Across
- 1. an economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver by selling more goods than they bought
- 4. the idea that humans are born with rights, which include the right to life, liberty and property
- 6. an agreement between the people and their government signifying their consent to be governed
- 9. belief in reason and logic as the primary source of knowledge
- 10. policy allowing business to operate with little or no government interference (leave alone)
Down
- 2. 18th century monarchs who were inspired by enlightenment ideas to rule justly and respect the rights of subjects
- 3. he concept that there is a universal order built into nature that can guide moral thinking
- 5. worldly; not connected with a church or religion
- 7. One of a group of social thinkers in France during the Enlightenment
- 8. a form of government, usually hereditary monarchy, in which the ruler has no legal limits on his or her power