Enlightenment Era
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- 1. Political leader who wrote the Declaration of Independence.
- 4. She wrote the classic novel Frankenstein.
- 6. Set of books to which many scholars of Europe contributed articles and essays.
- 7. Russian ruler admired by philosophes.
- 10. Name of the ten amendments added to the Constitution.
- 12. Creator of the law of gravity.
- 13. Social gatherings where scientists, philosphers, and other intellecutals discussed ideas.
- 14. Type of music that emerged in the Enlightenment Era.
- 18. Creator of the geocentric theory.
- 19. Creator of the heliocentric theory.
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- 2. Theory that states that the stars and planets move around the sun.
- 3. Name of the novel written by Samuel Richardson. Considered the true first English novel.
- 5. A logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas.
- 8. He created the Encyclopedia.
- 9. Artistic style of the late 1700s.
- 11. Name of monarchs who embraced the new ideas of the Enlightenment spirit.
- 13. Agreement by which people created a government.
- 15. Theory that says that the moon, sun, and planets move around the Earth.
- 16. He believed that humans were born with three natural human rights--life, liberty, and property.
- 17. Philosopher who argued that torture should be abolished.