Enlightenment crossword puzzle - Fatma

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  1. 2. The theory that the solar system is centered around the earth.
  2. 3. He supported the heliocentric theory and explained it with the invention of the telescope.
  3. 4. He believed that the only good government was the one that was freely formed by the people and guided by the “general will” of society - direct democracy.
  4. 9. He developed the heliocentric theory.
  5. 10. a person with absolute power
  6. 13. she was one of the first feminists and she wrote about how women should have the same education as men
  7. 17. The theory that the solar system is centered around the sun.
  8. 18. It is the technique used in the construction and testing of a scientific hypothesis.
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  1. 1. He is known for creating analytical geometry (algebra and geometry) and contributing to the scientific method.
  2. 5. a theory that the government will decide in the citizens best interest.
  3. 6. The people who presented new ways of thinking during the Enlightenment.
  4. 7. He developed laws of motion and gravity.
  5. 8. He believed that all people were born with three natural rights - life, liberty, and property. He criticized the idea of an absolute monarchy and encouraged the idea of self-government.
  6. 11. He stated in his book that people by nature were selfish and ambitious. He believed the type of government needed to control selfish/ambitious people was an absolute monarchy.
  7. 12. He spoke for the rights of freedom of speech and belief.
  8. 14. Parties where people met to discuss new ideas.
  9. 15. He proposed that separation of powers would keep any individual (or group) from gaining total control of the government (checks and balances).
  10. 16. He added to the development of the scientific method.