Across
- 4. the idea that human conditions can improve as time goes on if people apply reason and science
- 6. type of literary work that includes a long story line and many characters, became popular at this time
- 10. reformist ruler of Prussia (a German state) who made many improvements but did not end serfdom
- 13. not based on religious ideas or rules
- 15. studying natural phenomena by observing, hypothesizing, testing, and amending the hypothesis
- 16. Cultural center of Europe in the 1700s
Down
- 1. proposed the separation of government powers
- 2. supreme law of the land to which the government itself needs to adhere
- 3. Italian scientist who perfected the telescope, discovered sun spots, and the moons of Jupiter.
- 5. Newton developed the law of ____
- 7. according to him, people have the right to overthrow their government if it does not adequately protect their life, liberty, and property
- 8. number of colonies that revolted against Britain
- 9. Italian criminologist who said punishments should be proportional to the crimes committed
- 11. Catherine the Great was the queen of this large empire
- 12. accepting others' beliefs and ideas with an open mind
- 14. according to him, people willingly surrender their rights in exchange for security