UNIT 1: Renaissance & Reformation TERMS

relating to the Church of England

person who supports artists, especially financially

concerned with worldly rather than spiritual affairs

meeting of Roman Catholic leaders to rule on doctrines criticized by Protestant reformers

body of religious teachings based on the ideas of the reformer John Calvin

movement in which scholars studied classical texts focusing on human potential & achievement

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

member of Protestant group who believed in baptizing only people old enough to make a decision

movement for religious reform that led to Christian churches that rejected pope's authority

period of renewed interest in classical culture leading to change in art and views of the world

movement in which the Catholic Church sought changes in response to the Protestant Reformation

government controlled by religious leaders

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

famous writer of Elizabethan Age; mastered English language & deeply understood human behavior

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

doctrine that God has decided all things beforehand including who will be eternally saved

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

an imaginary land described by Thomas More - means ideal place

invented the printing press

member of a Protestant church governed by elders and founded on teachings of John Knox

to cancel or set aside

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

the everyday language of people in a region or country

a pardon releasing a person from punishments due for a sin