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GRHS WH2 1300 - 1600
European Renaissance and Reformation
Term | Definition |
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renaissance | A rebirth of interest in classical culture that lead to far reaching changes in art and world views. |
humanism | a movement in which thinkers focused on human potential and achievements |
secular | concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters |
patron | a person who supports arts/artists especially financially |
perspective | an artistic technique that creates the appearance of 3 dimensions on a flat surface |
vernacular | language of people in a region of country |
Utopia | an imaginary land describe by Thomas More in his book; an ideal place |
Reformation | a 16th century movement for religious reform leading to the founding of Christian churches that rejected the Pope's authority |
Lutheran | a member of a Protestant church founded on the teachings of Martin Luther |
Protestant | a member of a Christian church founded on the principles of the Reformation |
Peace of Augsburg | a 1555 agreement declaring that the religion of each German state would be decided by its ruler |
Annul | to cancel or put an end to |
Anglican | relating to the Church of England |
Predestination/predetermined | All things have been decided beforehand including which people will be saved by GOD |
Calvinism | a body of religious teachings based on the ideas of the reformer John Calvin |
theocracy | a government controlled by religious leaders |
presbyterian | a member of a protestant church founded on the teachings of John Knox |
Anabaptist | a protestant group that believed only in baptizing those people who were old enough to decide to be Christians and in separation of church and state |
Catholic Reformation | 16th Century Movement in which the Roman Catholic church sought to make changes in response to the protestant reformation |
Jesuits | Members of the society of Jesus |
Society of Jesus | a Roman Catholic religious order founded by Ignatius of Loyola |
Council of Trent | A meeting of Roman Catholic Leaders called by Pope Paul III to rule on doctrines criticized by the Protestant reformers |