Terms of Renaissance and Reformation

What is the Renaissance?

• A cultural revival of classical art, literature, and learning, starting in Italy in the 14th century.

• A religious movement in the 16th century.

• A payment to the Catholic Church believed to reduce punishment for sins.

The spread of Renaissance ideas to northern Europe, with more focus on religion and social reform.

Define Secular.

• A member of the Christian groups that broke away from the Catholic Church.

• Non-religious; worldly concerns rather than spiritual ones.

• A machine that allowed mass production of books.

The everyday language spoken by people in a region

What does Humanism value?

• Human potential and studying classical works from Greece and Rome.

• The belief that God has already determined who will achieve salvation.

• A blend of humanist ideas with Christian beliefs.

What is the Printing Press?

• A series of Catholic meetings that clarified doctrines.

• An independent city and surrounding territories.

• A machine that allowed mass production of books, invented by Gutenberg in the 15th century.

What are City-States?

• Independent cities and surrounding territories, especially important in Renaissance Italy.

• Works from ancient Greece and Rome.

• A payment to the Catholic Church.

Works from ancient Greece and Rome, admired and studied during the Renaissance.

Financial support given by wealthy individuals or rulers to artists and scholars.

What is Christian Humanism?

• A series of Catholic meetings that clarified doctrines.

• A Protestant theology that emphasises predestination.

• A blend of humanist ideas with Christian beliefs, promoting reform within the Church.