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Terms & Names
McDougall Ch 17
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Renaissance | period of rebirth of art and learning in Europe lasting from about 1300 to 1600 |
| humanism | focus on human potential and achievements |
| secular | concened with worldly rather than spiritual matters |
| patrons | people who financially supported artists |
| perspective | art technique that recreates three dimensions |
| venacular | use of native language instead of classical Latin |
| Utopia | an ideal place |
| printing press | machine for reporducing writing by pressing paper against inked type |
| Gutenberg Bible | first full-size book printed with a movable type printing press |
| indulgence | release from punishments due for a sin |
| Reformation | 16th-century movement for religous reform, leading to the founding of new Christian churches |
| Lutheran | member of a Protestant church founded on the teachings of Martin Luther |
| Protestant | member of a Christian church founded on the principles of the Reformation |
| Peace of Augsburg | Agreement in 1555 declaring that the religion of each German state would be decided by its ruler |
| annul | cancel or put an end to |
| Anglican | relating to the Church of England |
| predestination | doctrine that God has decided all things beforehand, including which people will be saved |
| Calvinism | religious teachings based on the ideas of the reformer John Calvin |
| theocracy | government controlled by religious leaders |
| Presbyterian | member of a Protestant church governed by elders and founded by John Knox |
| Anabaptist | member of a Protestant group during the Reformation who believed that only adults should be baptized |
| Catholic Reformation | 16th-century Catholic reform movemnt in response to Protestant Reformation |
| Council of Trent | Meeting of Roman Catholic leaders to rule on doctrines criticized by the Protestant reformers |
| Jesuits | member of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order founded by Ignatius of Loyola |