Transcendentalism

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