Enlightenment Crossword

1. an economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver by selling more goods than they bought
4. the idea that humans are born with rights, which include the right to life, liberty and property
6. an agreement between the people and their government signifying their consent to be governed
9. belief in reason and logic as the primary source of knowledge
10. policy allowing business to operate with little or no government interference (leave alone)

2. 18th century monarchs who were inspired by enlightenment ideas to rule justly and respect the rights of subjects
3. he concept that there is a universal order built into nature that can guide moral thinking
5. worldly; not connected with a church or religion
7. One of a group of social thinkers in France during the Enlightenment
8. a form of government, usually hereditary monarchy, in which the ruler has no legal limits on his or her power