AM/Enl./French Rev.

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Across
  1. 8. the queen of France who was disliked for spending too much money
  2. 9. the leader of the Reign of Terror
  3. 14. when one ruler or government controls everything
  4. 18. a time when people started to use reason and science to think about government and society
  5. 20. an Enlightenment thinker who believed in natural rights and that people can change their government
  6. 22. a machine used to cut off heads during the revolution
  7. 23. the unfair social system in France with three classes: clergy, nobles, and common people
  8. 24. rights that every person is born with, like life and freedom
  9. 25. the rich land-owning class who had special privileges
Down
  1. 1. a huge and fancy palace built by Louis XIV to show his power
  2. 2. a writer who fought for freedom of speech and religion
  3. 3. the belief that God gave the king the power to rule
  4. 4. a king or queen with total power over a country
  5. 5. dividing government into parts so no one gets too powerful
  6. 6. a type of government where people have the power to vote and choose leaders
  7. 7. the largest group in France, made up of workers and peasants who had few rights
  8. 10. when angry citizens attacked a prison, starting the revolution
  9. 11. a time when the people of France fought for more rights and overthrew their king
  10. 12. a violent time during the revolution when many people were executed
  11. 13. clear thinking based on facts and logic, not faith or tradition
  12. 15. the idea that people agree to be ruled in exchange for protection
  13. 16. the king of France during the French Revolution
  14. 17. a thinker who believed in separating government into three branches
  15. 19. an event where peasants revolted against landowners and burned the legal papers binding them to servitude
  16. 21. a famous absolute monarch of France known as the “Sun King”