Chapter 17 Flashcards
Predestination
a doctrine that God has decided all things beforehand, including which people will be eternally saved
Calvinism
a body of religious teaching based on the ideas of the reformer John Calvin
Theocracy
a government controlled by religious leaders
Presbyterian
a member of a Protestant church governed by presbyters (elders), founded on the teachings of John Knox
Anabaptist
a group that only baptized who were old enough to decide to be a Christian; also believed the church and state should be separate
Utopia
is a imaginary land described by Thomas More in his book “Utpoia”; an ideal place
William Shakespeare
is the most famous writer of the Elizabeth Age, regarded by many as the greatest playwright of all time
Johann Gutenberg
is a craftsman from Germany who developed a printing press that enabled a printer to produce hundreds of copies of a single work; this also made books cheap enough that many people could buy them
Potlatch
A ceremonial feast used to display rank and prosperity in some Northwest Coast tribes of Native Americans
Anasazi
is a early native American people who lived in the American Southwest
Pueblo
a village of apartment like buildings made of clay and stone
Indulgence
is a pardon releasing a person from punishment due for sin
Reformation
a 16th century movement for religious reform, leading to the founding of the Christian churches that rejected that popes authority
Lutheran
is a member of a Protestant church founded on the teaching of Martin Luther
Protestant
is a member of the Christian church founded on the principiles of the Reformation
Peace of Augsburg
a 1555 aggreement that the religion of each German state would be decided by its ruler
Annul
to cancel or set aside
Anglican
is relating to the Church of England
Vernacular
is the everyday language of people on a region or country
Perspective
is an artistic technique that creates the appearance of three dimensions on a flat surface
Patron
is a person who supports artists, especially financially
Secular
is concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters
Humanism
is a Renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential a d achievements
Renaissance
is a period of European history (1300-1600) during which renewed interest in classical culture led to far reaching changes in art, learning, and views of the world
What was the issue that caused tension between Thomas More and King Henry VIII?
Thomas More wouldn’t let King Henry divorse his wife
As a result of his decision to stick to his principles, what happened to Thomas More?
He was beheaded
How many words did Shakespeare invent?
1700
List 3 ways the Renaissance changed society?
- made learning more avaliable
- changes in art
- changes in society
Explain why the invention of the printing press was so important?
It made it easier to buy books and made it eaiser to get books
At the point in time, how did people feel about church leaders?
They thought they were corrupt
Give to examples pf the “forces” that weakened the Church
Luther and the church authority was weakend
Give 3 ecamples of how the church’s leaders, popes, were corrupt during the Renaissance
They patronized the arts, spent extravagently personal pleasure, and faught wars
Give 2 examples of the problems the clergy had at this time
Many priests and monks were poorly educated and others broke their priestly vows by marrying and some drank a lot and gambled
Who were the Christian humanist that spoke out in the late 1500’s on the same issue
Desiderius Erasmus and Thomas Moore
What was Martin Luther’s job, and where did he work
He was a monk and a teacher. He taught scripture at the University of Wittenburg in the German state of Saxon
In his 95 Thesus hpw did Martin Luther describe those who were selling indulgences
pardon-merchants
How did Martin Luther become known all over Germany so quickly
Someone copied Luther’s words and took them to a printer
How did Church officials in Rome view Luther
Simply being a rebellious monk
