Chapter 1 Terms Flashcards
period of european history, lasting from 1300-1600, during which renewed interest in classical culture led to far reaching changes in art , learning and views of the world
renaissance
renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements
humanism
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters
secular
person who supports artists, especially financially
patron
an artistic technique that creates the appearance of 3 dimensions on a flat surface
perspective
the everyday language of people in a region or country
vernacular
an imaginary land described by Thomas More in his book; an ideal place
utopia
most famous writer in the Elizabethan Age, greatest playwright of all time, Re b bnaissance writer
William Shakespear
created a new printing press that allowed hundreds of copies of a single work to be created quickly and cheaply
Johann Gutenburg
the doctrine that God has decided all things beforehand, including which people will be eternally saved
Predestination
a body of religious teachings based on the ideas of the reformer John Calvin
Calvinism
a member of a protestant church governed by ____ and founded on the teaching of John Knox
Presbyterians
a government controlled by religious leaders
Theocracy
in the reformation, a member of the protestant group that believed in baptizing only those persons who were old enough to decide to be christian and believed in the separation of church and state
anabaptists
16th century movement in which roman Catholic Church sought to make changes in response to the protestant reformation
Catholic Reformation
