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WHAG-17a
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Johannes Gutenberg | invented the printing press |
| Martin Luther | begins Reformation |
| Henry VIII | English king starts Anglican Reformation |
| Holy Roman Empire | central European defensive confederation |
| Constantinople | Muslims invade this city in 1453 |
| Medici Family | owned banks in Italy; politically powerful |
| perspective | adding depth to drawings and paintings |
| vernacular | ordinary language of people |
| Albrecht Dürer | German painter |
| Pieter Breugel | Flemish (Dutch / Belgian) Painter |
| Erasmus | Dutch writer - Christian Humanism |
| Thomas More | English writer - Christian Humanism |
| Christian Humanism | used faith to reform society - promote education and care for the poor |
| Shakespeare | wrote plays in England in late 1500's and early 1600's |
| Elizabeth | Queen of England from 1558 to 1603 |
| Reformation | people wanted to understand exactly what Christianity really is |
| Anglican Reformation | Church of England breaks off from Roman Catholic Church |
| Counter Reformation | Roman Catholic Church gets rid of corruption |
| 1517 | Martin Luther's Reformation starts in this year |
| 95 Theses | 95 statements which Luther wanted to discuss |
| indulgence | paper certificate of forgiveness purchased with money |
| Bohemia | area now called the Czech Republic |