Across
- 5. this Frenchman created an "Encyclopedia" that was a composition of new knowledge of the time...sprinkled with political ideas
- 8. this English lady became one of the West's first outspoken feminist
- 10. this Frenchman believed in a Social Contract between society and government...majority rule over individual rights
- 11. the new elite "religious" philosophy where God was impersonal, simply created the world and let if function as it would
Down
- 1. this French philosopher is credited with concepts of religious toleration...due to his disdain at superstition and wars of religion
- 2. these "rights" were considered as given by God...thus could not be taken away by governments
- 3. this Englishman was MOST influential in the Americas...promoted the idea of overthrowing tyrannical governments
- 4. this French Baron contributed the concept of Checks and Balances to government to limit absolutism
- 6. the Enlightenment is also known as the Age of _____, as this could be applied to all things (and government) to make for a more rational world
- 7. Englishman that promoted the rights of monarchs to rule absolutely
- 9. this "ism" was promoted by Adam Smith in opposition to the policies of mercantilism
- 12. "get togethers" or "parties" in France where new ideas were exchanged among the elites