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Unit 7 - 9th
Unit 7: The Renaissance (required)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 95 Theses | list of reforms Martin Luther believed the Catholic Church needed, like ending indulgences |
| branches of Christianity (3 total) | Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant |
| Galileo | invented the telescope |
| heliocentric model | Copernicus idea that the sun is the center of the solar system |
| Henry VIII (8th) | English king who created the protestant Anglican Church (Church of England) after the pope refused to grant him a divorce |
| humanism | Renaissance idea that the individual was important |
| indulgence | document sold by the Catholic Church that forgave an individual of their sins |
| Johannes Gutenberg | created the printing press in Europe |
| Martin Luther | German monk who posted the 95 Theses on a Catholic church beginning the Protestant Reformation |
| movable type | letter blocks used with the printing press to copy books |
| printing press | developed by Gutenberg in Europe that increased literacy rates |
| Protestant Reformation (cause, result) | began by Martin Luther when he posted the 95 Theses, it created the Protestant religion which spread to England and Germany |
| Renaissance (origin, characteristics) | began in Italy and saw a rebirth of learning in Europe |
| Scientific Revolution (origin, characteristics) | individuals in Europe began to question science |