Age of Enlightenment

3. a European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition.
7. a period of drastic change in scientific thought that took place during the 16th and 17th centuries
8. an actual or hypothetical compact, or agreement, between the ruled or between the ruled and their rulers, defining the rights and duties of each.
10. English philosopher and political theorist
11. form of government in the 18th century in which absolute monarchs pursued legal, social, and educational reforms inspired by the Enlightenment.
12. Belief in God based on reason rather than revelation or the teaching of any specific religion
14. the French word for "philosopher," and was a word that the French Enlightenment thinkers usually applied to themselves.
15. the division of government responsibilities into distinct branches to limit any one branch from exercising the core functions of another.

1. a Swiss philosopher whose work both praised and criticised the Enlightenment movement.
2. a belief or theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response.
4. the pen name under which French author-philosopher François-Marie Arouet published a number of books and pamphlets in the 18th century.
5. a system of government that is ruled by a king or queen whose power is limited by its country's constitution.
6. a policy of minimum governmental interference in the economic affairs of individuals and society.
9. a French lawyer, man of letters, and one of the most influential political philosophers of the Age of Enlightenment.
13. 18th-century Scottish economist, philosopher, and author who is considered the father of modern economics.
16. 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.