The Enlightenment

3. This man would publish the first encyclopedia
4. This man founded Methodism, a Christian movement that emphasized religious conversion and often appealed to the lower classes of society
5. This enlightenment figured championed religious toleration and criticized Christianity
7. This man observed England’s monarchy and argued that it functioned best due to a separation of powers
9. This man published the wealth of nations, arguing that the government should leave the economy alone
12. Enlightenment thinkers used this word to describe the process of applying the scientific method in order to understand all of life and progress toward a better society
13. following Isaac Newton, enlightenment thinkers believed that both the natural world and society must be governed by these, and that following them could make for a perfect society
14. Montesquieu argued that a separation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branch would limit the control of the government through a system of _______, preventing one group from taking too much control.
15. This man argued against capital punishment and other excessive punishments

1. This man championed the idea of a “social contract” wherein citizens agree to be governed by the general will for the good of society
2. Many of the enlightenment philosophers (or “philosophes”) came from this country
3. This religious philosophy saw God as a “clockmaker” who had made the world and allowed it to run according to natural laws without his interference
6. This french term was used to mean that the government should not interrupt the economy with regulations .
8. These elegant drawing rooms of the upper class were where many enlightenment ideas were spread
10. The first of these was printed in London in 1702, and was aimed at the middle class, who were now reading more frequently.
11. This woman argued for the rights of women based on their ability to reason as human beings