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Ren and Ref Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A way of thinking and learning that stresses the importance of human abilities and actions | Renaissance |
| A reform movement against the Roman Catholic Church | Reformation |
| Those who protested against the Roman Catholic Church | Protestants |
| The effort to stop the spread of Protestantism and to reform the Catholic Church from within | Catholic Reformation |
| The sharing of power between local governments and a strong central government | federalism |
| Referring to the cultures of ancient Greece or Rome | classical |
| To change or influence | affect |
| A decision reached by two or more people or groups | agreement |
| The appearance of distance or depth on a flat surface as in a painting | perspective |
| A person who supports the arts or other activities by supplying money for them | patron |
| An independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory | city state |
| A form of government in which people elect representatives to rule in their name | republic |
| Areas of study that focus on human life and culture, such as history, literature, and ethics | humanities |
| The relative size of things, such as the length of an arm compared to the overall size of the human body | proportion |
| A print of an image that has been engraved, or etched, in a hard surface, such as metal | engraving |
| A print of an image that has been carved in wood | woodcut |
| An amusing play with a happy ending | comedy |
| A serious play with a sad ending | tragedy |
| A work that uses sharp humor to attack people or society | satire |
| A grant by the Catholic Church that released a person from punishment | indulgence |
| Beliefs that contradict the official teachings of a religion or church; one who holds such beliefs is called a heretic | heresy |
| doctrine | doctrine |