Across
- 3. earth-centered view of the universe
- 5. view of human nature; believed that people could learn from experience and improve themselves.
- 8. great english scientist that helped bring together other scientists breakthroughs under a single theory of motion
- 9. A third great philosophe, passionately committed to individual freedom; won recognition as a writer of essays.
- 11. sun centered; planets revolve around the sun
- 12. François Marie Arouet's pen name
- 14. Another influential French writer, devoted himself to the study of political liberty; believed that Britain was the best-governed and most politically balanced country of his own day.
Down
- 1. philosopher;held a different, more
- 2. most persuasive writer
- 4. to escape such a bleak life, people had to hand over their rights to a strong ruler. In exchange, they gained law and order; agreement by which people created a government
- 6. a new approach to science; a logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas
- 7. an italian scientist that built on the new theories about astronomy
- 10. social critics of this period in France
- 13. a new intellectual movement that stressed reason and thought and the power of individuals to solve problems
- 15. a new way of thinking about the natural world