Unit 9 Terms

3. A group of radical thinkers and writers in France in the eighteenth century
4. the increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities
6. economic system where a society's production is held by individuals and not the government
9. English philosopher that laid the foundation of Enlightenment
12. 18th-century inventor that created the steam engine
14. the claim by a state to exclusive or predominant control over a foreign area or territory
15. a French lawyer and one of the most influential philosophers during Enlightenment
16. the right given to kings and queens to rule
17. an agreement between people and rulers defining their rights and duties
18. Swiss philosopher whose work both praised and criticized the Enlightenment movement
19. attacked the Catholic Church and advocated freedom of religion

1. a building or set of buildings with facilities for manufacturing
2. meeting where major European powers negotiated claims to territory in Africa
5. a production process that breaks the manufacture of a good into steps
7. English philosopher known for developing the social contract theory
8. a procedure used to provide scientific explanations for questions about the world
10. someone who starts or owns a business
11. country extends its power into other territories for economic or political gain
13. a theory that places the Sun at the center of the Solar System
15. individuals in between the working and upper class