The King's Crossword

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  1. 2. enlightened Absolutist, son of Maria Theresa
  2. 4. palace renovated by Louis XIV which became the central of political, social, and cultural life in 1682
  3. 7. victory for Frederick the Great kept Silesia under Prussian control
  4. 8. intellectual and cultural movement that introduced a new world view according to the use of reason, scientific method, and progress
  5. 11. married brothers including Henry VII
  6. 12. a French word meaning "rebirth" referring to the rebirth of the culture of classical antiquity
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  1. 1. member of the Royal Society who explained the universal laws of gravitation
  2. 3. describes the rule of 18th century monarchs who, without renouncing their own absolute authority, adopted enlightenment ideas of rationalism, progress, and tolerance
  3. 5. king of Spain, leader of the Spanish Armada
  4. 6. "A king is the first servant and magistrate of the state"
  5. 9. caused by discontent with the French monarchy and the poor economic policies of Louis XVI
  6. 10. the fleet sent by Phillip II as a religious crusade against Protestantism