History ren Flashcards
Means “rebirth” and refers to the period that followed Europe’s Middle Ages
Renaissance
A way of thinking and learning that stresses the importance of human abilities and actions
humanism
A reform movement against the Roman Catholic Church
Reformation
Those who protested against the Roman Catholic Church
Protestants
The effort to stop the spread of Protestantism and to reform the Catholic Church from within
Catholic Reformation
The sharing of power between local governments and a strong central government
federalism
Referring to the cultures of ancient Greece or Rome
classical
To change or influence
affect
A decision reached by two or more people or groups
agreement
The appearance of distance or depth on a flat surface as in a painting
perspective
A person who supports the arts or other activities by supplying money for them
patron
An independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory
city-state
A form of government in which people elect representatives to rule in their name
republic
Areas of study that focus on human life and culture, such as history, literature, and ethics
humanities
The relative size of things, such as the length of an arm compared to the overall size of the human body
proportion
