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Mod. World Civ. Ch.1
Term | Definition |
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Renaissance | "rebirth", in this case means the revival of art and learning |
humanism | Focused on human achievements and potential |
secular | Concerned with the here and now and became more "worldly" |
patron | People who paid artists to help them in their work |
perspective | Shows 3 dimensions on a flat surface |
vernacular | Native language |
utopia | means "no place", an imaginary place where everything is perfect |
William Shakespeare | The most famous playwright in the 16th-17th century |
Johann Gutenberg | A craftsman from Germany who developed the printing press |
indulgence | a pardon for a sinner where he does not have to suffer the tasks. |
reformation | a movement for religious reform |
lutheran | Charles Luther made this group of people so they could feel more independent |
protestant | someone who was not a Roman Catholic |
peace of augsburg | a pact where each lord or prince would decide the religion of his claimed area |
annul | to lay aside a marriage if it had not been legal in the first place. |
Anglican | English (England) |
predestination | John Calvin's description on who will go to heaven and that God knew who would go since the beginning of time |
calvinism | the religion based on John Calvin's teachings |
theocracy | a government controlled by religious leaders |
presbyterian | followers of John Knox who also follow calvin's teachings |
anabaptist | people who were baptized twice |
catholic reformation | reforming the catholic church |
Jesuits | people who built schools, spread catholicism and stopped the spread of protestantism |
council of trent | a meeting place in northern italy for church leaders |