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Foy WH Ch. 19/20 Voc
Term | Definition |
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Renaissance | a period of "rebirth" and creativity that followed Europe's Middle Ages |
humanism | the study of history, literature, public speaking, and art that led to a new way of thinking in Europe in the late 1300's |
Christian humanism | the combination of humanist and religious ideas |
Reformation | a reform movement against the Roman Catholic Church that began in 1517; it resulted in the creation of Protestant churches |
Protestants | a Christian who protested against the Catholic Church |
Catholic Reformation | the effort of the late 1500's and 1600's to reform the Catholic Church from within; also called the Counter-Reformation |
Jesuits | members of a Catholic religious order created to serve the pope and church |
federalism | the sharing of power between local governments and a strong central government |
Scientific Revolution | a series of events that led to the birth of modern science; it lasted from about 1540 to 1700 |
circumnavigate | to go all the way around |