Enlightenment Vocabulary Crossword
Across
- 3. English materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems.
- 6. was holy Roman emperor from 1765-1790 and ruler of the Hapsburg lands from 1780-1790. he was the eldest son of Empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Francis I and was the brother of Marie Antoinette.
- 8. a young man who was strongly influenced by the enlightenment.
- 9. Agreement among members of society.
- 10. author of the declaration of independence and spokesman for democracy and the rights of men.
- 11. wrote the book "Two treaties of government" which was published in 1690, a year after the glorious revolution.
- 12. an intellectual movement during the 17th and 18th century
- 14. king of Prussia from 1740 to 1786, was nicknamed as Der Alte Fritz.
- 15. a style of art, especially architecture and decorative art that originated in France in the early 18th century.
- 17. one of the 18th century European monarchs who was inspired by Enlightenment ideas to rule justly and respect the rights of subjects.
- 20. relating to a grand, elate style that characterized European painting, music, and architecture.
- 21. was a brilliant 18th century french historian who argued in favor of tolerance, freedom of religion and speeches.
- 22. a Scottish moral philosopher and a pioneer of political economy.
Down
- 1. the idea that the governments should not interfere with or regulate industries and businesses.
- 2. a person engaged or learned in philosophy.
- 4. he wrote a famous work called "the social contact".
- 5. An author who wrote books that connect between liberty and the details of the criminal law which was unusual among his contemporaries.
- 7. empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire(1729-1796).
- 13. a social gathering of intellectuals and artists, like those held in the homes of wealth women in Paris and other European cities during the enlightenment.
- 16. the practice of officially examining books, movies, etc. and suppressing unacceptable parts.
- 18. a law of unchanging moral principles regarded as a basis of all human conduct
- 19. one of a group of social thinkers in France during the Enlightenment.