Renaissance Terms
Term referring to a time period of decline in culture and science in Western Europe
Dark Ages
This person is known for their 95 Theses calling into question practices of the Catholic Church
Martin Luther
Place (country) credited for where the Renaissance began
Italy
A step-by-step process of discovery
Scientific Method
Term that means "rebirth" during this time period.
Renaissance
After religious turmoil, this person is credited for stability and the formation of the Anglican Church of England
Queen Elizabeth
These people focused on worldly subjects like poetry, history, and grammar.
Humanists
Caused the starting of new, Protestant churches AND the Catholic Church reforming
95 Theses
A pardon that lessened the time of punishment a soul faced for sins committed during a person's lifetime.
Indulgence
Wanted a divorce and was the main reason for leaving the Catholic Church
Henry VIII
This revolutionized the way people accessed and consumed ideas and information during the Renaissance.
Gutenberg's printing press
The Church was particularly sensitive to Galileo’s challenges because it
Challenged their authority
This term is used to describe different small religious groups from the same denomination
Sects
Was punished by the church for their beliefs
Galileo and/or Copernicus
This Northern Renaissance person still impacts our culture and the English language today.
William Shakespeare
A negative result of reformation; one group of people discriminate against another solely based on difference in faith.
Religious Persecution
This group argued infants are too young to understand what it means to accept the Christian faith; only adult should be baptized.
Anabaptists
These scientists sought the truth through investigation and reasoning, and popularized a method of thinking
Bacon and Descartes
Established the basic principles of physics, including natural laws that govern gravity and motion
Isaac Newton
Renaissance and Reformation writers and thinkers encouraged Europeans to
Challenge old ways of thinking