Across
- 2. We are all born into nature and we have basic morals that we follow and know right from wrong
- 5. The idea that the people being governed must approve of what their government is doing
- 8. People who apply the methods of science to understand society
- 12. Wrote “Leviathan”; Thought people were cruel, greedy, and selfish; Thought people should give up their natural rights to an absolute monarchy; Created a “Social contract”
- 14. New theories and facts were discovered and old ones were disproved
- 18. To have a modern, and well-informed outlook
- 19. The government restricts access to information
- 20. Private gatherings where people talked about new ideas, rights, etc.
Down
- 1. Author of “Vindication of the Rights of Women”. Believed in equal education and more rights for women.
- 3. Continuation of the Scientific Revolution where many new ideas came about relating to government, economics, religion, and human rights
- 4. Wrote “The Spirit of the Laws”. Thought absolute power was dangerous.
- 6. a person's standards of behavior or beliefs concerning what is and is not acceptable for them to do.
- 7. Wrote “The Social Contract”
- 9. Governmental system where one king has absolute power
- 10. An agreement among people to give up their natural rights to a ruler, which will result in the organization of society
- 11. belief in the benefits of profitable trading. Mercantilism was based on the idea that a nation's wealth and power were best served by increasing exports and so involved increasing trade
- 13. Freedom of Thought. "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." (Freedom of Speech)
- 15. Safe places for Enlightenment thinkers to meet and discuss their new ideas with others
- 16. Wrote "Two Treatises of Government"; People are born with natural rights of life, liberty, and property. It is the Government's responsibility to protect natural rights and be limited; Consent of the Governed = If the people think the government is abusive, they can overthrow it
- 17. All humans were born with natural rights and the people should have a say in who rules them. With limited, good rules people will be happy. People should put others above themselves.