Unit 1 - The Renaissance Flashcards
Allegory
a work in which the characters and events are meant to be understood as representing other things and symbolically expressing a deeper moral or political meaning
Anatomy
science that deals with the structure of animals and plants
Anglophones
people whose first language is english
Astrology
science of the stars
Caliphate
the area of jurisdiction of Islamic rulers
Cartographer
a person who draws maps
City-state
a politically independent city and the rural area or hinterland around it
Epidemic
a disease that spreads rapidly and affects many individuals at the same time
Excommunication
official exclusion from the Catholic Church
Expansionism
the actions and attitudes of a state or country whose goal is to expand its power and territory
Feudalism
the system of political organization during the Middle Ages in which the lord owned the land and all others served him
Heresy
opposing Church teachings
Humanist
a person who adopts a system of thought that centres on humans and their values, capacities, and worth; concern with the interests, needs, and welfare of humans
Immunity
resistance to a disease (immune)
Imperialism
the extension of power over a territory, including its resources and people
Indulgences
certificates that reduced the time people would be punished for their sins after they died
Journeyman
a person who has learned a trade and joined a guild
Machiavellian
a crafty, unscrupulous person who seeks and holds power by any means possible
Manor
a piece of land, sometimes called a fief
Martyr
a person who is willing to die for his or her convictions or beliefs
Missionaries
men and women from religious orders with the authority to teach and convert people to Christianity
Monarchies
countries ruled by a king or queen
Monastery
building and lands in which monks lived and carried out their religious duties
Monastic
how monks / nuns lived that involves spending time each day studying religious texts, praying, and carrying our religious work and duties
Mosque
a sacred place of worship in the Islamic faith
Pandemic
an infectious disease that affects many people over a large geographical area
Patron
someone who pays artists to produce works
Philosopher
one who studies the truth and principles underlying human conduct and knowledge and the nature of the universe
Principalities
small areas often ruled by princes
Reformation
religious movement to change or reform the Roman Catholic Church that resulted in the establishment of some other Christian religions (ex. the Lutheran Church)
Rhetoric
the art of making speeches
Scientific Method
the process of making observations, experimenting, and drawing conclusions based on evidence
Scribe
a person who copied books
Serf
peasants who worked the land for the lord and were not allowed to leave the manor without the lord’s permission
Sonnet
a poetic form that consists of 14 lines
Sumptuary Laws
laws that controlled consumption or how people spent their money
Tithe
a portion of crops or percentage of earnings paid to the Church
Usury
the practice of charging interest when loaning money to someone
Vernacular
the language commonly spoken by the people who live in that region
