Key terms Topic 15

The idea that the sun is at the center of the universe.

An imaginary, ideal place

An official public order made by a king or other authority.

To decide; to bring something to an end

a written source such as a book

the process of looking at specific facts and making a rule or general principle based on those facts

Great cultural revival that swept through Europe during the 1300's-1500s

tending to cause dispute or disagreement

A kind of writing that uses ridicule or sarcasm to criticize

Related to commerce or trade

Respect and admiration from others

Individual letters formed in metal that could be reused to form words, lines and pages of text

Cloth made from flax plants.

Unnatural or human-made

A series of comic episodes usually involving a mischievous character

the view that religion need not be the center of human affairs

The idea that God long-ago determines who will gain salvation

fleet of ships

a cancellation of punishment for sins that had been confessed and forgiven by God

The belief that the individual was more important than the larger community

A way of balancing the parts of a design to make it pleasing

A cultural movement of the Renaissance based on classical works

Withdraw statements/words

method of using observation, experiments, and careful reasoning to gain new knowledge

the theory that all knowledge is gained through experience and making observations using the senses

an art form in which the artist etches a design on a metal plate with a needle and acid.

depressed or sad

a form of government in which power is shared between local and national levels

a mathematical system for representing three-dimensional space on a flat surface

A specific person's way of behaving and thinking

Separate section of a city where members of a minority group are forced to live

A sacred ritual in Christianity.

The belief that knowledge is gained by thinking things through using reason.

A government ruled by religious leaders.

Religious movement that gained momentum in the 1500s with aim to reform the Catholic Church.

the condition of being alone

A belief that goes against church teachings

everyday spoken language

Having to do with city or town life

without truth or unlawful