The Revolutions

2. the concept that the state should not impose government regulations but should leave the economy alone
4. method the process of objectively establishing facts through testing and experimentation
8. an artistic style that replaced baroque in the 1730's
9. an actual or hypothetical compact, or agreement, between the ruled or between the ruled and their rulers, defining the rights and duties of each
11. helped spread enlightenment ideas through his writings
12. the theory that says knowledge is achieved through observation
13. french for "philosopher"
15. a system of thought expounded by Rene Descartes based on the chief source of knowledge

1. was an advocate of women's rights
3. one that follows especially one who takes over a throne, title , estate or office
5. the belief in Enlightenment-era rationality and the concern for social problems, but intermixed with the belief in an absolute monarchy or despotism
6. the elegant urban drawing rooms where the government gathered to discuss ideas of the philosphes
7. earth-centered
10. an 18th century religious philosophy based on reason and natural law
14. sun-centered