People
Non-Catholic Words
Secular Words
Strictly Renaissance
After the Reform
100

This was the German monk who nailed the 95 theses to the cathedral door.

Martin Luther

100

This word means non-catholic

Protestant

100

How people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another.

Movement

100

This was the type of government in Europe during the Renaissance and Reformation. It is when a king or queen is in charge.

Monarchy

100

This was the Christian denomination that was split during the Protestant Reformation.

Catholic or Catholicism 

200

This was an artist famous for painting the Mona Lisa

Leonardo DaVinci

200

This was a movement where people began to focus on human potential and achievements

Humanism

200

Someone who other people look up to and follow. They can encourage you and help you reach your goal.

Leader

200

The application of science to help people. During the Renaissance, the printing press was one of the new inventions. Now we see this as things such as cellphones.

Technology

200

This was the list of complaints Martin Luther nailed to the Cathedral (church) door.

95 Theses

300

This man was an artist famous for painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and sculpting David.

Michelangelo

300

This word means a division of a religion. During the Reformation, Christianity was split into many of these.

Denomination

300

Authority, control, or influence over something or someone.

Power

300

Actions or processes that involve the entire world. In the Renaissance, the printing press made this possible.

Globalization

300

This was invented by Johann Gutenberg that helped ideas and printed works spread easier and quicker.

Printing Press

400

This man was responsible for perfecting the printing press

Johann Gutenberg

400

This means to go against the church. Martin Luther was accused of this when he split from the Catholic church.

Heresy or Heretic

400

The exchange of information or news. The act of interacting with someone.

Communication

400

A system of beliefs or values. Part of Martin Luther’s was that everyone could talk to God.

Philosophy

400

This is a term for everyday language. For Martin Luther, he made the Bible easier to read by translating the Bible into German.

Vernacular

500

This man was the founder of the Calvinism denomination of Christianity (first and last name).

John Calvin

500

Banishment from the church. This is what happened to Martin Luther when he refused to take back what he said about the Catholic church.

Excommunication or Excommunicated

500

Extreme, drastic, or crazy. This is what Martin Luther’s ideas were seen as during the Reformation.

Radical

500

A new method, idea or product. A new way of doing things.

Innovation(s)

500

This was the largest result of the Protestant Reformation with Catholics hunting down Protestants in an effort to restore Catholicism across Europe

Counter-Reformation

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