Enlightenment Era

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Across
  1. 1. System of government where power is divided into branches
  2. 6. Philosopher who believed in the social contract and popular sovereignty
  3. 9. Agreement between people and their government
  4. 11. Group with political power and privileges
  5. 12. Belief that God created the world but does not interfere
  6. 14. Period of intellectual growth emphasizing science and reason
  7. 16. Belief that reason and logic should guide thinking
  8. 17. Belief that rulers are chosen by God
  9. 18. Idea that people should govern themselves
  10. 19. Principle that government’s authority comes from the people
Down
  1. 2. Belief that knowledge comes from observation and experience
  2. 3. Idea that all people are born free and equal
  3. 4. Enlightenment thinker who supported freedom of speech and religion
  4. 5. System where laws apply equally to everyone
  5. 7. Rights people are born with
  6. 8. Form of government ruled by a king or queen
  7. 10. Enlightenment thinker who believed government exists to protect natural rights
  8. 13. Large reference work edited by Diderot
  9. 15. French thinker who promoted separation of powers
  10. 16. Form of government where citizens vote