Chapter 17 Flashcards
Humanism
a renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements
Renaissance
a period of european history, lasting from about 1300-1600, during which renewed interest in classical culture led to far-reaching changes in art, learning, and views of the world
Medici
florence came under the rule of this one powerful banking family
had branch offices throughout Italy/Europe
Cosimo de Medici- wealthiest european of his time
controlled Florence’s gov. / republican
assasinated
Reformation
a 16 cent. movement for religious reform, leading to the founding of Christian churches that rejected the pope’s authority
Indulgence
a pardon releasing a person from punishments due for a sin
protestant
a member of a christian church founded on the principle of the reformation
Lutheran
a member of a protestant church founded on the teachings of Martin Luther
Thomas More
Christian humanist who tried to show a better model of society
Desderius Erasmus
Christian Humanist who believed in a christianity of the heart, not one of ceremonies or rules. he thought that in order to improve society, all ppl should study the bible
Jesuits
members of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order founded by Ingatius of Loyola