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- 3. of, relating to, or constituting a revival or adaptation of the classical especially in literature, music, art, or architecture
- 5. a renowned women's rights activist who authored A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
- 9. an informal education for women, where they were able to exchange ideas, receive and give criticism, read their own works and hear the works and ideas of other intellectuals
- 11. a ruler with absolute power who embraces Enlightenment ideals
- 12. He is well known for his work On the Social Contract
- 13. He created the modern emphasis on constitutionalism that defines, in part, the relationship between the political system and the bureaucracy
- 15. the French word for "philosopher"
- 18. the idea that the Earth is the center of the universe and other objects go around it
- 20. known for establishing educational reform, championing the arts, and extending Russia's borders in the largest territorial gain since Ivan the Terrible
- 21. French author, historian, and philosopher whose thoughts on religious toleration and moderation of authoritarian power were influential during the Enlightenment
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- 1. belief in the existence of a supreme being, specifically of a creator who does not intervene in the universe
- 2. the developments that happened in various branches of science which revolutionized the existing way of doing things
- 4. French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers
- 6. a belief or theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response
- 7. one of the world's great scientists because he took his ideas, and the ideas of earlier scientists, and combined them into a unified picture of how the universe works
- 8. the process of objectively establishing facts through testing and experimentation
- 10. Scientific theory that has the sun as the center of the universe with the earth rotating around the sun
- 14. the action of enlightening or the state of being enlightened
- 16. natural philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician
- 17. an agreement between individuals to live peacefully, respect one another's rights, and obey the laws of the country or community
- 19. a highly ornate and elaborate style of architecture, art and design that flourished in Europe in the 17th and first half of the 18th century