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Ren. & Reform bvick.

Chapter 17 - Renaissance and Reformation

AnswerClue
Renaissance period of renewed interest in art and learning in Europe
Secular interested in worldly rather than religious matters
Diplomacy the art of negotiating with other countries
Humanism renaissance movement based on the values of the ancient Greeks and Romans, such as that individuals and human society were important
Vernacular everyday language used in a country or region
Reformation movement to reform the Catholic Church; led to the creation of Protestantism
Indulgence pardon from the church for a person’s sins
Denomination an organized branch of Christianity
Theology the study or religion and God
Predestination belief that no matter what a person does, the outcome of his or her life is already planned by God
Seminary school for training and educating priests and ministers
Heresy belief that differs from or contradicts the accepted teachings or religion
Annul to cancel
Venice Important city state during the Renaissance; home of the Polo family
Florence Important city state during the Renaissance; home of the Medici family
MarcoPolo a merchant and adventurer that traveled to China; published books about his travels
Medici Rich banking family from Florence
NiccoloMachiavelli Florence diplomat that wrote a political playbook called The Prince
DanteAlighieri writer of The Divine Comedy; a poem in vernacular language
JohannesGutenberg developed the printing press with movable metal type; produced the first Bible in mass
LeonardoDaVinci The Renaissance Man; scientist, inventor, painter, sculptor; created the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper
MichelangeloBuonarroti great Renaissance artist; painted the Sistine Chapel in Rome and sculpted the statue of David
WilliamShakespeare English writer; Hamlet, MacBeth, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, etc.
Flanders Renaissance city that developed oil painting
Wittenburg town in Germany where Martin Luther taught
Geneva city in Switzerland controlled by John Calvin; a powerful Protestant city
MartinLuther challenged the Roman Catholic Church with his 95 Theses
DesideriusErasmus leader of Christian Humanism; wrote that humans could use their reason to become better Christians
JohnCalvin advanced the idea of predestination
Trent city near Rome, where Catholics had a council to make their beliefs clear
IgnatiusOfLoyola founder of the Jesuits
HenryOfNavarre Leader of the Huguenot forces; head of the Bourbon family; became King Henry IV of France
HenryVIII King of England; started the Church of England (Anglican Church) when the pope refused to give him a divorce from Catherine
MaryI wanted to make England Catholic after Henry VIII’s death; she has a crimson nickname
ElizabethI Mary I’s half
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