Absolutism & Enlightenment

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Across
  1. 2. a 17th c English philosopher who wrote about natural rights
  2. 3. drastic change in scientific thought that took place during the 16th and 17th centuries
  3. 6. an 18th c French philosopher who advocated for separation of powers
  4. 9. an 18th c French philosopher who described the social contract
  5. 11. extravagant palace built by Louis XIV
  6. 13. a king or queen
  7. 14. the legislative branch of the English government, similar to our Congress
  8. 15. the God-given right to rule
Down
  1. 1. an agreement between the people and the government to observe the laws
  2. 4. a European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition.
  3. 5. life, liberty and property
  4. 7. a document that limited the rights of kings
  5. 8. a ruler with total control
  6. 10. an economic system in which a mother country uses its colonies for raw materials & foreign markets
  7. 12. The "Sun King" who ruled France from 1643-1715