Reformation/Renaissance Vocab Review

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To cancel or invalidate

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annul

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Worldly matters, not religious.

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secular

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Salvation through faith alone; Bible as truth source; John Calvin's belief in predestination.

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Calvinism

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Period in the 1500s-1600s when thinkers challenged traditional ideas through observation and experimentation.

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Scientific Revolution

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Method to confirm findings and test hypotheses.

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Scientific Method

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Belief that the sun is the center of the universe.

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Heliocentric

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Religious belief contrary to official church teachings.

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Heresy

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Period of creativity and change in Europe from the 1300s to 1600s, meaning "rebirth".

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Renaissance

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Intellectual movement central to the Italian Renaissance focusing on worldly subjects.

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Humanism

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In the RCC, pardon for sins committed during life.

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Indulgence