Renaissance + Reformation Vocab

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Renaissance means

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Rebirth

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Humanism emphasizes human potential.

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focuses on the potential of humans to achieve.

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Humanism

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Renaissance philosophy valuing individual worth, balancing faith with secular learning.

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Renaissance

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A cultural flowering based on classical Greek and Roman ideas, starting in Italy around 1300 and spreading across Europe.

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Secular

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non-religious

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Vernacular

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the native language of a people, region, or country

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Perspective: a technique that creates depth on a flat surface

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a painting or drawing technique that gives the appearance of depth on a flat surface

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Reformation

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A 1500s reform movement that split the Catholic Church and birthed Protestantism.

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Indulgence

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Official church letter of forgiveness for sins, once available for purchase.

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Heresy

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holding beliefs contradicting church teachings