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Chavez WH 17 Vocab
WH Ch 17 European Renaissance and Reformation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bubonic plague | Deadly disease that spread across Europe and Asia in the mid-14th century, killing million of people |
| Classical | Related to ancient Greece and Rome and emphasizing ideas of order, balance, and harmony |
| salvation | Freedom from the effects of sin |
| sculptors | People who create works of art by carving |
| spiritual | Sacred; related to religion |
| three-dimensional | Having length, width, and height; giving a sense of depth |
| Humanism | Focus on human potential and achievements |
| Patrons | People who financially supported artists |
| Perspective | Art technique that recreates three dimensions |
| Renaissance | Period of rebirth of art and learning in Europe lasting from about 1300 to 1600 |
| Secular | Worldly rather than spiritual |
| Vernacular | Use of native language instead of classical Latin |
| Clergy | Religious officials |
| doctrines | Principles; statements of policy |
| landscapes | Pictures showing scenery or land forms |
| merchant | Storekeepers and traders |
| movable type | Printing blocks that did not have to be made no by one but could be moved into new positions and reused |
| nobles | People of high rank |
| oil-based paints | Paints that are made with oil; the oil dries slowly and allows for details, blending, and changes |
| Parliament | Law-making body in England |
| peasants | Related to poor or lower class people who worked the land |
| protested | Actively disagreed |
| realistic | Lifelike |
| revolt | Uprising, rebellion |
| Utopia | English: An ideal place. Greek: No Place, Thomas Moore Book |
| William Shakespeare | Famous Renaissance writer, English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. |
| John Gutenberg | German craftsman who developed the printing press |
| Indulgence | Release from punishments due for a sin |
| Reformation | 16th-Century movement for religious reform, leading to the founding of new Christian churches |
| Lutheran | Member of a Protestant church founded on the principles of the Reformation |
| Protestant | Member of a Christian church founded on the principles of the Reformation |
| Peace of Augsburg | Agreement in 1555 declaring that the religion of each German state would be decided by its ruler |
| Annul | Cancel or put to an end |
| Anglican | Relating to the Church of England |
| Predestination | Doctrine that God has decided all things beforehand, including which people will be saved |
| Calvinism | Religious teachings based on the ideas of the reformer John Calvin |
| Theocracy | Government controlled by religious leaders |
| Anabaptists | Member of a Protestant group during the Reformation who believed only adults should be baptized. Also believed that church and state should be separate |
| Catholic Reformation | 16th-Century Catholic reform movement in response to Protestant Reformation |
| Jesuits | Members of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order founded by Ignatius of Loyola |
| Council of Trent | Meeting of Roman Catholic leaders to rule doctrines criticized by the Protestant reformers |
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