Unit 5: Age of Revolutions

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Across
  1. 5. Social class of people of Spanish descent born in the Americas.
  2. 8. The astronomer who proposed a heliocentric model of the universe.
  3. 10. French Enlightenment writer known for his advocacy of freedom of speech.
  4. 11. Social gatherings in France where intellectuals discussed Enlightenment ideas.
  5. 12. The scientist who used a telescope to provide evidence for heliocentrism
  6. 14. South American revolutionary leader, known as "The Liberator."
  7. 16. The meeting where European powers redrew the map of Europe after Napoleon
  8. 17. A problem for both Peter the Great and Louis XIV.
  9. 18. Group led by Robespierre of more radical revolutionaries
  10. 20. The Sun King
  11. 24. The French Revolution began here.
  12. 25. political theory advocating unlimited, centralized authority.
  13. 26. Period emphasizing reason and individualism, also known as the Enlightenment.
  14. 27. Priest who initiated the Mexican War of Independence.
  15. 28. Author of "The Social Contract," emphasizing popular sovereignty.
  16. 29. Literary device used by Voltaire to criticize society and authority.
Down
  1. 1. Radical leader during the Reign of Terror.
  2. 2. He primarily wrote the Declaration of Independence.
  3. 3. This revolution produced the English Bill of Rights.
  4. 4. Caused Great Britain to tax the colonies
  5. 6. Life, liberty, and property
  6. 7. A popular reform under Napoleon was national _____.
  7. 9. Napoleon's final defeat, ending his reign.
  8. 13. The foundational law of the United States, establishing its government.
  9. 15. In the __________ revolution, a bad harvest and harsh winter left people starving.
  10. 19. French colony that became Haiti after a successful slave revolt
  11. 21. The act that taxed printed materials in the colonies.
  12. 22. The Russian ruler who aggressively modernized his nation.
  13. 23. Execution method used on Marie Antoinette