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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Johann Gutenberg | he printed the first complete edition of the Christian bible |
| Albrecht Durer | one of the first artists to be profoundly affected by the renaissance |
| Erasmus | he was a Dutch priest and humanist |
| Shakespeare | the greatest writer to ever be in the English language |
| Thomas More | he was a humanist who pressed for social reform |
| Flanders | a region that included parts or present day northern France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. |
| Engraving | artists etch a design on a metal plate with acid |
| Vernacular | everyday language of ordinary people |
| Utopian | a description of any ideal society |
| indulgence | lessening a time a soul would have to spend in purgatory |
| wittenberg | a city in Germany |
| diet | assembly of German princesses |
| predestination | a idea that god would determine who would gain salvation |
| Geneva | Swiss city-state |
| theocracy | government run by church leaders |
| Martin Luther | German monk and professor of theology |
| Charles V | the new holy Roman empire |
| John Calvin | reformer |
| Henry 8 | Charles V nephew and reformer |
| Bloody Mary | English queen |
| Thomas Cranmer | archbishop of the new church |
| Elizabeth | queen of English at age of 25 |
| Ignatius of Loyola | a Spanish knight |
| Teresa of Avila | a major reformer |
| Council of Trent | a council that established the way the reformation should go |
| sect | religious groups who had broken away from the church |
| canonize | to make someone a saint |
| compromise | acceptable middle ground |
| ghetto | seperate quarter of the city |