Vocab History 1.

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Humanism

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Philosophy. a variety of ethical theory and practice that emphasizes reason, scientific inquiry, and human fulfillment in the natural world and often rejects the importance of belief in God.

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Geocentric

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The theory that explains how the earth is the center of the solar system

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Indulgence

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Roman Catholic Church. a partial remission of the temporal punishment, especially purgatorial atonement, that is still due for a sin or sins after absolution. Compare plenary indulgence

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Theocracy

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a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God’s or deity’s laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities.

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Da Vinci

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1452–1519, Italian painter, sculptor, architect, musician, engineer, mathematician, and scientist.

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Heliocentric

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A theory that explains how the earth rotates around the sun

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Michelangelo

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( Michelangelo Buonarroti ) 1475–1564, Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet.

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Donatello

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(Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi) 1386?–1466, Italian sculptor.

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Raphael

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Raffaello Santi or Sanzio) 1483–1520, Italian painter.

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Causes of the reformation # 1

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Kings and Queens grew more powerful than the church

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Causes of the reformation #2

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A growing sense of nationalism amongst the people

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Causes of the reformation #3

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Expansion of knowledge that went against church teachings

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Vernacular

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expressed or written in the native language of a place, as literary works: a vernacular poem.

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Causes of the reformation final

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Availability of ideas due to the invention of the printing press.

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Causes of the Renaissance #2

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The Black Plague- end of Feudalism; growth of cities again

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Causes of the renaissance #1

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Crusades- expansion of knowledge

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Causes of the Renaissance #3

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Rise in trade and travel- Demand of supply from Asia

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Causes of the Renaissance #4

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Rise in banking- increase in wealth amongst the people

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Causes of the Renaissance #5

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Stability of wealth in Italian states: Rome, Florence, Pisa, Naples and Venice

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Reformation

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amended by removal of faults, abuses, etc.

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Protestant

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an adherent of any of those Christian bodies that separated from the Church of Rome during the Reformation, or of any group descended from them.

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Martin Luther

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Mar·tin [mahr-tn; German mahr-teen] , 1483–1546, German theologian and author: leader, in Germany, of the Protestant Reformation.

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Sacred

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Having to do with religion

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Secular

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Not affiliated with religion

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Perspective

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a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface. Compare aerial perspective, linear perspective.

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Johannes Gutenburg

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Jo·han·nes [yoh-hahn-uh s] , (Johann Gensfleisch) c1400–68, German printer: credited with invention of printing from movable type.

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John Calvin

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John (Jean Chauvin or Caulvin) 1509–64, French theologian and reformer in Switzerland: leader in the Protestant Reformation.

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Henry VIII

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(“Defender of the Faith”) 1491–1547, king of England 1509–47 (son of Henry VII). He created anglicism. Spoiled. He wanted a divorce so that’s why anglicism exists.