Vocab1

Question 1

1. Renaissance

Answer 1

“a period of European history, lasting from about 1300 to 1600, during which renewed interest in classical culture led to far-reaching changes in art, learning, and views of the world. ”

Question 2

2. Humanism

Answer 2

“Renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements.”

Question 3

3. Secular

Answer 3

“ concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters.”

Question 4

4. Patrons

Answer 4

“a person who supports artists, especially financially.”

Question 5

5. Perspective

Answer 5

“ an artistic technique that creates the appearance of three dimensions on a flat surface. ”

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6. Vernacular

Answer 6

“the everyday language of people in a region or country. ”

Question 7

7. Utopia

Answer 7

“an imaginary land described by Thomas More in his book Utopia—hence, an ideal place. ”

Question 8

8. Shakespeare

Answer 8

“The most famous writer of the Elizabethan Age ”

Question 9

9. Gutenberg

Answer 9

“a printing press that incorporated a number of technologies in a new way. ”

Question 10

10. Indulgence

Answer 10

“ a pardon releasing a person from punishments due for a sin.”

Question 11

11. Reformation

Answer 11

“a 16th-century movement for religious reform, leading to the founding of Christian churches that rejected the pope’s authority. ”

Question 12

12. Lutherans

Answer 12

“ a member of a Protestant church founded on the teachings of Martin Luther.”

Question 13

13. Protestant

Answer 13

“a member of a Christian church founded on the principles of the Reformation.”

Question 14

14. Peace of Augsburg

Answer 14

“ a 1555 agreement declaring that the religion of each German state would be decided by its ruler.”

Question 15

15. Annul

Answer 15

“ to cancel or set aside.”

Question 16

16. Anglican

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“relating to the Church of England.”

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17. Predestination

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“the doctrine that God has decided all things beforehand, including which people will be eternally saved.”

Question 18

18. Calvinism

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“a body of religious teachings based on the ideas of the reformer John Calvin.”

Question 19

19. Theocracy

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“a government in which the ruler is viewed as a divine figure.
2. a government controlled by religious leaders.”

Question 20

20. Presbyterians

Answer 20

“a member of a Protestant church governed by presbyters (elders) and founded on the teachings of John Knox.

Question 21

21. Anabaptists

Answer 21

“in the Reformation, a member of a Protestant group that believed in baptizing only those persons who were old enough to decide to be Christian and believed in the separation of church and state.”

Question 22

22. Catholic Reformation

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“a 16th-century movement in which the Roman Catholic Church sought to make changes in response to the Protestant Reformation..n

Question 23

23. Council Trent

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“a meeting of Roman Catholic leaders, called by Pope Paul III to rule on doctrines criticized by the Protestant reformers.”

Question 24

24. Edict of Nantes page

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“a 1598 declaration in which the French king Henry IV promised that Protestants could live in peace in France and could set up houses of worship in some French cities.”