GLOBAL HONORS: the renaissance/reformation Flashcards
Humanism-
an approach to life based on reason and our common humanity, recognizing that moral values are properly founded on human nature and experience alone.
Individualism
the habit or principle of being independent and self-reliant.
Classicism-
prejudice against or in favor of people belonging to a particular social class.
Secularism-
the principle of separation of the state from religious institutions.
Renaissance-
a fervent period of European cultural, artistic, political and economic “rebirth” following the Middle Ages.
Indulgence-
an indulgence is “a way to reduce the amount of punishment one has to undergo for sins”
Tithe-
one tenth of annual produce or earnings, formerly taken as a tax for the support of the Church and clergy.
Theocracy-
a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.
Protestantism-
a name used collectively to refer to the many religious groups that separated from the Roman Catholic Church due to differences in doctrine.
Heretic-
a person believing in or practicing religious heresy
Trade guilds-
influential producers’ unions that educated craftsmen, retained output control, regulated competition and prices, and limited the introduction of new people into the trade.
Capitalism-
an economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit.
Scientific Revolution-
a period of drastic change in scientific thought that took place during the 16th and 17th centuries.
Scientific Method-
The process in the scientific method involves making conjectures (hypothetical explanations), deriving predictions from the hypotheses as logical consequences, and then carrying out experiments or empirical observations based on those predictions
How/why did the middle class begin in Western Europe?
Trade and population increases, middle class grows
