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163962450Age of Reason...0
163962451Akbar the GreatBabur's grandson, ruled the Mughal Empire from 1556 to 1605. He unified much of India under a religious tolerance policy, allowing Hindus and Muslims to practice openly. He did much to improve the lives1
163962452MichelangeloFlorentine sculptor and painter and architect2
163962453BrunelleschiFlorentine architect who was the first great architect of the Italian Renaissance (1377-1446)3
163962454Leonardo da VinciItalian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect4
163962455DonatelloFlorentine sculptor famous for his lifelike sculptures (1386-1466)5
163962456Van Eyke brothersFlemish (Dutch) brothers- Jan & Hubert. founders of northern renaissance movemant. developed paintings with oils. CRUCIFIXTION & LAST JUDGEMENT6
163962457Albrecht Durera leading German painter and engraver of the Renaissance (1471-1528)7
163962458Johannes GutenburgHe invented the printing press around 1450 A.D.8
163962459Printing Press15th century invention which revolutionized the ability to print information which in turn affected the speed of the spread of information itself9
163962460vernaclarthe native language of any particular place10
163962461MachiavelliRenaissance writer; formerly a politician, wrote The Prince, a work on ethics and government, describing how rulers maintain power by methods that ignore right or wrong; accepted the philosophy that "the end justifies the means."11
163962462Sir Thomas MoreEnglish statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded12
163962463Erasmus(1466?-1536) Dutch Humanist and friend of Sir Thomas More. Perhaps the most intellectual man in Europe and widely respected. Believed the problems in the Catholic Church could be fixed; did not suport the idea of a Reformation. Wrote Praise of Folly.13
163962464William ShakespeareEnglish poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)14
163962465indulgencesSelling of forgiveness by the Catholic Church. It was common practice when the church needed to raise money. The practice led to the Reformation.15
163962466Martin Luthera German monk who became one of the most famous critics of the Roman Catholic Chruch. In 1517, he wrote 95 theses, or statements of belief attacking the church practices.16
163962467Pope Leo XThis was the pope that used the sale of indulgences to rebuild a basilica and he was also the pope who challenged Martin Luther17
163962468LutheransMartin Luther's followers18
163962469John CalvinFrench humanist whose theological writings profoundly influenced religious thoughts of Europeans. Developed Calvinism at Geneva. Wrote Institutes of Christian Religion19
163962470CalvanismEarly Christian belief that God predetermines a person's destination in their life and afterlife (heaven and hell).20
163962471King Henry VIIIKing of England from 1509 to 1547 and founder of the Church of England; he broke with the Catholic Church because the pope would not grant him a divorce.21
163962472Church of EnglandChurch created in England as a result of a political dispute between Henry VIII and the Pope, Pope would not let Henry divorce his wife22
163962473Protestant Reformationa religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches23
163962474Catholic Reformation (counter-reformation)Reformation Catholic Church mounted a series of reforms and reasserted its authority.24
163962475Ignatius Loyola(1491-1556) Spanish churchman and founder of the Jesuits (1534); this order of Roman Catholic priests proved an effective force for reviving Catholicism during the Catholic Reformation.25
163962476JesuitsAlso known as the Society of Jesus; founded by Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) as a teaching and missionary order to resist the spread of Protestantism.26
163962477Council of Trenta council of the Roman Catholic Church convened in Trento in three sessions between 1545 and 1563 to examine and condemn the teachings of Martin Luther and other Protestant reformers; redefined the Roman Catholic doctrine and abolished various ecclesiastical abuses and strengthened the papacy27
163962478hereticsthose who hold to a belief opposed to the established teachings of a church28
163962479Nicolaus Copernicousscientific revolution thinker who concluded that the stars, earth, and other planets revolved around the sun29
163962480GalileoPublicized Copernicus's findings; used the telescope to study moon and planets; added discoveries concerning the laws of gravity; condemned by the Catholic church for his work.30
163962481The Indexlist of banned heretical works31
163962482High Middle Agesthe period from 1000 to 1300 in which the church had a key role shaping the new world32
163962483Renaissancethe revival of learning and culture33
163962484ScholasticismA philosophical and theological system, associated with Thomas Aquinas, devised to reconcile Aristotelian philosophy and Roman Catholic theology in the thirteenth century. (p. 408)34
163962485Thomas Aquinas(Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology35
163962486Tycho Brahe(1546-1601) Established himself as Europe's foremost astronomer of his day; detailed observations of new star of 1572.36
163962487Francis Bacon(1561-1626) English politician, writer. Formalized the empirical method. Novum Organum. Inductive reasoning.37

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