The Enlightenment

2. of or pertaining to the musical period following the Renaissance, extending roughly from 1600 to 1750.
7. Smith 1723–90, Scottish economist.
8. Madison 1751–1836, 4th president of the U.S. 1809–17.
9. a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
10. a person who offers views or theories on profound questions in ethics, metaphysics, logic, and other related fields.
11. The Great 1729–17, queen of Russia
12. 1689--1755, French political philosopher.
15. the act or practice of censoring.
17. 1694–1778, French philosopher, historian, satirist, dramatist, and essayist.
19. Contract an agreement for mutual benefit between an individual or group and the government or community as a whole.
20. a homophonic musical style of the middle 18th century, marked by a generally superficial elegance and charm and by the use of elaborate ornamentation and stereotyped devices.

1. Law a principle or body of laws considered as derived from nature, right reason, or religion and as ethically binding in human society.
3. a philosophical movement of the 18th century, characterized by belief in the power of human reason and by innovations in political, religious, and educational doctrine.
4. II 1765-1790, king of Austria
5. 1712–78, French philosopher, author, and social reformer; born in Switzerland.
6. faire the theory or system of government that upholds the autonomous character of the economic order, believing that government should intervene as little as possible in the direction of economic affairs.
8. Locke 1632–1704, English philosopher.
13. Despot powerful rulers who reigned during the enlightened despotism times in the 18th century.
14. The Great 1740–1786, king of Prussia
16. any of the popular French intellectuals or social philosophers of the 18th century, as Diderot, Rousseau, or Voltaire.
18. Hobbes 1588–1679, English philosopher and author.