Paige Forberger - Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution
Across
- 5. theory that the earth is the center of the universe
- 7. inventor of the telescope
- 13. having a divided up government in order to keep power equal
- 14. a meeting at a house where philosophes would discuss current events, politics,and their ideas.
- 15. an art style which was elegant, yet simple
- 18. an agreement between the people and the government where some freedom is given up in exchange for protection
- 20. an absolute authority who believes in the ideas of the enlightenment
- 21. the way of thinking through common sense
- 22. the division of government, judicial, legislative, and executive
- 24. theory that the sun is the center of the universe
- 25. mostly French thinkers during the Enlightenment
- 26. philosophe who came up with the idea that separation of power was necessary for a government to have fair rule
Down
- 1. a change in thinking where believing what you want to believe through observation and logic was encouraged
- 2. russian empress who supported the ideas of denis diderot and funded the encyclopedia
- 3. a change in thinking which challenged common beliefs instated by ancient findings and the Church
- 4. third U.S. president, founding father, ideas included life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. heavily influenced by john locke
- 6. the belief in a higher being
- 8. an art style which was extremely elegant, had intricate designs, and was nowhere near simple. for example, the palace of versailles
- 9. came up with the idea of a social contract between the people and the government
- 10. philosopher and womens'rights advocate who argued that women should be educated
- 11. written on july 4th, declared independence from Britain
- 12. discovered gravity and the universal law of gravitation
- 16. a method used to make new discoveries through observing, questioning, hypothesizing, experimenting, and drawing conclusions.
- 17. master of satire; challenged religious authority and believed that Church and state should be separate
- 19. 10 amendments to the US constitution which were heavily inspired by the ideas of Beccaria.
- 23. philosopher who believed that every person is entitled to life, liberty and property