In contrast to the baroque style, the artistic styles on the late 1700s emphasized.

The belief that the stars, the earth, and the other planets revolve around the sun.

The English scientist who discovered the law of universal gravitation

The agreement in which people give their rights to a strong ruler in exchange for law and order.

A type of social critic in France who believed that people could apply reason to all aspects of life.

A social gathering for intellectuals and artists, often hosted by wealthy Parisian woman.

A monarch who made reforms under the influence of new ideas

The document in which American colonists asserted their right to free themselves from British rule.

A system of government in which power is divided between national and state governments.

A new way of thinking about the world, based on observation and the questioning of old beliefs (mid-1500s)

He built a telescope to view the stars and planets; the Church tired him for heresy for his scientific ideas.

A logical procedure for testing ideas; it includes observation, hypothesis, testing, and conclusion.

An intellectual movement in the 18^th century that stressed the power of individuals to solve problems.

The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, listing citizens´ rights and freedoms

The simple and elegant artistic style of the late 1700s that borrowed themes from classical Greece and Rome

An English writer and advocate of women´s education, she wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792)