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question | Answer |
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natural laws | rules or laws that govern human nature |
natural right | rights that belong to all humans from birth ( life, liberty, property) |
enlightenment | the philosophical time period when peoples thoughts were changed by reason |
sceptor | king/queen's power symbol |
laissez faire | policy allowing buisness to operate with litle or no gevernment interference |
enlightned despot | absolute ruler who uses his or her power to bring about poitical and social change |
salon | informal social gathering at which writers, artists, and philosophers exchanged ideas; originated in france in the 1600's |
censorship | restriction on acess to ideas and information |
baroque | ornate style of art and architecture popular in the 1600's and 1700's |
rococo | personal, elegant style of art and architecture make popular during the mid-1700's and featuring fancy design i the shapes of leaves, shells, and scrolls |