Unit 1 Modern World History Crossword

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  1. 5. These thinkers questioned authority and inspired Enlightenment thinkers to discover the truth for themselves.
  2. 8. This group of people used reason and a spirit of rational criticism to everything.
  3. 9. A place for people to share and exchange ideas.
  4. 12. Most famous for his major work on The Social Contract, he believed people were corrupted by society and that the people should come together to form government and write the laws.
  5. 13. Most famous for the idea that every person was born with a blank mind and argued for natural rights and a constitutional monarchy.
  6. 14. Most famous for writing the Encyclopedia, his book helped spread the ideas of the Enlightenment.
  7. 16. The 3rd King of Prussia, proved to be a strong military ruler, his goal was to increase the power of the state, he granted limited freedom of speech and press, as well as greater religious toleration.
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  1. 1. Ruled Russia, was intelligent, and made a stronger Russia through military victories by investing in projects and expanding trade, she was familiar with the works of the philosophes, however, she did not adapt to the works of the philosophes because her success depended upon the support of the Russian nobility.
  2. 2. A system in which rulers tried to govern by Enlightenment principles while maintaining their full royal powers.
  3. 3. Served as the archduchess of Austria and queen of Hungary and Bohemia from 1740 to 1780, was a devout Roman Catholic, did not support Enlightenment ideas, but instead focused on practical economic policies and maintaining a powerful army.
  4. 4. Most famous for his numerous writings, he believed in free speech and religous toleration.
  5. 6. This event sparked the emergence of modern science through observations, hypotheses, experiments, and reasoning in order to understand the laws of nature.
  6. 7. Most famous for founding the modern European and American movements for women's rights.
  7. 10. European thinkers began to apply scientific principles to the study of society and the government.
  8. 11. Most famous for writing The Spirit of the Laws and argued for the system of checks and balances.
  9. 15. These thinkers were inspired by its ideals of individualism and secular thought.