Vocabulary

3. of, relating to, or constituting a revival or adaptation of the classical especially in literature, music, art, or architecture
5. a renowned women's rights activist who authored A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
9. an informal education for women, where they were able to exchange ideas, receive and give criticism, read their own works and hear the works and ideas of other intellectuals
11. a ruler with absolute power who embraces Enlightenment ideals
12. He is well known for his work On the Social Contract
13. He created the modern emphasis on constitutionalism that defines, in part, the relationship between the political system and the bureaucracy
15. the French word for "philosopher"
18. the idea that the Earth is the center of the universe and other objects go around it
20. known for establishing educational reform, championing the arts, and extending Russia's borders in the largest territorial gain since Ivan the Terrible
21. French author, historian, and philosopher whose thoughts on religious toleration and moderation of authoritarian power were influential during the Enlightenment

1. belief in the existence of a supreme being, specifically of a creator who does not intervene in the universe
2. the developments that happened in various branches of science which revolutionized the existing way of doing things
4. French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers
6. a belief or theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response
7. one of the world's great scientists because he took his ideas, and the ideas of earlier scientists, and combined them into a unified picture of how the universe works
8. the process of objectively establishing facts through testing and experimentation
10. Scientific theory that has the sun as the center of the universe with the earth rotating around the sun
14. the action of enlightening or the state of being enlightened
16. natural philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician
17. an agreement between individuals to live peacefully, respect one another's rights, and obey the laws of the country or community
19. a highly ornate and elaborate style of architecture, art and design that flourished in Europe in the 17th and first half of the 18th century