U11 Vocab - what you need for finals

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a renewal or rebirth of interest in Greek and Roman arts

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renaissance

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related to worldly things

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secular

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an emphasis on on worldly concerns; belief in the worth of the individual and that reason is the path to knowledge

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humanism

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a religious movement that created a new form of Christianity known as Protestantism

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reformation

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a pardon or forgiveness, of a sin

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indulgence

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a religious belief that God has already decided who will go to heaven and who will not

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predestination

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to declare invalid

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annul

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an Earth-centered theory; having or relating to Earth as the center

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geocentric

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having or relating to the sun as the center of the Solar System

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heliocentric

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the belief that reason and experience must be present for the solution of problems

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rationalism

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a political system in which a ruler has total power

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absolutism

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a political system in which the head of state is a king or queen who rules according to a constitution

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constitutional monarchy

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an agreement between the people and their government

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social contract

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the division of power among the branches of government ; a government structure that has three distinct branches: legislative, executive, and judicial

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separation of powers