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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 95 theses | luthers document listing problems with the church |
| act of supermacy | english law which broke broke with the catholic church |
| classicism | a study of civilizations of the classical period |
| council or trent | 20 year meeting of the catholic church in the wake of the protestant refomation |
| counter reformation | catholic response to the protestant reformation |
| doctrine | core beliefs |
| erasums | early humanist critic of the church |
| Henry VIII | king of england who broke with the church in pursuit of divorce |
| heresy | going against church teaching or doctrune |
| holy roman empire | losse federation of germanic states |
| humanism | philosophy emphasizing the abilitie, potential and acomplishments of man |
| ignatius loyola | founder of the society of jesus or the jeuits |
| indulgence | forgiveness of sins |
| index | list of books banned by the catholic church |
| inquisition | church court that tried heretics |
| jesuits | religious order that served as missionaries and teachers of cathlicism |
| johann gutenberg | inventor of the printing press and metallic movable type |
| johann tetzel | infamous salseman of indulgences |
| john calvin | protestant reformer from switzerland, teacher of predestiation |
| leonardo da vinci | rennaissance artist,sculptor,inventor and engineer |
| lorenzo de medici | ruler of florence great patron of the arts |
| martin luther | german monk, author of 95 theses,bagan protestant reformation |
| michelangelo buonarrotti | renaisance sculptor.painter,architect, sculpted david |
| nepotism | appointment of relatives to high positions |
| niccolo machiavelli | renaissance author who wrote the prince |
| papacy | central authority of the catholic. the pope |
| patron | wealthy person who employs artists |
| peace of augsburg | agreement where german princes were alowed to choose the religion of thier state |
| predestination | calvinist doctrine which suggests god has pre determined an elite group for salvation |
| protestant reformation | 16th century movement to reform the catholic church |
| protestant work ethic | sociological term used to define the calvinist belief in hard work to illustrate selection in elite group |
| raphael sanzio | renaissance painter known for his madonnas |
| renaissance | rebirth. refers to 16th and 17th century revival of culture and learning in europe |
| renaissance man | well rounded and educated man |
| salvation by faith | luthers doctrine that salvation is achieved by faith alone |
| secular | wordly, non religious |
| simony | the sale of church offices |
| thomas more | famous humanist in england, |
| vernacular | the common language of the people |
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