Grade 8 S.S. Renaissance Unit Vocabulary

Question 1

The extension of power over a territory, including its resources and people

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imperialism

Question 2

A branch of science concerned with the bodily structure of humans and other living organisms

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anatomy

Question 3

The official exclusion from the CatholicChurch.

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excommunication

Question 4

the practice of charging interest when loaning money to someone

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usury

Question 5

The activity or process of buying, selling, or exchanging goods or services.

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trade

Question 6

opposing Church teachings

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heresy

Question 7

Laws that controlled consumption or how people spent their money.

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Sumptuary Laws

Question 8

Means re-birth.

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renaissance

Question 9

A system of thought that centres on humans and their values

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humanism

Question 10

branch of science that deals with celestial objects, space, the physical universe as a whole

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astronomy

Question 11

A state in which power is held by the people.

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Republic

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the careful use of currency, resources, and means of production

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economy

Question 13

Peasants who worked land for the Lord and were not allowed to leave manor without permission.

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serfs

Question 14

A machine for printing text or pictures from type or plates.

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printing press

Question 15

Someone that studies the most basic questions about human life.

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philosopher

Question 16

the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period

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climate

Question 17

Buildings and lands where monks lived and carried out their religious duties.

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monastery

Question 18

A piece of land, sometimes called a fief.

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manor

Question 19

System of political organization during Middle Ages where Lord owned land & all others served

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feudalism

Question 20

Art of making 2D or 3D forms, especially by carving stone or wood or using metal or plaster.

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sculpture

Question 21

The study of the movements and positions of celestial bodies as having an influence on humans.

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astrology

Question 22

The process of making observations,experimenting, and drawing conclusions based on evidence.

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scientific method

Question 23

The art or practice of designing and constructing buildings.

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architecture

Question 24

To spread information.

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disseminates

Question 25

Peasants who rented land or worked for pay.

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Freemen

Question 26

A Christian military expedition.

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The Crusades

Question 27

A politically independent city and the rural are (hinterland) around it

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city-state

Question 28

A social system in which status is ranked, and power is concentrated in the higher ranks.

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Hierarchy

Question 29

A system of thought that centres on humans and their values

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humanism

Question 30

A person who pays artists to produce works.

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patron

Question 31

The language commonly spoken by the people who live in that region

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vernacular

Question 32

A network of trade routes that linked Asia with Europe.

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Silk Road

Question 33

A person that is a specialist in a particular branch of study,

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scholar

Question 34

A movement to change the Roman Catholic Church that resulted in some other Christian religions.

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reformation

Question 35

A way to reduce the amount of punishment one has to undergo for sins.

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indulgence

Question 36

The actions and attitudes of a state or country whose goal is to expand its power and territory

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expansionism

Question 37

LOYALTY!!! AKA as...

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allegiance

Question 38

These people believed that being a responsible citizen meant getting involved in politics.

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civic humanist

Question 39

In art this is the technique of representing objects in paintings as they appear to the eye.

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perspective

Question 40

To travel completely around something, as in circumnavigating the globe.

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circumnavigate

Question 41

Written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit

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literature

Question 42

A form of government in which people elect representatives to rule the country.

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democracy

Question 43

The rural area around a city-state

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hinterland

Question 44

countries ruled by a king or queen

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monarchies

Grade 8 S.S. Renaissance Unit Vocabulary

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Grade 8 S.S. Renaissance Unit Vocabulary

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