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Unit 2 WH SHS

End of the Middle Ages, Ren and Ref

TermDefinition
Feudal System political and social system of Medieval Europe. king rules through divine right over nobles (lords) who control the land and collect taxes for the kings. You were born into your social class and it was very difficult to move up in this system.
The Renaissance rebirth – when this word is capitalized it refers to the rebirth of learning and culture the signaled the end of the Middle Ages.
Individualism focus on the success and pride in one’s self instead of on the collective good.
Secularism focus on worldly topics instead of focusing on religion.
Humanism emphasized the value and importance of humans
Printing Press Invented by Johannes Gutenberg, this machine allowed books and documents to be copied and mass produced quickly (instead of copying them by hand)
Vernacular writing in your local or native language rather than Latin or another formal language
Medici Family famous Italians banking family who were patrons of the arts
Protestant Reformation Northern European movement that started out with Martin Luther trying to reform Catholic Church practices. In the end a number of new Christian denominations were created and the religious unity of Europe was ended.
Martin Luther Credited with starting the Protestant Reformation. Catholic theologian who wrote the 95 Thesis to debate Catholic Church practices he felt were corrupt. He was excommunicated from the Catholic Church and is the founder of the Lutheran Christian Church.
95 Thesis document written by Martin Luther regarding the sale of indulgences and other corrupt practices of the Catholic Church. He nailed the document to the church doors in Wittenberg Germany. This was meant to start a discussion, not tear down the church.
Excommunication Punishment used by the Catholic Church where a person has been “kicked out” of the church and no one (meaning no other Catholics) is allowed to speak or interact with that person anymore
Protestant Someone who is Christian but not Catholic
John Calvin Founder of Calvinism, a Protestant denomination which believes in predestination and is much more simple in style and worship than the Catholic Church
Huguenots French Calvinists (Protestants) most of these were wealthy nobles and merchants
Anglican Church Church of England, started by Henry VIII after the Catholic Pope denied Henry’s request for a divorce from his first wife Catherine of Aragon
Henry VIII Tudor king, founder of the Anglican Church. Married 6 times (always looking for a wife that would give him a son)
Catholic Counter-Reformation Attempt made by the Catholic Church to respond to the accusations of corruption by addressing Catholic practices. At the Council of Trent it was decided that priest were required to live more humble lives, but little else was changed.
Index of Forbidden Books list created by the Catholic Church of readings that people should not read (Catholic censorship). This list included Protestant Bibles and the Encyclopedia.
Italian Renaissance Art and literature focused on the beauty and potential of man, bright colors and over-developed characters; wrote about things normal people could relate to
Northern Renaissance Art and literature focused on pointing out the reality of life, painting showed beggars, peasants and uncomfortable topics focused on reforming the corruption in society based on their understanding of the Bible
Italian Renaissance Artists Raphael, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Artemisia Gentileschi
Italian Renaissance Writers Dante Alighieri, Vittoria Colonna, Laura Cereta, Niccolo Machiavelli
Northern Renaissance Artists Albrecht Durer, Albrecht Durer, Jan van Eyck
Northern Renaissance Writers William Shakespeare, Christine De Pizan, Erasmus
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