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AP Euro Study Guide
Definitions and Terms for Chapters 2 & 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Condottieri | military brokers who furnished mercenary forces to the Italian states during the Renaissance |
| Studia Humanitatis | during the Renaissance, a liberal arts program of study that embraced grammar, rhetoric, poetry, history, philosophy and politics |
| Platonism | philosophy of Plato that posits preexistent ideal forms of which all earthly beings are imperfect models |
| Chiaroscuro | the use of shading to enhance naturalness in painting and drawing |
| Golden Bull | the agreement in 1356 to establish a seven-member electoral college of German princes to choose the Holy Roman Emperor |
| Reformation | the 16th century religious movement that sought to reform the Roman Catholic Church and led to the establishment of Protestantism |
| Indulgence | remission of the temporal penalty of punishment in purgatory that remained after sins had been forgiven |
| Electors | nine German princes who had the right to elect the Holy Roman Emperor |
| Anabaptists | Protestants who insisted that only adult baptism conformed to scripture |
| Predestination | the doctrine that God had foreordained all souls to salvation or damnation |
| Augsburg Confession | the definitive statement of Lutheran belief made in 1530 |
| Act of Supremacy | the declaration by Parliament in 1534 that Henry VIII, not the pope, was the head of the Church in England |