Enlightenment era

3. – Study of fundamental questions about existence and knowledge
6. - The Enlightenment principle advocating fairness in laws and government
8. - a social contract theorist
9. – French writer who championed free speech and religious tolerance
11. – Central to Enlightenment thinking
13. – The belief in a rational God who does not interfere with human affairs
14. – Freedom from oppressive restrictions
16. - His ideas were based on reason, justice, and human rights.
17. – Acceptance of different views and beliefs
19. - referred to an intellectual and cultural movement in the 17th and 18th centuries that emphasized reason, science, individual rights, and progress
20. – Government by the people

1. - referred to the idea that individuals are born with natural, inherent freedoms that should be protected by governments.Independence - meant freedom from oppression, self-governance, and the right of people to rule themselves based on reason and natural rights.
2. – John Locke, a key Enlightenment thinker
4. – an advocate of direct democracy
5. – Political upheaval inspired by Enlightenment ideas
7. – Questioning of traditional beliefs
10. - refers to the use of reason, logic, and critical thinking to understand the world, rather than relying on tradition, superstition, or religious dogma
12. - referred to the accepted standards, behaviors, and social conventions that were traditionally followed in society.
15. - referred to a system of ideas and beliefs about society, government, and human nature that was based on reason, progress, and individual rights.
18. - referred to established beliefs or doctrines, often associated with religious or authoritarian institutions, that were accepted without question or evidence.