Enlightenment

2. style of composition arising in 18th-century France, often viewed as an extension of the baroque, and characterized by a high degree of ornamentation and lightness of expression.
4. an English philosopher that rejected absolute monarchy and argued that people were good and theorized natural rights
6. Prussian monarch that allowed free press and urged religious tolerance
7. English enlightenment thinker who argued that people were cruel and selfish by nature and needed to be controlled by an absolute monarchy
11. informal social gatherings
12. a period of artistic style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail
13. french enlightenment thinker
14. a form of absolute monarchy where the rulers were influenced by the enlightenment
16. his philosophy influenced the french revolution
19. austrian monarch that traveled in disguise among his subjects to learn of their problems
20. a policy that allows businesses to operate with very little interference from the government
21. a body of moral principals used as a basis in human conduct
22. Scottish philosopher who focused on using natural law to reform the economy and urged the policy of laissez faire

1. a person engaged in philosophy, esp as an academic discipline
3. french writer who was the embodiment of 18th century enlightenment
5. Russian monarch that abolished torture
8. french thinker who developed the ideas of separation of powers,checks and balances and minority rights
9. the practice of examining books, moves, etc.. and removing unacceptable parts
10. principle author of the declaration of independence who believed in equality for all
15. the intellectual movement during the 17th and the 18th centuries
17. 4th president sometimes referred to as the father of the Constitution,something separation of powers
18. agreement between among the members of society to give of freedom in exchange for an organized society