Unit 2 vocab Flashcards
Republic
A government where the leader isn’t a king and certain civilians vote
Humanism
A way of thinking that focuses on humans, value, ability and worth. Improved human knowledge
Nobles
A person to serve and advise the prince
Must be born as one. Has high social class, grace ,talent, well educated in the arts
Guide the prince to right actions
Clergy
People (a group) who lead religious services and provide spiritual guidance.
Ex: priest, pope, pastors, etc
Machivellis the prince
A book describing how to gain and keep power. How a prince should be and act.
Was manipulative and sometimes dishonest
Vernacular
The local spoken language of people (everyone spoke it)
Perspective (art)
A way to create illusion of depth and 3D on a flat surface
Made paintings look realistic
Christian humanism
combined ideas from the renaissance with Christian teachings.
By studying the Bible people became better and more religious
The masters
Artist and thinkers who create influential art and develop new ideas
Theologians who challenge the church
Lutheranism
Salvation is only achieved through faith and not good work
Printings press
A machine that allows for quick and cheap production of books
Helped spread new ideas quickly
95 theses/justification by faith alone
A document that criticisms the Catholic Church wiritten by Martin Luther
Jbfa means only faith can save you
Secular
Things that aren’t related to religion
Ex: secular education doesn’t include religious teachings
