italian Flashcards
angelican
of, relating to, or denoting the Church of England or any Church in communion with it.
NOUN
a member of any of the Anglican Churches.
95 theses
The 95 Theses, a document written by Martin Luther in 1517, challenged the teachings of the Catholic Church on the nature of penance, the authority of the pope and the usefulness of indulgences.
counter reformation
the reform of the Church of Rome in the 16th and 17th centuries that was stimulated by the Protestant Reformation.
zwingli an
1.
Ulrich [oo l-rikh] (Show IPA), or Huldreich [hoo l-drahykh] (Show IPA), 1484–1531, Swiss Protestant reformer.
ignatius of loyola
Saint Ignatius of Loyola, SJ was a Spanish knight from a local Basque noble family, hermit, priest since 1537, and theologian, who founded the Society of Jesus and, on 19 April 1541, became its first Superior General.
council of trent
Council of Trent-a council of the Roman Catholic Church convened in Trento in three sessions between 1545 and 1563 to examine and condemn the teachings of Martin Luther and other Protestant reformers; redefined the Roman Catholic doctrine and abolished various ecclesiastical abuses and strengthened the papacy.
jesuits
a member of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic order of priests founded by St. Ignatius Loyola, St. Francis Xavier, and others in 1534, to do missionary work. The order was zealous in opposing the Reformation. Despite periodic persecution it has retained an important influence in Catholic thought and education.
city state
historical
a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state
scientific revolution
The scientific revolution was the emergence of modern science during the early modern period, when developments in mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology and chemistry transformed the views of society about nature
heliocentic theory
The theory that the Earth revolves around the Sun is called the heliocentric theory, helio meaning sun and centric meaning in the center. This theory was developed in parts by different astronomers over many years, namely Aristarchus, Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo.
roger bacon
Roger Bacon-English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation; first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292).
copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at the center of the universe, possibly independently of Aristarchus of Sa
kepler
crater on the Moon in Oceanus Procellarum, 32 km20 mi in diameter
galileo
an American space probe to Jupiter launched in 1989. It reached the vicinity of Jupiter in 1995 and released a probe which descended into Jupiter’s atmosphere.
scientific method
a method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses.
