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Enlightenment Terms

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1. A major shift in thinking between 1500 and 1700 in Which modern science emerged as a new way of gaining knowledge about the natural world






2. Informal social gatherings at which writers & artists & philosophers & and others exchanged ideas






3. Member of a group of Enlightenment thinkers who tried to apply the methods of science to the improvement of society






4. A government whose power is defined and limited by law






5. The leader of the majority party in Parliament (Britain)






6. Agreement by which people give up their freedom to a government in order to avoid chaos






7. Informal social gatherings at which writers & artists & philosophers & and others exchanged ideas






8. A major shift in thinking between 1500 and 1700 in Which modern science emerged as a new way of gaining knowledge about the natural world






9. A ruler with complete authority over the government and the lives of the people






10. Salons & novels & art & music & Enlightened Despots






11. Belief that a rulers authority comes directly from God






12. Agreement by which people give up their freedom to a government in order to avoid chaos






13. Made limited government and law reforms & granted nobles a charter of rights & criticized the institution of serfdom (Russia)






14. A policy based on the idea that government should play as small a role as possible in the ecomony






15. Rights that belonged to all humans from birth






16. A group of parliamentary advisers to the king that set policy (Britain)






17. A system of government in which a small group holds power






18. Absolute ruler who used his or her power to bring about political and social change






19. Belief that a rulers authority comes directly from God






20. Enlightenment thinker who searched for natural laws to explain economics






21. Enlightenment thinker who searched for natural laws to explain economics






22. Salons & novels & art & music & Enlightened Despots






23. A ruler with complete authority over the government and the lives of the people






24. Rule or law that governs human nature






25. Rights that belonged to all humans from birth






26. A group of parliamentary advisers to the king that set policy (Britain)






27. Restricting access to ideas and information






28. A policy based on the idea that government should play as small a role as possible in the ecomony






29. Rule or law that governs human nature






30. Made limited government and law reforms & granted nobles a charter of rights & criticized the institution of serfdom (Russia)






31. Member of a group of Enlightenment thinkers who tried to apply the methods of science to the improvement of society






32. Modernized Austria's government & granted religious toleration & ended censorship & built hospitals & and abolished serfdom






33. The leader of the majority party in Parliament (Britain)






34. Forced peasants to grow new crops & distributed seeds and tools & tolerated religious differences & reorganized government & and simplified laws (Prussia)






35. Restricting access to ideas and information






36. A government whose power is defined and limited by law






37. Modernized Austria's government & granted religious toleration & ended censorship & built hospitals & and abolished serfdom






38. A system of government in which a small group holds power






39. Forced peasants to grow new crops & distributed seeds and tools & tolerated religious differences & reorganized government & and simplified laws (Prussia)






40. Absolute ruler who used his or her power to bring about political and social change