Age of Reason

3. is the belief that individuals are valuable, self-governing agents with the right to make their own choices, self-determine their lives, and take responsibility for their actions.
4. a fundamental, inalienable rights inherent to all human beings from birth, regardless of laws, customs, or government authority.
7. is the philosophical view that reason, logic, and intellectual deduction—rather than sensory experience—are the primary sources of knowledge.
11. is a system of governance where power is vested in the people, exercised either directly or through freely elected representatives, ensuring popular sovereignty, political equality, and the protection of individual rights.
13. is the philosophical and social belief that all people are of equal fundamental worth, entitled to the same rights, and should be treated fairly without discrimination based on characteristics like race, gender, or social status.
15. The authority of a state or people to govern themselves.
17. is the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance, restraint, or fear of punishment.
19. A belief in a creator who set the universe in motion but does not interfere in human affairs.
20. An intellectual movement in the 17th–18th centuries that emphasized reason, science, and individual rights to improve society and government.

1. A period of major scientific discoveries (1500s–1600s) that changed how people understood the natural world and influenced Enlightenment thinking.
2. is the oppressive, cruel, and arbitrary exercise of power, usually by a single ruler (dictator) or a minority, acting in their own interest rather than the populace's.
5. The idea that people agree to give up some freedoms to a government in exchange for protection of their rights.
6. the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with.
8. freedom from restraint, compulsion, or enslavement, the power to act, speak, or think as one wants.
9. is a fundamental, often rapid and violent overthrow of an established government, political system, or social order.
10. a person engaged or learned in philosophy, especially as an academic discipline.
12. The suppression or control of information, ideas, or speech by authorities.
14. the collective will of citizens aimed solely at the common good, rather than private interests.
16. is the power of the mind to think, understand, and form judgments through a conscious process of logic, serving as a tool for seeking truth.
18. is a form of government where supreme authority is vested in a single individual—a monarch (king, queen, emperor)—who typically reigns for life and inherits their position.