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The Renaissance

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211585226Renaissancerebirth of learning
211585227humanismthe cultural movement of the Renaissance
211585228secularnon-religious
211585229MachiavelliRenaissance writer who wrote the book "The Prince".
211585230Leonardo de MediciWealthy merchant and patron of the arts
211585231Raphaelpainted the School of Athens
211585232Johannes Gutenberginvented the printing press
211585233Desidarius Erasmuswrote The Praise of Folly
211585234Sir Thomas Morewrote "Utopia"
211585235William ShakespeareEnglish poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers
211585236Jan van EyckFlemish painter who focused on landscapes and everyday life
212365546Protestant Reformationa religious movement that began as an effort to reform the Catholic Church
212365547indulgencesfee paid to church to guarantee you less time in purgatory
212365548Martin LutherGerman monk and leader of the Protestant Reformation
212365549theocracygovernment run by religious leaders
212365550John Calvinreligious reformer who believed in predestination and a strict sense of morality for society
212365551predestinationCalvin's religious theory that God has already planned out a person's life.
212365552annuldeclare invalid
212365553counter reformationcatholic church's attempt to stop the protestant movement and to Strengthen the Catholic Church
212365554jesuitsa religious order created to serve the pope and the church
212365555Council of Trenta meeting of Roman Catholic leaders, called by Pope Paul III to rule on doctrines criticized by the Protestant reformers

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