Enlightenment vocab

4. made the law of gravitation and his three laws of motion
5. the process of objectively establishing facts through testing and experimentation
7. first to use a telescope to study the stars and planets
8. questioned the purpose and place of government and its responsibility for its citizens
10. belief or theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge
13. English philosopher and political theorist
14. author and a major figure of the Enlightenment
16. period of drastic change in scientific thought
18. style of European architecture, music, and art
19. ruler with absolute power who embraces Enlightenment ideals
21. 18th century french materialistic writer

1. demonstrated a woman's aptitude for independent thought
2. classical style or treatment in art, literature, architecture, or music.
3. the idea that the Earth is the center of the universe and other objects go around it
6. Empress who encouraged the cultural influences of western Europe in Russia
9. an agreement among the members of a society
11. political philosopher who advocated the separation of powers
12. theory that places the Sun at the center of the Solar System
15. the belief in the existence of God
17. European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries
20. an informal education for women