Across
- 3. the division of power among between different branches of government
- 5. Rights guaranteed to citizens who are accused of crimes.
- 6. people born in the Americas to Spanish parents
- 8. An assembly of representatives from all three of the estates, or social classes, in France.
- 9. the idea that all humans are born with rights, which include the right to life, liberty, and property
- 10. a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system.
- 11. the male ruler of an empire
- 14. working class
- 18. An agreement in which people give the government power in exchange for the gov. protecting their rights.
- 19. The series of events that led to the birth of modern science
- 21. Informal social gatherings at which writers, artists, philosophers, and others exchanged ideas
- 22. Based on the belief that the sun is the center of the universe
- 23. French middle class
- 24. Burning live stock and crops to prevent the enemy from living off the land
- 25. the governing body of a nation, state, or community.
Down
- 1. French Revolution document that outlined the natural rights of all people and the rights that they possessed as citizens
- 2. A machine for beheading people, used as a means of execution during the French Revolution.
- 4. A comprehensive and uniform system of laws established for France by Napoleon
- 7. present everywhere
- 12. a movement that emphasized science and reason as guides to help see the world more clearly
- 13. Betrayal of one's country
- 15. a monarchy that is limited by laws and a constitution
- 16. a Church court set up to try people accused of heresy
- 17. Spanish or Portuguese-speaking nations in or around South America
- 20. the historic period (1793-94) during the French Revolution when thousands were executed