Renaissance Flashcards
Renaissance
Rebirth of art and learning from Greek times
Secular
Interested in worldly, rather than religious matters
Diplomacy
Negotiating
Humanism
Putting humans above religion
Vernacular
Easy-to-read, or native language
Reformation
Time period when Protestants like Martin Luther wanted to change (or reform) the church
Indulgences
Pardon from Church for one’s sins
Denomination
Section of a religion, i.e. Lutheran to Christianity
Theology
Study of God
Predestination
Belief that our lives are planned out already by God
Seminary
School for priests
Heresy
Belief or saying against the Church’s teachings
Pope
Head of Roman Catholic Church
Protestant
A religion against Church’s teachings
Counter-Reformation
Church’s response to Protestant Reformation
Ninety-Five Theses
Martin Luther’s 95 reasonings against the Church selling indulgences
Anglican Church
King Henry VIII’s response to being excommunicated
Edict of Nantes
Decree that said Christianity was French’s main religion
Council of Trent
Catholics’ response to the Protestants, built seminaries, established behavior rules and made clergy work harder
Annul
To stop or cancel (usually with marriages)