Across
- 5. movement in which thinkers attempted to apply the principles of reason
- 6. a sudden seizure of political power in a nation
- 8. enlightenment thinker who believes government power comes from the consent of the people
- 9. young leader whose foolish spending led to a decline in France
- 10. comprehensive and uniform system of laws established for France by Napoleon
- 11. measures designed to prevent any one branch of government from dominating another
- 13. wrote the declaration of independence
- 14. the first ten amendments to the US Constitution; protect basic rights and freedoms
Down
- 1. a machine for beheading people
- 2. series of meetings where European leaders sought to establish long lasting peace after the defeat of Napoleon
- 3. the idea that the earth and other planets revolve around the sun
- 4. a French congress established by representatives of the Third Estates
- 7. scholars believed that the earth was an immovable object located at the center of the universe
- 12. assembly of representatives from all three of the estates