Some Key terms near the Age of Enlightenment
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Papacy- The central government of Latin Christianity Renaissance- cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century Indulgences- A forgiveness of one?s sins by paying a fee Protestant Reformation- a major 16th century European movement aimed initially at reforming the beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church. Martin Luther- a German priest and professor of theology who initiated the Protestant Reformation Catholic Reformation- the church's attempts at reform in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries Jesuits- The society of Jesus Royal Centralization- A government based on royalty ruling Holy Roman Empire- A loose federation of Germanic states and principalities. Habsburgs- A powerful family in Austria
