Unit 8 Vocabulary

Question 1

The Black Plague

Answer 1

a name for a severe epidemic of plague, especially bubonic plague, that ravaged Europe and Asia in the 14th century, is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis and spread primarily by fleas on rodents

Question 2

Pogrom

Answer 2

Jewish people were being punished for the black plague, almost like the holocaust, disphora

Question 3

Diaspora

Answer 3

the dispersion or spread of a people from their original homeland.

Question 4

Renaissance

Answer 4

The Renaissance started when normal citizens started to become richer. They wanted to focus on making their cities beautiful. This also led to many artistic and scientific discoveries along the way. The printing press and other inventions also made the spread of the Renaissance faster.

Question 5

Humanism

Answer 5

The study of humanity should be a priority as opposed to religious matters

Question 6

Secularism

Answer 6

A political and philosophical principle that separates religion from civil affair

Question 7

Well-roundedness

Answer 7

Being involved in many different fields

Question 8

Scholasticism

Answer 8

the system of theology and philosophy taught in medieval European universities, based on Aristotelian logic and the writings of the early Church Fathers and having a strong emphasis on tradition and dogma.

Question 9

Skepticism

Answer 9

A skeptical attitude; doubt as to the truth of something

Question 10

Individualism

Answer 10

Focus on yourself

Question 11

Renaissance Man

Answer 11

a well-rounded individual gifted and skilled in many different areas

Question 12

Scientific Revolution

Answer 12

The Scientific Revolution, a period of significant scientific advancement in the 16th and 17th centuries, marked a shift from relying on traditional authorities to emphasizing observation and experimentation in understanding the natural world, laying the foundation for modern science. This period, which overlapped with the Renaissance, saw breakthroughs in astronomy, physics, biology, and chemistry, transforming societal views about nature.

Question 13

Heliocentric Theory

Answer 13

Sun is the center of solar system and earth revolves around it

Question 14

Excommunication

Answer 14

the formal exclusion of an individual from the communion of a religious community

Question 15

Protestant Reformation

Answer 15

The Protestant Reformation was a 16th-century religious movement that challenged the authority of the Catholic Church and led to the establishment of new Christian denominations, such as Lutheranism, Calvinism, and Anglicanism.

People didn’t like having the pope have too much power

Question 16

Pope/Papacy

Answer 16

During the Renaissance, the Pope and Papacy were not just religious leaders but also powerful secular figures, wielding significant temporal and political influence, particularly in the Papal States and Italian politics.

Question 17

Indulgences

Answer 17

Indulgences were a payment that sinners gave to be forgiven of their sins. This impacted followers of Catholicism because it caused followers of Catholicism to become a source of the holy church

Question 18

Repent

Answer 18

In the Renaissance, “repent” signified a metanoia, a change of mind or a turning away from sin and towards God, encompassing both regret and a commitment to a changed life.

Question 19

Confession (Reconciliation)

Answer 19

Catholic sacrament where individuals confess their sins to a priest, express contrition, and receive absolution for forgiveness from God.

Question 20

Vernacular

Answer 20

In the context of the Renaissance, “vernacular” refers to the everyday, native language of a region or people, as opposed to the more formal or literary languages like Latin or Greek, which were previously dominant.

Question 21

Martin Luther

Answer 21

Wants indulges to be gone and he wants biblical scripture to be above the church’s teaching

Wrote the 95 theses

Question 22

Lutheran

Answer 22

In the context of the Renaissance, Lutheranism, a major branch of Protestantism, emerged as a religious movement founded on the teachings of Martin Luther, challenging the authority of the Catholic Church and emphasizing salvation by faith alone.

Question 23

Calvinism

Answer 23

During the Renaissance and Reformation, Calvinism, or Reformed Christianity, emerged as a major branch of Protestantism, emphasizing the sovereignty of God and the authority of the Bible, and is often associated with the teachings of John Calvin.

“Faith Alone” saves you

The Bible holds the truth
Religious Education

PREDESTINATION - God has already decided who is saved/condemned.

Question 24

Anglicanism

Answer 24

Henry the 8th is upset about the pope’s power over, wants to divorce the church and created his own

Wished to divorce Catherine of

Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn

Pope refused to grant it
Henry declared himself head of the Church of England in the “Act of Supremacy” in 1534

In America we call this the Anglican Church

Question 25

Act of Supremacy

Answer 25

During the Renaissance, the Act of Supremacy, passed in 1534, declared the English monarch, King Henry VIII, the "Supreme Head of the Church of England," severing ties with the Roman Catholic Church and establishing royal authority over religious matters.

Question 26

Counter Reformation

Answer 26

The Counter-Reformation, also known as the Catholic Reformation, was the Catholic Church's response to the Protestant Reformation, a period of reform and revival within the Catholic Church in the 16th and early 17th centuries aimed at addressing criticisms and reasserting Catholic doctrine and authority.