world history

Question 1

renaissance

Answer 1

a period of European history, lasting from about 1300-1600, during which renewed interest in classical culture led to far-reaching changes in art, learning, and views of the world

Question 2

humanism

Answer 2

a Renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements

Question 3

secular

Answer 3

concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters

Question 4

patron

Answer 4

a person who supports artists, especially financially

Question 5

perspective

Answer 5

an artistic technique that creates the appearance of three dimensions on a flat surface

Question 6

vernacular

Answer 6

the everyday language of people in a region or country

Question 7

utopia

Answer 7

an imaginary land described by Thomas More – an ideal place

Question 8

indulgence

Answer 8

a pardon releasing a person from punishments due for a sin

Question 9

reformation

Answer 9

a 16th century movement for religious reform, leading to the founding of Christian churches that rejected the pope’s authority

Question 10

lutheran

Answer 10

a member of a Protestant church founded on the teachings of Martin Luther

Question 11

protestant

Answer 11

a member of a Christian church founded on the principles of the Reformation

Question 12

peace of augsburg

Answer 12

a 1555 agreement declaring that the religion of each German state would be decided by its ruler

Question 13

annul

Answer 13

to cancel or set aside

Question 14

jesuits

Answer 14

members of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order founded by Ignatius of Loyola

Question 15

council of trent

Answer 15

a meeting of Roman Catholic leaders, called by Pope Paul III to rule on doctrines criticized by the Protestant Reformers