| Term | Definition |
| John Calvin | strict, thought men and woman naturally sinful, and salvation predestined |
| patron | wealthy supporter of arts |
| Johann Guttenberg | developed printing press |
| Thomas More | martyr, after opposed Henry VIII as head of church of England,wrote utopia |
| John Knox | scottish founder of presbyterians |
| predestination | God knows who will be saved |
| Ignatius of Loyola | founder of Jesuits |
| Jesuits | members of the society of Jesus, focused on creating schools |
| Luther | 95 thesis, disagreed with catholics, starter reformation |
| renaissance man | worldly, learned, master of many trades |
| effects of printing press | spread of ideas quicker, cheaper literature, growth in literacy of common people, education, more books, greater demand of books |
| perspective | illusion of depth in art |
| vernacular | written in native tongue |
| William Shakespeare | playwright of england, |
| Anne Boleyn | mistress of Henry the 8th |
| Edward VI | son of Henry VIII, King of England till death at age 15 |
| Edict of Worms | declared Luther was a heretic and no one could help him |
| Act of Supremacy | Henry VIII declared head of church of England |
| humanism | human potential in works and accomplishments |
| Elizabeth I | daughter of Henry VIII |
| Renaissance | rebirth, time of questioning, rebirth of art and learning, |