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- 4. a European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition.
- 6. the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.
- 7. a device or tool used for scientific purposes, including the study of both natural phenomena and theoretical research.
- 8. an implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits.
- 10. belief in the existence of a supreme being, specifically of a creator who does not intervene in the universe.
- 13. the term for movements in the arts that draw inspiration from the classical art and culture of ancient Greece and Rome.
- 14. a belief or theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response.
- 15. 3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence.
- 16. the action or process of observing something or someone carefully or in order to gain information.
- 20. something that by its nature or character serves as a call to battle, contest, special effort, etc.
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- 1. a person who is studying or has expert knowledge of one or more of the natural or physical sciences.
- 2. new untested hunches, or guesses without supporting evidence.
- 3. a cosmological model in which the Sun is assumed to lie at or near a central point.
- 5. A federal system of government is one that divides the powers of government between the national (federal) government and state and local governments.
- 9. examine (something) in order to determine its accuracy, quality, or condition.
- 11. a person who is studying or has expert knowledge of one or more of the natural or physical sciences.
- 12. relating to or denoting a style of European architecture, music, and art of the 17th and 18th centuries.
- 17. a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system.
- 18. a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc.
- 19. the revival of art and literature under the influence of classical models in the 14th–16th centuries.
