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Renaissance & Reform

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show A rebirth of art and literature that began in Italy and spread to Northern Europe between the 14th and 17th century.  
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show The idea that human potential and achievements are endless. This idea came from a Renaissance examination of classical texts. Often, Petrarch is referred to as the “father of humanism”.  
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Cosimo de Medici   show
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secular   show
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patron   show
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perspective   show
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show A person’s “vernacular” is their native language. Renaissance writers like Dante popularized writing in their native language. During the Reformation, this helped many people read the Bible instead of relying on the Church to read it for them.  
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show The name of the perfect place in Thomas More’s novel about a place without greed, corruption, or war. In Greek, this word means “no place”.  
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William Shakespeare   show
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show A 15th century inventor who combined many existing technologies to create the printing press. This device would revolutionize how information was spread.  
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show A pardon for sin that many reformers criticized because they were sold, which gave the impression that salvation could be bought. Both Hus and Luther were staunch critics.  
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show A movement of reforming the Catholic Church begun by Martin Luther that began when Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the church in Wittenberg.  
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John Wycliffe   show
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show Hus was a Bohemian priest who criticized the selling of indulgences. He was summoned to the Council of Constance for a debate, but instead was arrested and executed.  
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Lutheran   show
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show Martin Luther was a German monk who found great fault in the selling of indulgences. He nailed his complaints, called the 95 Theses, to the church door in the Wittenberg, Germany. This was the beginning of the Reformation.  
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95 Theses   show
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show When some German princes signed a protest letter against the Church, they became known as Protestants. This term would come to be applied to all non-Catholic churches.  
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Peace of Augsburg   show
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show A 16th century law passed by the Reformation Parliament that made King Henry VIII the leader of the Catholic Church in England.  
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annul   show
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Anglican   show
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show Predestination is one of the teachings of John Calvin. It is the idea that God has known who would receive salvation, and this group was known as the “elect”.  
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show The set of beliefs developed by John Calvin included the ideas of “predestination” and the “elect”.  
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theocracy   show
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John Knox   show
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show A church that followed the teachings of John Calvin and followed the structure promoted by John Knox.  
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St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre   show
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Anabaptist   show
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Catholic Reformation   show
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Ignatius of Loyola   show
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show An order of Catholic priests created by Pope Paul III for Ignatius and his followers. The Jesuits were concerned with education, spreading Catholicism, and stopping the spread of Protestantism.  
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Inquisition   show
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Index of Forbidden Books   show
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Council of Trent   show
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