Key Words Flashcards
Circumnavigation
To sail around the world
Colonization
To establish settlements and new rules in a foreign country in order to bring it under control
Conquest
To overcome and control an area or country by military force
Impact
The effect/ influence on something
Indulgence
A piece of paper which promised to get you or someone who had died into heaven.
Monarchy
Rule by one person - king or queen
Motive
Reason for action/ cause of action
New world
That part of the world which Europeans became aware of in the late fifteenth/sixteenth centuries.
95 Theses
95 arguments written by Martin Luther in the early 1500s criticizing what he saw as corrupt and bad practice in the Catholics Church selling of indulgences.
Protestant
Christian churches which split off from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation. They refused to accept the Pope as the head of their church
Reformation
A sixteenth century religious movement which took place in Europe. It began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church but resulted in the establishment of the Protestant Church.
Renaissance
This means re - birth. The renaissance period was a time when many people sought new answers and knowledge.
Voyages of Discovery
Sea voyages from Europe to other continents in the 15th and 16th century. It lead to increased trade and conquest and colonisation.
Simony
The buying/selling of church positions.
Nepotism
When those with power give jobs to their friends and relatives
