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renaissance wh.
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Renaissance | The activity, spirit, or time of the great revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe beginning in the 14th century and extending to the 17th century, marking the transition from the medieval to the modern world. |
Humanism | An intellectual movement at the heart of the Renaissance that focused on education and the classics. |
Renaissance Man | A cultured man of the Renaissance who was knowledgeable, educated, or proficient in a wide range of fields. |
Patron | A person who provides financial support for the arts. |
Realism | Nineteenth-century artistic movement whose aim was to represent the world as it is. |
Protestant | Any Western Christian who is not an adherent of a Catholic, Anglican, or Eastern Church. |
Reformation | The religious movement in the 16th century that had for its object the reform of the Roman Catholic Church, and that led to the establishment of the Protestant churches. |
Vernacular | Everyday language of ordinary people. |
Indulgences | In the Roman Catholic Church, pardon for sins committed during a person’s lifetime. |
Heretic | Religious belief that is contrary to the official teachings of a church. |
Excommunicated | Exclusion from the Roman Catholic Church as a penalty for refusing to obey Church law. |
Inquisition | A Church court set up to try people accused of heresy. |
Anti-Semitism | Prejudice against Jews. |