Absolutism & Enlightenment: Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 5. The laws that say how a country is run
  2. 8. The idea that all men are born with the same rights life, liberty, and property.
  3. 9. A King with total power in their country
  4. 13. Someone who comes up with new ideas about how the world works
  5. 14. A philosopher who argued that all men are born with natural rights and the social contract theory.
  6. 15. The part of government that makes the laws.
Down
  1. 1. The belief that one person should not have unlimited power. Instead their power should be separated.
  2. 2. The idea that a king rules because God choose them.
  3. 3. The part of government that rules on laws.
  4. 4. The part of government that enforces laws.
  5. 6. A philosopher who argued for freedom of speech.
  6. 7. A woman philosopher who argued that men and women should be treated equally.
  7. 10. The idea that a government gets its power from the people allowing themselves to be governed and in turn the government protects the people.
  8. 11. A philosopher who argued King’s should have total power.
  9. 12. A philosopher who argued for the separation of powers.