Enlightenment Crossword Puzzle

3. extravagantly or excessively ornate art
5. book written by Thomas Hobbes concerning the structure of society and arguing for a social contract.
6. doctrine that kings derive their authority from God
9. reasoning in which observations lead to conclusions
14. the belief in reason rather than superstition, religion, or emotional response.
15. age that represented liberal ideas and beliefs that would undermined the authority of the monarchy and church, paving the way for revolutions.
16. system of thought that gives more importance to humans than the divine or supernatural.
17. the belief that business should operate with little or no government interference
20. name given in science to systematic observation, measurement, experimenting, formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses.
21. I think therefore I am
23. separation of the state from religious institutions.

1. having or representing the sun as the center of our solar system.
2. agreement between the ruled and their rulers defining the rights and duties of each.
4. an attitude of questioning and/or doubt
7. is people allowing other people to think or practice other religions and beliefs.
8. rights granted to all people by nature or God that cannot be denied or restricted by any government.
10. a series of events that marked the emergence of modern science beginning near the end of the Renaissance, also influencing intellectual movements.
11. legislative, executive and judicial branches
12. belief in the existence of a supreme being, specifically of a creator who does not intervene in the universe.
13. reasoning in which a conclusion leads to observations
18. independent powers and areas of responsibility in government also preventing the concentration of power creating a check and balance.
19. theory that all knowledge derives from sense experience.
22. system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.