Across
- 1. – The three social classes of pre-revolutionary France.
- 3. – Theory that the Earth is at the center of the universe.
- 5. – Author who argued society should follow the "General Will."
- 6. – The short title of Isaac Newton's major scientific work.
- 9. – Author who argued for the equal rights of women.
- 13. – The chief source of knowledge and authority in the Enlightenment.
- 19. LAWS – Rules discoverable by reason that govern human behavior.
- 22. – Philosopher who believed every human is born with a blank mind.
- 23. – Radical leader during the French Reign of Terror.
- 25. SYSTEM – The old geocentric model of the universe.
- 27. – The middle-class portion of the Third Estate.
- 28. CONTRACT – Idea that society agrees to be governed by its general will.
- 29. XVI – The French King executed by the guillotine in 1793.
- 31. – The movement for women's rights founded by Wollstonecraft.
- 32. – Drawing rooms where intellectuals gathered to discuss ideas.
- 33. – Instrument used by Galileo to confirm the heliocentric theory.
- 35. – Philosophy based on reason and the idea of God as a "mechanic."
- 37. – The rejection of or indifference to religion in public life.
- 40. OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Group that ruled France during the Reign of Terror.
- 42. OF THE RIGHTS OF MAN – Document reflecting Enlightenment thought in 1789.
- 43. – The group that made up the Second Estate in France.
- 44. – The fundamental law of a nation that the Third Estate sought.
- 46. – Machine used for "humane" executions during the revolution.
- 47. – Editor of the multi-volume Encyclopedia.
- 48. – First European to use a telescope for systematic space observations.
Down
- 2. – 18th-century movement applying reason to understand life.
- 4. – Law explaining why planetary bodies continue elliptical orbits.
- 7. ASSEMBLY – Body formed by the Third Estate to draft a constitution.
- 8. – High-ranking officials in the First Estate.
- 10. – France’s chief tax, which the First and Second estates avoided.
- 11. – The form of government in France before the 1789 revolution.
- 12. RASA – John Locke’s concept of a "blank mind" at birth.
- 14. – Scientist who argued the Sun was the center of the solar system.
- 15. OF POWERS – System where government branches limit and control each other.
- 16. – Astronomer who discovered that planetary orbits are elliptical.
- 17. – Thinker famous for advocating religious tolerance and free speech.
- 18. OF TERROR – Period of mass executions of "enemies of the revolution."
- 19. – Author of Principia who defined the universal law of gravitation.
- 20. – Philosopher who identified three basic types of governments.
- 21. – Intellectuals of the Enlightenment who sought to change the world.
- 24. – Theory that the Sun is at the center of the universe.
- 26. – The Parisian prison stormed on July 14, 1789.
- 30. – The English philosopher who developed the scientific method.
- 34. – Work designed to change the general way of thinking.
- 36. METHOD – A systematic procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence.
- 38. COURT OATH – The National Assembly’s promise to produce a constitution.
- 39. – Radical political club that demanded the king’s execution.
- 41. ANTOINETTE – The French Queen known for her luxury and extravagance.
- 45. – The group that made up the First Estate in France.
