enlightenment Crossword Puzzles
Enlightenment and Political Revolutions 2023-03-06
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- Enlightenment ideas were used to support political:
- Thinker who believed that people were naturally bad and needed strong monarchs to control them
- Thinker who argued that people should revolt and overthrow the government if it becomes tyrannical
- According to Social Contract Theory, the power comes from the:
- Thinker who argued that women deserve equal rights and opportunities
- The National Assembly tried to limit the power of the:
- Louis XVI escalated the French Revolution when he attempted to________ from France into the Austrian Netherlands.
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- A European cultural movement that celebrated human rationality and social progress
- Napoleon was defeated after he invaded:
- Made himself emperor after the fall of the Committee of Public Safety
- Thinker who argued that torture should not be used
- Thinker who used satire to criticize religion, government, and tradition
12 Clues: Napoleon was defeated after he invaded: • Thinker who argued that torture should not be used • Enlightenment ideas were used to support political: • The National Assembly tried to limit the power of the: • According to Social Contract Theory, the power comes from the: • Thinker who argued that women deserve equal rights and opportunities • ...
AP World Crossword 2025-11-07
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- The belief that God created the universe but doesn't intervene in human affairs.
- A period of political and social change in France, which led to the end of the monarchy.
- The rights individuals possess at birth.
- An 18th-century Scottish philosopher and economist.
- The political and social movement to end slavery and liberate enslaved people.
- A belief that people who share a common language, culture, history, and territory should govern themselves.
- First U.S. president
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- Third president of the U.S. and American Founding Father
- The advocacy for the equality of all sexes.
- A French Enlightenment writer, known for his witt and criticism of Christianity.
- A political and military struggle between the years of 1765 and 1783.
- An english philosopher and physician of the Enlightenment, known for his political philosophy.
12 Clues: First U.S. president • The rights individuals possess at birth. • The advocacy for the equality of all sexes. • An 18th-century Scottish philosopher and economist. • Third president of the U.S. and American Founding Father • A political and military struggle between the years of 1765 and 1783. • ...
The Enlightenment 2024-09-30
Revolutionary Vocab 2019-01-15
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- this enlightenment philosopher influenced Thomas Jefferson in writing the Declaration of Independence
- this act forced citizens to house British soldiers
- writer of Common Sense to encourage colonists to declare independence from England
- mother country controls economic and political aspects of their colonies
- plan to unite the colonies against the French
- the trial of John Peter ___ established the right of freedom of press
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- this enlightenment philosopher influenced our three branches of government and separation of powers
- war fought over the Ohio River Valley
- purposefully leaving a colony alone as long as they stay loyal to the mother country
- limited the power of the king
10 Clues: limited the power of the king • war fought over the Ohio River Valley • plan to unite the colonies against the French • this act forced citizens to house British soldiers • the trial of John Peter ___ established the right of freedom of press • mother country controls economic and political aspects of their colonies • ...
french revolution 2024-09-26
Locke and Montesquieu Crossword 2024-09-01
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- Enlightenment thinker who came up with natural rights and social contract
- an agreement between the people and the government.
- Enlightenment thinker who came up with separation of powers.
- dividing the government up into parts
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- having the freedom to make your own decisions
- having the right to live
- rights that all humans are born with
7 Clues: having the right to live • rights that all humans are born with • dividing the government up into parts • having the freedom to make your own decisions • an agreement between the people and the government. • Enlightenment thinker who came up with separation of powers. • Enlightenment thinker who came up with natural rights and social contract
American revolution 2021-08-24
10 Clues: broke • 7yearwar • influence • event in 1775 • key victories • English colonies • tea into the sea • french and Indian war • declaration of independence • declaration of independence
Supper Awesome Crossword For Candy 2025-11-07
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- Treating someone only as a tool for your own goals means using them merely as a ____.
- Kant’s main ethical idea is part of the Categorical _________.
- The Enlightenment thinker who believed people should be treated as ends, not means
- Kant’s moral system was based on this
- The philosopher who created the Humanity Formulation.
- Acting ethically means respecting others’ _______ and rationality.
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- The time period when Kant lived (the _Age of _______).
- Your favorite classmate
- Kant was born in this country (then called Prussia).
- Kant believed all humans have this intrinsic worth (another word for value or respect).
10 Clues: Your favorite classmate • Kant’s moral system was based on this • Kant was born in this country (then called Prussia). • The philosopher who created the Humanity Formulation. • The time period when Kant lived (the _Age of _______). • Kant’s main ethical idea is part of the Categorical _________. • Acting ethically means respecting others’ _______ and rationality. • ...
The American Revolution 2021-12-06
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- army of citizens
- refuse to buy or do
- to object/refuse
- fake or baised information
- rights given at birth
- movement in Britain
- money taken
- loyal to britain
- organized resistance
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- colonists said to tax collecters
- warned colonists of redcoats
- law-making
- wanted war against britain
- cancel
- formal request signed by a group of people
15 Clues: cancel • law-making • money taken • army of citizens • to object/refuse • loyal to britain • refuse to buy or do • movement in Britain • organized resistance • rights given at birth • fake or baised information • wanted war against britain • warned colonists of redcoats • colonists said to tax collecters • formal request signed by a group of people
Happy 65th Birthday Jenifer!! 2022-10-11
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- Aural Affliction
- Beloved Brit Summering in Vermont
- La la la la la
- Unerring enlightenment
- Neighborly herb
- Progeny's initial utterance
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- Parton’s Pals
- Oysters, red earth, shining waters
- She who lights up our lives
- Neverending noel
- Your most loving production
- Not intimidated by cattle or chocolate cake
- Marvelous Mr. Malaprop
- Extremely easy!
- Why Oh Why Oh Why Oh
15 Clues: Parton’s Pals • La la la la la • Extremely easy! • Neighborly herb • Aural Affliction • Neverending noel • Why Oh Why Oh Why Oh • Marvelous Mr. Malaprop • Unerring enlightenment • She who lights up our lives • Your most loving production • Progeny's initial utterance • Beloved Brit Summering in Vermont • Oysters, red earth, shining waters • Not intimidated by cattle or chocolate cake
Vocab 10 2023-10-22
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- The future
- A motto or quotation
- A desire to atone for wrongdoing
- verbal, situational, dramatic
- To talk harshly
- Having many twists and turns
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- Lion King, Harry Potter
- Forrest Gump
- Acting in opposition to ones personal beliefs
- To move backward
- No longer used or useful
- Lacking in liveliness and flavor
- A moment of enlightenment
- Calm
- Unwelcoming
15 Clues: Calm • The future • Unwelcoming • Forrest Gump • To talk harshly • To move backward • A motto or quotation • Lion King, Harry Potter • No longer used or useful • A moment of enlightenment • Having many twists and turns • verbal, situational, dramatic • Lacking in liveliness and flavor • A desire to atone for wrongdoing • Acting in opposition to ones personal beliefs
American History 2024-01-07
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- Enlightenment philosopher
- Inhumane practice
- Trade limitation or restriction
- Liberal Party
- Individualism,nature-based philosophy
- historic harbor event
- 1798 laws that targeted foreigners
- List of legal liberties
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- Religious settlers
- 1823 foreign policy principle
- Third president of the United States
- Supreme law
- In New England, the Bay State
- Political party symbolized by an elephant
- attitude against immigration
15 Clues: Supreme law • Liberal Party • Inhumane practice • Religious settlers • historic harbor event • List of legal liberties • Enlightenment philosopher • attitude against immigration • 1823 foreign policy principle • In New England, the Bay State • Trade limitation or restriction • 1798 laws that targeted foreigners • Third president of the United States • ...
Semester 2 Review 2023-04-20
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- Caesar, Last leader of the Roman Republic
- another name for “peasant” in the feudal system
- Father of the United States Constitution
- Carta, English document that forced the king to give up some power and give the noble some rights
- Northern state with a “hook,” where the Revolutionary War began; includes Boston and Plymouth
- _______________ Tables; posted in the Roman forum so everyone could read the laws
- head of the executive branch in the states government
- father of his country; Roman who said “the people's good is the highest law”
- of Rights, 1st 10 amendments to the United States Constitution; detail citizens’ liberties
- what Europeans brought from Africa to sell in the Americas in triangle trade
- general of the American forces during the Revolutionary War
- moved the capital to the eastern Roman Empire to Byzantium and became the first Christian emperor
- each state sends two people to this government body
- first emperor of Rome
- The legislative branch of the United States government
- natural rights enlightenment thinker
- an official “no”; to not allow an idea to become a law
- the wealthy and powerful and roman society
- group of English representatives that shared power with the king
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- branch of government that interprets the laws
- main author of the Declaration of Independence
- social contract enlightenment thinker
- Rome's enemy during the Punic wars
- Wrote a pamphlet stating that it made sense for the colonies to become independent
- branch of government that enforces laws
- an age after the Renaissance that changed how people view the world
- the second “unalienable right” in the Declaration of Independence
- Carthaginian general who surprised Rome by crossing the alps with elephants
- mythical twin who killed his brother to rule Rome
- excellent sea traders who are known for purple dye, the alphabet, and tin
- a government system in which elected representatives make decisions for the people
- location of England’s first successful settlement in America
- last Egyptian pharaoh; influenced 2 roman rulers
- large farms in the southern colonies
- “Rule of __________,” the idea that all people are held accountable to the rules of society
35 Clues: first emperor of Rome • Rome's enemy during the Punic wars • large farms in the southern colonies • natural rights enlightenment thinker • social contract enlightenment thinker • branch of government that enforces laws • Father of the United States Constitution • Caesar, Last leader of the Roman Republic • the wealthy and powerful and roman society • ...
MWH Unit 3 - Challenges to Tradition 2022-11-16
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- Hobbes promoted people giving up _______ in exchange for government security.
- What document provided rights to nobles? (two words)
- Effect of Glorious Revolution was the monarch could only rule with the consent of the _______________.
- The US Bill of Rights was influenced by _____
- The idea that people will surrender their freedoms in exchange for safety and security is called the _____ ______.
- Both the __________ revolution and the Age of Enlightenment challenged ideas and teachings.
- The _______ of King Charles I made other European rulers nervous about their rule.
- Constitutionalism promotes __________ government.
- Put on trial for heresy because scientific ideas contradicted church teachings
- The idea that life and liberty were natural rights was part of the Age of ________.
- The Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizen all limited the power of the __________
- Believed in the separation of the branches of government
- These were written to challenge indulgences and suggest changes to the Catholic Church
- Some practices of the Catholic Church had become corrupt and this led to the Protestant _______.
- First scientist who proposed the heliocentric theory
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- Absolute monarchs believed in expanding territory through _______.
- Lock believed that people had the right to overthrow the _________ if it didn't protect their rights.
- _______ _______ wrote the 95 Theses
- The belief in centralized rule dominated by a powerful sovereign
- _________ officials feared that the ideas of the Scientific Revolution would undermine their influence.
- Copernicus and Galileo challenged and contradicted traditional ________ teachings.
- After the Glorious Revolution, Great Britain became a _____________ monarchy.
- The English Bill of Rights _____________ the monarchy.
- Autocratic rule is another way of saying ________ rule.
- King James I and other absolute monarchs believed in the idea of _________ right.
- John ________________ promoted the idea that life, liberty and property were natural rights.
- Which enlightenment thinker would have supported absolute monarchies as the best form of government?
- Voltaire promoted the idea of freedom of _______.
- Sale of ________ to gain forgiveness was not part of Martin Luther's teachings.
- King Louis XIV and Peter the Great did not encourage _____________ tolerance.
30 Clues: _______ _______ wrote the 95 Theses • The US Bill of Rights was influenced by _____ • Constitutionalism promotes __________ government. • Voltaire promoted the idea of freedom of _______. • What document provided rights to nobles? (two words) • First scientist who proposed the heliocentric theory • The English Bill of Rights _____________ the monarchy. • ...
World History Midterm 2025-01-10
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- Astronomer who first proposed the heliocentric theory. (10 letters)
- Device used for executions during the French Revolution. (9 letters)
- A form of government with total control by a ruler. (10 letters)
- Policy of extending a country's power through colonization. (11 letters)
- The first country to industrialize. (7 letters)
- Period emphasizing art, culture, and humanism. (10 letters)
- Scientific idea proposing the Sun is the center of the solar system. (12 letters)
- the expanded list of clues with ten additional terms and their respective hints:
- Assembly aiming to maintain peace in Europe after Napoleon. (8 letters)
- Movement emphasizing reason and individual rights. (13 letters)
- Prominent family of patrons during the Renaissance. (6 letters)
- Sector driving production and economic growth during the Industrial Revolution. (8 letters)
- Policy used by Bismarck to unify Germany. (9 letters)
- Enlightenment thinkers who applied reason to improve society. (10 letters)
- Movement unifying Germany through "blood and iron." (8 letters)
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- A sudden and significant change, often in political power. (10 letters)
- Leader of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution. (11 letters)
- Wars led by Napoleon to expand French influence in Europe. (10 letters)
- Event marking the start of the French Revolution. (8 letters)
- Monarch known as the "Sun King." (5 letters)
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- Economic theory advocating minimal government interference. (12 letters)
- Social class in France made up of commoners before the Revolution. (11 letters)
- Meeting to restore balance in Europe after Napoleon's defeat. (6 letters)
- A French Revolution slogan symbolizing liberty and equality. (7 letters)
- French emperor exiled after Waterloo. (7 letters)
- Increased by the invention of the printing press. (8 letters)
- Enlightenment thinker who wrote "The Social Contract." (8 letters)
- He believed in natural rights: life, liberty, and property. (4 letters)
- A promise by the Third Estate to draft a new constitution. (14 letters)
- The belief in loyalty to shared culture and history. (11 letters)
- Inventor of the printing press that revolutionized communication. (9 letters)
32 Clues: Monarch known as the "Sun King." (5 letters) • The first country to industrialize. (7 letters) • French emperor exiled after Waterloo. (7 letters) • Policy used by Bismarck to unify Germany. (9 letters) • Period emphasizing art, culture, and humanism. (10 letters) • Event marking the start of the French Revolution. (8 letters) • ...
Unit 9 Vocabulary Crossword 2025-01-24
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- French Enlightenment writer, philosopher, satirist, and historian. Famous for his wit and his criticism of Christianity and of slavery
- Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, and philosopher who made significant contributions to science. He's often called the "father of observational astronomy"
- English polymath active as a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author.
- the process of making an area more urban.
- when a group of people agree to give up certain rights and accept a central authority in order to protect their other rights
- a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
- Scottish engineer, chemist, and inventor who significantly improved the steam engine, impacting the Industrial Revolution.
- It contains all that we are able to affect but not directly control, including the actions of some people and systems you operate with
- a political and religious doctrine of royal and political legitimacy
- A person who starts a business and is willing to risk loss in order to make money
- a manufacturing process where the unfinished product moves in a direct line from workstation to workstation, with parts added in sequence until the final product is completed.
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- Meeting at which the major European powers negotiated and formalized claims to territory in Africa;
- English philosopher, scientist, and historian who is considered a founder of modern political philosophy. He's best known for his 1651 book Leviathan
- in the middle of the social hierarchy
- French judge, man of letters, historian, and political philosopher
- requires that we ask questions and perform experiments to prove or disprove questions in ways that will lead to unbiased answers
- Swiss philosopher, writer, and composer who lived and worked in France during the Enlightenment.
- a theory that places the Sun at the center of the Solar System
- English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of the Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "father of liberalism".
- a building or group of buildings with facilities for the manufacture of goods.
20 Clues: in the middle of the social hierarchy • the process of making an area more urban. • a theory that places the Sun at the center of the Solar System • French judge, man of letters, historian, and political philosopher • a political and religious doctrine of royal and political legitimacy • ...
Buddhism 2018-12-09
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- overcoming suffering and desires
- the ends of suffering and the release of suffering
- times of religious celebration
- the truth about life
- a new year for Buddhist
- poverty, illness and death
- the Buddha's mind and the way to enlightenment
- being under the influence of something so that you cannot think clearly
- precepts guidelines for behaviour
- prayer bids
- the Buddhist teachings
- contains 227 rules for the Buddhist monks
- the enlightened one
- Buddhist teachings
- pitaka explains the Buddhist teachings
- the tree of wisdom
- an ancient language used in India when the Buddha lived
- sufferings
- a rule for Buddhist monks and nuns
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- a full moon festival
- a region
- a refuge
- a collection of scriptures it mean the three baskets
- the way to end suffering
- a geometric pattern created to represent life
- a reward for good deeds
- Buddhist who are not monks nor nuns
- a prince
- loving and kindness
- the blind men and the elephant
- sights a sick man an old man a dead man a wise man
- a Buddhist temple or monastery
- a place in India
33 Clues: a region • a refuge • a prince • sufferings • prayer bids • a place in India • Buddhist teachings • the tree of wisdom • loving and kindness • the enlightened one • a full moon festival • the truth about life • the Buddhist teachings • a new year for Buddhist • a reward for good deeds • the way to end suffering • poverty, illness and death • times of religious celebration • ...
Buddhism Crossword 2023-05-02
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- The tree under which Guatama achieved enlightenment
- The Buddhist community the Buddha formed and taught became known as
- Refers to the nature of life when things are off-balanced, not right, etc.
- The “god” of death; a demon of the mind
- Somewhere inbetween luxury and self-denial
- 5 rules that apply to all Buddhists
- The largest division of Buddhism; offers salvation through the invite grace of the Buddha
- Refers to the “determination of the cause,” translating to desire or craving
- One of the Three Marks of Existence; means “no-self”
- The head of the hierarchy of clergy in the Vajrayana practice of Buddhism
- The third of the Four Passing Sights
- The number of steps the Buddha took after birth
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- The one who “woke up”
- The second Passing Sight
- The role the Buddha’s father wanted the Buddha to take in life
- The teachings of the Buddha are called
- Someone who is dedicated to/ capable of attaining enlightenment
- The second of the Three Marks of Existence; means “impermanence”
- A “saint” who has become awakened
- The practice of rigorous self denial
- The name of the man who would later become Buddha
- A permanent date of bliss and salvation
22 Clues: The one who “woke up” • The second Passing Sight • A “saint” who has become awakened • 5 rules that apply to all Buddhists • The practice of rigorous self denial • The third of the Four Passing Sights • The teachings of the Buddha are called • The “god” of death; a demon of the mind • A permanent date of bliss and salvation • Somewhere inbetween luxury and self-denial • ...
Buddhism Crossword 2023-05-03
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- The fifth of the five precepts.
- Buddhism is similar to this religion that also came from India, and believes in reincarnation.
- The Vehicle of the Diamond. This path is found primarily in Tibet.
- The Great Vehicle. This path is found in China, Korea, and Japan.
- The division of the eightfold path that has the factors of right view and right intention.
- The division of the eightfold path that has the factors of right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration.
- tree The type of tree the Buddha sat under as he achieved enlightenment.
- God of death. Tempted the Buddha as he achieved enlightenment.
- The second of the five precepts.
- Means suffering. Natural result of anatta and anicca.
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- The fourth of the five precepts.
- The Buddha’s teachings.
- The division of the eightfold path that has factors of right speech, right action, and right livelihood.
- The princess that the Buddha married before becoming enlightened.
- The third of the five precepts.
- The Way of the Elders. This path is found in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, and Kampuchea.
- A permanent state of bliss and salvation.
- Had a miraculous birth. Grew up sheltered from the outside world. Became enlightened.
- The first of the five precepts.
- The Buddhist community that the Buddha formed and taught.
20 Clues: The Buddha’s teachings. • The fifth of the five precepts. • The third of the five precepts. • The first of the five precepts. • The fourth of the five precepts. • The second of the five precepts. • A permanent state of bliss and salvation. • Means suffering. Natural result of anatta and anicca. • The Buddhist community that the Buddha formed and taught. • ...
1st 9 Weeks Quarterly Review 2020-10-12
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- paid all the taxes in 18th century French society
- challenged by Enlightenment ideas
- limited government involvement also applying free market concepts
- Bastille Results of Louis not signing “Constitution” in addition to hunger/debt/miserable lifestyles/& unfair treatment.
- consumer choice determine how industries and financial markets operate
- against absolute rule by God (Divine Right)
- The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen aimed to give equal rights to who?
- society agrees to be governed by its general will
- Leaders of French Revolution created the ______________ because of widespread protests that wanted to reorganize the government
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- An Enlightenment idea of equality and Abolition of Slavery
- to be believable/trustworthy/reliable
- own businesses - buy and sell -hire and fire -communicate -protest
- Both the US “Declaration of Independence” and France’s “Declaration of the Rights of Man” believed governments existed to protect these
- if people are oppressed (If a ruler takes property/rights of people) what occurs?
- aimed to challenge traditional authorities of Catholic Church/ancient scholars.
- dependable-count on someone for something
- government where a king exercises complete control
- Government has a limited role in economics
- government makes all economic decisions
- government makes some production and distribution decisions
- Throne and absolute rule given by God
21 Clues: challenged by Enlightenment ideas • to be believable/trustworthy/reliable • Throne and absolute rule given by God • government makes all economic decisions • dependable-count on someone for something • Government has a limited role in economics • against absolute rule by God (Divine Right) • paid all the taxes in 18th century French society • ...
Unit 1 Crossword Puzzle 2022-08-11
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- Everyone has God given rightsthat cannot be taken away
- Continent where the Enlightenment began
- Defined the rights and duties of English nobles and set limits on the monarch's power.
- People sacrifice some natural freedoms so they can have the freedom that comes with security and protection.
- If the government fails to protect citizens,citizens have the right to revolt.
- the natural right to live and survive
- Those things that are in the best interest of society as a whole
- A place where city people gathered to discuss philosophy
- a legal petition formerly used to obtain redress from the British Crown for breach of contract or to remedy manifest injustice.
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- Living without rules or a government.
- a blank page or slate
- All citizens are directly involved in making laws and running the government.
- happens when people live in a state of nature.
- a period of time when people developed new ideas about human existence and human rights
- Passed by Parliament in 1689after years of conflict and civil war.
- freedom to make your own decisions
- Famous city where people discussed ideas
- What more than half the people in a community want
- Power should be divided into 3 branches.
- Obtaining something through family ties.
20 Clues: a blank page or slate • freedom to make your own decisions • Living without rules or a government. • the natural right to live and survive • Continent where the Enlightenment began • Famous city where people discussed ideas • Power should be divided into 3 branches. • Obtaining something through family ties. • happens when people live in a state of nature. • ...
Sample Crossword block 5 2022-10-24
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- British law passed after the French and Indian War
- Time of great philosophical thought
- British law that imposed tax on all printed items
- Signed by United States and Great Britain
- Laws passed to punish the colonists of the boston tea party
- Colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain
- General who surrendered at Yorktown
- Dumped tea in harbor
- Colonists who called for independence
- Authored by Thomas Paine
- Control of a good and service
- The last battle of the Revolutionary War
- Expressing balance in the system
- First president
- A neutral person
- English philosopher from the enlightenment period
- Riot in the city of Boston
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- Agreement signed between United States and France
- Individuals have undeniable rights
- First military confrontation of the Revolutionary War
- War between Great Britain and America
- Act declared colonists free and independent
- A war between England and France between 1754 and 1763
- Author of common sense
- Signed by Great Britain and France
- Agreement of mutual benefit between individuals
- Commander in chief of the British army during the American Revolutionary war
- "Give me liberty or give me death!"
- Author of the declaration of independence
- Gathering of delegates from twelve of thirteen colonies
- Soldiers ready to fight on minutes notice
31 Clues: First president • A neutral person • Dumped tea in harbor • Author of common sense • Authored by Thomas Paine • Riot in the city of Boston • Control of a good and service • Expressing balance in the system • Individuals have undeniable rights • Signed by Great Britain and France • Time of great philosophical thought • "Give me liberty or give me death!" • ...
history 2016-12-04
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- Influenced many framers of the constitution. English philosopher of the enlightenment
- Sharings power between federal and state governments
- To fall in value
- A settlement of a dispute by each party giving up some demands
- Model for Americans. Listed their rights
- Having two separate lawmaking chambers
- Placed limits on the power of the monarch.
- Known for the separation of powers. English philosopher of the enlightenment.
- College Special group chosen to vote for the president and vice president
- Having the proper size in relation to other objects or items
- Shays Formal continental army captain who forced courts in the western part of the state close. Leader of the rebellion of farmers.
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- A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
- The freeing of individual enslaved persons
- A period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases
- A change, correction, or improvement added to a document
- Supported the constitution
- Branch The branch of government that includes the courts that settle disputes and questions of the law
- and Balances A system by which each brand of government limits power of other branches
- Branch Branch of government that executes, carries out laws, the law; headed by president
- Law.
- People who opposed the constitution
- Branch Law making branch of government
22 Clues: Law. • To fall in value • Supported the constitution • People who opposed the constitution • Having two separate lawmaking chambers • Branch Law making branch of government • Model for Americans. Listed their rights • The freeing of individual enslaved persons • Placed limits on the power of the monarch. • Sharings power between federal and state governments • ...
#1 Industrial Revolution & Nationalism 2024-02-11
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- Women's attempt to gain the right to vote.
- A famous British nurse that helped during the Crimean War.
- Tried to restore the old order.
- A war that was poorly fought between the British, French, Ottoman Empire, and the Russians.
- A political philosophy that grew out of the Enlightenment.
- Loyalty and devotion to a particular common cultural identity.
- Famous Realist that wrote David Copperfield.
- The process of working from home before the Industrial Revolution.
- A brilliant Prussian statesman that unified Germany.
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- The shift from an agricultural society to an industrious one, starting in Great Britain.
- The rising Middle Class.
- A man-made famine that lead to the deaths of millions and the immigration of others.
- The economic and political theorist who inspired Communism and Socialism.
- Early socialists dreamed of this type of society.
- A new type of philosophy that emphasized feelings and emotions, emerging against the Enlightenment.
- Romantic artist that wrote a famous novel about science vs. God.
- Government sanctioned riots targeting minorities.
- The first president of France.
- The scandal involving a Jewish French Captain.
- British scientist that created the theory of "natural selection."
- The idea of applying "natural selection" to society.
- An economic system based on private ownership of capital in a free market.
22 Clues: The rising Middle Class. • The first president of France. • Tried to restore the old order. • Women's attempt to gain the right to vote. • Famous Realist that wrote David Copperfield. • The scandal involving a Jewish French Captain. • Early socialists dreamed of this type of society. • Government sanctioned riots targeting minorities. • ...
History 2016-12-04
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- Branch The branch of government that includes the courts that settle disputes and questions of the law
- Known for the separation of powers. English philosopher of the enlightenment.
- Sharings power between federal and state governments
- Branch Law making branch of government
- A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
- Having the proper size in relation to other objects or items
- A period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases
- Shays Formal continental army captain who forced courts in the western part of the state close. Leader of the rebellion of farmers.
- To fall in value
- Branch Branch of government that executes, carries out laws, the law; headed by president
- and Balances A system by which each brand of government limits power of other branches
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- Law.
- People who opposed the constitution
- The freeing of individual enslaved persons
- Having two separate lawmaking chambers
- A settlement of a dispute by each party giving up some demands
- A change, correction, or improvement added to a document
- Supported the constitution
- Locke Influenced many framers of the constitution. English philosopher of the enlightenment
- College Special group chosen to vote for the president and vice president
- Magna Carta Placed limits on the power of the monarch.
21 Clues: Law. • To fall in value • Supported the constitution • People who opposed the constitution • Having two separate lawmaking chambers • Branch Law making branch of government • The freeing of individual enslaved persons • Sharings power between federal and state governments • Magna Carta Placed limits on the power of the monarch. • ...
Revolutions 2018-02-05
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- This Latin American leader was influenced by the American & French Revolution
- He wanted people to understand Common Sense so he wrote it in straightforward language
- Bolivar created independence but became this "solitary" leader
- American founding documents were influenced by the...
- 3 branches separation
- This Enlightenment ideal influenced leaders during the French Rev
- A positive effect of Napoleon was the abolition of this feudal servitude
- List of American complaints
- This country did not have a smooth transition of power
- Some power to state & some power to national government
- The Declaration & Bill of Rights limits government...
- The American wanted to change an unjust___________
- Bolivar challenged this European country
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- After Napoleon conquered Spain Latin American countries began to seek...
- This revolution wanted increased citizen participation in government
- This was the "final straw" prior to the French Revolution
- This congress wanted international cooperation
- The first Haitian President
- This idea of people, based on similar ideas is one reason for the Age of Revolutions
- These liberties are protected by the Bill of Rights
- There was ______________ to both revolutions.
- Makes sure no one branch becomes powerful
- Government that elect representatives to make laws
- The leaders of this revolution acted more decisively
- Introduced the ideas of the French Rev to other countries
25 Clues: 3 branches separation • The first Haitian President • List of American complaints • Bolivar challenged this European country • Makes sure no one branch becomes powerful • There was ______________ to both revolutions. • This congress wanted international cooperation • Government that elect representatives to make laws • The American wanted to change an unjust___________ • ...
Unit 2 Crossword Puzzle- Latin America 2021-10-22
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- To raise money, Napoleon had to sell land in North America to the USA known as the _________.
- Toussaint was ______ to the French Alps.
- France had owed _________ to Haiti after the Haitian Revolution.
- ______ ideas spread to Haiti inspiring the Haitian Revolution.
- The Amazon Rainforest is one of the main ______ producing regions in the world.
- a nation full of mainly a German ethnic population that had been unified by nationalism
- Italy kicked out foreign rulers because ______ had spread and unified the Southern and northern part.
- an action for independence from the mother country
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- After Napoleon's defeat, the ______ was held to make sure European powers were balanced.
- only non-violent enlightenment movement in Latin America
- ________ is related to the Haitian Revolution like Marshall Luther King Jr. is related to the African American Equal Rights and Independence movement.
- Latin America is a _______.
- The burning of Haiti's main plantations resulted in complete ______.
- Nations had built up ______ over their culture, language, beliefs, etc.
- Royalists were _________ who continued to support the Spanish King.
- The US is north of the ________.
- ______ and silver were mother countries' main interests in terms of materials.
- A feudal labor system used by Penisulares to manage food and crop plantations
- Haiti's main economy were ______ plantations.
- Pina coladas and beautiful beaches are common in the ______ islands.
20 Clues: Latin America is a _______. • The US is north of the ________. • Toussaint was ______ to the French Alps. • Haiti's main economy were ______ plantations. • an action for independence from the mother country • only non-violent enlightenment movement in Latin America • ______ ideas spread to Haiti inspiring the Haitian Revolution. • ...
topic 8 project 2022-03-10
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- strain through overuse
- physical features of an area
- person that tries to convert someone
- gained enlightenment, helps people
- split or divide
- area of northern pakistan and india
- result
- effect of actions
- belief that no one should hurt any living thing
- obeying moral rule
- unfair treatment
- whole universe
- hundreds of sacred hymns
- free of suffering
- to emanate
- country not alighting with itself
- small loans
- system that is divided along government
- unreal or misleading
- make up for
- superior by large amount
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- company that hires for different tasks
- protest of unjust laws
- thrive
- right duty for him or her
- willingness to respect religion and customs
- spiritual force
- rebirth of a soul in a new body
- past relative
- liberation from reincarnation
- community that gives civil/political rights
- calm or clear mind
- thinker or teacher
- blissful peace
- number of lowest indian caste
- fixed social class
- block the flow of something
- proof of something
- government rules
- religious community
- focused
- that tries to gain spiritual poverty
- seasonal winds in south asia
- organization containing merchants
- few
- unfair treatment based on a gender
46 Clues: few • thrive • result • focused • to emanate • small loans • make up for • past relative • blissful peace • whole universe • split or divide • spiritual force • unfair treatment • government rules • effect of actions • free of suffering • calm or clear mind • thinker or teacher • obeying moral rule • fixed social class • proof of something • religious community • unreal or misleading • protest of unjust laws • ...
Unit 1 and 2 2022-11-07
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- country that became independent from the Netherlands in 1830
- name of the French republican assembly between 1792-1795
- intellectual movement that spread across Europe and America during the XVIII century
- German Romantic musician who composed the Ninth symphony
- system of government in which monarchs held full legislative, executive and judiciary powers
- country that became independent from the Ottoman empire in 1830
- period of violent repression in France between 1793-94
- first period of the Napoleonic era
- political and cultural movement developed in the XIX century that defended the right of peoples with the same culture and language to form a nation
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- French monarch, the best example of the absolute monarchy
- dynasty established in Spain in 1700
- form of absolutism influenced by Enlightenment ideas
- treaty signed by Austria, Russia and Prussia in 1815 to combat liberalism and revolution
- political movement that defends the restriction of the powers of the monarchs, the sovereignty of the people and individual liberties
- kingdom that leaded the Italian unification
- French emperor between 1804-1815
- political, social and economic system of Europe up to the XVIII century
- French Romantic artist who painted The massacre of Chios
- kingdom that leaded the German unification
- French Enlightened philosopher who defended democracy
20 Clues: French emperor between 1804-1815 • first period of the Napoleonic era • dynasty established in Spain in 1700 • kingdom that leaded the German unification • kingdom that leaded the Italian unification • form of absolutism influenced by Enlightenment ideas • French Enlightened philosopher who defended democracy • period of violent repression in France between 1793-94 • ...
French Revolution 2024-09-29
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- Napoleon created the continental system to block trade to this country
- The French Monarchs were Louis XVI and _____ Antoinette
- The island that Napoleon was exiled to after his first defeat
- The leader of France during the Reign of Terror
- The weapon designed to "humanely" execute enemies of the French revolutionaries
- Alias used by Enlightenment Satirist why to comment on the Monarchy
- Robespierre founded the Committe of Public _____
- The national assembly featured conservatives, moderates, and_____
- Name for the five person committee that was supposed to bring order after the Reign of Terror
- Named himself Emperor of France in 1804
- Galileo, Bacon, and Boyle were all key thinkers during the Scientific
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- The group which benefited the most early on in during the French Revolution
- Enlightenment Thinker who first said "Life Liberty and Property"
- The final battle where Napoleon was defeated
- The system of laws created by Napoleon was known as the Napoleonic
- French society was divided into the first second and third
- Members of this Estate were killed more than any other during the Reign of Terror
- The prison/fort that was stormed by angry members of the third estate
- Location where members of the third estate planned the government they wanted
- Napoleon marched into Russia during this season, leading to terrible consequences
20 Clues: Named himself Emperor of France in 1804 • The final battle where Napoleon was defeated • The leader of France during the Reign of Terror • Robespierre founded the Committe of Public _____ • The French Monarchs were Louis XVI and _____ Antoinette • French society was divided into the first second and third • ...
Buddhism 2023-05-03
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- How many passing sights did the Buddha see when he left the palace?
- What is the mark of existence involving no self?
- How many of Buddha’s noble truths are there?
- What was the name of the princess that Gautama married?
- How many precepts of Buddhism are there for non-monks?
- The Buddha sat under one of these to achieve enlightenment.
- What is the mark of existence involving impermanence?
- What is the name of the psychological being that is the god of death?
- What is the name of the community formed by Buddha?
- How many precepts of Buddhism are there for Buddhist nuns and monks?
- Gautama’s father wanted him to become one of these.
- What is the state of salvation and enlightenment called?
- The first time the Buddha meditated was when he saw a bird eat one of these.
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- What is the name of the Buddha’s teaching?
- What is the mark of existence involving suffering called?
- How many days did the Buddha sit under a tree before he was enlightened?
- What was the title of the tree that the Buddha sat under?
- What was the name of the Buddha before he was enlightened?
- What is the word for harming your body to further understand the world?
- What is the Hindu and Buddhist cycle of life called?
20 Clues: What is the name of the Buddha’s teaching? • How many of Buddha’s noble truths are there? • What is the mark of existence involving no self? • What is the name of the community formed by Buddha? • Gautama’s father wanted him to become one of these. • What is the Hindu and Buddhist cycle of life called? • What is the mark of existence involving impermanence? • ...
Christianity and Westernization in Japan 2023-03-22
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- One of Japan's most influential philosophers and a member of the enlightenment movement
- ___ means "freedom and people's rights" in Japanese
- The ___ Restoration was a political event during which the Tokugawa bakufu (shogunate) lost its power and the emperor's imperial rule was restored
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- Speaking society that was the most prominent forum for the enlightenment movement
- ___ means "civilization and enlightenment" in Japanese
- What tradition was considered a "state ideology" and not a religion?
6 Clues: ___ means "freedom and people's rights" in Japanese • ___ means "civilization and enlightenment" in Japanese • What tradition was considered a "state ideology" and not a religion? • Speaking society that was the most prominent forum for the enlightenment movement • One of Japan's most influential philosophers and a member of the enlightenment movement • ...
Russian Jewish History Crossword 2023-01-05
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- False accusations that Jewish people were using the blood of Christians in religious rituals
- Emerged as a modern literary language, especially through the works of Shalom Abramowitsch
- Where Jews were forced to live
- Special units where Jewish children were trained for the military
- The empire where the Jews were far safer than in the realm of the czars
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- The name of the villages where the Jews lived in Yiddish
- This country's troops entered Ukraine in 1920 and attacked Jewish villages
- The Jewish Enlightenment thinker that started the Jewish Enlightenment movement
- The Russian emperor
9 Clues: The Russian emperor • Where Jews were forced to live • The name of the villages where the Jews lived in Yiddish • Special units where Jewish children were trained for the military • The empire where the Jews were far safer than in the realm of the czars • This country's troops entered Ukraine in 1920 and attacked Jewish villages • ...
Buddhism 2025-09-18
10 Clues: Founder • End goal • Holy text • Founded in • Way of life • Belief in God(s) • What is Siddhartha • Things about suffering • Third thing of suffering • Second thing of suffering
SERMON AT BENARES 2022-12-10
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- shone
- solemnly promise to do a specified thing
- money or food given to poor people
- something which cannot be understood
- grieving
- the sacred writings of a religion
- tired
- deliver a religious address to an assembled group of people
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- a state of high spiritual knowledge
- deathlessness
- deep sorrow
- human beings
- killing
- be appropriate for
- relatives
15 Clues: shone • tired • killing • grieving • relatives • deep sorrow • human beings • deathlessness • be appropriate for • the sacred writings of a religion • money or food given to poor people • a state of high spiritual knowledge • something which cannot be understood • solemnly promise to do a specified thing • deliver a religious address to an assembled group of people
scythe the book 2023-05-02
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- How old are Rowan and Citra
- the archetype of a civilization
- The armbands that Citra and Rowan wear
- Scythe creations
- killing
- justice and death
- who killed Scythe?
- nobility, enlightenment, and solemnity.
- who trained Rowan and Citra
- oldest person
- junior scythe
- scythe wielders
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- villain
- Who is Esme's father in Scythe
- the best and the worst elements of humanity
- power
16 Clues: power • villain • killing • oldest person • junior scythe • scythe wielders • Scythe creations • justice and death • who killed Scythe? • How old are Rowan and Citra • who trained Rowan and Citra • Who is Esme's father in Scythe • the archetype of a civilization • The armbands that Citra and Rowan wear • nobility, enlightenment, and solemnity. • the best and the worst elements of humanity
Scientific Revolution/Enlightenment/Absolutism 2013-10-27
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- A European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition. It was heavily influenced by 17th-century philosophers such as Descartes, Locke, and Newton, and its prominent exponents include Kant, Goethe, Voltaire, Rousseau, and Adam Smith.
- The philosophes were the intellectuals of the 18th century Enlightenment. Few were primarily philosophers; rather, philosophes were public intellectuals who applied reason to the study of many areas of learning, including philosophy, history, science, politics, economics and social issues.
- reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
- a member of the old aristocracy in Russia, next in rank to a prince.
- The scientific revolution was the emergence of modern science during the early modern period, when developments in mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology, medicine, and chemistry transformed views of society and nature.
- a reception room in a large house.
- Absolute monarchy is a monarchial form of government in which the monarch exercises ultimate governing authority as head of state and head of government; his or her powers are not limited by a constitution or by the law
- In astronomy, the geocentric model, is a description of the cosmos where Earth is at the orbital center of all celestial bodies. This model served as the predominant cosmological system in many ancient civilizations such as ancient Greece
- Heliocentrism, or heliocentricism, is the astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around a relatively stationary Sun at the center of the Solar System. The word comes from the Greek. Historically, heliocentrism was opposed to geocentrism, which placed the Earth at the center.
- relating to or denoting a style of European architecture, music, and art of the 17th and 18th centuries that followed mannerism and is characterized by ornate detail. In architecture the period is exemplified by the palace of Versailles and by the work of Bernini in Italy. Major composers include Vivaldi, Bach, and Handel; Caravaggio and Rubens are important baroque artists.
- an emperor of Russia before 1917."Tsar Nicholas II", a South Slave ruler in former times, esp. one reigning over Serbia in the 14th century. A person appointed by government to advise on and coordinate policy in a particular area.
- a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.
- a French Protestant of the 16th–17th centuries. Largely Calvinist, the Huguenots suffered severe persecution at the hands of the Catholic majority, and many thousands emigrated from France.
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- a method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses.
- a ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way
- Constitutional monarchy is a form of government in which a monarch acts as head of state within the guidelines of a constitution, whether it be a written, uncodified, or blended constitution
- right the doctrine that kings derive their right to rule directly from God and are not accountable to their subjects; rebellion is the worst of political crimes; "the doctrine of the divine right of kings was enunciated by the Stuarts in Britain in the 16th century"
- an implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits, for example by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection. Theories of a social contract became popular in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries among theorists such as Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as a means of explaining the origin of government and the obligations of subjects.
- reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
- assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization
- a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, esp. to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention
- a fleet of worships
22 Clues: a fleet of worships • a reception room in a large house. • reasoning from detailed facts to general principles • a member of the old aristocracy in Russia, next in rank to a prince. • reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) • a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution. • ...
Absolutism, Enlightenment, and Revolution 2015-04-16
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- of Navarre Political leader of Huguenots
- supporters of king
- the great czar in 1689
- artisctic movement that emerged in Italy in 1520s and 1530s
- French protestants influenced by John Calvin
- the Silent Prince of orange
- Richelieu Louis XIIIs minister
- magic believed to be part of traditional village culture for centuries
- cromwell a military genius
- system which leader has all power
- rights right which we were born with
- russian word for caesar
- 1 Elizabeths cousin, king of Scotland
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- romanov new czar in 1613
- power of russian nobility
- I James I son
- a republic
- protestants in England inspired by Calvinist ideas
- rights of king belief that kings receive their power from God
- rising prices
- II England king in 1685
- IV first ruler to take title of czar
- de vega wrote perhaps 1500 plays in total
- combative
- fleet of warships sent by phillip in 1588
25 Clues: combative • a republic • I James I son • rising prices • supporters of king • the great czar in 1689 • II England king in 1685 • russian word for caesar • romanov new czar in 1613 • power of russian nobility • cromwell a military genius • the Silent Prince of orange • Richelieu Louis XIIIs minister • system which leader has all power • IV first ruler to take title of czar • ...
Enlightenment/Scientific Revolution Vocabulary 2016-10-20
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- believed humans had certain natural rights (Life, Liberty, and Property)
- society agrees to be governed by its general will
- system of right common to all humans
- female philosophe that wanted to improve the condition of women/women's rights
- sun is the center of the universe
- believed human life was "brutish and poor"
- written in 1690 that argued against the absolute rule of one person
- used soft colors to bring together the spiritual feelings of the religious revival with the ideas of Renaissance art
- used elongated figures to show suffering, heightened emotions, and religious ecstasy
- published in 1651 to deal with England's problem of disorder
- wrote the "Classified Dictionary of the Sciences, Arts, and Trades"(Encyclopedia)
- written to remind governments that "all men are brothers under god"
- strongly believed in religious toleration and fought for it in France
- believed scientists should use inductive reasoning to learn about nature
- found that the orbits of planets are not circular, but egg-shaped
- enlightenment intellectual
- reason is the source of knowledge
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- opposed capital punishment and the use of punishment in brutality
- essay that proposes a new approach to justice and punishment
- believed the sun was the center of the universe and Earth revolved around the sun
- argued that people had become enslaved by the government when they adopted laws
- believed the government shouldn't interfere in economic matters
- document that pointed out that the power of men over women was equally wrong
- six steps to gather and analyze data
- orbits of planets are elliptical
- three branches of government- executive, judicial, and legislative
- means "to let (people) do (what they want)"
- movement of intellectuals based on reason, natural law, hope, and progress
- Spanish writer that wrote "Don Quixote"
- Father of modern rationalism
- 28 volume book of knowledge
- wrote the "Spirit of Laws"
32 Clues: wrote the "Spirit of Laws" • enlightenment intellectual • 28 volume book of knowledge • Father of modern rationalism • orbits of planets are elliptical • sun is the center of the universe • reason is the source of knowledge • six steps to gather and analyze data • system of right common to all humans • Spanish writer that wrote "Don Quixote" • ...
Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment 2018-02-13
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- this Baroque composer wrote the Messiah
- Vivaldi composed the Four _________
- Pamela is considered to be the first English one of these written
- he believed people were naturally selfish and wicked
- Montesqieu proposed three branches of government _________, legislative and judicial
- this new art style replaced baroque
- 1816 has been called the Year Without a ________________
- Sir Frances __________ and Rene Decartes are the fathers of the Scientific Method
- this scientist established the Laws of Gravity and Motion
- his natural rights were life,liberty and property
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- Italian scientist who advanced astronomy
- Frederick the Great ruled this country
- Mary Shelley wrote this novel
- In April 1815 Mount Tambora did this
- sun,moon, and stars revolve around the earth
- planets and earth revolve around the sun
- revolution based on observatons of the natural world
- “I do not agree with a word you say but will defend to the death your right to say it.”
- Edward Jenner created the first vaccine for this diseas
- this chemist showed the relationship between volume, temperature and pressure of gases
20 Clues: Mary Shelley wrote this novel • Vivaldi composed the Four _________ • this new art style replaced baroque • In April 1815 Mount Tambora did this • Frederick the Great ruled this country • this Baroque composer wrote the Messiah • Italian scientist who advanced astronomy • planets and earth revolve around the sun • sun,moon, and stars revolve around the earth • ...
Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment 2024-05-24
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- rule by a single person with absolute power
- based on personal preference instead of reason
- a series of numbers or letters that represent a mathematical or scientific rule
- an idea or assumption to be tested in an experiment
- a theory that Earth is the center of the solar system or the universe. Geo is Greek for "Earth".
- a major shift in thinking between 1500 and 1700, in which modern science emerged as a new way of gaining knowledge about the natural world
- the division of powers among branches of government
- a measure of the amount of matter in an object
- a belief in reason and logic as the primary paths to knowledge
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- aform of government in which the monarch’s power is limited by a basic set of laws
- the acceptance of different religious beliefs and customs
- rights that belong to people “by nature,” simply because they are human beings
- a list of basic human rights that a government must protect
- an agreement in which people give power to a government in exchange for its protections
- a theory that places the sun at the center of the solar system with the planets, including Earth, revolving around it. Helio is Greek for "sun".
- the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
- an instrument used to view distant objects
- a step-by-step method of investigation involving observation and theory to test scientific assumptions
- an instrument used to make very small objects visible
- a period from the late 1600s to the late 1700s in Europe, in which people changed their outlook on life
20 Clues: an instrument used to view distant objects • rule by a single person with absolute power • based on personal preference instead of reason • a measure of the amount of matter in an object • an idea or assumption to be tested in an experiment • the division of powers among branches of government • an instrument used to make very small objects visible • ...
Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment 2023-03-09
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- built by Galileo to look to the stars
- French Revolution showed the inherent will of the _______
- helped Argentina, Peru, and Chile gain independance.
- experimentation is my way of doing things
- first name of the leader of the Haitian Revolution
- laws of gravity and motion
- main reason American colonies separated from England
- life, liberty, and property
- adapted the ideas of Locke, Rosseau, and Montesquieu to America
- significant document that came from the Glorious Revolution
- Argentina, Mexico, and Peru were colonies of this country
- Sir Isaac Newton
- people of Latin America with European roots
- leader of the French Revolution
- this was applied and emphasized during the Scientific Revolution
- this revolution inspired the Haitians
- people went here for all of their answers for life before the Scientific Revolution
- powers of government must be separate
- number of colonies that broke from England
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- held his beliefs to himself until he died
- Analytical Geometry is my claim to fame
- founded by Copernicus and mathematically supported by Kepler
- book written by Hobbes
- said that people must be ruled over by a King
- involves coming up with a hypothesis
- where William and Mary came from
- official name of Kepler's findings
- branch of government that enforces the laws of a country
- made his own telescope and proved Copernicus right
- French Satirist
- everything revolves around the earth
- nickname of the Glorious Revolution
- planets have elliptical orbits around the sun
- governments must make a social contract with their people
- period of time where reason was applied to the human world
- everyone has natural rights given to you by God
36 Clues: French Satirist • Sir Isaac Newton • book written by Hobbes • laws of gravity and motion • life, liberty, and property • leader of the French Revolution • where William and Mary came from • official name of Kepler's findings • nickname of the Glorious Revolution • involves coming up with a hypothesis • everything revolves around the earth • built by Galileo to look to the stars • ...
Enlightenment and Atlantic Revolutions 2025-03-04
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- 50% of France's income went towards paying it
- An early Mexican revolutionary who led indigenous and mestizo people
- Pre-revolutionary France had three of them and the third one was treated very unfairly
- Name of the government which ruled France between 1795-99
- The country where O'Higgins was an important independence leader
- Place where an oath was made to give France a constitution
- The country where San Martin was an important independence leader
- '_______Regime'. Term used to describe France's very old political system
- Country that (with Lithuania) was partitioned and disappeared between 1772 and 1795
- Syncretic religion developed among Haiti's slave communities
- Tool used to execute people, including the king and queen, during the Reign of Terror
- He made himself first emperor of independent Brazil
- French term for the middle class
- Which war led to Britain increasing its control in the thirteen colonies
- Along with sugar, it was Haiti's biggest export before the revolution
- Peace of_________ gave USA independence in 1783
- First name of Wollstoncroft and Astell who wanted more rights for women
- Leader of the Reign of Terror who eventually ended up being executed
- 'Social_______' name of a book by Rousseau and refers to the relationship between the government and the people
- Enlightenment thinker who said government needed the consent of the people to rule and could be overthrown
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- Enlightenment thinker who encouraged separation of government powers into three branches
- South America's most famous independence leader. A country is named after him
- What women were protesting about when they came to force the king to go to paris
- The palace which Louis XVI was forced to leave
- '_________the Great'. She led Russia for many years and was influenced by the enlightenment
- Name for a type of powerful military leader who dominated Latin America after independence
- Name of the Paris prison stormed by revolutionaries in 1789
- Gran________. A failed attempt at unifying several South American countries into one federation
- Name of the new laws introduced by France's emperor in 1804
- Marie__________ The wife of Louis XVI
- His book Leviathan said life without a strong leader was 'nasty, brutish and short'
- Country who controlled most of the island Haiti is on and became involved in the revolution
- He became emperor of France in 1802
- '_________II' An enlightened leader of the Hapsburg Empire who freed the serfs
- Promoted freedom of religion, freedom of speech and tolerance. Friends with European monarchs
- Haiti's most famous revolutionary leader
- 'No_________without representation'. A key idea of the American Revolution
- The group of people most responsible for leading independence revolutions in Mexico and South America
- '_________the Great'. Leader who turned Prussia into a powerful state and was influenced by the enlightenment
- Name for an escaped slave
40 Clues: Name for an escaped slave • French term for the middle class • He became emperor of France in 1802 • Marie__________ The wife of Louis XVI • Haiti's most famous revolutionary leader • 50% of France's income went towards paying it • The palace which Louis XVI was forced to leave • Peace of_________ gave USA independence in 1783 • ...
Enlightenment and Revolution Crosswor 2023-12-20
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- earth centered universe
- made the telescope
- branches of equal powers
- fancy party to discuss intellectual topics
- simple and elegant style
- giving up some freedom for protection
- new kind of absolute monarch
- the theory that reason rather than experience is the foundation of certainty in knowledge
- state gov't vs federal national gov't
- sun centered universe
- group of intellectuals in france
- separate powers of the government
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- using logic and reason
- leader of russia
- questioning traditional beliefs about the world
- major use of john Lockes ideas
- belief in the existence of a supreme being
- extravagant and gaudy style
- people are corrupted by civilization
- equality for women
- july 4 1776
- theory of universal gravitation
- method to solve problems
- master of satire and freedom of speech
- use of beccaria's legal ideas
- john locke
26 Clues: john locke • july 4 1776 • leader of russia • made the telescope • equality for women • sun centered universe • using logic and reason • earth centered universe • branches of equal powers • simple and elegant style • method to solve problems • extravagant and gaudy style • new kind of absolute monarch • use of beccaria's legal ideas • major use of john Lockes ideas • ...
The Enlightenment - Chapter 6 2024-11-24
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- an ideal world
- to compel by threat or dominate by force
- twisted
- no private property, all is jointly or governmentally owned
- government ruthlessly silencing those who disagree
- not coming to the rescue
- gathered or acquired
- the opposite
- highest point
- subduing of personal rights
- smothered, suffocated
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- drawback, disadvantage or flaw
- euphemism for killing people groups, usually for political power
- forced socialism
- lawlessness, absence of government
- small group that is in power
- wealthy middle class seen as oppressors
- a way to get what you want
- belief that the universe is purely physical
- laboring class seen as victims
20 Clues: twisted • the opposite • highest point • an ideal world • forced socialism • gathered or acquired • smothered, suffocated • not coming to the rescue • a way to get what you want • subduing of personal rights • small group that is in power • drawback, disadvantage or flaw • laboring class seen as victims • lawlessness, absence of government • wealthy middle class seen as oppressors • ...
Absolutism and the Enlightenment 2022-11-10
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- a law signed by King William and Queen Mary that limited their power as a constitution
- the absolute monarch of France, who was known as the sun king and built the Palace of Versailles
- British philosopher that argued for the equal rights of women
- a way of limiting power by ensuring that each branch of government limits the power of other branches
- a kind of monarchy whose power is limited by laws
- the branch of government that executes or enforces laws
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- an intellectual movement inspired by Greek philosophers that emphasized logic and reason
- the ability to influence the behavior of others
- the centralized and complete power of a monarch
- the beginning of modern science that saw innovations of understanding about the nature
- a power given by God as a justification for the power of an absolute monarch
- the branch of government that writes and creates laws
- French philosopher that argued for separation of church and state and freedom of expression
- the branch of government that interprets the law
- an intellectual movement that attempted to understand society and culture, also known as the Age of Reason
- the rule of one person as passed through a family lineage
- French philosopher who argued that power should be limited and broken into 3 branches of power, so each branch could provide checks and balances on the others.
- the rule of the people
- British philosopher who argued that government should protect the rights of people (life, liberty, property)
- British philosopher who argued that absolute monarchy was the best form of government based on his description of humans as always at war in their state of nature
- the feeling of control over actions and their consequences.
21 Clues: the rule of the people • the ability to influence the behavior of others • the centralized and complete power of a monarch • the branch of government that interprets the law • a kind of monarchy whose power is limited by laws • the branch of government that writes and creates laws • the branch of government that executes or enforces laws • ...
Unit 4: Absolutism & Enlightenment 2025-11-06
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- supported freedom of speech & freedom of religion
- commander of the Parliamentarian army that was appointed as Lord Protector of Great Britain & led the "republic"
- czar who wanted to westernize Russia
- believed the best form of government is a direct democracy that follows the General Will of the people
- Prussian monarch who ruled absolutely but engaged in enlightened actions like creating a rational legal code & providing religious tolerance
- believed in a social contract the purpose of government is to protect the natural rights to life, liberty, & property
- signed by William & Mary, this established a constitutional monarchy in England
- became king & queen of England after the Glorious Revolution & signed the English Bill of Rights
- believed the government should have a separation of powers with checks & balances
- absolute monarch of France who built the Palace of Versailles
- the side in the English Civil Wars that supported a Parliament (constitutional monarchy) and religious freedom (also called Roundheads)
- extravagant palace built by Louis XIV where he forced nobles to live in order to increase his power
- fundamental rights that people have by nature, rather than by laws made by governments
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- bloodless overthrow of King James II of England led by William & Mary
- Russian monarch who ruled absolutely but engaged in enlightened actions like providing some tolerance & equality & restricting torture
- conflicts between Royalists & Parliamentarians over how Great Britain would be ruled
- intellectual movement that applied reason to government & economics
- English king who was overthrown by William & Mary in the Glorious Revolution
- believed the economy should be capitalist, meaning supply & demand determine prices & wages & the government is not involved
- believed that people should create a social contract with an absolute ruler who will protect them from each other
- king of England who tried to rule absolutely, starting the English Civil Wars
- agreement between rulers & the people to cooperate for social benefits
- when a monarch believes all power within their country rests in their hands & they try to control all aspects of society
- the idea that a monarch's authority comes from God, making their power absolute & their rule accountable only to God
- the side in the English Civil Wars that supported absolute monarchy (also called Cavaliers)
25 Clues: czar who wanted to westernize Russia • supported freedom of speech & freedom of religion • absolute monarch of France who built the Palace of Versailles • intellectual movement that applied reason to government & economics • bloodless overthrow of King James II of England led by William & Mary • ...
Chp. 17 - France: The Road to Revolution 2022-10-03
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- Young cardinal groomed to help child-king Louis XIV rule France.
- Group that were satisfied with Constitution of 1791.
- This group wanted the French Revolution to much further
- This palace was one of the great works of architecture in the Modern Age.
- Revolution that sees great numbers of of the common people join in.
- Colorful nickname of Louis XIV.
- Louis XIV sought to restrict their religious and political freedoms.
- This treaty officially ended the War of the Spanish Succession.
- Jesuit missionary who explored the central Mississippi River.
- Storming of this jail is catalyst for French Revolution
- Man's reason is the sole criterion for truth.
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- The one ingredient necessary for national success to continue.
- Editor of the Encyclopedia.
- French Revolution became this type of revolution as it was led by the middle class.
- "Father of New France"
- "Father of French Romanticism".
- Movement that attempted to apply unaided human philosophy to all areas of man's life.
- French Constituent Assembly declares war on this nation in 1792.
- Called the "Father of the Enlightenment".
- Group without any particular program or principle.
- First permanent French colony in America.
- Device used for chopping off human heads
- This group initiated the French Revolution.
23 Clues: "Father of New France" • Editor of the Encyclopedia. • "Father of French Romanticism". • Colorful nickname of Louis XIV. • Device used for chopping off human heads • Called the "Father of the Enlightenment". • First permanent French colony in America. • This group initiated the French Revolution. • Man's reason is the sole criterion for truth. • ...
Chapter 3 Puzzle 2020-09-07
Across
- The freeing of individual enslaved persons.
- A Philadelphian merchant that was the head of the department of finance.
- a farmer, former Continental Army captain that led protests against Congress.
- A Virginia planter who enjoyed speaking about trade issues in Philadelphia.
- Lands north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River.
- A document that gave citizens an extra layer of protection from everything.
- The lawmaking branch of the government.
- A compromise that made each enslaved person worth 3/5ths of a free person.
- A powerful speaker who wrote the final draft of the constitution.
- When one object/branch had supreme power.
- A period when economic activity was slowed and unemployment plummeted.
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- a movement of the 1700s that promoted knowledge, reason, and science as the means to improve society.
- A system in which the three branches of government keep each other in check.
- The people who started an antislavery society
- sharing power between the federal and state
- criticized the Constitution because it lacked a bill of rights to protect individual freedoms.
- The first constitution of the U.S.
- The first state that was formed due to the Northwest Ordinance.
- A very influential figure in the Enlightenment.
- Executive, the legislative, and judicial branch.
20 Clues: The first constitution of the U.S. • The lawmaking branch of the government. • When one object/branch had supreme power. • The freeing of individual enslaved persons. • sharing power between the federal and state • The people who started an antislavery society • A very influential figure in the Enlightenment. • Executive, the legislative, and judicial branch. • ...
Module 12 Vocabulary 2021-11-02
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- a change in European thought that brought a new way to think about the natural world
- large social gatherings
- British writer who believed that Britain was best-governed and most politically balanced country
- a logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas
- social critics of France
- belief that truth could be discovered through reason or logical thinking
- english scientist that helped to bring together astronomists' and physicists' breakthroughs
- philosopher that published more than 70 books of political essays
- earth-centered view of the universe
- monarch that embraced ideas and reforms of the Enlightenment spirit
- a movement that stressed reason and the power of individuals to solve problems
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- a philosophes passionately committed to the individual freedom
- woman who published an essay called "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman"
- philosopher that believed that people could learn from experience and improve themselves
- the theory that everything orbits the sun
- art characterized by a grand, ornate design
- italian scientist that built on the new theories about astronomy
- a type of art inspired by archaeological discoveries about the classical world
- a belief that God created the universe and allows it to follow its own natural laws
- the agreement by which people created a government
- ruled Russia with absolute authority, yet sought for reform
21 Clues: large social gatherings • social critics of France • earth-centered view of the universe • the theory that everything orbits the sun • art characterized by a grand, ornate design • the agreement by which people created a government • a logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas • ruled Russia with absolute authority, yet sought for reform • ...
Chapter 6 Crossword 2023-10-24
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- King George ignored protests following which continental congress? (first or second)
- What is the title of the first true English novel written by Samuel Richardson?
- Enlightenment art is most similar to which civilizations?
- This act prevented colonists from trade with any country but Britain.
- Which document took ideas from philosophers like Locke, Voltaire, and Rousseau?
- Mary Wallstonecraft is known for her advocation of a woman's right to..
- Shots were fired at which continental congress? (first or second)
- John Locke believed in every human's right to three things. The first is..
- One important event in the American Revolution was the dumping of tea into the Boston harbor. It is called the Boston..
- Which country aided America during the American Revolution?
- This act coined the saying, "No taxation without representation"
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- Diderot is known for writing this type of book.
- Thomas Jefferson wrote which famous document?
- The French+Indian War left what country in debt?
- This French philosopher is known by his pen name
- Who brought forth Russia's Golden Age?
- The book "Leviathan" was written by whom?
- People were moving further from religion, now living in the..
- Which city is called the "center of the Enlightenment"?
- This city held an important massacre in 1770
20 Clues: Who brought forth Russia's Golden Age? • The book "Leviathan" was written by whom? • This city held an important massacre in 1770 • Thomas Jefferson wrote which famous document? • Diderot is known for writing this type of book. • The French+Indian War left what country in debt? • This French philosopher is known by his pen name • ...
Civics EOC Crossword Puzzle 2024-04-16
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- This enlightenment thinker believed government powers should be separated.
- This colonial act forced colonists to buy tea from East India Company
- ____________ power lies with the people.
- ________________ clause is when Congress can stretch powers beyond the Constitution.
- This enlightenment thinker believed government should protect natural rights.
- Type of power granted to the state governments.
- Type of power granted to the national government.
- People share resources.
- This individual wrote the Declaration of Independence
- This individual wrote Common Sense (Last name only)
- This system of government the states holds all the power.
- This colonial act taxed paper goods.
- This system of government the national government holds all the power.
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- This group supported a new Constitution.
- Type of power shared by the national and state governments.
- This colonial act punished Boston after the Boston Tea Party.
- Explains the powers of the branches of government.
- __________ of law means the law applies to everyone.
- Changes to the Constitution.
- System in which government and workers control production.
- This colonial act taxed imported goods.
- ______________ clause is when states and local government can't do anything that goes against the Constitution.
- This part of the US Constitution states the 6 purposes/goals of the document.
23 Clues: People share resources. • Changes to the Constitution. • This colonial act taxed paper goods. • This colonial act taxed imported goods. • This group supported a new Constitution. • ____________ power lies with the people. • Type of power granted to the state governments. • Type of power granted to the national government. • ...
Semester 2 Review 2023-04-20
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- Caesar, Last leader of the Roman Republic
- another name for “peasant” in the feudal system
- Father of the United States Constitution
- Carta, English document that forced the king to give up some power and give the noble some rights
- Northern state with a “hook,” where the Revolutionary War began; includes Boston and Plymouth
- _______________ Tables; posted in the Roman forum so everyone could read the laws
- head of the executive branch in the states government
- father of his country; Roman who said “the people's good is the highest law”
- of Rights, 1st 10 amendments to the United States Constitution; detail citizens’ liberties
- what Europeans brought from Africa to sell in the Americas in triangle trade
- general of the American forces during the Revolutionary War
- moved the capital to the eastern Roman Empire to Byzantium and became the first Christian emperor
- each state sends two people to this government body
- first emperor of Rome
- The legislative branch of the United States government
- natural rights enlightenment thinker
- an official “no”; to not allow an idea to become a law
- the wealthy and powerful and roman society
- group of English representatives that shared power with the king
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- branch of government that interprets the laws
- main author of the Declaration of Independence
- social contract enlightenment thinker
- Rome's enemy during the Punic wars
- Wrote a pamphlet stating that it made sense for the colonies to become independent
- branch of government that enforces laws
- an age after the Renaissance that changed how people view the world
- the second “unalienable right” in the Declaration of Independence
- Carthaginian general who surprised Rome by crossing the alps with elephants
- mythical twin who killed his brother to rule Rome
- excellent sea traders who are known for purple dye, the alphabet, and tin
- a government system in which elected representatives make decisions for the people
- location of England’s first successful settlement in America
- last Egyptian pharaoh; influenced 2 roman rulers
- large farms in the southern colonies
- “Rule of __________,” the idea that all people are held accountable to the rules of society
35 Clues: first emperor of Rome • Rome's enemy during the Punic wars • large farms in the southern colonies • natural rights enlightenment thinker • social contract enlightenment thinker • branch of government that enforces laws • Father of the United States Constitution • Caesar, Last leader of the Roman Republic • the wealthy and powerful and roman society • ...
Vocabulary Words 2021-03-19
Across
- Swiss-born philosopher, writer, and political theorist whose treatises and novels inspired the leaders of the French Revolution.
- An English philosopher and political theorist who was recognized as the founder of British empiricism.
- An epistolary novel first published in 1740 by Samuel Richardson, which is also considered as one of the first true English novels.
- Comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
- An european intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th centuries in which ideas concerning God, reason, nature, and humanity were synthesized into a worldview.
- It was a series of events that marked the emergence of modern science during the early modern period.
- Style that dominated the European art of the 1600s and early 1700s, caracterized by an ornate design.
- a form of rational theology that emerged among “freethinking” Europeans in the 17th and 18th centuries
- Is the epistemological view that "regards reason as the chief source and test of knowledge" or "any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification".
- A compound of ideas, attitudes, and patterns of behavior elaborating the principle that the authority of government.
- A cosmological model in which the Sun is assumed to lie at or near a central point while the Earth and other bodies revolve around it.
- Renaissance-era astronomer and Catholic canon who formulated the heliocentric theory.
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- work in which Thomas Hobbes expressed his views of life.
- French political philosopher whose principal work, The Spirit of Laws, was a major contribution to political theory.
- Was a French writer and public activist who played a singular role in defining the Enlightenment.
- A settler in or inhabitant of a colony.
- The main artistic style of the late 1700s.
- An American political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts.
- A product of The Enlightenment in the early 18th century,that was a key institution in which women played a central role.
- Any theory of the structure of the solar system (or the universe) in which Earth is assumed to be at the centre of it all
20 Clues: A settler in or inhabitant of a colony. • The main artistic style of the late 1700s. • work in which Thomas Hobbes expressed his views of life. • Comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. • Renaissance-era astronomer and Catholic canon who formulated the heliocentric theory. • ...
ARTH 300 Crossword Puzzle 2022-04-22
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- A style developed by Picasso and Braque. Artwork analyzed 3D objects on a 2D surface; fragments and redefines space.
- Art that blended dreams with reality and explored the subconscious.
- Art that depicts everyday people in a naturalistic way, often in rural or agricultural settings.
- Generally encompasses art that emerged after 1970.
- art A postmodern art movement that tried to increase recognition for the accomplishments of women artists both from the past and in the present.
- Rejected the spontaneous painting style of Impressionism and developed more abstract styles, which influenced Modernism.
- Primarily developed in Germany, this style expressed the importance of artist’s feelings, rather than the actual appearance of objects.
- This style typically depicted scenes of leisure, the upper middle class, and the city and was usually painted with spontaneous, sketchy brushwork.
- A style of art that flourished during the Enlightenment. Characterized by pastel colors, delicately curving forms, and a lighthearted mood.
- The style means “wild beasts” and is characterized by explosive color and impulsive brushwork.
- A style that purged art of any non-essential elements and often used simple/geometric forms and industrial materials.
- Art that was made to amuse or outrage its viewers. Main formats included photomontage and readymades.
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- A sub-category of Romanticism that reminds us of our insignificant nature and often illustrates awesome or indescribable experiences.
- A post-WWII style that encompassed action painting and color field painting.
- A style of art that flourished during the Enlightenment. Describes both an artistic style and an attitude. Focused on the imagination and the individual.
- A general term for 20th century art movements.
- Art in this style was representative of new innovations and technological advancements. Embodies speed and movement.
- Art that drew inspiration from popular culture, and frequently made everyday objects monumental.
- A style of art that flourished during the Enlightenment. Artists typically depicted classical subject matter that enforced personal morals and civic mindedness.
- Manufactured objects that are selected, modified, and transformed into art works simply through the decision of the artist.
20 Clues: A general term for 20th century art movements. • Generally encompasses art that emerged after 1970. • Art that blended dreams with reality and explored the subconscious. • A post-WWII style that encompassed action painting and color field painting. • The style means “wild beasts” and is characterized by explosive color and impulsive brushwork. • ...
CME.H&B terms 2017-04-12
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- Mental absorption, a state of strong concentration that temporarily suspends the five hindrances
- Physical and mental calm
- Action based on kindness, respect, truthfulness, timeliness and wisdom
- Impermanent One of the three characteristics of existence. Buddhist teachings emphasize that all conditioned mental and physical phenomena are impermanent - nothing lasts, nothing stays the same.
- Compassion; one of the four Brahma-Viharas (sublime abodes)
- The pattern of conditioned habits that we mistake for a sense of self
- Symbolical position
- The breath of life;the vital breath or spirit
- The passing of the soul at death into another body
- A heavy club used as a weapon and a symbol of authority attribute of the Vishnu
- Spiritual friend. In the Theravada Buddhist meditation tradition, teachers are often referred to as spiritual friends.
- Enlightened one Someone whose mind is completely free from the defilement's; a person who is no longer bound to cyclic existence
- Special symbolic posture seated or standing used in yoga and in the representation of the gods
- the pleasant, unpleasant or neutral tone that arises with every experience; one of the five aggregates
- The ancient language of the scriptures of Theravada Buddhism
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- The spouse of a deity
- A gladdening of the mind and body. One of the seven factors of enlightenment
- To walk around in a complete circle; as a ritual of respect
- A mind that is open to the experience of the moment, free of conceptual overlays; first made popular by the Zen teacher Suzuki Roshi
- Awakening
- Serpent
- Law;religious or moral duty
- Worshiper of Shakti, the goddess
- Interest and inquiry into experience. One of the seven factors of enlightenment
- To me made flesh
- Appearance of a deity in a other form
- To be born again as another form of life or into another class of human society
- The auspicious power of wholesome action that brings positive karmic results
- Worshiper of Shiva; having to do with the worship of Shiva
- A three pronged spear;attribute of Shiva
- noting A technique used in meditation to help direct the mind to the object of meditation
31 Clues: Serpent • Awakening • To me made flesh • Symbolical position • The spouse of a deity • Physical and mental calm • Law;religious or moral duty • Worshiper of Shakti, the goddess • Appearance of a deity in a other form • A three pronged spear;attribute of Shiva • The breath of life;the vital breath or spirit • The passing of the soul at death into another body • ...
Vocabulary Words 2021-03-19
Across
- Swiss-born philosopher, writer, and political theorist whose treatises and novels inspired the leaders of the French Revolution.
- An English philosopher and political theorist who was recognized as the founder of British empiricism.
- An epistolary novel first published in 1740 by Samuel Richardson, which is also considered as one of the first true English novels.
- Comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
- An european intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th centuries in which ideas concerning God, reason, nature, and humanity were synthesized into a worldview.
- It was a series of events that marked the emergence of modern science during the early modern period.
- Style that dominated the European art of the 1600s and early 1700s, caracterized by an ornate design.
- a form of rational theology that emerged among “freethinking” Europeans in the 17th and 18th centuries
- Is the epistemological view that "regards reason as the chief source and test of knowledge" or "any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification".
- A compound of ideas, attitudes, and patterns of behavior elaborating the principle that the authority of government.
- A cosmological model in which the Sun is assumed to lie at or near a central point while the Earth and other bodies revolve around it.
- Renaissance-era astronomer and Catholic canon who formulated the heliocentric theory.
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- work in which Thomas Hobbes expressed his views of life.
- French political philosopher whose principal work, The Spirit of Laws, was a major contribution to political theory.
- Was a French writer and public activist who played a singular role in defining the Enlightenment.
- A settler in or inhabitant of a colony.
- The main artistic style of the late 1700s.
- An American political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts.
- A product of The Enlightenment in the early 18th century,that was a key institution in which women played a central role.
- Any theory of the structure of the solar system (or the universe) in which Earth is assumed to be at the centre of it all
20 Clues: A settler in or inhabitant of a colony. • The main artistic style of the late 1700s. • work in which Thomas Hobbes expressed his views of life. • Comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. • Renaissance-era astronomer and Catholic canon who formulated the heliocentric theory. • ...
Semester 2 Review 2023-04-20
Across
- the wealthy and powerful and Roman society
- main author of the Declaration of Independence
- last Egyptian pharaoh; influenced 2 Roman rulers
- Carthaginian general who surprised Rome by crossing the alps with elephants
- what Europeans brought from Africa to sell in the Americas in triangle trade
- an age after the Renaissance that changed how people view the world
- general of the American forces during the Revolutionary War
- social contract enlightenment thinker
- Father of the United States Constitution
- The legislative branch of the United States government
- excellent sea traders who are known for purple dye, the alphabet, and tin
- moved the capital to the eastern Roman Empire to Byzantium and became the first Christian emperor
- Wrote a pamphlet stating that it made sense for the colonies to become independent
- another name for “peasant” in the feudal system
- branch of government that enforces laws
- an official “no”; to not allow an idea to become a law
- Last leader of the Roman Republic
- 1st 10 amendments to the United States Constitution; detail citizens’ liberties
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- English document that forced the king to give up some power and give the noble some rights
- father of his country; Roman who said “the people's good is the highest law”
- location of England’s first successful settlement in America
- Northern state with a “hook,” where the Revolutionary War began; includes Boston and Plymouth
- first emperor of Rome
- natural rights enlightenment thinker
- each state sends two people to this government body
- “Rule of __________,” the idea that all people are held accountable to the rules of society
- head of the executive branch in the states government
- Rome's enemy during the Punic wars
- large farms in the southern colonies
- mythical twin who killed his brother to rule Rome
- branch of government that interprets the laws
- _______________ Tables; posted in the Roman forum so everyone could read the laws
- a government system in which elected representatives make decisions for the people
- the second “unalienable right” in the Declaration of Independence
- group of English representatives that shared power with the king
35 Clues: first emperor of Rome • Last leader of the Roman Republic • Rome's enemy during the Punic wars • natural rights enlightenment thinker • large farms in the southern colonies • social contract enlightenment thinker • branch of government that enforces laws • Father of the United States Constitution • the wealthy and powerful and Roman society • ...
French Revolution 2025-03-09
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- A document adopted by the National Assembly outlining basic freedoms and the sovereignty of the people.
- The meeting of the three estates of France in 1789 that marked the beginning of the French Revolution.
- A military leader who rose to power after the Revolution and crowned himself "Emperor" in 1804.
- A legal system established by Napoleon that influenced laws in many countries.
- The clergy, who had privileges and paid no taxes under the old regime.
- The fortress stormed on July 14, 1789, symbolizing the start of the revolution.
- An Enlightenment philosopher who emphasized the social contract and popular sovereignty.
- The title Napoleon gave himself, marking the transition from republic to empire.
- A radical change in government, such as the overthrow of the monarchy in France.
- The nobility, who held privileges and controlled much of the land.
- A device used for executions during the French Revolution, associated with the Reign of Terror.
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- A philosopher known for advocating freedom of speech and religious tolerance.
- The intellectual movement that inspired revolutionary ideas about society and government.
- The battle in 1815 where Napoleon was defeated and his rule came to an end.
- A period from 1793 to 1794 characterized by mass executions led by Robespierre.
- The revolutionary government formed by the Third Estate on June 17, 1789.
- The date of the Storming of the Bastille, now celebrated as France’s national holiday.
- Queen of France, famously known for her lavish lifestyle and executed during the Reign of Terror.
- One of the main causes of discontent, as the Third Estate bore the financial burden while the privileged estates were excused from paying taxes.
- The form of government established in France after the monarchy was abolished in 1792.
- The majority of France’s population, consisting of peasants, workers, and the bourgeoisie.
- A woman who advocated for women's rights and wrote the "Declaration of the Rights of Woman."
- The last king of France who was convicted of treason and executed by guillotine in 1793..
- An Enlightenment thinker whose ideas about natural rights influenced revolutionary ideals.
24 Clues: The nobility, who held privileges and controlled much of the land. • The clergy, who had privileges and paid no taxes under the old regime. • The revolutionary government formed by the Third Estate on June 17, 1789. • The battle in 1815 where Napoleon was defeated and his rule came to an end. • ...
IWRBS CROSSWORD PUZZLE 2024-12-11
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- A spiritual tradition founded by Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha), teaching the path to enlightenment through the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path.
- A branch of Buddhism that focuses on the bodhisattva path to enlightenment and is practiced in East Asia.
- A monotheistic religion founded by the Prophet Muhammad, emphasizing submission to Allah and following the teachings of the Qur’an.
- A Chinese philosophy and spiritual practice emphasizing living in harmony with the Tao (the Way), focusing on simplicity, balance, and natural order.
- Acceptance of something as true or real, often without empirical evidence.
- A key figure in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, considered the patriarch of these faiths.
- A philosophical and ethical system based on the teachings of Confucius, emphasizing social harmony, respect, and moral behavior.
- The lack of belief in any gods or deities.
- A monotheistic religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ, focusing on salvation and eternal life through faith in God.
- The belief that the existence of God or the divine is unknown or unknowable.
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- A monotheistic religion based on the Hebrew Bible, focusing on the covenant between God and the Jewish people.
- The “Teaching of the Elders,” a branch of Buddhism that emphasizes original teachings and practices to attain enlightenment, primarily practiced in Southeast Asia.
- A major world religion originating in India, focusing on dharma (duty), karma (action), moksha (liberation), and the belief in many gods and reincarnation.
- The belief in and worship of only one God.
- The belief in and worship of multiple gods.
- A concept of balance and peace, often found in spiritual or philosophical traditions, where all elements coexist in a peaceful and orderly manner.
- The belief that all objects, places, and creatures possess a spiritual essence.
- A set of organized beliefs, practices, and systems relating to the worship of a higher power or deity.
- The indigenous spirituality of Japan, centered on reverence for kami (spirits), nature, and ancestors.
- The belief in the oneness or unity of existence, where all reality is seen as a single substance or force.
20 Clues: The belief in and worship of only one God. • The lack of belief in any gods or deities. • The belief in and worship of multiple gods. • Acceptance of something as true or real, often without empirical evidence. • The belief that the existence of God or the divine is unknown or unknowable. • ...
cross word for thomas 2022-08-30
10 Clues: the creator • enlightenment • oldest religon • god of creation • founded buddhism • 4th largest religon • four main categories • destroys the universe • truth- all life is suffering • trurth- no desire= no suffering
Enlightenment Crossword 2025-03-10
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- The Social Contract Theory say who should give a little more
- Where Enlightenment Philosopher (Thinker) Thomas Hobbes was from
- 'A Little Night Music' was written by them
- The idea monarchs are given power by God to rule
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- Where Enlightenment Philosopher (Thinker) Charles Monstesquieu is from
- The person who supports the idea of Speration of Church and State
- The idea John Locke is known for supporting
- Idea about governments power being separated in groups
8 Clues: 'A Little Night Music' was written by them • The idea John Locke is known for supporting • The idea monarchs are given power by God to rule • Idea about governments power being separated in groups • The Social Contract Theory say who should give a little more • Where Enlightenment Philosopher (Thinker) Thomas Hobbes was from • ...
American, French, and Latin American Revolutions 2021-04-01
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- Helped the US in their revolution but most Latin American countries had revolutions against it
- Marking the beginning of the French Revolution (building they took over)
- The Congress of Vienna was the European leaders coming together to end these conflicts
- First government of the US, gave the states too much power, didn't allow for taxes
- King of France during the revolution
- After the battle of Saratoga who helped the American colonists fight the British
- War fought by France and Britain around the world resulting in debt for Britain paid by the colonies
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- Used enlightenment ideals to author the Declaration of Independence
- The leader of the Jacobins, Committee of Public Safety, and Reign of Terror
- The Liberator of South America
- First Latin American colony to achieve independence
- At their core, both the American colonies and French Third Estate were upset about this.
- The intellectual movement in Europe that inspired all these revolutions
13 Clues: The Liberator of South America • King of France during the revolution • First Latin American colony to achieve independence • Used enlightenment ideals to author the Declaration of Independence • The intellectual movement in Europe that inspired all these revolutions • Marking the beginning of the French Revolution (building they took over) • ...
Whitman 2021-03-02
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- Made encyclopedia.
- believed in absolute monarch.
- Well known for operas.
- famous composer.
- Musician.
- Meeting place for philosophers.
- Government tells us what to do.
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- movement that questioned the government.
- believed in women's rights.
- "Harder you work, more you're paid."
- Study of knowledge.
- I believe in freedom of speech.
- "Life, Liberty, property."
- believed in natural rights.
- questioned rights
15 Clues: Musician. • famous composer. • questioned rights • Made encyclopedia. • Study of knowledge. • Well known for operas. • "Life, Liberty, property." • believed in women's rights. • believed in natural rights. • believed in absolute monarch. • I believe in freedom of speech. • Meeting place for philosophers. • Government tells us what to do. • "Harder you work, more you're paid." • ...
Ancient India 2017-05-01
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- religion started by Siddhartha Gautama
- highest state of human mind
- seasonal wind
- group of people of a particular social class
- places to store gain
- complete understanding
- a large area of land separated from the rest
- evolved from the Aryans
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- actions
- concentrate deeply
- foundation of the Aryan religion
- religious duty
- rebirth
- Aryans language
- fort like structure
15 Clues: actions • rebirth • seasonal wind • religious duty • Aryans language • concentrate deeply • fort like structure • places to store gain • complete understanding • evolved from the Aryans • highest state of human mind • foundation of the Aryan religion • religion started by Siddhartha Gautama • group of people of a particular social class • a large area of land separated from the rest
Vocabulary 2022-05-29
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- having doubts or reservations
- evil or brutal
- cleverly inventive
- seemingly or outwardly
- awareness of enlightenment
- blank
- force or require
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- an estimate based on known information
- a lack of restraint or inhibition
- process of change
- character or temperament
- existing everywhere at the same time
- Self-possessed, calm
- level of ability
- in an offensively, unashamed manner
15 Clues: blank • evil or brutal • level of ability • force or require • process of change • cleverly inventive • Self-possessed, calm • seemingly or outwardly • character or temperament • awareness of enlightenment • having doubts or reservations • a lack of restraint or inhibition • in an offensively, unashamed manner • existing everywhere at the same time • an estimate based on known information
Masons Crossword Puzzle 2024-01-30
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- Francois-Marie Arouse known by his nom de plume M. de Voltaire was a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher
- The philosophies were the intellectuals of the 18th-century European Enlightenment.
- Right It asserts that a monarch is subject to no earthly authority, deriving his right to rule directly
- which the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun at the center of the universe.
- Contract when a group of people agree to give up certain rights and accept a central authority in order to protect their other rights
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer. His political philosophy influenced the progress of the Age of Enlightenment
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- A factory, manufacturing plant or a production plant is an industrial facility, often a complex consisting of several buildings filled with machinery,
- Hobbles Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher. Hobbes is best known for his 1651 book Leviathan,
- Montesquieu holds that democratic power comes from an equal group of individuals who constitute a state that will actively work to maintain that equality.
- The scientific method is an empirical method for acquiring knowledge that has characterized the development of science since at least the 17th century.
- the economic group between the upper and lower classes, including professional and business workers and their families
- Locke a government should be beholden to the people rather than vice-versa.
- a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so.
13 Clues: Locke a government should be beholden to the people rather than vice-versa. • which the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun at the center of the universe. • The philosophies were the intellectuals of the 18th-century European Enlightenment. • Hobbles Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher. Hobbes is best known for his 1651 book Leviathan, • ...
Activity 2022-10-21
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- Napoleon took the opportunity to __ in Spain and the french army set up camp and took Spain by storm.
- The intellectual criollos: Francisco Javier Clavijero, José Antonio Alzate and Fray Servando Teresa ___ proposed autonomy or independence from Spain based on the idea of popular sovereignty.
- Enlightenment idea #2
- The period between 1785-1786 is known as “the year of _____”, because around 300 000 people died due to food shortages and epidemics.
- Spanish people opposed that Joseph Bonaparte ____ king so this situation ended up triggering the war against the French on Spanish territory.
- The ideas of the enlightened thinkers were smuggled into the colonies of New Spain, where intellectual ____ found a new way of looking at life.
- The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution in 1787 showed that it was possible to adopt a republican government system in which individuals had ______ rights that no one could take away.
- Napoleon began to extend the French territory in Europe and decided to block commerce with England;____ refused to participate and Napoleon decided to invade it as punishment.
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- In 1812, they gathered at Cadiz to write and enact a _____ that established a constitutional monarchy as the form of Government.
- Haciendas increased their surface by absorbing pieces of land belonging to___peoples during the seventeenth century.
- The _____ideas that derived from the Enlightenment were spread in Jesuit schools, which is where the criollos were educated.
- Enlightenment idea #1
- Many ___in New Spain were formed by land obtained from royal grants.
13 Clues: Enlightenment idea #1 • Enlightenment idea #2 • Many ___in New Spain were formed by land obtained from royal grants. • Napoleon took the opportunity to __ in Spain and the french army set up camp and took Spain by storm. • Haciendas increased their surface by absorbing pieces of land belonging to___peoples during the seventeenth century. • ...
Semester 2 Review 2023-04-20
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- Caesar, Last leader of the Roman Republic
- another name for “peasant” in the feudal system
- Father of the United States Constitution
- Carta, English document that forced the king to give up some power and give the noble some rights
- Northern state with a “hook,” where the Revolutionary War began; includes Boston and Plymouth
- _______________ Tables; posted in the Roman forum so everyone could read the laws
- head of the executive branch in the states government
- father of his country; Roman who said “the people's good is the highest law”
- of Rights, 1st 10 amendments to the United States Constitution; detail citizens’ liberties
- what Europeans brought from Africa to sell in the Americas in triangle trade
- general of the American forces during the Revolutionary War
- moved the capital to the eastern Roman Empire to Byzantium and became the first Christian emperor
- each state sends two people to this government body
- first emperor of Rome
- The legislative branch of the United States government
- natural rights enlightenment thinker
- an official “no”; to not allow an idea to become a law
- the wealthy and powerful and roman society
- group of English representatives that shared power with the king
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- branch of government that interprets the laws
- main author of the Declaration of Independence
- social contract enlightenment thinker
- Rome's enemy during the Punic wars
- Wrote a pamphlet stating that it made sense for the colonies to become independent
- branch of government that enforces laws
- an age after the Renaissance that changed how people view the world
- the second “unalienable right” in the Declaration of Independence
- Carthaginian general who surprised Rome by crossing the alps with elephants
- mythical twin who killed his brother to rule Rome
- excellent sea traders who are known for purple dye, the alphabet, and tin
- a government system in which elected representatives make decisions for the people
- location of England’s first successful settlement in America
- last Egyptian pharaoh; influenced 2 roman rulers
- large farms in the southern colonies
- “Rule of __________,” the idea that all people are held accountable to the rules of society
35 Clues: first emperor of Rome • Rome's enemy during the Punic wars • large farms in the southern colonies • natural rights enlightenment thinker • social contract enlightenment thinker • branch of government that enforces laws • Father of the United States Constitution • Caesar, Last leader of the Roman Republic • the wealthy and powerful and roman society • ...
13 Original Colonies 2025-10-26
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- RELIGIOUS GROUP WHO FIRST SETTLED IN MASSACHUSETTS
- TRIBE THAT ORIGINALLY OWNED THE TERRITORY OF NEW AMSTERDAM/NEW YORK
- THIS WAS THE DIVIDING LINE BETWEEN THE NEW ENGLAND AND MIDDLE COLONIES
- THE REASON FOR MOST OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES BEING ESTABLISHED
- THIS WOMAN SPOKE OUT AND CRITICIZED SOME THINGS IN THE CHURCH
- HE THOUGHT THE GOVERNMENT AND RELIGION SHOULD BE SEPARATED DURING THE ENLIGHTENMENT
- THIS IS WHERE A YOUNG BOY WOULD LEARN A SKILL FROM AN EXPERT ADULT INSTEAD OF ATTENDING SCHOOL
- FOUNDER OF RHODE ISLAND
- AN AGREEMENT MADE BY THE PILGRIMS TO MAKE LAWS FOR THE COMMON GOOD
- THE MAN WHO FOUNDED GEORGIA
- THIS IS THE BELIEF OF THE QUAKERS IN THE MIDDLE COLONIES
- HOW MANY SOUTHERN COLONIES WERE THERE IN TOTAL
- MONTEQUIEU ESTABLISHED THESE DURING THE ENGLIGHTENMENT
- THESE PEOPLE WERE BROUGHT TO LIVE IN GEORGIA
- THESE WERE PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE COLONIES WHO MADE SHOES
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- ONE OF THE TWO BIGGEST CITIES IN THE MIDDLE COLONIES
- THIS GROUP OF COLONIES FOCUSED THEIR ECONOMY AROUND FISHING, TRADING, SHIPBUILDING AND LUMBERING AND NO FARMING
- PEOPLE WHO SETTLED IN PLYMOUTH COLONY
- THESE IN THE SOUTHERN COLONIES INCLUDED TOBACCO, RICE AND COTTON
- THIS COLONY WAS ESTABLISHED FOR CATHOLICS TO HAVE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
- FOUNDER OF CONNECTICUT
- LORD BALTIMORE FOUNDED THIS COLONY
- FOUNDER OF MASSACHUSETTS
- LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO CAME UP WITH AN IDEA OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT
- WHAT JOHN WINTHROP WANTED BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS TO BE KNOWN AS
- ONE OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
- 8 ENGLISH NOBLES ESTABLISHED THESE COLONY
- THESE PEOPLE WERE AT THE TOP OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES SOCIETY
- THE NICKNAME FOR THE MIDDLE COLONIES
- THE SHIP THAT THE PILGRIMS SAILED ON FROM ENGLAND
- COLLECTION OF COLONIES WHERE THERE WERE A GREATER MIX OF PEOPLE
- ONE OF THE 3 NATURAL RIGHTS THAT GOVERNMENT SHOULD PROTECT FOR ALL PEOPLE ACCORDING TO THE ENLIGHTENMENT
- THIS GROUP OF COLONIES WAS BUILT AROUND LARGE PLANTATION FARMING WHICH REQUIRED MANY SLAVES
- WHERE MOST OF THE SLAVES CAME FROM
34 Clues: FOUNDER OF CONNECTICUT • FOUNDER OF RHODE ISLAND • FOUNDER OF MASSACHUSETTS • THE MAN WHO FOUNDED GEORGIA • ONE OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES • LORD BALTIMORE FOUNDED THIS COLONY • WHERE MOST OF THE SLAVES CAME FROM • THE NICKNAME FOR THE MIDDLE COLONIES • PEOPLE WHO SETTLED IN PLYMOUTH COLONY • 8 ENGLISH NOBLES ESTABLISHED THESE COLONY • ...
Hinduism and Buddhism 2017-04-12
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- fully awakened one
- special symbolic posture, seated or standing used i yoga and in representation of the gods
- a Buddhist nun
- appearance of a deity in another form
- enlightened one
- that is, to be born into the world
- awakening
- the spouse of deity
- ancient language of the scriptures of Theravada Buddhism
- one who is undertaking the spiritual path of awakening
- mindfulness of breathing
- symbol of creativity and fertility in the form of a male sexual organ
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- the inner shrine of a Hindu temple
- law;(religious)
- a buddist monk
- suffering of pain, both physical and mental of change and endemic to cyclic existence
- the practice of giving
- the total actions in a persons life that determine the next state of life
- physical and mental calm
- to walk around something in a complete circle, as a ritual respect
- a round disc thrown as a weapon in ancient India
- faith
- the pattern of conditioned habits that we mistake for a sense of self
- enlightenment
- mental or physical formation
- an object or physical characteristic used as an identifying symbol
- wisdom;one of the five spiritual facilities
- moral or ethical conduct, virtue, the undermines faith
28 Clues: faith • awakening • enlightenment • a buddist monk • a Buddhist nun • law;(religious) • enlightened one • fully awakened one • the spouse of deity • the practice of giving • physical and mental calm • mindfulness of breathing • mental or physical formation • the inner shrine of a Hindu temple • that is, to be born into the world • appearance of a deity in another form • ...
Buddhism 2024-01-18
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- sacred offering that purifies the air
- Buddha's teachings for his followers' lives
- money or goods given to the poor or needy as a charitable act
- placed in front of shrines and statues of the Buddha as a mark of respect
- written word of Buddha first place on palm leaves, also known as the Three Baskets
- cycle of repeated birth, living, and dying
- widespread religion or philosophy founded in India in the 5th century BCE
- the ideas that explain that life has suffering because people want what they cannot have
- a Buddhist temple, or place of worship
- a speech or lecture on a religious subject
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- spiritual goal of the Buddhist path - enlightenment
- the path that Buddhist should take that is neither a life of luxury nor a life of an ascetic
- Buddhist who practices Buddhism strictly and lives a simple life in a monestary
- protected from difficult or harsh conditions
- actions driven by intention that will impact future consequences
- symbol of purity of the body, speech, and mind
- not lasting forever, temporary
- engage in reflection in attempt to become awakened and achieve nirvana
- Siddhartha Gautama, Buddhism was founded on his teachings
- most important Buddhist festival commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death of Buddha
20 Clues: not lasting forever, temporary • sacred offering that purifies the air • a Buddhist temple, or place of worship • cycle of repeated birth, living, and dying • a speech or lecture on a religious subject • Buddha's teachings for his followers' lives • protected from difficult or harsh conditions • symbol of purity of the body, speech, and mind • ...
Global Revolutions - Part One - Make Your Own Crossword 2022-11-04
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- Popular Italian republican reformer
- Shrewd power hungry French general
- Favoring the maintenance of existing institutions and traditional values
- Man who wrote Common Sense
- Favoring individual political and economic freedom with limits on state power
- Country that was a mix of states ruled by various princes and the pope
- The king's palace during the French Revolution
- The Articles of _________________ spelled out the role of the central government and its relationship to the states
- Revolution that was driven, not by a particular cause like independence, but was mostly driven by enlightenment ideas
- most peasants during the French Revolution were in _________________
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- King that put France on the verge of bankruptcy
- A 50-page pamphlet that made a strong case for American Independence
- first black republic in modern history
- in 1834, ________ states joined together in an economic alliance
- an approach to warfare that relies on mobility hit-and-run tactics, and the element of surprise to harass a larger, stronger opponent
- American Revolution - Treaty of __________
- A forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system
- an intellectual movement of the 18th century that applied scientific methods to the study of society and government
- Famous U.S. revolutionary war general
- Spanish born settlers
20 Clues: Spanish born settlers • Man who wrote Common Sense • Shrewd power hungry French general • Popular Italian republican reformer • Famous U.S. revolutionary war general • first black republic in modern history • American Revolution - Treaty of __________ • The king's palace during the French Revolution • King that put France on the verge of bankruptcy • ...
PROJECT U5 2023-01-22
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- The ______ began to ni disappearance
- Name one of the cities that specialized in mining
- What nation was the most powerful nation in the Western world?
- Name one of the most important thinkers when the enlightenment arrived un France and England?
- What medicine was more efficiency than european medicine?
- ¿When Iturbide couldn't beat Guerrero what does he did?
- ¿What does the enlightenment forced the poors to do?
- cities were planned following which mode?
- What is the country where herbal medicine is more widely practiced is an alternative to cure diseases?
- main economic activity in new spain
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- ¿By the end of which centuary New Spain become the richest possession of the Spanish Crown?
- What was one of the cultural issues that were strongly modified?
- what style arrived in new spain ?
- name one of the main cities that was in New Spain
- ¿When Hidalgo died who continued the fight?
- a economic activity from puebla
- What was the gradual decrease in the export of silver to Spain?
- What person implemented a series of reforms to recover the power of the empire
- What was an important tool for the friars to evangelize the natives?
- thousand seven hundred and fourteen ¿When was the end of the war succesion?
20 Clues: a economic activity from puebla • what style arrived in new spain ? • main economic activity in new spain • The ______ began to ni disappearance • cities were planned following which mode? • ¿When Hidalgo died who continued the fight? • name one of the main cities that was in New Spain • Name one of the cities that specialized in mining • ...
Introduction to World Religion 2025-09-19
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- Islamic leader of prayer
- Jewish festival of lights
- Buddhist wheel of ___
- Confucian focus on social harmony
- Piety, Confucian virtue of respect for elders
- Hindu god of destruction
- Confucian emphasis on education and ___
- Hindu cycle of birth and rebirth
- Hindu caste of priests
- Islamic month of fasting
- Christian holy book
- Jewish day of rest
- place of worship for Christians
- Buddhist symbol of balance and peace
- Jewish house of worship
- sacred text of Islam
- Confucian book of sayings
- Christian celebration of Jesus’ resurrection
- Hindu scripture containing philosophical dialogues
- Islamic declaration of faith
- Buddhist eightfold path includes right ___
- Buddhist founder
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- Buddhist community of monks
- Confucian teacher
- Hindu god of wisdom and beginnings
- place of worship for Muslims
- Christian savior
- Christian belief in one God in three persons
- Christian rite symbolizing spiritual cleansing
- Jewish holy book
- Hindu term for universal soul
- Hindu festival of lights
- Buddhist concept of liberation from suffering
- Buddhist term for suffering
- Confucian ideal of moral uprightness
- Mitzvah, Jewish coming-of-age ceremony
- Islamic law based on Quran and Hadith
- Hindu sacred river
- Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca
- Buddhist path to enlightenment
40 Clues: Christian savior • Jewish holy book • Buddhist founder • Confucian teacher • Jewish day of rest • Hindu sacred river • Christian holy book • sacred text of Islam • Buddhist wheel of ___ • Hindu caste of priests • Jewish house of worship • Islamic leader of prayer • Hindu festival of lights • Hindu god of destruction • Islamic month of fasting • Jewish festival of lights • ...
The enlightenment 2025-03-05
6 Clues: A French writer • Wrote Common sense' • "age of", another word for enlightenment • Revolution that happened at the same time • Something that the enlightenment was driven by • An important philosopher who mainly looked into governments
Colonial Development 2017-10-26
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- English document in 1215 that gave limited the King's power
- New way of thinking in the 1600s and 1700s that inspired our independence.
- document from 1688 that inspired the American Bill of Rights
- The balance of power in different branches of government.
- In modern times this word means publishing statements that damage a person's reputation when you know it is untrue. In colonial times it didn't matter if it was true or not.
- A law that provided religious freedom for all christians. As in many colonies, this freedom did not extend to Jews.
- the king gave land to one or more people in return for a yearly payment. Proprietaries were able to divide the land and rent to others.
- Colonies that relied on slave labor to grow their cash crops of tobacco and cotton.
- former indentured servant organized angry men and women on the frontier and raided Native American villages, burned Jamestown. Led to an increase in slavery over indentured servitude.
- Colonies known as the Breadbasket developed roads to trade with other colonies.
- Colonial printer who inspired Freedom of the Press.
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- Colony which began as a refuge for debtors in England.
- Protestant reformers who don't believe in fighting, believe all people are equal and founded Pennsylvania.
- People who were brought to the New World to work for a master but were freed after the end of their term.
- French writer whose ideas of separation of powers became the framework of our Constitution.
- Northern colonies whose main form of income was ship building.
- American Enlightenment thinker & author of the Declaration of Independence.
- Quaker colony founded by William Penn
- Agreement by the Pilgrims that gave the people of Plymouth power
- The first representative government of Jamestown
- the idea that with right comes responsibilities. An agreement between a government and the people.
- The first permanent English colony. It began in 1607.
- Rights, life, liberty and property, that all people are born with.
- The Supreme law of the land, the document influenced by the Enlightenment Movement that is the framework for our government.
- colony under the direct control of the English King or Queen
- Metacom chief of the Wampanoag natives led attacks on villages in New England to drive settlers out. Result was natives were sold into slavery and driven from the land.
- French political philosopher who believed in the Social Contract between a ruler and the people.
- Early English Enlightenment thinker and writer who believed in Natural Rights.
- All voters in the colonies had to be white, male, over 21 and own this.
- Jamestown's cash crop. Introduced by John Rolf.
- These flourished in America in the mid 1700s to the point they felt they could govern themselves.
- French philosopher who believed strongly in freedom of religion and speech.
- Wrote Common Sense in 1776 which convinced Americans to declare Independence
33 Clues: Quaker colony founded by William Penn • The first representative government of Jamestown • Jamestown's cash crop. Introduced by John Rolf. • Colonial printer who inspired Freedom of the Press. • Colony which began as a refuge for debtors in England. • The first permanent English colony. It began in 1607. • The balance of power in different branches of government. • ...
English Civil War, English Documents and Enlightenment 2016-11-16
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- became Lord Protector of England after the English Civil War
- conflict that impacted the philosophies of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke
- first person to create an encyclopedia based off of Enlightenment ideas
- gave a prisoner the right to be brought before a judge
- advocated for the separation of powers in government Salon a meeting place for Enlightened individuals to discuss politics and ideas
- England became this form of government when William and Mary signed a document limiting their power
- document written in 1215 that limited the king's power
- "New Classical" style adopted by artists and musicians during the 1700s
- well-known classical musician during the 1700s
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- overthrew his father in law during the "Glorious Revolution"
- social critics in France
- non-religious
- document created to limit the powers of government in the 13 colonies; based off of another English document
- written in 1628 to try and limit Charles I's power
- document that limited William and Mary's monarchy
- rulers in central and eastern Europe who adopted Enlightenment ideas to rule their territories
- book written by Thomas Hobbes, advocated for a strong ruler
- believed the government existed to protect the life, liberty and property of citizens
18 Clues: non-religious • social critics in France • well-known classical musician during the 1700s • document that limited William and Mary's monarchy • written in 1628 to try and limit Charles I's power • gave a prisoner the right to be brought before a judge • document written in 1215 that limited the king's power • book written by Thomas Hobbes, advocated for a strong ruler • ...
History L2 Berke S8B 2025-09-02
9 Clues: Because • Definitions • Head Empty Baby • Everyone has them • Enlightenment dude • Potassium+sulfide=💥 • 1dollar+1dollar=2dollar • Everyone knows everything • Looking=learning=+1knowledge
Unit 2 Crossword 2023-10-05
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- Developed his own version of a telescope that allowed him to see the moons of Jupiter
- What device did Newton use to discover the color band of light
- Adam Smith was from Scotland an was considered because he focused on the wealth and trade of a nation
- Use freedom the press to expose abuses of corrupt political and church officials
- felt that separating government into 3 branches would prevent tyranny
- focused on what politics/government
- The reason why Francis Bacon was forced to leave politics
- felt people were cruel, greedy an selfish
- Tried finding another shape for planetary orbits understanding it was not circular
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- believed people had the rights of life, liberty and property
- thought the good of the community should be placed above individual interests
- Caused the ideas of the Enlightenment to spread because they were hosted by women
- Came from wealthy merchant family and studied astronomy
- The place where Descartes fled to after leaving France
- When church and government try and prevent the spread of your information by burning books
- The element Boyle discover numerous characteristics of while with Robert Hooke
16 Clues: focused on what politics/government • felt people were cruel, greedy an selfish • The place where Descartes fled to after leaving France • Came from wealthy merchant family and studied astronomy • The reason why Francis Bacon was forced to leave politics • believed people had the rights of life, liberty and property • ...
Vocabulary for Age Absolutism and Enlightenment 2019-11-25
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- An assembly of representatives, usually of an entire nation, that makes laws.
- was a German philosopher during the Enlightenment era of the late 18th century. His best known work is the Critique of Pure Reason.
- A form of national government in which the power of the monarch (the king or queen) is restrained by a parliament, by law, or by custom.
- author of The Spirit of Laws, published in 1748, had enormous influence on how governments should work, eschewing classical definitions of government for new delineations. He also established the idea of a separation of powers—legislative, executive and judicial—to more effectively propagate liberty.
- A revolution in Britain in 1688 in which the parliament deposed King James II, a Roman Catholic who had asserted royal rights over the rights of Parliament. Parliament gave the crown to the Protestant King William III, a Dutch prince, and his British wife, Queen Mary II (daughter of James II), as joint rulers. The Glorious Revolution was the last genuine revolution in Britain.
- The belief that God has created the universe but remains apart from it and permits his creation to administer itself through natural laws.
- A periodic gathering of persons noted in literature, philosophy, the fine arts, or similar areas, held at one person's home. Salons thrived in the Enlightenment.
- Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist known especially for his philosophical empiricism and skepticism.
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- English philosopher his works lie at the foundation of modern philosophical empiricism and political liberalism.
- the revolution that began in 1789, overthrew the absolute monarchy of the Bourbons and the system of aristocratic privileges, and ended with Napoleon's overthrow of the Directory and seizure of power in 1799.
- known as one of the most influential thinkers during the 18th-century European Enlightenment period, was born in Geneva, Switzerland. His first philosophical work, A Discourse on the Arts and Sciences, discussed how science and arts had caused the corruption of virtue and morality.
- an economist and philosopher who wrote what is considered the "bible of capitalism," The Wealth of Nations, in which he details the first system of political economy.
- argues for the necessity and natural evolution of the social contract, a social construct in which individuals mutually unite into political societies, agreeing to abide by common rules and accept resultant duties to protect themselves and one another from whatever might come otherwise.
- the principle or the exercise of complete and unrestricted power in government.
- was a physicist and mathematician who developed the principles of modern physics, including the laws of motion, and is credited as one of the great minds of the 17th century Scientific Revolution.
- The doctrine that kings and queens have a God-given right to rule and that rebellion against them is a sin. This belief was common through the seventeenth century
- French man of letters and philosopher who, from 1745 to 1772, served as chief editor of the Encyclopédie, one of the principal works of the Age of Enlightenment.
- After serving on the parliamentarian side in the English Civil Wars, he was the lord protector of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland during the republican Commonwealth.
- French writer, playwright, and poet. He was a leading figure of the Enlightenment, and frequently came into conflict with the Establishment as a result of his radical views and satirical writings.
- was a series of wars between the forces of the English Parliament (led by Oliver Cromwell) and the royalists supporting King Charles I. The major basis for the conflict was the power of the monarch as opposed to the right of citizens and their legislative representatives.
- was an English writer who advocated for women's equality. Her book A Vindication of the Rights of Woman pressed for educational reforms.
21 Clues: An assembly of representatives, usually of an entire nation, that makes laws. • the principle or the exercise of complete and unrestricted power in government. • English philosopher his works lie at the foundation of modern philosophical empiricism and political liberalism. • ...
Buddhism Beliefs and Teachings 2025-04-30
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- In Mahayana Buddhism this refers to the belief that all beings can become enlightened/ reach Buddhahood.
- A state of wisdom that enables total clarity and understanding of the truths of existence; to be freed from the cycle of rebirth.
- A perfected person. In Theravada Buddhism this is a term for a person who has become enlightened.
- One of the Three Poisons; a feeling of intense dislike, anger, wishing others harm.
- The community of Buddhists, including the monastic order (monks and nuns) as well as laypeople.
- A pure love which is selfless and not possessive; a key part of Buddhist ethics (loving-kindness).
- Suffering; the belief that all life includes suffering and unsatisfactoriness; one of the Three Marks of Existence.
- This is the oldest school of Buddhism, with a focus on individual enlightenment (becoming an Arhat).
- The belief that when a being dies their karma lives on in another being. This process will continue until Nirvana is attained.
- Literally ‘blowing out'; the extinguishing of desire; a state of perfect peace and liberation from samsara.
- Sympathy and concern for the suffering of others; a key part of Buddhist ethics (compassion).
- Literally ‘emptiness’; the Mahayana belief about the absence of an intrinsic nature or self-identity.
- Teaching from the Jataka Tales about Siddhartha Gautama’s experience of illness, old age, death and a holy man.
- A collection of Buddhist scriptures; the standard text of the Theravada Buddhist tradition.
- Literally 'action’; the belief in cause and effect, intentions and actions will affect the future.
- The ongoing state of desire which causes suffering; grasping at things we enjoy/ want ('Tanha' in Pali).
- The five moral rules (part of Right Action) - Not taking life, not taking things which aren’t given, not misusing the senses, not speaking lies, not clouding the mind with intoxicants.
- A collection of Buddhist fables that narrate the previous lives of the Buddha (including the Four Sights #075).
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- The collection of things that make up human personality - including form, sensation, perception, mental formation, consciousness.
- In Mahayana Buddhism this is a being destined for enlightenment, who postpones their escape from samsara in order to help living beings.
- Impermanence; the belief that nothing lasts forever; one of the Three Marks of Existence.
- A realm of ultimate bliss where beings can easily achieve enlightenment, through chanting the name of Amitabha Buddha.
- A life free from worldly pleasures; giving up material possessions with the aim of pursuing spiritual goals.
- The Buddha's main teachings: the existence of suffering, the cause of suffering, the end of suffering, the path to end suffering.
- The fourth Noble Truth, also known as ‘The Middle Way’; it includes the threefold way of wisdom, ethics, and mental discipline.
- A spiritual practice that opens a person up to the highest state of consciousness; part of the Eightfold Path (Samadhi).
- The cycle of death and rebirth to which life in the material world is bound; fuelled by the Three Poisons at the centre.
- The teachings of the Buddha; the ultimate truth. Can also refer to following the Buddhist path.
- Not-self; the belief that there is no fixed self/no soul; one of the Three Marks of Existence.
- One of the Three Poisons; the inability to see things as they really are. Not understanding the truth of dukkha, anicca and anatta.
- The ethical principle of not causing harm to other living things.
- Literally 'Greater Vehicle'; this school of Buddhism focuses on achieving enlightenment for the sake of all beings (becoming a Bodhisattva).
- One of the Three Poisons; the attachment to material things, and the ongoing selfish desire for more.
33 Clues: The ethical principle of not causing harm to other living things. • One of the Three Poisons; a feeling of intense dislike, anger, wishing others harm. • Impermanence; the belief that nothing lasts forever; one of the Three Marks of Existence. • A collection of Buddhist scriptures; the standard text of the Theravada Buddhist tradition. • ...
World religions 2024-04-25
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- Truths buddhist live by
- region that is mostly buddhist
- Christians place of worship
- branch of islam
- followers of christianity
- Second part of bible
- first part of bible
- a holy book of islam
- muslims go to worship
- son of god
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- Founder of buddhism
- most common religion
- "god is the universe"
- one of the 5 religions
- After death
- islam followers
- inner peace and enlightenment
- judaism holy book
- dialogues of spiritual masters
- one of the 5 religions
20 Clues: son of god • After death • islam followers • branch of islam • judaism holy book • Founder of buddhism • first part of bible • most common religion • Second part of bible • a holy book of islam • "god is the universe" • muslims go to worship • one of the 5 religions • one of the 5 religions • Truths buddhist live by • followers of christianity • Christians place of worship • ...
WORD WORK WEEK 10 GAME 2021-11-04
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- inform; notify
- open to view
- puzzling statement
- shed the light of truth and knowledge upon
- shut up apart from others
- secret in action or character
- draw forth
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- carried in secrecy and concealment
- make public
- open acknowledgment
- show, reveal
- assumed name
- present but not showing
- be hidden, lie in ambush, sneak
14 Clues: draw forth • make public • show, reveal • open to view • assumed name • inform; notify • puzzling statement • open acknowledgment • present but not showing • shut up apart from others • secret in action or character • be hidden, lie in ambush, sneak • carried in secrecy and concealment • shed the light of truth and knowledge upon
Waisak 2021-10-05
11 Clues: Enlightement • (three . . . .) • in the ... temple • achieved his goal • Siddhartha family name • Number of Vesak events • Complete the words inside • National Vesak Celebration • Where to reach Enlightenment • Siddhartha's place of meditation • Buddhist festival on May or June
WS: Chapter 9 - The Enlightenment 2025-12-03
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- An agreement by a group of people to place themselves under the authority of a government
- This man notes that philosophy settled nothing; he also that people can be deceived by observations/senses, but instead that knowing truth was based on mathematics
- A key figure in the Enlightenment, he was a well-known deist; did not believe in God providing salvation through Jesus.
- The belief that the best way to find true knowledge was through experience
- A political idea that keeps the three parts of government in checks on each other's power
- Believed that without government, people would hurt each other so they should be under an absolute ruler to protect them
- French Enlightenment philosophers
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- Believed that humans were happy in their primitive condition but needed government once private ownership was introduced to society; the majority vote should make decisions
- The time in America where people revolted against the King of England and developed their own sovereign country
- Promoted empiricism, observing the world around him to determine truth
- The use of human reason as the best way to establish truth; used by Descartes
- A Scotsman who challenged the ideas of mercantilism, believing instead that countries should trade freely with each other with little-to-no government interference on economic activities
- Under this thought, God is viewed like a clock-winder, who made the world but left it to run according to the natural laws that He set up for it;
- Believed that the point of reading the Bible was not to learn how to live, but was a historical investigation and artifact rather than revelation from God
- A period in Europe where people reexamined the values and religious beliefs in Europe
15 Clues: French Enlightenment philosophers • Promoted empiricism, observing the world around him to determine truth • The belief that the best way to find true knowledge was through experience • The use of human reason as the best way to establish truth; used by Descartes • A period in Europe where people reexamined the values and religious beliefs in Europe • ...
WORD WORK WEEK 10 GAME 2021-11-04
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- inform; notify
- open to view
- puzzling statement
- shed the light of truth and knowledge upon
- shut up apart from others
- secret in action or character
- draw forth
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- carried in secrecy and concealment
- make public
- open acknowledgment
- show, reveal
- assumed name
- present but not showing
- be hidden, lie in ambush, sneak
14 Clues: draw forth • make public • show, reveal • open to view • assumed name • inform; notify • puzzling statement • open acknowledgment • present but not showing • shut up apart from others • secret in action or character • be hidden, lie in ambush, sneak • carried in secrecy and concealment • shed the light of truth and knowledge upon
ARTH 300 Crossword Puzzle 2014-11-20
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- A style developed by Picasso and Braque. Artwork analyzed 3D objects on a 2D surface; fragments and redefines space.
- Art that blended dreams with reality and explored the subconscious.
- Art that depicts everyday people in a naturalistic way, often in rural or agricultural settings.
- Generally encompasses art that emerged after 1970.
- art A postmodern art movement that tried to increase recognition for the accomplishments of women artists both from the past and in the present.
- Rejected the spontaneous painting style of Impressionism and developed more abstract styles, which influenced Modernism.
- Primarily developed in Germany, this style expressed the importance of artist’s feelings, rather than the actual appearance of objects.
- This style typically depicted scenes of leisure, the upper middle class, and the city and was usually painted with spontaneous, sketchy brushwork.
- A style of art that flourished during the Enlightenment. Characterized by pastel colors, delicately curving forms, and a lighthearted mood.
- The style means “wild beasts” and is characterized by explosive color and impulsive brushwork.
- A style that purged art of any non-essential elements and often used simple/geometric forms and industrial materials.
- Art that was made to amuse or outrage its viewers. Main formats included photomontage and readymades.
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- A sub-category of Romanticism that reminds us of our insignificant nature and often illustrates awesome or indescribable experiences.
- A post-WWII style that encompassed action painting and color field painting.
- A style of art that flourished during the Enlightenment. Describes both an artistic style and an attitude. Focused on the imagination and the individual.
- A general term for 20th century art movements.
- Art in this style was representative of new innovations and technological advancements. Embodies speed and movement.
- Art that drew inspiration from popular culture, and frequently made everyday objects monumental.
- A style of art that flourished during the Enlightenment. Artists typically depicted classical subject matter that enforced personal morals and civic mindedness.
- Manufactured objects that are selected, modified, and transformed into art works simply through the decision of the artist.
20 Clues: A general term for 20th century art movements. • Generally encompasses art that emerged after 1970. • Art that blended dreams with reality and explored the subconscious. • A post-WWII style that encompassed action painting and color field painting. • The style means “wild beasts” and is characterized by explosive color and impulsive brushwork. • ...
The Ultimate Mystical Crossword 2025-01-31
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- Influenced by celestial bodies and cosmic energies.
- A symbol of transformation, kundalini energy, and hidden power.
- The fundamental forces of nature: earth, water, fire, air, and ether.
- A powerful shamanic animal guiding the soul through transformation.
- The vital life force flowing through all living beings in Chinese tradition.
- The hidden or unconscious aspects of the self in mystical traditions.
- A force of purification, renewal, and the essence of the phoenix.
- A celestial body governing intuition, emotions, and the subconscious.
- Something holy, revered, or connected to spiritual forces.
- A divine message revealing future events or hidden wisdom.
- A state of self-realization, strength, and spiritual awakening.
- Birth A shamanic of new beginnings through vibrational energy.
- A sacred space for reflection, healing, and spiritual connection.
- Sacred knowledge understood only by the enlightened few.
- Concerned with the soul, higher consciousness, and inner growth.
- A mystical gateway to other dimensions or higher consciousness.
- A sacred flower representing spiritual awakening and enlightenment.
- Connected to the sun, vitality, and divine illumination.
- The breath of life and universal energy in yogic philosophy.
- The pursuit of divine connection and hidden spiritual truths.
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- A sacred chant used to align with divine vibrations.
- Pertaining to the moon’s mystical cycles and feminine energy.
- A universal symbol or pattern present in myths and human psyche.
- A state of spiritual and material prosperity and flow.
- The ancient mystical science of transformation and enlightenment.
- The vast and orderly universe, embodying celestial harmony.
- Relating to the sacred or heavenly realms; beyond the ordinary.
- Profound knowledge gained through experience and intuition.
- A cardinal direction linked to the jaguar and deep intuition in shamanism.
- Relating to the heavens, stars, and higher dimensions.
- A celestial wheel mapping cosmic energies and personality traits.
- A mythical creature symbolizing purity, magic, and enlightenment.
- A protective force or being that watches over sacred knowledge.
- The study of celestial influences on human destiny.
- Luminous celestial bodies, symbols of destiny and cosmic guidance.
- An energy center in the body, influencing spiritual and physical balance.
36 Clues: Influenced by celestial bodies and cosmic energies. • The study of celestial influences on human destiny. • A sacred chant used to align with divine vibrations. • A state of spiritual and material prosperity and flow. • Relating to the heavens, stars, and higher dimensions. • Sacred knowledge understood only by the enlightened few. • ...
Paige Forberger - Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution 2023-12-20
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- theory that the earth is the center of the universe
- inventor of the telescope
- having a divided up government in order to keep power equal
- a meeting at a house where philosophes would discuss current events, politics,and their ideas.
- an art style which was elegant, yet simple
- an agreement between the people and the government where some freedom is given up in exchange for protection
- an absolute authority who believes in the ideas of the enlightenment
- the way of thinking through common sense
- the division of government, judicial, legislative, and executive
- theory that the sun is the center of the universe
- mostly French thinkers during the Enlightenment
- philosophe who came up with the idea that separation of power was necessary for a government to have fair rule
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- a change in thinking where believing what you want to believe through observation and logic was encouraged
- russian empress who supported the ideas of denis diderot and funded the encyclopedia
- a change in thinking which challenged common beliefs instated by ancient findings and the Church
- third U.S. president, founding father, ideas included life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. heavily influenced by john locke
- the belief in a higher being
- an art style which was extremely elegant, had intricate designs, and was nowhere near simple. for example, the palace of versailles
- came up with the idea of a social contract between the people and the government
- philosopher and womens'rights advocate who argued that women should be educated
- written on july 4th, declared independence from Britain
- discovered gravity and the universal law of gravitation
- a method used to make new discoveries through observing, questioning, hypothesizing, experimenting, and drawing conclusions.
- master of satire; challenged religious authority and believed that Church and state should be separate
- 10 amendments to the US constitution which were heavily inspired by the ideas of Beccaria.
- philosopher who believed that every person is entitled to life, liberty and property
26 Clues: inventor of the telescope • the belief in a higher being • the way of thinking through common sense • an art style which was elegant, yet simple • mostly French thinkers during the Enlightenment • theory that the sun is the center of the universe • theory that the earth is the center of the universe • written on july 4th, declared independence from Britain • ...
SS 7 Crossword 2025-05-13
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- A sudden takeover of a government by force.
- Pride in one’s country and the belief it is superior.
- Controlling or blocking ideas, books, or news.
- Biased information used to influence public opinion.
- A thinker during the Enlightenment who promoted reason and individual rights.
- Someone blamed for problems they didn’t cause.
- Enlightenment thinker who said people have natural rights to life, liberty, and property.
- A peasant tied to the land under feudalism.
- An economic system based on private ownership and free markets.
- A system of government where the people have the power.
- A major change in government or society, often through force.
- The wealthy middle class who own businesses, according to Marx.
- A system where a ruler holds total power, often claimed to be from God.
- A device used to execute people by beheading, especially during the French Revolution.
- Wrote the first scientific explanation of Gravity
- A conflict of ideas and power between the U.S. and Soviet Union without direct fighting.
- A government ruled by one person with total power.
- A system where all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
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- First European to publish the heliocentric theory
- The working class, according to Marxist theory.
- A conflict where powerful countries support different sides but don’t fight directly.
- A system where land is exchanged for loyalty and service.
- A period of new ideas about government, rights, and reason in the 1600s–1700s.
- A period of fear in the U.S. about the spread of communism.
- Communist leader of China after the revolution.
- A French palace and the site of a treaty that ended World War I.
- A prison in Paris stormed during the French Revolution.
- The growth of factories and machine-made goods.
- When workers stop working to demand better conditions.
- A system where the government controls every part of public and private life.
- Communist leader of North Vietnam.
- An organization that fights for workers' rights.
32 Clues: Communist leader of North Vietnam. • A sudden takeover of a government by force. • A peasant tied to the land under feudalism. • Controlling or blocking ideas, books, or news. • Someone blamed for problems they didn’t cause. • The working class, according to Marxist theory. • Communist leader of China after the revolution. • ...
13 Original Colonies 2025-10-26
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- TRIBE THAT ORIGINALLY OWNED THE TERRITORY OF NEW AMSTERDAM/NEW YORK
- HE THOUGHT THE GOVERNMENT AND RELIGION SHOULD BE SEPARATED DURING THE ENLIGHTENMENT
- THIS WOMAN SPOKE OUT AND CRITICIZED SOME THINGS IN THE CHURCH
- WHAT JOHN WINTHROP WANTED BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS TO BE KNOWN AS
- THIS IS WHERE A YOUNG BOY WOULD LEARN A SKILL FROM AN EXPERT ADULT INSTEAD OF ATTENDING SCHOOL
- FOUNDER OF CONNECTICUT
- THIS GROUP OF COLONIES FOCUSED THEIR ECONOMY AROUND FISHING, TRADING, SHIPBUILDING AND LUMBERING AND NO FARMING
- COLLECTION OF COLONIES WHERE THERE WERE A GREATER MIX OF PEOPLE
- THESE WERE PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE COLONIES WHO MADE SHOES
- PEOPLE WHO SETTLED IN PLYMOUTH COLONY
- ONE OF THE 3 NATURAL RIGHTS THAT GOVERNMENT SHOULD PROTECT FOR ALL PEOPLE ACCORDING TO THE ENLIGHTENMENT
- MONTEQUIEU ESTABLISHED THESE DURING THE ENGLIGHTENMENT
- AN AGREEMENT MADE BY THE PILGRIMS TO MAKE LAWS FOR THE COMMON GOOD
- HOW MANY SOUTHERN COLONIES WERE THERE IN TOTAL
- THIS GROUP OF COLONIES WAS BUILT AROUND LARGE PLANTATION FARMING WHICH REQUIRED MANY SLAVES
- LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO CAME UP WITH AN IDEA OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT
- THE SHIP THAT THE PILGRIMS SAILED ON FROM ENGLAND
- THESE PEOPLE WERE BROUGHT TO LIVE IN GEORGIA
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- THIS IS THE BELIEF OF THE QUAKERS IN THE MIDDLE COLONIES
- WHERE MOST OF THE SLAVES CAME FROM
- ONE OF THE TWO BIGGEST CITIES IN THE MIDDLE COLONIES
- THESE IN THE SOUTHERN COLONIES INCLUDED TOBACCO, RICE AND COTTON
- LORD BALTIMORE FOUNDED THIS COLONY
- THIS WAS THE DIVIDING LINE BETWEEN THE NEW ENGLAND AND MIDDLE COLONIES
- THE NICKNAME FOR THE MIDDLE COLONIES
- THE MAN WHO FOUNDED GEORGIA
- ONE OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
- THESE PEOPLE WERE AT THE TOP OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES SOCIETY
- RELIGIOUS GROUP WHO FIRST SETTLED IN MASSACHUSETTS
- FOUNDER OF MASSACHUSETTS
- FOUNDER OF RHODE ISLAND
- THIS COLONY WAS ESTABLISHED FOR CATHOLICS TO HAVE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
- THE REASON FOR MOST OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES BEING ESTABLISHED
- 8 ENGLISH NOBLES ESTABLISHED THESE COLONIES
34 Clues: FOUNDER OF CONNECTICUT • FOUNDER OF RHODE ISLAND • FOUNDER OF MASSACHUSETTS • THE MAN WHO FOUNDED GEORGIA • ONE OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES • WHERE MOST OF THE SLAVES CAME FROM • LORD BALTIMORE FOUNDED THIS COLONY • THE NICKNAME FOR THE MIDDLE COLONIES • PEOPLE WHO SETTLED IN PLYMOUTH COLONY • 8 ENGLISH NOBLES ESTABLISHED THESE COLONIES • ...
Sci Rev, Absolutism, Enlightenment 2023-09-27
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- Name of the man who won the English Civil War, killed the king.
- Italian astronomer and mathematician whose discoveries using a telescope supported the heliocentric universe theories. His discoveries challenged established scientific and religious thinking
- privileges that belongs to all humans from birth, such as life, liberty, and property
- Built by Peter the Great to control the nobles.
- Idea that the sun is the center of the universe around which Earth and the other planets revolve.
- nickname of Louis XIV
- Last name of Louis XIV
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- Excuse rulers used to gain absolute control over his country.
- Philosopher proposed that people are born with certain natural rights that cannot be taken away, including life, liberty, and property. His radical ideas on government's responsibility to the people were fundamental to the leaders of the American Revolution.
- Philosophe who advanced the idea of separation of powers into a legislative, executive, and judicial branch.
- An informal social gathering at which writers, artists, philosophes , and others exchanged ideas during the Enlightenment
- Name the first document passed by the new, more democratic English Parliament.
- Name of the event where the English power passed peacefully to a new king.
- Polish astronomer who concluded that the sun is the center of the universe around which Earth and the other planets revolve.
- Name for a Protestant in France.
- Last name of the most famous ruling family in Europe.
- Catholic monarch who send an armada after Queen Elizabeth of England.
- Group of Protestants who wanted to purify England of different religions.
- Things most Russian men had, Peter the Great made them remove them.
19 Clues: nickname of Louis XIV • Last name of Louis XIV • Name for a Protestant in France. • Built by Peter the Great to control the nobles. • Last name of the most famous ruling family in Europe. • Excuse rulers used to gain absolute control over his country. • Name of the man who won the English Civil War, killed the king. • ...
Enlightenment Vocab Review Puzzle 2024-04-23
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- Machine by which text and images are transferred from movable type to paper or other media by means of ink
- The pursuit of individual rather than common or collective interests
- Means 'rebirth' This was a time period in Europe of cultural, artistic, scientific, economic and political growth
- French philosopher who focused on humanism
- An English philosopherwho pioneered the ideas of natural law, social contract, religious toleration, and the right to revolution
- Hobbes An English philosopher who is best known for his social contract theory
- An Italian family of bankers, merchants, and rulers of Florence and Tuscany
- A movement during the Renaissance that introduced great advances in science
- Noble family, which rose to prominence during the Italian Renaissance
- One of the most important city-states in Italy during the Renaissance
- A theory that placed the sun at the center of the universe
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- A movements focused on the importance of the indivdual
- A wealthy person who financially supports and encourages an artist, writer, inventor, scientist, or musician
- Man A person who is a master of many different skills and is well educated
- The principle of separation of the government from religious institutions
- A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state
- French political philosopher who advocated for the separation of executive, legislative, and judicial powers
- An image carved on a block of wood
- An act signed into law in 1689 that declared the rights and liberties of the people
- The principles or style of the literature, art, or architecture
20 Clues: An image carved on a block of wood • French philosopher who focused on humanism • A movements focused on the importance of the indivdual • A theory that placed the sun at the center of the universe • The principles or style of the literature, art, or architecture • The pursuit of individual rather than common or collective interests • ...
Enlightenment Crossword 2015-05-21
8 Clues: a orderly way of solving • a written plan goverment • the middle class in france • a class of peolpe in france • a law that appiles to everyone • an argreement between rulers and people • a system where a monarch hols all power • is a an explanation of how or why somthing happens
Enlightenment Vocabulary 2019-11-06
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- A social ranking system for people.
- The concept that an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will and all individuals should be forced to abide by it since it represents what is best for the entire community.
- A systematic procedure for collecting and analysing evidence.
- People that work for a church, including the Pope, bishops and priests.
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- A form of government in which the executive, legislative and judicial branches limit and control each other through a system of checks and balances.
- An eighteenth-century religious philosophy based on reason and natural law.
- The elegant urban drawing rooms where, in the eighteenth century, writers, artists, aristocrats, government offcials and wealthy middle-class people gathered to discuss the ideas of the philosophes.
- French for "philosopher"; applied to all intellectuals during the Enlightenment.
8 Clues: A social ranking system for people. • A systematic procedure for collecting and analysing evidence. • People that work for a church, including the Pope, bishops and priests. • An eighteenth-century religious philosophy based on reason and natural law. • French for "philosopher"; applied to all intellectuals during the Enlightenment. • ...
French Enlightenment 2023-02-07
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- ... Charles de Montesquieu
- People’s nature depend on ... according to Montesquieu
- French Great Bourgeoisie ...
- ... resulted from private property stated by Rousseau
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- ... resulted from private property stated by Rousseau
- Legislative, Executive and ... powers
- natural and social ...
- ... as property was a prior reason (by Rousseau) in civil society
- ... obligation was excersised by many among the aristocracy
9 Clues: natural and social ... • ... Charles de Montesquieu • French Great Bourgeoisie ... • Legislative, Executive and ... powers • ... resulted from private property stated by Rousseau • ... resulted from private property stated by Rousseau • People’s nature depend on ... according to Montesquieu • ... obligation was excersised by many among the aristocracy • ...
The Enlightenment 2022-12-15
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- unchanging principle, discovered through reason, that governs human conduct
- was an influential English political philosopher. He strongly advocated that only a powerful government was capable of protecting society.
- restriction on access to ideas and information
- He was an impassioned poet historian, essayist, and philosopher who wrote with cutting saecasm and sharp wit. He wrote about political and religious freedom
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- French thinker who desired reform in society during the Enlightenment
- informal social gathering at which wroters artist,phiosophes, and others exchanged ideas
- personal, elegant style of art and architecture made popular during the mid- 1700s that featured designs with the shapes of leaves, shells and flowers.
- Grew up during the tumultuous era of the English Civil Wars. His's works strongly influesnces the U.S. Constitution and the development of American government
8 Clues: restriction on access to ideas and information • French thinker who desired reform in society during the Enlightenment • unchanging principle, discovered through reason, that governs human conduct • informal social gathering at which wroters artist,phiosophes, and others exchanged ideas • ...
The Enlightenment 2024-10-22
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- An Enlightenment thinker who argued for natural rights and that governments must protect those rights.
- Dividing government power among different branches to prevent tyranny.
- The idea that people give up some freedoms to a government in exchange for protection and social order (e.g., Rousseau).
- Rights that people are born with, such as life, liberty, and property (John Locke).
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- A form of government where power is held by the people, often through elected representatives
- Proposed the idea of separation of powers in government (legislative, executive, and judicial).
- The power of the human mind to think, understand, and form judgments logically.
- Belief in the importance of the individual and personal freedom over group or state authority.
8 Clues: Dividing government power among different branches to prevent tyranny. • The power of the human mind to think, understand, and form judgments logically. • Rights that people are born with, such as life, liberty, and property (John Locke). • A form of government where power is held by the people, often through elected representatives • ...
Renaissance, Reformation, Enlightenment 2024-12-02
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- when a group of people agree to give up certain rights and accept a government in order to protect their other rights.
- a system of thoughts and beliefs
- a system of government in which people vote for leaders
- a reform movement that led to the protestant religion (part of Christianity)
- the power of the mind to think, understand, and form judgments
- an era when people began to use reason and science to understand the world
- a period of revival of or renewed interest in art and literature from the 14th-16th centuries
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- dishonest or illegal behavior especially by powerful people
- a thing done successfully, typically by effort, courage, or skill.
- To improve or correct something that is wrong or corrupt
- express an objection to what someone has said or done.
- respecting the opinions of others which are different from our own
- rights that people are believed to have by nature not given by their ruler
13 Clues: a system of thoughts and beliefs • express an objection to what someone has said or done. • a system of government in which people vote for leaders • To improve or correct something that is wrong or corrupt • dishonest or illegal behavior especially by powerful people • the power of the mind to think, understand, and form judgments • ...
