Essay Vocabulary for Chapter 17

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Section 1
1. Renaissance- rebirth of art and learning
2. Humanism- an intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievement
3. Secular- worldly rather than spiritual and concerned with the here and now
4. Patrons- financially supporting artists
5. Perspective- which shows three dimensions on a flat surface
6. Vernacular- his native language

Section 2
7. Utopia- an ideal place as depicted in More’s book///“no place.”
8. Shakespeare- most famous writer of the Elizabethan Age
9. Gutenberg- a craftsman from Mainz, Germany, developed a printing press that incorporated a number of technologies in a new way

Section 3
10. Indulgence- was a pardon. It released a sinner from performing the penalty that a priest imposed for sins. Indulgences were not supposed to affect God’s right to judge
11. Reformation- a movement for religious reform. It led to the founding of Christian churches that did not accept the pope’s authority.
12. Lutherans- Luther and his followers had become a separate religious group
13. Protestant- was applied to Christians who belonged to nonCatholic churches
14. Peace of Augsburg- In 1555, Charles, weary of fighting, ordered all German princes, both Protestant and Catholic, to assemble in the city of Augsburg. There the princes agreed that each ruler would decide the religion of his state.
15. Annul- set aside
16. Anglican- In 1559, Parliament followed Elizabeth’s wishes and set up the Church of England. This was to be the only legal church in England
17. Predestination- In 1536, Calvin published Institutes of the Christian Religion. This book expressed ideas about God, salvation, and human nature. This doctrine is called predestination.
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