The Enlightenment Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 3. In 1762, this philosopher’s book The Social Contract explained his concept about how society should be governed by general will (majority rules). He thought that all individuals should abide by general will because it represents what is best for the whole society.
  2. 6. In 1776, this philosopher wrote a book called The Wealth of Nations. In this book, he explained how the government should not be involved in economic matters. Instead, their only responsibilities are to protect their society from invasion, protect their citizens from injustice, and to provide certain public works (infrastructure).
  3. 7. Diderot’s collection of 28 volume articles filled with topics like science and art. Its’ job was to help spread the new ideas of the Enlightenment. He hoped it would “change the general way of thinking.”
  4. 8. This philosopher believed that if the government violated citizens’ natural rights, then the citizens should revolt. He also thought that the ideal way to govern is a democracy.
  5. 9. This English philosopher said that people are born “poor, nasty, brutish, and short”. He thought that people needed authority, specifically an absolute monarchy government. In this government, one ruler had all the power and people (citizens) have no/very few natural rights.
  6. 10. John Locke’s idea about how people are born with a “blank slate” or “blank mind”.
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  1. 1. 18th century religious philosophy by Voltaire using reason and natural law. It explained how God is like a clockmaker and the universe is a clock. God made and set the clock in motion, so the clock can keep on going without God’s interference and through its natural laws.
  2. 2. This female philosopher advocated for equal rights for women and she explained how women have the ability to reason, just like men do.
  3. 4. 18th century movement where many philosophers thought about how to create a better society and find the ideal way to govern.
  4. 5. This philosopher introduced the idea of separation of powers (3 different branches that control each other through checks and balances). He thought that if one ruler had all the power, that ruler would abuse it.