Transcendentalism

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Across
  1. 3. An advanced state of culture, in a human society
  2. 4. Book title, published by Thoreau in 1854
  3. 7. Thoreau spent a night there after refusing to pay a tax
  4. 8. The other version of Transcendentalism, Romanticism, originated there
  5. 9. "____ thyself" Emerson taught
  6. 11. form of Transcendentalism
  7. 14. Emphasized reasons, opposite believes from Transcendentalism
  8. 15. The unique importance of each individual
  9. 18. Emerson and Thoreau didn't support this, because they believed that everyone was equal
  10. 19. (2 words) Emerson challenged people to use this to guide their lives and improve society
  11. 20. Romanticism placed greater value on nature, ______, and imagination
  12. 21. Root word of Transcendentalism, means "go beyond"
Down
  1. 1. Emerson and Thoreau _____ that people must judge right or wrong for themselves
  2. 2. (3words) Person who was the leading Transcendentalist
  3. 5. The movement that sought to explore the relationship between humans and nature through emotions rather than through reason
  4. 6. A small group of people from here created Transcendentalism
  5. 10. (3 words) Person who took Transcendentalism seriously and accepted Emerson's challenge
  6. 12. ______ Luther King Jr. was influenced by Thoreau's nonviolent protests
  7. 13. (2 words) the idea that people should peacefully disobey unjust laws if their consciences demand it
  8. 16. The body of written works in a language, culture, or period
  9. 17. They believed in close links between _____ and people