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Chapter 14 (1)

The Renaissance and Reformation

QuestionAnswer
Indulgence Lessening of gences.
Utopian Any ideal society.
Engravings A design on a metal plate with acid.
Perspective Artistic technique used to give drawings and paintings a three-dimensional effect.
Humanities Subject taught in Ancient Greek and Roman schools.
Humanism An intellectual movement at the heart of the Renaissance.
Patron Financial supporter, of the arts.
Recant Give up views.
Predestination God had long ago determined who would gain salvation.
Theocracy Government ran by church leaders.
Annul To cancel.
Canonized Recognize as a Saint.
Compromise Acceptable middle ground, between Protestant and Catholic practices.
Scapegoats Blame of problems.
Ghetto Separate courters of service.
Heliocentric Sun-centered, model of the universe.
Hypothesis Possible explanation.
Scientific Method Step-By-Step process of discovery.
Gravity Single force that keeps the planet in there orbit.
Nicolaus Copernicus Polish scientist who revolutionized the way people view the universe.
Leonardo da Vinci His exploring mind and endless curiosity fed a genius for invention.
Michelangelo A many-sided genius-sculpture, engineer, painter, and poet.
Raphael He studied Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci. Painter, his paintings blend Christianity and classical styles.
Niccolo Machiavelli Served Florence as a diplomat and observed kings and princes in foreign courts.
Erasmus Produced a new greek addition of the New Testament.
Rabelais Monk, physician, Greek scholar, and an author.
Shakespeare English poet and a playwright.
Cervantes He wrote Don Quixote.
John Calvin Priest and admirer of Erasmus.
Galileo Scientists of many lands built on the foundations laid by Copernicus and Kepler.
Isaac Newton Formed a brilliant theory to explain why planets move.
Rene Descartes Devoted himself to the problem of knowledge.
Tycho Brahe Provided evidence that supported Copernicus' theory.
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