The Enlightenment

1. a synonym for absolute monarch
3. along with Francis Bacon, he supported the scientific method
6. wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman in which she said women should be educated like men
7. used math to prove the heliocentric theory
9. type of art that reflected the lifestyles of the rich
11. wrote On Crimes and Punishments; he believed that punishments should fit crimes and that laws should exist to promote social order
14. the founder of modern chemistry
16. wrote Leviathan; he proposed the social contract theory
17. the theory that the sun is the center of the universe
18. tool used by Antonie Von Leeuwenhoek to study microorganisms
20. wrote satires and was a supporter of freedom of speech and religion

2. an Enlightenment thinker
4. perfected the telescope and studied acceleration
5. the first person to propose the heliocentric theory
8. the theory that the earth is the center of the universe
10. type of art that reflected Greek and Roman values and was a backlash to the lifestyle of the aristocracy
12. wrote The Social Contract; he believed that governments were responsible to the people they governed
13. developed a vaccine for smallpox
15. wrote Two Treatises on Government; he believed in the social contract and the idea that people are born with natural rights of life, liberty, and property
19. a social gathering where philosophes would share their ideas