • I think therefore I am • persecuted for science • decadence upon decadence • military+nation+supremacy • researched circulatory system • we all possess one thing, our selves
The Enlightenment 2021-12-06
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- These govern human character
- Was happening at the same time the enlightenment was
- An enlightened thinker who worried about the economy
- Judicial,Legislative,Executive
- Wanted to seperate church and state, and believed in free speech
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- lovers of wisdom
- An agreement made by people in which they give up something for an organized society
- Thought people were naturally born cruel
- Where people have ultimate power
- Believed in natural rights and that the government should protect those rights
10 Clues: lovers of wisdom • These govern human character • Judicial,Legislative,Executive • Where people have ultimate power • Thought people were naturally born cruel • Was happening at the same time the enlightenment was • An enlightened thinker who worried about the economy • Wanted to seperate church and state, and believed in free speech • ...
The Enlightenment 2021-12-07
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- - Agreement between society and government
- - Wanted to separate the government into three branches
- rights - Rights you are born with
- Jacques Rousseau - Wrote The Social Contract
- de Gouges - Got executed for her books
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- -His work was put on a ban book list
- Locke - People are naturally good
- Adams - ¨Don´t forget about the women.¨
- Hobbes - Believed in commonwealth, republic and democracy
- of Reason - Another name for the Enlightenment
10 Clues: Locke - People are naturally good • rights - Rights you are born with • -His work was put on a ban book list • de Gouges - Got executed for her books • Adams - ¨Don´t forget about the women.¨ • - Agreement between society and government • Jacques Rousseau - Wrote The Social Contract • of Reason - Another name for the Enlightenment • ...
Enlightenment Period 2024-11-06
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- Elegant style of art
- Who modernized the government
- what did governments force on philosophers
- Who was the first servant of the people
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- A grand style of art
- who created the three branches of government
- Who believed in absolute monarchy?
- What sarcastically mocked governments?
- Who believed in limited government?
- Who got rid of torture
10 Clues: A grand style of art • Elegant style of art • Who got rid of torture • Who modernized the government • Who believed in absolute monarchy? • Who believed in limited government? • What sarcastically mocked governments? • Who was the first servant of the people • what did governments force on philosophers • who created the three branches of government
The Enlightenment 2024-11-06
10 Clues: philosophy rejected • What you born with. • King of Great Britain • Strongest world power • an Scottish philosopher • a philosophical movement • Important part of the British Empire • a place to discuss and debate ideas. • Second president of the United States. • author of the Declaration of Independence
The Enlightenment 2022-01-12
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- Invented the Pendulum and the Thermometer
- Baroque composer of the fugue
- Opposite of a MICROscope
- Composer of the opera
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- Author of the book Leviathan
- The time period after the English civil war
- Invented the microscope
- What was the vaccine for?
- Presented the theory of a heliocentric system
- Developed the laws of light, gravity and
10 Clues: Composer of the opera • Invented the microscope • Opposite of a MICROscope • What was the vaccine for? • Author of the book Leviathan • Baroque composer of the fugue • Developed the laws of light, gravity and • Invented the Pendulum and the Thermometer • The time period after the English civil war • Presented the theory of a heliocentric system
Enlightenment Vocabulary 2022-03-17
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- style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century
- a person engaged or learned in philosophy
- Rousseau writer of the social contract
- Age of applying reason to the human and natural worlds
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- English writer of Leviathan
- those that are not dependent on the laws or customs of any particular culture or government
- french writer on freedom of speech
- supreme power or authority
- known for his radical system of philosophical empiricism, skepticism, and naturalism
- writer of Two Treatises on Government
10 Clues: supreme power or authority • English writer of Leviathan • french writer on freedom of speech • writer of Two Treatises on Government • Rousseau writer of the social contract • a person engaged or learned in philosophy • Age of applying reason to the human and natural worlds • known for his radical system of philosophical empiricism, skepticism, and naturalism • ...
Enlightenment Crossword 2026-03-25
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- The man who said everyone has the right to life and liberty
- An agreement between the people and their government
- The kind of rights you are born with that nobody can take
- To forgive someone, but the thinkers wanted fair laws instead
- A funny writer who fought for the right to speak your mind
- A fancy word for freedom that the thinkers loved
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- Dividing government power so one person isn't the only boss
- Using your brain to think for yourself instead of just obeying
- A type of government where the people get to vote
- What you get when you use your head to learn new things
10 Clues: A fancy word for freedom that the thinkers loved • A type of government where the people get to vote • An agreement between the people and their government • What you get when you use your head to learn new things • The kind of rights you are born with that nobody can take • A funny writer who fought for the right to speak your mind • ...
Vocabulary unit 1 2025-10-09
The Revolutionary War 2023-02-13
Across
- time period when people were thinking in a new way
- French general who assisted the Americans
- a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that spelled out reasond the Colonies should rebel
- among other rights, gave Englishmen the right of free speech
- Virginia planter who later becomes a general in the Revolutionary Army
- finish the saying "life liberty and the pursuit of...."
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- English Enlightenment thinker who inspired Jefferson's writings
- the laws that govern the US today
- the first set of laws that governed the United States
- signed by King John, it limited the power of kings and set up a Parliament
- the main author of the Declaration of Independence
- the last battle of the Revolution
- the first paragraph of the Declaration of independence
13 Clues: the laws that govern the US today • the last battle of the Revolution • French general who assisted the Americans • time period when people were thinking in a new way • the main author of the Declaration of Independence • the first set of laws that governed the United States • the first paragraph of the Declaration of independence • ...
Enlightenment and Revolution 2017-12-13
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- Wollstonecraft / Author who wrote about women's right
- Age of Reason
- / Social critics in France
- Galilei / Scientists who was forced by the catholic church to take back scientific ideas that disagreed with the church's view
- method / Logical procedure for gathering and testiong ideas
- / Enlightenment thinker who championed freedom
- / writer who fought for tolerance , reason , freedom of religious belief and freedom of speech
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- Locke / Philosopher who wrote about government.Life , liberty , pursue of happiness .
- / French writer concerned with government and political liberty
- theory / Theory that the sun is at the center of the universe( like helius the sun god )
- / an enlightment
- Newton / Scientific who discovered laws of motion and gravity
- contract / According to Thomas Hobbes an agreement people make with government
13 Clues: Age of Reason • / an enlightment • / Social critics in France • / Enlightenment thinker who championed freedom • Wollstonecraft / Author who wrote about women's right • method / Logical procedure for gathering and testiong ideas • Newton / Scientific who discovered laws of motion and gravity • ...
Enlightenment and Revolution 2017-12-13
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- Galilei / Scientists who was forced by the catholic church to take back scientific ideas that disagreed with the church's view
- Locke / Philosopher who wrote about government.Life , liberty , pursue of happiness .
- Wollstonecraft / Author who wrote about women's right
- method / Logical procedure for gathering and testiong ideas
- / an enlightment
- theory / Theory that the sun is at the center of the universe( like helius the sun god )
- / Enlightenment thinker who championed freedom
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- contract / According to Thomas Hobbes an agreement people make with government
- Age of Reason
- / Social critics in France
- / French writer concerned with government and political liberty
- Newton / Scientific who discovered laws of motion and gravity
- / writer who fought for tolerance , reason , freedom of religious belief and freedom of speech
13 Clues: Age of Reason • / an enlightment • / Social critics in France • / Enlightenment thinker who championed freedom • Wollstonecraft / Author who wrote about women's right • method / Logical procedure for gathering and testiong ideas • Newton / Scientific who discovered laws of motion and gravity • ...
Buddhism 2024-10-16
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- years old The age buddha reached nirvana
- The name of the practice of generosity
- the state of ultimate enlightement
- Gaya Where buddha reached enlightenment- it was a tree
- century When buddhism can be traced back
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- A thing that buddhists belive let people reach enlightenment
- the name of the leader of the buddhism
- Gautama The name of the indian prince who funded buddhism
- the colour tibetian monks wear
9 Clues: the colour tibetian monks wear • the state of ultimate enlightement • the name of the leader of the buddhism • The name of the practice of generosity • century When buddhism can be traced back • years old The age buddha reached nirvana • Gaya Where buddha reached enlightenment- it was a tree • A thing that buddhists belive let people reach enlightenment • ...
Vocab Crossword 2022-02-25
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- Wealth of Nations
- Rights given at birth
- Former leader of all the Russias / Killed and tortured their own son
- Wrote the 1651 book Leviathan
- Established Protestantism in England
- Most important thinker of the Enlightenment
- His treaties and novels inspired the leaders of the French Revolution and the Romantic generation
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- Reason, Individualism, and Skepticism
- A movement in the arts and literature that emphasizes inspiration, subjectivity, and the primacy of the individual
- A monarchy that is not limited or restrained by laws or a constitution
- King of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution
11 Clues: Wealth of Nations • Rights given at birth • Wrote the 1651 book Leviathan • Established Protestantism in England • Reason, Individualism, and Skepticism • Most important thinker of the Enlightenment • Former leader of all the Russias / Killed and tortured their own son • A monarchy that is not limited or restrained by laws or a constitution • ...
Third Eye 2024-11-25
15 Clues: Sight • Awareness • Vital force • Inner sense • Energy center • Eye Inner vision • Relating to stars • Gland in the brain • Spiritual awakening • Mindfulness practice • Knowledge and insight • Connection to higher power • Sensitive to spiritual energy • Practitioner of mystical arts • Interpretation of sensory input
unit 3 crossword mc.millan 2022-04-05
Across
- Who was the absolute monarch of France in 1789?
- large closed-in field for farming
- Swiss-French political philosopher
- Latin American born in Spain
- an invention made during the Industrial Revolution
- building where goods are made
- one of a group of social thinkers in France during the Enlightenment
- process of developing machine production of goods
- person who organizes, manages, and takes on the financial risk of a business enterprise
- agreement by which people define and limit their individual rights
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- English philosopher and founder of British empiricism
- French political philosopher who explored democratic theories of government
- a person, a king or queen, who has complete power.
- 18th-century European movement in which thinkers attempted to apply the principles of reason and the scientific method to all aspects of society
- French philosopher and author who believed in tolerance, reason, freedom of religious belief, and freedom of speech
- an invention made during the Industrial Revolution
- Spaniard born in Latin America
- belief that truth could be found through reason or logical thinking
- an extreme political person or idea, often opposite of conservative
- person of mixed European and African ancestry
20 Clues: Latin American born in Spain • building where goods are made • Spaniard born in Latin America • large closed-in field for farming • Swiss-French political philosopher • person of mixed European and African ancestry • Who was the absolute monarch of France in 1789? • process of developing machine production of goods • a person, a king or queen, who has complete power. • ...
Chapter 3 Student Crossword Puzzle 2022-09-14
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- White slaves on contract
- Invented bi-focals and the Franklin stove (seems self absorbed)
- A large farm primarily growing cash crops via slaves
- when England loosened the grip on the colonies because of neglect of their officials
- The "toughest part" of the triangular trade
- Placed taxes on imports for the colonies
- The opposite of the Enlightenment
- A slave uprising in the colonies
- Named to rule over the failed domain of new England
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- Mainly slaves brought to america to work the fields of plantations
- A plant grown for its sale value not used by farmer
- Laws to punish colonists for smuggling gold
- A solider and forefront in the French and Indian war
- Soldiers from the colonies that fought for Britain
- Opposite of the Great Awakening
- The governing body of Britain
- A slave trade of sugar to rum to slaves to grow the sugar make rum to buy more slaves
- Man responsible for renaming south Maine to new Jersey
- The goal to enrich Great Britain
19 Clues: White slaves on contract • The governing body of Britain • Opposite of the Great Awakening • The goal to enrich Great Britain • A slave uprising in the colonies • The opposite of the Enlightenment • Placed taxes on imports for the colonies • Laws to punish colonists for smuggling gold • The "toughest part" of the triangular trade • ...
Young Siddhartha Crossword 2013-06-11
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- __________ practice is very painful and difficult.
- When I'm rich I'll live in ____________.
- I didn't eat breakfast. I'm ___________!
- If you try hard, you will __________ the answer.
- The snake tried to ________ Eve to eat the forbidden apple.
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- If I meditate every day, I'll __________ enlightenment.
- I have _______________ if I know everything.
- I'm lost! I'll have to ___________.
8 Clues: I'm lost! I'll have to ___________. • When I'm rich I'll live in ____________. • I didn't eat breakfast. I'm ___________! • I have _______________ if I know everything. • If you try hard, you will __________ the answer. • __________ practice is very painful and difficult. • If I meditate every day, I'll __________ enlightenment. • ...
The Scientific Revolution Crossword Puzzle 2023-07-15
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- German astronomer known for his laws of planetary motion.
- A force of attraction between objects and mass.
- A controlled and systematic procedure used to test a hypothesis and gather data.
- Astronomer who developed the heliocentric theory.
- Political leader that incorporated key ideas of the Enlightenment into the Declaration of Independence.
- Developed laws of gravity and motion.
- An instrument that magnifies small objects, allowing the observation of tiny structures and organisms.
- A logical method created by Francis Bacon that is based on observation and experimentation.
- Scientist who built the telescope to observe planets motion.
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- An optical instrument used to view distant objects,often used by astronomers.
- A testable statement used to make predictions and guide investigations.
- The theory that stated the sun was at the center and planets revolved around it.
- Discovered that blood circulated throughout the body
- A philosophical approach that emphasizes reason.
- Developed the scientific method.
- The intellectual movement that emphasized reason and logic.
- A period of significant transformation or change.
17 Clues: Developed the scientific method. • Developed laws of gravity and motion. • A force of attraction between objects and mass. • A philosophical approach that emphasizes reason. • Astronomer who developed the heliocentric theory. • A period of significant transformation or change. • Discovered that blood circulated throughout the body • ...
Absolutism & Enlightenment: Vocabulary 2026-02-26
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- The laws that say how a country is run
- The idea that all men are born with the same rights life, liberty, and property.
- A King with total power in their country
- Someone who comes up with new ideas about how the world works
- A philosopher who argued that all men are born with natural rights and the social contract theory.
- The part of government that makes the laws.
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- The belief that one person should not have unlimited power. Instead their power should be separated.
- The idea that a king rules because God choose them.
- The part of government that rules on laws.
- The part of government that enforces laws.
- A philosopher who argued for freedom of speech.
- A woman philosopher who argued that men and women should be treated equally.
- The idea that a government gets its power from the people allowing themselves to be governed and in turn the government protects the people.
- A philosopher who argued King’s should have total power.
- A philosopher who argued for the separation of powers.
15 Clues: The laws that say how a country is run • A King with total power in their country • The part of government that rules on laws. • The part of government that enforces laws. • The part of government that makes the laws. • A philosopher who argued for freedom of speech. • The idea that a king rules because God choose them. • ...
