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PACT Vocabulary
Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Index | A list of forbidden books. |
| Jesuits | The society of Jesus. |
| Inquisition | An official investigation, especially one of a political orreligious nature, characterized by lack of regard forindividual rights, prejudice on the part of the examiners,and recklessly cruel punishments. |
| 95 Thesis | A list of complaints. |
| Astronomy | The study of the sky. |
| Anatomy | The study of the human body. |
| Secular | Not pertaning to the church. |
| Trade | Commerce. |
| Patron | Rich people who had enough money to pay artist. |
| Vernacular | Languages. |
| Nation-states | Individual countries. |
| Council of Trent | A new set of rules for church behavior. |
| Counter-Reformation | To slow down the spread of Protestantism. |
| Protestant Reformation | Protest against the Roman Cathlic Church. |
| Excommunication | Having been officially excluded from taking part in Communion |
| Indulgences | When the church sells parodons for sins. |
| Movable Type | Printing press. |
| Telescope | Built to understand the world better. |
| Commerce | A trade that grows for many years. |
| Perspective | A particular evaluation of a situation or facts, especially from one person's point of view. |
| Florence | One of Italys most important citys. |
| Humanism | A philosophy that became important during the Renaissance. |
| Renaissance | A period which began in the 15 century in Italy. |