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World History
Chapter 17 European Renaissance and Reformation
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Renaissance | movement which renewed interest in classical culture led to changes in art, learning and view of the world. |
| Humanism | movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements. |
| Secular | concerned with worldly matters rather and spiritual matters. |
| Patrons | a person who supports artists, especially financially. |
| Perspective | an artists technique that creates the appearance of three dimensions on a flat surface. |
| Leonardo da Vinci | Painter, sculptor, inventor and scientist. |
| Michelangelo | He excelled as a painter, sculptor, architect and a poet. |
| Vernacular | the everyday or native language of people in a region. |
| Johann Gutengerg | developed the first printing press. |
| William Shakespeare | greatest play writer of all time. |
| Thomas More | wrote book called Utopia |
| Machiavelli | he wrote The Prince |
| Reformation | lead to the founding of christian churches that rejected the popes authority |
| Indulgences | a pardon releasing a person from punishments due to a sin. |
| Martin Luther | taught scripture at the University of Wittenburg |
| Peace of Augsburg | 1555 agreement declaring that the religion of each German state would be decided by its ruler. |
| Protestant | a member of a christian church founded on the principles of The Reformation. |
| Anglican Church | Church of England formed when the king wanted to remarry, so he made a law that the king is the leader not the pope. |
| Annul | to concede or set aside. |
| John Calvin | taught that salvation was predestined. |
| Predestination | the doctrine that God has decided on things beforehand including which pope will be eternally saved. |
| Theocracy | a government controlled by religious leaders. |
| Huguenots | Calvins followers in France. |
| Presbyterians | members of protestant church founded on the teachings of John Knox. |
| Anabaptists | protestant members during the reformation that believed in baptizing. |
| Catholic Reformation | movement helping catholics to remain loyal within the catholic church. |
| Jesuits | members if the society of Jesus, a roman catholic religious order founded by Igneaous of Loyola. |
| Council of Trent | a meeting of roman catholic leaders called by Paul III to rule doctrines criticized by protestant reformers. |
| Medici | Ruling family of Florence. |
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