Thought in the Mercantile Age

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Across
  1. 4. Means "rebirth" in French; a popular movement in the 13-1600s when Europeans thought the Ancient Greeks and Romans might have had better ideas than the Pope about how to run things; a reawakening to the individuals responsibility to God and Morality
  2. 6. Something you can sell to make a lot of money
  3. 9. The process of making something a profitable, saleable thing
  4. 10. A system based on the belief that profitable trade is the ultimate goal
  5. 12. Keeping different things separate
Down
  1. 1. In US History, this is a desire to control alcohol consumption
  2. 2. A system of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.
  3. 3. A withdrawal from a formal union
  4. 5. In US History, this is the movement to abolish the institution of slavery
  5. 7. The lineage by which something is passed on, or inherited; the system of what comes after
  6. 8. The willingness to live harmoniously with cultural interests or beliefs other than your own
  7. 11. A popular philosophy in the 16-1800s that questioned old authority and celebrated fresh, scientific perspective and cultural tolerance through academies, salons, books and pamphlets. (Thank you, advancements in printing, for newspapers, papers, and pamphlets!) Gathering to discuss new ideas required folks to be flexible, patient, look outside themselves and have broader vocabulary and experiences. of science,