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Renaissance 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Renaissance man | a modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests |
| Protestant Reformation | a religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches |
| theocracy | a government in which church and state are joined and in which officials are considered to be divinely inspired |
| indulgence | pardons issued by the pope, that people could buy to reduce the soul's time in purgatory |
| reform | to improve or amend something that is wrong, corrupt, or unsatisfactory |
| empiricism | the theory that all knowledge derives from sense-experience |
| humanities | studies intended to provide general knowledge and skills |
| plague | any epidemic disease with a high death rate |
| reform | to improve or amend something that is wrong, corrupt, or unsatisfactory |
| rhetoric | using language effectively to please or persuade |
| Protestantism | a Christian religious movement that originated in the 16th century as a reaction to the Roman Catholic Church |
| Martin Luther | A German theologian who led the Reformation |
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