Enlightenment

2. (last name) French jurist and political philosopher; he explored democratic theories of government. He proposed a government divided into three branches and greatly influenced the United States Constitution
4. King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786; made Prussia a major European power
7. one of the 18th-century European monarchs who was inspired by Enlightenment ideas to rule justly and respect the rights of subjects (enlightened ____)
8. a belief held by Enlightenment thinkers that truth could be discovered through reason or logical thinking.
11. 18th-century European movement in which thinkers attempted to apply the principles of reason and the scientific method to all aspects of society
13. Czarina of Russia from 1762 to 1796; ruling with absolute power, she introduced a number of reforms that extended Peter the Great’s policy of “westernization.”
15. French philosopher and author; he was a supporter of Deism, the idea that God was no longer involved with the universe after creating it. He also advocated a tolerant approach to religion.
17. (last name) English philosopher, scientist, and historian; he wrote about the crucial role of government in people's lives and used the term ""social contract."
18. a social gathering of intellectuals and artists,
20. a king or queen who has unlimited power and seeks to control all aspects of society.

1. (last name) American statesman; third president of the United States; inspired by Enlightenment ideas when drafting the Declaration of Independence
3. one of a group of social thinkers in France during the Enlightenment.
5. the agreement by which people define and limit their individual rights, thus creating an organized society or government (social ____)
6. (last name) British writer who advocated for greater education opportunities for women and urged women to enter the male-dominated fields of medicine and politics.
9. the idea that monarchs are God’s representatives on earth and therefore answer only to God (____ right)
10. relating to a grand, ornate style that characterized European painting, music, and architecture in the 1600s and early 1700s.
12. the rights human beings have by nature, such as life, liberty and property (_____ rights)
14. (last name) English philosopher and founder of British empiricism; he declared that people have a right to rebel against governments that do not protect their rights.
16. (last name) Swiss-French political philosopher; he valued the social contract and addressed the nature of man in his work On the Origin of Inequality.
19. relating to a simple, elegant style (based on ideas and themes from ancient Greece and Rome) that characterized the arts in Europe during the late 1700s.