Renaissance and Reformation1350s-1500s

Renaissance

-rebirth ofinterest inclassical artsand learnings

Classical or the “classics”

-referring to thecultures of

ancient Greeceand Rome

Greco-Roman

-having both Greek and Roman characteristics

Humanism

-a philosophy (way of thinking) thatemphasizes the

worth and potentialof all individuals

I’m important

City-State

-an individual stateconsisting of a cityand its surrounding

territory

Florence

Patron

-a person whosupports the artsor other activities

by supplyingmoney for them

Humanities

-group of subjectsthat focus on humanlife & culture, such

as history, literatureand ethics

Florence, Italy

-a city-state, located onthe Arno River, center oftrade and commerce, hubof woolen-cloth trade andbanking for all of Europe.-"Cradle of theRenaissance"

Venice,

-an Italian republic city-state of 118 islands linked by canals and bridges, located n northeast Italy near the Adriatic Sea, known for its commerce of silk, grain, spice and for its maritime importance.

Secular

-non-religioustopics

vernacular

-language spoken in local area; one’s Mother tongue

Moveable type

System of printing that uses metal, movable components to reproduce multiple copies

of text

Reformation

-historical movementfrom the early 1500s to the 1600s that led to the start of many new Christian churches

Protestants

-people who brokeaway (protested

against) theCatholic Church

We are leaving. I don’t like what they are doing.

Indulgence

-a grant by theCatholic Church that

released a personfrom punishment for

sins

SINSIN

Simony

-the buying andselling of importantReligious items and

churchjobs

I love my job, but it

was expensive

Papacy

-the office ofthe pope

Great Schism

-the period of time(1377-1417) whenmultiple men all

claimed to be theofficial pope

I’m the

Pope

I’m the

Pope

Heresy

-opinions thatcontradict churchteachings, one whoholds such beliefs is called a heretic

Heretics were often burned at the stake.

Doctrine

-the officialteachings of

a religion

Theses

-a list ofarguments

I disagree with…

Denomination

-a particular religiousgrouping within a largerfaith, for example, theLutheran church is a

denomination ofChristianity

Lutheran

BaptistPresbyterian

Counter-Reformation

-the CatholicChurch's attemptto correct church

abuses to win backthe Protestants

Should we give them a second chance?

Comeback,

we have ended the selling of indulgenc

esand

simony.

Sonnet

-a 14 lined poem

Renaissance Man

-talented in many areas