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Ch. 10 WH
Term | Definition |
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Vernacular | language of the common man; vernacular was significant bc: it made knowledge accessible to more people |
Indulgences | pardoned for sin sold by Catholic Church; indulgences are significant bc: the sale of indulgences prompted Luther to start the Protestant Reformation |
Martin Luther | a German monk who wrote the 95 Theses/starts the protestant reformation; Luther is significant bc: his actions allowed more religious freedom in Europe |
Theocracy | government run by church leaders; John Calvin set one up in Geneva in order to create morally driven societies sentence of important: several theocracies developed after Luther's reformation |
Protestant Reformation | time of religious upheaval in Europe started by Martin Luther; led to political challenges of the catholic church |