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Chapter 1 Vocab
MWH-Patterns of Iinteraction
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Renaissance | A movement that started in Italy that caused an explosion of creativity in art, writing, and thought that lasted from 1300 until 1600. |
| Vernacular | Literary work that is expressed or written in the native language of a place. |
| Utopia | An imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516) as enjoying perfection in law, politics, etc. |
| Council of Trent | The ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church that met at Trent intermittently from 1545 to 1563, and defined church doctrine and condemned the Reformation. |
| Protestant | An adherent of any of those Christian bodies that separated from the Church of Rome during the Reformation, or of any group descended from them. |
| Peace of Augsburg | A 1555 agreement declaring that the religion of each German state would be decided by its ruler. |
| Catholic Reformation | A 16th century movement for religious reform, leading tot he founding of Christian churches that rejected the pope's authority |
| Perspective | A technique in paintings or drawling where the artist adds three dimensions on a flat surface. |