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Across
  1. 3. Relating to the government or the public affairs of a country.
  2. 5. The continent where the Enlightenment movement began and spread.
  3. 7. The idea that society can improve over time through knowledge and reason.
  4. 9. The process of making choices, especially by a government or citizen.
  5. 11. The power or right to act, speak, or think without restraint.
  6. 13. Information and understanding acquired through education or experience.
Down
  1. 1. Important people or thinkers, like Voltaire, Rousseau, or Montesquieu.
  2. 2. A famous set of books edited by Diderot to gather all human knowledge.
  3. 3. Something owned by a person, often discussed by John Locke as a natural right.
  4. 4. The powerful religious institution that often clashed with Enlightenment thinkers.
  5. 6. The state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.
  6. 8. The social theory favoring freedom of action for individuals over state control.
  7. 10. The human faculty of consciousness and thought; the "tool" of the Enlightenment.
  8. 12. Kings, queens, or monarchs who held power during the 18th century.