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Chapter 15 Vocab

Key Terms and People

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Rebirth; a movement that centered on the revival of interest in the classical learning of Greece and Rome. Renaissance
An intellectual movement during the renaissance that focused on the study of worldly subjects Humanism
Having to do with worldly, as opposed to religious matters Secular
Italian diplomat and writer; he wrote The Courtier Baldassare Castiglione
Italian political philosopher and statesman; he wrote the prince Niccolo Machiavelli
Florentine ruler; supported some of the most talented renaissance artists Lorenzo de Medici
Italian painter, sculptor, architect, musician, engineer, and scientist; painted The Mona Lisa Leonardo da Vinci
Italian renaissance sculptor, architect, painter, and poet; he sculpted the Pieta and the David, and he painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel Michelangelo Buonarroti
Italian renaissance painter, he painted Frescos and The School of Athens Raphael
German inventor and printer; he invented moveable type Johannes Gutenberg
Dutch priest and humanist; he wrote on the need for a pure and simple Christian life Desiderius Erasmus
English statesman and author; he wrote Utopia Sir Thomas More
English dramatist and poet; he wrote Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, an A Midsummer Night's Dream William Shakespeare
Christine de Pisan
German painter, engraver, and theoretician; he combined Italian renaissance techniques with northern renaissance techniques Albrecht Durer
Flemish painter; his paintings focused on landscapes and domestic life Jan van Eyck
a religious movement in the 1500's that split the Christian church in western Europe and led to the establishment of a number of new churches Protestant Reformation
Pardons issued by the pope of the Roman Catholic Church that could reduce a soul's time in purgatory Indulgences
German monk whose protests against the catholic church in 1517 led to the movement known as the reformation Martin Luther
A government ruled by religious leaders who claim God's authority Theocracy
French protestant theologian of the reformation; he founded Calvinism John Calvin
The belief that at the beginning of time God decided who would gain salvation Predestination
King of England from 1509 to 1547; Henry established the Church of England in 1532 Henry VIII
Declared invalid based on Church laws Annulled
Queen of England from 1558 to 1603; skillful politician and diplomat, she reasserted Protestant supremacy in England Elizabeth I
The Catholic church's series of reforms in response to the spread of Protestantism in the mid-1500's to the early 1600's Counter Reformation
Members of a Catholic religious order, the society of Jesus founded by Ignatius of Loyola in 1534 Jesuits
Spanish Churchman and founder of the Jesuits; proved an effective force for reviving Catholicism during the Catholic reformation Ignatius of Loyola
a meeting of church leaders in the 1500's whose purpose was to clearly define Catholic doctrines for the Catholic Reformation Council of Trent
Archbishop of Milan from 1560 to 1584; he tried to implement the reforms ordered by the Council of Trent Charles Borromeo
French Roman Catholic leader and preacher; he worked to win back the district of Savoy , in France,from Calvinism Francis of Sales
Spanish Carmelite nun and one of the principal saints of the Roman Catholic Church;She reformed the Carmelite order Teresa of Avila
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