Enlightenment Crossword

5. was a German philosopher. He emphasized everyone’s ability to think for themselves instead of obeying old commands and ideas. Our own culture’s emphasis on individualism can be traced back to the Enlightenment.
6. was a Scotsman who took on the mercantilist theory that global wealth was static and states could only increase their wealth by taking it from others. He advocated for manufacturing, the division of labor, and free trade. He is best known as the father of the market, free trade, and individualism. In addition, he opposed absolutism, and urged concern for the overall wellbeing of society. He is also the author of your document C.
7. Did the Enlightenment place more or less focus on a person’s parentage and their skills and talents?
9. was optimistic about the future of Jews in Europe. Because of the Enlightenment’s emphasis on reason he believed age old persecution of Jews would soon end. We now know this not to be true, but seeking worldly explanations for inequality and injustices did have significant real world consequences.

1. was a Swiss thinker. He believed that education should be reformed. In the countryside, he believed he behaved in the best possible way naturally and without pretentious airs. He promoted what would come to be called middle-class values like hard work, practicality, and domesticity for women. All of this was seen as “natural” by Rousseau.
2. He believed both Europeans and Easterners were imperfect. His ideas of separation of powers within a government will be greatly influential to the framers of the United States Constitution.
3. was a freed slave. He described the middle passage and its tortures. It stirred freedmen and slaves alike to struggle for abolition. It advocated for Enlightenment and human rights for all.
4. This was a text that provided discussions on topics such as natural rights, and the status of women. It also contained technical drawings of machinery. It proved a spur to inventiveness, and growing prosperity in Europe
8. He was an author. He believed that aristocracy was disgusting, he hated the corruption of the rulers. He valued honesty and simplicity. He also spoke out about the need for religious tolerance in your Document B in our Enlightenment activity.
10. Once introduced from the New World these increased the total number of calories available. These contributed to a decreased in starvation and an increase in overall health and a higher population.