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Chapter 14 Vocab
World History
Term | Definition |
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Patron | financial supporter of arts. |
Humanism | intellectual movement on worldly subjects. |
Humanities | subjects taught to Greeks and Romans. |
Perspective | painting appears 3D by sizing objects. |
Engraving | etching a design on metal plate with acid. |
Vernacular | everyday language. |
Indulgence | lessening time in purgatory. |
Recant | give up view. |
Predestination | god determined long ago who gets saved. |
Theocracy | government rule by church leaders. |
Annul | cancel. |
Canonize | recognize as saint. |
Compromise | agreement. |
Scapegoat | someone to blame |
Ghetto | separate part of a city. |
Heliocentric | sun is center. |
Hypothesis | possible explanation. |
Scientific method | step-by-step process of discovery. |
Gravity | force that keeps planets in orbit around sun. |
Utopian | ideal society. |