The Renaissance Flashcards
(53 cards)
what is Allegiance
Loyalty of a citizen to his or her government
what is Anatomy
the study of stars
tithe
the money that goes to the church.
Franchesco Petrarch
this person believed that life before the midevil times were times of glory. this person inspired people to research about the past.
Aqueducts
An aqueduct is a watercourse constructed to carry water from a source to a distribution point far away.
Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that studies celestial objects and phenomena.
Beliefs
an acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists.
Bills of Exchange
a written order to a person requiring the person to make a specified payment.
Black Death
one of the most devastating pandemics in human history,
Christianity
they believe that Jesus is the Christ, whose coming as the messiah was prophesied in the Hebrew Bible
City-state
a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.
Civic Humanism
in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries began to be articulated in Italian city-states and most notably in Florence.
Classic civilizations
the civilizations before the fall of Rome.
Crusades
The crusades were a series of religious wars in western Asia and Europe
Cultural Contact
contact between peoples with different cultures, usually leading to change in both systems.
Democracy
a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
Excommunication
the action of officially excluding someone from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church.
Exploration
the action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it.
Feudalism
Feudalism was a combination of legal and military customs in medieval Europe
Heresy
belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (especially Christian) doctrine.
Hierarchy
a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.
Hinterland
the often uncharted areas beyond a coastal district or a river’s banks.
Holy Land
The Holy Land is a term which in Judaism refers to the Land of Israel. The term is also used by Muslims and Christians to refer to the area between the Jordan River and Mediterranean Sea.
humanism
cultural movement which turned away from medieval scholasticism and revived interest in ancient Greek and Roman thought. people who believed that humans could do anything
