Renaissance & Reformation Vocabulary

What is the noun that describes a person who works for another to learn a trade?

• Apprentice

• Doctrine

• Heresy

• Schism

Which adjective means being made in the style of  Ancient Greek and Roman, especially in the areas of literature, art, and architecture?

• Classical

• Excommunicate

• Indulgence

• Reform

Which noun means the conduct by government officials of negotiations and other relations between nations?

• Diplomacy

• Flourish

• Patron

• Secular

Which word's definition is a set of beliefs held and taught by a church?

• Doctrine

• Heresy

• Recant

• Urban

Which verb from our list means to remove a person from membership in the Roman Catholic Church and not allow them to participate in the sacred rituals that guarantee a place in Heaven?

• Excommunicate

• Indulgence

• Reform

• Vernacular

Which verb means to be in a vigorous state of growth?

• Flourish

• Patron

• Secular

• Vernacular

Which noun on our list means religious thoughts, ideas, or actions that go against official church teachings?

• Heresy

• Recant

• Schism

• Apprentice

Which word means payment to the church to buy forgiveness of sins?

• Indulgence

• Reform

• Urban

• Classical

What word from our list means a person who supports an artist or writer with money?

• Patron

• Secular

• Vernacular

• Diplomacy

What verb means to change or give up a person’s beliefs or values, usually under pressure?

• Recant

• Urban

• Doctrine

• Heresy